Exhibits 99(a)(1)
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AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
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of
HARBOR FUNDS
a Delaware Statutory Trust
Principal Place of Business:
Xxx XxxXxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
AGREEMENT & DECLARATION OF TRUST
This AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST was made on June 8, 1993, and amended
and restated on October 1, 2006, by the Trustees, to establish a statutory trust
for the purpose of conducting, operating and carrying on the business of a
management investment company for the investment and reinvestment of funds
contributed to the Trust by investors. The Trustees declare that all money and
property contributed to the Trust shall be held and managed in trust pursuant to
this Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The name of the Trust created by this
Agreement and Declaration of Trust is Harbor Funds.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise provided or required by the context:
(a) "By-laws" means the By-laws of the Trust adopted by the Trustees, as
amended from time to time;
(b) "Class" means the class of Shares of a Series established pursuant to
Article IV;
(c) "Commission," "Interested Person" and "Principal Underwriter" have the
meanings provided in the 1940 Act;
(d) "Covered Person" means a person so defined in Article IX, Section 2;
(e) "Declaration of Trust" shall mean this Agreement and Declaration of
Trust, as amended or restated from time to time;
(f) "Delaware Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code
entitled "Delaware Statutory Trust Act" as amended from time to time;
(g) "Majority Shareholder Vote" means "the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities" as defined in the 1940 Act;
(h) "Net Asset Value" means the net asset value of each Series of the
Trust, determined as provided in Article V, Section 3;
(i) "Person" means and includes individuals, corporations, partnerships,
trusts, associations, joint ventures, estates and other entities, and
governments and agencies and political subdivisions, thereof, whether
domestic or foreign;
(j) "Outstanding Shares" means Shares shown in the books of the Trust or
its transfer agent as then issued and outstanding, but does not
include Shares which have been repurchased or redeemed by the Trust
and which are held in the treasury of the Trust;
(k) "Series" means a series of Shares established pursuant to Article IV;
(l) "Shareholder" means a record owner of Outstanding Shares;
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(m) "Shares" means the equal proportionate transferable units of interest
into which the beneficial interest of each Series or Class is divided
from time to time (including whole Shares and fractions of Shares);
(n) "Trust" means Harbor Funds established hereby, and reference to the
Trust, when applicable to one or more Series, refers to that Series;
(o) "Trustees" means the persons who have signed this Declaration of
Trust, so long as they shall continue in office in accordance with the
terms hereof, and all other persons who may from time to time be duly
qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with Article II, in
all cases in their capacities as Trustees hereunder;
(p) "Trust Property" means any and all property, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, which is owned or held by or for the Trust or
any Series or the Trustees on behalf of the Trust or any Series;
(q) The "1940 Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
from time to time.
ARTICLE II
THE TRUSTEES
SECTION 1. MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST. The business and affairs of the Trust shall
be managed by or under the direction of the Trustees, and they shall have all
powers necessary or desirable to carry out that responsibility. The Trustees may
execute all instruments and take all action they deem necessary or desirable to
promote the interests of the Trust. Any determination made by the Trustees in
good faith as to what is in the interests of the Trust shall be conclusive.
SECTION 2. INITIAL TRUSTEES; ELECTION AND NUMBER OF TRUSTEES. The initial
Trustees shall be the person initially signing this Declaration of Trust. The
number of Trustees (other than the initial Trustee) shall be fixed from time to
time by a majority of the Trustees; provided, that there shall be at least one
(1) Trustee and no more than fifteen (15). The Shareholders shall elect the
Trustees (other than the initial Trustees) on such dates as the Trustees may fix
from time to time.
SECTION 3. PERCENTAGE OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES. Trustees who are not interested
persons (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Trust or any investment
adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust (each, an "Independent Trustee")
must represent at least the minimum percentage of Independent Trustees required
under the 1940 Act. Independent Trustees have the power to hire employees and
others who will help them deal with matters beyond their expertise. If, for any
reason, the Independent Trustees do not represent the minimum percentage of
Independent Trustees required under the 1940 Act, the Independent Trustees shall
identify and elect sufficient qualified Independent Trustees to bring the
percentage of Independent Trustees to at least the minimum percentage required
as soon as practicable.
SECTION 4. TERM OF OFFICE OF TRUSTEES. Each Trustee shall hold office until the
earlier of (i) the death of the Trustee, (ii) until his successor is elected or
the Trust terminates, or (iii) December 31st of any year in which the Trustee
turns 75 years of age; except that (a) any Trustee may resign by delivering to
the other Trustees or to any Trust officer a written resignation effective upon
such delivery or a later date specified therein; (b) any Trustee may be removed
with or without cause at any time by a written instrument signed by at least a
majority of the then Trustees, specifying the effective date of removal; (c) any
Trustee who requests to be retired, or who has become physically or mentally
incapacitated or is otherwise unable to serve, may be retired by a written
instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees, specifying the
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effective date of retirement; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any meeting
of the Shareholders by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Outstanding Shares.
SECTION 5. VACANCIES; APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES. Whenever a vacancy shall exist in
the Board of Trustees, regardless of the reason for such vacancy, the remaining
Trustees shall appoint any person as they determine in their sole discretion to
fill that vacancy, consistent with the limitations under the 1940 Act. Such
appointment shall be made by a written instrument signed by a majority of the
Trustees or by a resolution of the Trustees, duly adopted and recorded in the
records of the Trust, specifying the effective date of the appointment. The
Trustees may appoint a new Trustee as provided above in anticipation of a
vacancy expected to occur because of the retirement, resignation or removal of a
Trustee, or an increase in number of Trustees, provided that such appointment
shall become effective only at or after the expected vacancy occurs. As soon as
any such Trustee has accepted his appointment in writing, the trust estate shall
vest in the new Trustee, together with the continuing Trustees, without any
further act or conveyance, and he shall be deemed a Trustee hereunder. The power
of appointment is subject to Section 16(a) of the 1940 Act.
SECTION 6. TEMPORARY VACANCY OR ABSENCE. Whenever a vacancy in the Board of
Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled, or while any Trustee is
absent from his domicile (unless that Trustee has made arrangements to be
informed about, and to participate in, the affairs of the Trust during such
absence), or is physically or mentally incapacitated, the remaining Trustees
shall have all the powers hereunder and their certificate as to such vacancy,
absence, or incapacity shall be conclusive. Any Trustee may, by power of
attorney, delegate his powers as Trustee for a period not exceeding six (6)
months at any one time to any other Trustee or Trustees.
SECTION 7. CHAIR. The Trustees shall appoint one of their number to be Chair of
the Board of Trustees. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Trustees,
shall be responsible for the execution of policies established by the Trustees
and the administration of the Trust, and may be the chief executive, financial
and/or accounting officer of the Trust.
SECTION 8. ACTION BY THE TRUSTEES. The Trustees shall act by majority vote at a
meeting duly called (including at a telephonic meeting, unless the 1940 Act
requires that a particular action be taken only at a meeting of Trustees in
person) at which a quorum is present or by written consent of a majority of
Trustees (or such greater number as may be required by applicable law) without a
meeting. A majority of the Trustees shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
Meetings of the Trustees may be called orally or in writing by the President or
by any one of the Trustees. Notice of the time, date and place of all Trustees'
meetings shall be given to each Trustee as set forth in the By-Laws; provided,
however, that no notice is required if the Trustees provide for regular or
stated meetings. Notice need not be given to any Trustee who attends the meeting
without objecting to the lack of notice or who signs a waiver of notice either
before or after the meeting. Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, the
Trustees by majority vote may delegate to any Trustee or Trustees or committee
authority to approve particular matters or take particular actions on behalf of
the Trust. Any written consent or waiver may be provided and delivered to the
Trust by facsimile or other similar electronic mechanism.
SECTION 9. OWNERSHIP OF TRUST PROPERTY. The Trust Property of the Trust and of
each Series shall be held separate and apart from any assets now or hereafter
held in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder by the Trustees or any
successor Trustees. All of the Trust Property and legal title thereto shall at
all times be considered as vested in the Trustees on behalf of the Trust, except
that the Trustees may cause legal title to any Trust Property to be held by or
in the name of the Trust, or in the name of any person as nominee. No
Shareholder shall be deemed to have a severable ownership in any individual
asset of the Trust or of any Series or any right of partition or possession
thereof, but each Shareholder shall have, as provided in Article IV, a
proportionate undivided beneficial interest in the Trust or Series represented
by Shares. Upon the resignation or removal of a Trustee, or his otherwise
ceasing to be a Trustee, he shall execute and deliver such documents as the
remaining Trustees shall require for the purpose of conveying to the Trust or
the remaining Trustees any Trust Property held in the name of the
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resigning or removed Trustee. Upon the incapacity or death of any Trustee, his
legal representative shall execute and deliver on his behalf such documents as
the remaining Trustees shall require as provided in the preceding sentence.
SECTION 10. EFFECT OF TRUSTEES NOT SERVING. The death, resignation, retirement,
removal, incapacity or inability or refusal to serve of the Trustees, or any one
of them, shall not operate to annul the Trust or to revoke any existing agency
created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration of Trust.
SECTION 11. TRUSTEES, ETC. AS SHAREHOLDERS. Subject to any restrictions in the
By-laws, any Trustee, officer, agent or independent contractor of the Trust may
acquire, own and dispose of Shares to the same extent as any other Shareholder;
the Trustees may issue and sell Shares to and buy Shares from any such person or
any firm or company in which such person is interested, subject only to any
general limitations herein.
ARTICLE III
POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES
SECTION 1. POWERS. The Trustees in all instances shall act as principals, free
of the control of the Shareholders. The Trustees shall have full power and
authority to take or refrain from taking any action and to execute any contracts
and instruments that they may consider necessary or desirable in the management
of the Trust. The Trustees shall not in any way be bound or limited by current
or future laws or customs applicable to trust investments, but shall have full
power and authority to make any investments which they, in their sole
discretion, deem proper to accomplish the purposes of the Trust. The Trustees
may exercise all of their powers without recourse to any court or other
authority. Subject to any applicable limitation herein or in the By- laws or
resolutions of the Trust, the Trustees shall have power and authority, without
limitation:
(a) To invest and reinvest cash and other property, and to hold cash or
other property uninvested, without in any event being bound or limited
by any current or future law or custom concerning investments by
trustees, and to sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate,
write options on and lease any or all of the Trust Property; to invest
in obligations, securities and financial instruments of any kind, and
without regard to whether they may mature before the possible
termination of the Trust; and without limitation to invest all or any
part of its cash and other property in securities issued by a
registered investment company or series thereof, subject to the
provisions of the 1940 Act;
(b) To operate as and carry on the business of a registered investment
company, and exercise all the powers necessary and proper to conduct
such a business;
(c) To adopt By-laws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust
providing for the conduct of the business of the Trust and to amend
and repeal them to the extent such right is not reserved to the
Shareholders;
(d) To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such
agents as they deem appropriate;
(e) To employ as custodian of any assets of the Trust, subject to any
provisions herein or in the By-laws, one or more banks, trust
companies or companies that are members of a national securities
exchange, or other entities permitted by the Commission to serve as
such;
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(f) To retain one or more transfer agents and shareholder servicing
agents, or both;
(g) To provide for the distribution of Shares either through a Principal
Underwriter as provided herein or by the Trust itself, or both, or
pursuant to a distribution plan of any kind;
(h) To set record dates in the manner provided for herein or in the By-
laws;
(i) To delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officers
of the Trust and to any agent, independent contractor, manager,
investment adviser, custodian or underwriter;
(j) To sell or exchange any or all of the assets of the Trust, subject to
Article X, Section 4;
(k) To vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership, with
respect to other securities or property; and to execute and deliver
powers of attorney delegating such power to other persons;
(l) To exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise which in
any manner arise out of ownership of securities;
(m) To hold any security or other property (i) in a form not indicating
any trust, whether in bearer, book entry, unregistered or other
negotiable form, or (ii) either in the Trust's or Trustees' own name
or in the name of a custodian or a nominee or nominees, subject to
safeguards according to the usual practice of statutory trusts or
investment companies;
(n) To establish separate and distinct Series with separately defined
investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes,
and with separate Shares representing beneficial interests in such
Series, and to establish separate Classes, all in accordance with the
provisions of Article IV;
(o) To the full extent permitted by Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, to
allocate assets, liabilities and expenses of the Trust to a particular
Series and assets, liabilities and expenses to a particular Class or
to apportion the same between or among two or more Series or Classes,
provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular
Series or Class shall be payable solely out of the assets belonging to
that Series or Class as provided for in Article IV, Section 4;
(p) To consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization,
consolidation or merger of any corporation or concern whose securities
are held by the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage,
purchase, or sale of property by such corporation or concern; and to
pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the
Trust;
(q) To compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or
against the Trust or any matter in controversy including, but not
limited to, claims for taxes;
(r) To make distributions of income, capital gains, returns of capital (if
any) and redemption proceeds to Shareholders in the manner hereinafter
provided for;
(s) To borrow money;
(t) To sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, lease, or
write options with respect to or otherwise deal in any property rights
relating to any or all of the assets of the Trust or any Series;
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(u) To establish, from time to time, a minimum total investment for
Shareholders, and to require the redemption of the Shares of any
Shareholder whose investment is less than such minimum upon giving
notice to such Shareholder;
(v) To establish committees for such purposes, with such membership, and
with such responsibilities as the Trustees may consider proper,
including a committee consisting of fewer than all of the Trustees
then in office, which may act for and bind the Trustees and the Trust
with respect to the institution, prosecution, dismissal, settlement,
review or investigation of any legal action, suit or proceeding,
pending or threatened;
(w) To issue, sell, repurchase, redeem, cancel, retire, acquire, hold,
resell, reissue, dispose of and otherwise deal in Shares; to establish
terms and conditions regarding the issuance, sale, repurchase,
redemption, cancellation, retirement, acquisition, holding, resale,
reissuance, disposition of or dealing in Shares; and, subject to
Articles IV and V, to apply to any such repurchase, redemption,
retirement, cancellation or acquisition of Shares any funds or
property of the Trust or of the particular Series with respect to
which such Shares are issued;
(x) To invest part or all of the Trust Property (or part or all of the
assets of any Series), or to dispose of part or all of the Trust
Property (or part or all of the assets of any Series) and invest the
proceeds of such disposition, in securities issued by one or more
other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act all without
any requirement of approval by Shareholders. Any such other investment
company may (but need not) be a trust (formed under the laws of the
State of New York or of any other state) which is classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes; and
(y) To carry on any other business in connection with or incidental to any
of the foregoing powers, to do everything necessary or desirable to
accomplish any purpose or to further any of the foregoing powers, and
to take every other action incidental to the foregoing business or
purposes, objects or powers.
The clauses above shall be construed as objects and powers, and the enumeration
of specific powers shall not limit in any way the general powers of the
Trustees. Any action by one or more of the Trustees in their capacity as such
hereunder shall be deemed an action on behalf of the Trust or the applicable
Series, and not an action in an individual capacity. No one dealing with the
Trustees shall be under any obligation to make any inquiry concerning the
authority of the Trustees, or to see to the application of any payments made or
property transferred to the Trustees or upon their order. In construing this
Declaration of Trust, the presumption shall be in favor of a grant of power to
the Trustees.
SECTION 2. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as prohibited by applicable law, the
Trustees may, on behalf of the Trust, buy any securities from or sell any
securities to, or lend any assets of the Trust to, any Trustee or officer of the
Trust or any firm of which any such Trustee or officer is a member acting as
principal, or have any such dealings with any investment adviser, administrator,
distributor or transfer agent for the Trust or with any Interested Person of
such person. The Trust may employ any such person or entity in which such person
is an Interested Person, as broker, legal counsel, registrar, investment
adviser, administrator, distributor, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent,
custodian or in any other capacity upon customary terms.
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ARTICLE IV
SERIES; CLASSES; SHARES
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SERIES OR CLASS. The Trust shall consist of one or
more Series. The Trustees hereby establish the Series listed in Schedule A
attached hereto and made a part hereof. Each additional Series shall be
established and is effective upon the adoption of a resolution of a majority of
the Trustees or any alternative date specified in such resolution. The Trustees
may designate the relative rights and preferences of the Shares of each Series.
The Trustees may divide the Shares of any Series into Classes. In such case each
Class of a Series shall represent interests in the assets of that Series and
have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms
and conditions, except that expenses allocated to a Class may be borne solely by
such Class as determined by the Trustees and a Class may have exclusive voting
rights with respect to matters affecting only that Class. The Trust shall
maintain separate and distinct records for each Series and hold and account for
the assets thereof separately from the other assets of the Trust or of any other
Series. A Series may issue any number of Shares and need not issue Shares. Each
Share of a Series shall represent an equal beneficial interest in the net assets
of such Series. Each holder of Shares of a Series shall be entitled to receive
his pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to such Series. Upon
redemption of his Shares, such Shareholder shall be paid solely out of the funds
and property of such Series. The Trustees may adopt and change the name of any
Series or Class.
SECTION 2. SHARES. The beneficial interest in the Trust shall be divided into
transferable Shares of one or more separate and distinct Series or Classes
established by the Trustees. The number of Shares of each Series and Class is
unlimited and each Share shall have a par value of $0.01 per Share or such other
amount as the Trustees may establish. All Shares issued hereunder shall be fully
paid and nonassessable. Shareholders shall have no preemptive or other right to
subscribe to any additional Shares or other securities issued by the Trust. The
Trustees shall have full power and authority, in their sole discretion and
without obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue original or additional Shares
at such times and on such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate; to
issue fractional Shares and Shares held in the treasury; to establish and to
change in any manner Shares of any Series or Classes with such preferences,
terms of conversion, voting powers, rights and privileges as the Trustees may
determine (but the Trustees may not change Outstanding Shares in a manner
materially adverse to the Shareholders of such Shares); to divide or combine the
Shares of any Series or Classes into a greater or lesser number; to classify or
reclassify any unissued Shares of any Series or Classes into one or more Series
or Classes of Shares; to abolish any one or more Series or Classes of Shares; to
issue Shares to acquire other assets (including assets subject to, and in
connection with, the assumption of liabilities) and businesses; and to take such
other action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable.
Shares held in the treasury shall not confer any voting rights on the Trustees
and shall not be entitled to any dividends or other distributions declared with
respect to the Shares.
SECTION 3. INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST. The Trustees shall accept investments in any
Series from such persons and on such terms as they may from time to time
authorize. At the Trustees' discretion, such investments, subject to applicable
law, may be in the form of cash or securities in which that Series is authorized
to invest, valued as provided in Article V, Section 3. Investments in a Series
shall be credited to each Shareholder's account in the form of full Shares at
the Net Asset Value per Share next determined after the investment is received
or accepted as may be determined by the Trustees; provided, however, that the
Trustees may, in their sole discretion, (a) impose a sales charge upon
investments in any Series or Class, (b) issue fractional Shares or (c) determine
the Net Asset Value per Share of the initial capital contribution. The Trustees
shall have the right to refuse to accept investments in any Series at any time
without any cause or reason therefor whatsoever.
SECTION 4. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF SERIES. All consideration received by the
Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of a particular Series, together with all
assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all income,
earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof (including any proceeds derived from the
sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments derived
from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be), shall
be held and accounted for separately from the assets of every other Series and
are referred to as "assets belonging to" that Series. The assets belonging to a
Series shall belong only to that Series for all purposes, and to no other
Series, subject only to the
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rights of creditors of that Series. Any assets, income, earnings, profits, and
proceeds thereof, funds, or payments which are not readily identifiable as
belonging to any particular Series shall be allocated by the Trustees between
and among one or more Series as the Trustees deem fair and equitable. Each such
allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders of all Series
for all purposes, and such assets, earnings, income, profits or funds, or
payments and proceeds thereof shall be referred to as assets belonging to that
Series. The assets belonging to a Series shall be so recorded upon the books of
the Trust, and shall be held by the Trustees in trust for the benefit of the
Shareholders of that Series. The assets belonging to a Series shall be charged
with the liabilities of that Series and all expenses, costs, charges and
reserves attributable to that Series, except that liabilities and expenses
allocated solely to a particular Class shall be borne by that Class. Any general
liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not
readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series or Class shall be
allocated and charged by the Trustees between or among any one or more of the
Series or Classes in such manner as the Trustees deem fair and equitable. Each
such allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon the Shareholders of all
Series or Classes for all purposes.
Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the right of the Trustees to
allocate general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves as herein
provided, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted
for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series shall be
enforceable against the assets of such Series only, and not against the assets
of any other Series. Notice of this contractual limitation on liabilities among
Series may, in the Trustees' discretion, be set forth in the certificate of
trust of the Trust (whether originally or by amendment) as filed or to be filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the
Delaware Act, and upon the giving of such notice in the certificate of trust,
the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act relating to
limitations on liabilities among Series (and the statutory effect under Section
3804 of setting forth such notice in the certificate of trust) shall become
applicable to the Trust and each Series. Any person extending credit to,
contracting with or having any claim against any Series may look only to the
assets of that Series to satisfy or enforce any debt, with respect to that
Series. No Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Series shall have a claim on
or any right to any assets allocated or belonging to any other Series.
SECTION 5. OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER OF SHARES. The Trust or a transfer or similar
agent for the Trust shall maintain a register containing the names and addresses
of the Shareholders of each Series and Class thereof, the number of Shares of
each Series and Class held by such Shareholders, and a record of all Share
transfers. The register shall be conclusive as to the identity of Shareholders
of record and the number of Shares held by them from time to time. The Trustees
may authorize the issuance of certificates representing Shares and adopt rules
governing their use. The Trustees may make rules governing the transfer of
Shares, whether or not represented by certificates.
SECTION 6. STATUS OF SHARES; LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY. Shares shall
be deemed to be personal property giving Shareholders only the rights provided
in this Declaration of Trust. Every Shareholder, by virtue of having acquired a
Share, shall be held expressly to have assented to and agreed to be bound by the
terms of this Declaration of Trust and to have become a party hereto. No
Shareholder shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, obligations
and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to,
the Trust or any Series. Neither the Trust nor the Trustees shall have any power
to bind any Shareholder personally or to demand payment from any Shareholder for
anything, other than as agreed by the Shareholder. Shareholders shall have the
same limitation of personal liability as is extended to shareholders of a
private corporation for profit incorporated in the State of Delaware. Every
written obligation of the Trust or any Series shall contain a statement to the
effect that such obligation may only be enforced against the assets of the
appropriate Series or all Series; however, the omission of such statement shall
not operate to bind or create personal liability for any Shareholder or Trustee.
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ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTIONS. The Trustees or a committee of one or more Trustees
and one or more officers may declare and pay dividends and other distributions,
including dividends on Shares of a particular Series and other distributions
from the assets belonging to that Series. The amount and payment of dividends or
distributions and their form, whether they are in cash, Shares or other Trust
Property, shall be determined by the Trustees. Dividends and other distributions
may be paid pursuant to a standing resolution adopted once or more often as the
Trustees determine. All dividends and other distributions on Shares of a
particular Series shall be distributed pro rata to the Shareholders of that
Series in proportion to the number of Shares of that Series they held on the
record date established for such payment, except that such dividends and
distributions shall appropriately reflect expenses allocated to a particular
Class of such Series. The Trustees may adopt and offer to Shareholders such
dividend reinvestment plans, cash dividend payout plans or similar plans as the
Trustees deem appropriate.
SECTION 2. REDEMPTIONS. Each Shareholder of a Series shall have the right at
such times as may be permitted by the Trustees to require the Series to redeem
all or any part of his Shares at a redemption price per Share equal to the Net
Asset Value per Share at such time as the Trustees shall have prescribed by
resolution. In the absence of such resolution, the redemption price per Share
shall be the Net Asset Value next determined after receipt by the Series of a
request for redemption in proper form less such charges as are determined by the
Trustees and described in the Trust's Registration Statement for that Series
under the Securities Act of 1933. The Trustees may specify conditions, prices,
and places of redemption, may specify binding requirements for the proper form
or forms of requests for redemption and may specify the amount of any deferred
sales charge to be withheld from redemption proceeds. Payment of the redemption
price may be wholly or partly in securities or other assets at the value of such
securities or assets used in such determination of Net Asset Value, or may be in
cash. Upon redemption, Shares may be reissued from time to time. The Trustees
may require Shareholders to redeem Shares for any reason under terms set by the
Trustees, including, but not limited to, the failure of a Shareholder to supply
a taxpayer identification number if required to do so, or to have the minimum
investment required, or to pay when due for the purchase of Shares issued to
him. To the extent permitted by law, the Trustees may retain the proceeds of any
redemption of Shares required by them for payment of amounts due and owing by a
Shareholder to the Trust or any Series or Class or any governmental authority.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may postpone payment of the
redemption price and may suspend the right of the Shareholders to require any
Series or Class to redeem Shares during any period of time when and to the
extent permissible under the 1940 Act.
SECTION 3. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE. The Trustees shall cause the Net
Asset Value of Shares of each Series or Class to be determined from time to time
in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. The Trustees may
delegate the power and duty to determine Net Asset Value per Share to one or
more Trustees or officers of the Trust or to a custodian, depository or other
agent appointed for such purpose. The Net Asset Value of Shares shall be
determined separately for each Series or Class at such times as may be
prescribed by the Trustees or, in the absence of action by the Trustees, as of
the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day for all
or part of which such Exchange is open for unrestricted trading.
SECTION 4. SUSPENSION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. If, as referred to in Section 2 of
this Article, the Trustees postpone payment of the redemption price and suspend
the right of Shareholders to redeem their Shares, such suspension shall take
effect at the time the Trustees shall specify, but not later than the close of
business on the business day next following the declaration of suspension.
Thereafter Shareholders shall have no right of redemption or payment until the
Trustees declare the end of the suspension. If the right of redemption is
suspended, a Shareholder may either withdraw his request for redemption or
receive payment based on the Net Asset Value per Share next determined after the
suspension terminates.
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ARTICLE VI
SHAREHOLDERS' VOTING POWERS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 1. VOTING POWERS. The Shareholders shall have power to vote only with
respect to (a) the election of Trustees as provided in Section 2 of this
Article; (b) the removal of Trustees as provided in Article II, Section 4(d);
(c) any investment advisory or management contract as provided in Article VII,
Section 1; (d) any termination of the Trust as provided in Article X, Section 4;
(e) the amendment of this Declaration of Trust to the extent and as provided in
Article X, Section 8; and (f) such additional matters relating to the Trust as
may be required or authorized by law, this Declaration of Trust, or the By-laws
or any registration of the Trust with the Commission or any State, or as the
Trustees may consider desirable.
On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be voted
by individual Series or Class, except (a) when required by the 1940 Act, Shares
shall be voted in the aggregate and not by individual Series or Class, and (b)
when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects the interests of more
than one Series or Class, then the Shareholders of all such Series or Classes
shall be entitled to vote thereon. Each whole Share shall be entitled to one
vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote, and each fractional share
shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. There shall be no
cumulative voting in the election of Trustees. Shares may be voted in person or
by proxy or in any manner provided for in the By-laws. The By-laws may provide
that proxies may be given by any electronic or telecommunications device or in
any other manner, but if a proposal by anyone other than the officers or
Trustees is submitted to a vote of the Shareholders of any Series or Class, or
if there is a proxy contest or proxy solicitation or proposal in opposition to
any proposal by the officers or Trustees, Shares may be voted only in person or
by written proxy. Until Shares of a Series are issued, as to that Series the
Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may take any action
required or permitted to be taken by Shareholders by law, this Declaration of
Trust or the By-laws.
SECTION 2. MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS. Special meetings of the Shareholders of the
Trust or any Series or Class may be called by the Trustees and shall be called
by the Trustees upon the written request of Shareholders owning at least ten
percent of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust or any Series or Class entitled
to vote.
SECTION 3. QUORUM; REQUIRED VOTE. One-third of the Outstanding Shares of each
Series or Class, or one-third of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust, entitled
to vote in person or by proxy shall be a quorum for the transaction of business
at a Shareholders' meeting with respect to such Series or Class, or with respect
to the entire Trust, respectively. Any lesser number shall be sufficient for
adjournments. Any adjourned session of a Shareholders' meeting may be held
within a reasonable time without further notice. Except when a larger vote is
required by law, this Declaration of Trust or the By-laws, a majority of the
Shares voting at a Shareholders' meeting in person or by proxy shall decide any
matters to be voted upon with respect to the entire Trust and a plurality of
such Shares shall elect a Trustee; provided, that if this Declaration of Trust
or applicable law permits or requires that Shares be voted on any matter by
individual Series or Classes, then a majority of the Shares of that Series or
Class (or, if required by law, a Majority Shareholder Vote of that Series or
Class) voting at a Shareholders' meeting in person or by proxy on the matter
shall decide that matter insofar as that Series or Class is concerned.
Shareholders may act as to the Trust or any Series or Class by the written
consent of a majority (or such other amount as may be required by applicable
law) of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust or of such Series or Class, as the
case may be.
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ARTICLE VII
CONTRACTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS
SECTION 1. INVESTMENT ADVISER. Subject to a Majority Shareholder Vote, the
Trustees may enter into one or more investment advisory contracts on behalf of
the Trust or any Series, providing for investment advisory services, statistical
and research facilities and services, and other facilities and services to be
furnished to the Trust or Series on terms and conditions acceptable to the
Trustees. Any such contract may provide for the investment adviser to effect
purchases, sales or exchanges of portfolio securities or other Trust Property on
behalf of the Trustees or may authorize any officer or agent of the Trust to
effect such purchases, sales or exchanges pursuant to recommendations of the
investment adviser. The Trustees may authorize the investment adviser to employ
one or more sub-advisers.
SECTION 2. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER. The Trustees may enter into contracts on
behalf of the Trust or any Series or Class, providing for the distribution and
sale of Shares by the other party, either directly or as sales agent, on terms
and conditions acceptable to the Trustees. The Trustees may adopt a plan or
plans of distribution with respect to Shares of any Series or Class and enter
into any related agreements, whereby the Series or Class finances directly or
indirectly any activity that is primarily intended to result in sales of its
Shares, subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the 1940 Act, Rule 12b-1
thereunder, and other applicable rules and regulations.
SECTION 3. TRANSFER AGENCY, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, AND ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE
AGREEMENTS. The Trustees, on behalf of the Trust or any Series or Class, may
enter into transfer agency agreements, Shareholder service agreements, and
administration and service agreements with any party or parties on terms and
conditions acceptable to the Trustees.
SECTION 4. CUSTODIAN. The Trustees shall at all times place and maintain the
securities and similar investments of the Trust and of each Series in custody
meeting the requirements of Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder. The Trustees, on behalf of the Trust or any Series, may enter into
an agreement with a custodian on terms and conditions acceptable to the
Trustees, providing for the custodian, among other things, to (a) hold the
securities owned by the Trust or any Series and deliver the same upon written
order or oral order confirmed in writing, (b) to receive and issue receipts for
any moneys due to the Trust or any Series and deposit the same in its own
banking department or elsewhere, (c) to disburse such funds upon orders or
vouchers, and (d) to employ one or more sub-custodians.
SECTION 5. PARTIES TO CONTRACTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. The Trustees may enter
into any contract referred to in this Article with any entity, although one more
of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may be an officer, director, trustee,
partner, shareholder, or member of such entity, and no such contract shall be
invalidated or rendered void or voidable because of such relationship. No person
having such a relationship shall be disqualified from voting on or executing a
contract in his capacity as Trustee and/or Shareholder, or be liable merely by
reason of such relationship for any loss or expense to the Trust with respect to
such a contract or accountable for any profit realized directly or indirectly
therefrom; provided, that the contract was reasonable and fair and not
inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust or the By-laws.
Any contract referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article shall be consistent
with and subject to the applicable requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act
and the rules and orders thereunder with respect to its continuance in effect,
its termination, and the method of authorization and approval of such contract
or renewal. No amendment to a contract referred to in Section 1 of this Article
shall be effective unless assented to in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the rules and orders thereunder.
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ARTICLE VIII
EXPENSES OF THE TRUST AND SERIES
Subject to Article IV, Section 4, the Trust or a particular Series shall pay, or
shall reimburse the Trustees from the assets belonging to all Series or the
particular Series, for their expenses (or the expenses of a Class of such
Series) and disbursements, including, but not limited to, interest charges,
taxes, brokerage fees and commissions; expenses of issue, repurchase and
redemption of Shares; certain insurance premiums; applicable fees, interest
charges and expenses of third parties, including the Trust's investment
advisers, managers, administrators, distributors, custodians, transfer agents
and fund accountants; fees of pricing, interest, dividend, credit and other
reporting services; costs of membership in trade associations;
telecommunications expenses; funds transmission expenses; auditing, legal and
compliance expenses; costs of forming the Trust and its Series and maintaining
its existence; costs of preparing and printing the prospectuses of the Trust and
each Series, statements of additional information and Shareholder reports and
delivering them to Shareholders; expenses of meetings of Shareholders and proxy
solicitations therefore; costs of maintaining books and accounts; costs of
reproduction, stationery and supplies; fees and expenses of the Trustees;
compensation of the Trust's officers and employees and costs of other personnel
performing services for the Trust or any Series; costs of Trustee meetings;
Commission registration fees and related expenses; state or foreign securities
laws registration fees and related expenses; and for such non-recurring items as
may arise, including litigation to which the Trust or a Series (or a Trustee or
officer of the Trust acting as such) is a party, and for all losses and
liabilities by them incurred in administering the Trust. The Trustees shall have
a lien on the assets belonging to the appropriate Series, or in the case of an
expense allocable to more than one Series, on the assets of each such Series,
prior to any rights or interests of the Shareholders thereto, for the
reimbursement to them of such expenses, disbursements, losses and liabilities.
ARTICLE IX
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. All persons contracting with or having any
claim against the Trust or a particular Series shall look only to the assets of
all Series or such particular Series for payment under such contract or claim;
and neither the Trustees nor any of the Trust's officers, employees or agents,
whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefore. Every
written instrument or obligation on behalf of the Trust or any Series shall
contain a statement to the foregoing effect, but the absence of such statement
shall not operate to make any Trustee or officer of the Trust liable thereunder.
Provided they have exercised reasonable care and have acted under the reasonable
belief that their actions are in the best interest of the Trust, the Trustees
and officers of the Trust shall not be responsible or liable for any act or
omission or for neglect or wrongdoing of them or any officer, agent, employee,
investment adviser or independent contractor of the Trust, but nothing contained
in this Declaration of Trust or in the Delaware Act shall protect any Trustee or
officer of the Trust against liability to the Trust or to Shareholders to which
he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his
office.
SECTION 2. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations
contained in subsection (b) below:
(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or an officer,
employee or agent of the Trust ("Covered Person") shall be indemnified
by the Trust or the appropriate Series to the fullest extent permitted
by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred
or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or
proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by
virtue of his being or having been a Covered Person and against
amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof;
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(ii) as used herein, the words "claim," "action," "suit," or
"proceeding" shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings
(civil, criminal or other, including appeals), actual or threatened,
and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include, without
limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in
settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:
(i) who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which
the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Trust or its
Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct
of his office, or (B) not to have acted in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the
Trust; or
(ii) in the event of a settlement, unless there has been a
determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his office; (A) by the court or
other body approving the settlement; (B) by at least a majority of
those Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are
parties to the matter based upon a review of readily available facts
(as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); or (C) by written opinion
of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available
facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry).
(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against
by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not be
exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any Covered Person
may now or hereafter be entitled, and shall inure to the benefit of
the heirs, executors and administrators of a Covered Person.
(d) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, expenses in
connection with the preparation and presentation of a defense to any
claim, action, suit or proceeding of the character described in
subsection (a) of this Section may be paid by the Trust or applicable
Series from time to time prior to final disposition thereof upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that
such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or applicable Series
if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to
indemnification under this Section; provided, however, that either (i)
such Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such
undertaking, (ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of
any such advance payments or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees
who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor parties to the
matter, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have
determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed
to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason to believe that
such Covered Person will not be disqualified from indemnification
under this Section.
(e) Any repeal or modification of this Article IX by the Shareholders of
the Trust, or adoption or modification of any other provision of the
Declaration of Trust or By-laws inconsistent with this Article, shall
be prospective only, to the extent that such repeal, or modification
would, if applied retrospectively, adversely affect any limitation on
the liability of any Covered Person or indemnification available to
any Covered Person with
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respect to any act or omission which occurred prior to such repeal,
modification or adoption.
SECTION 3. INDEMNIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDERS. If any Shareholder or former
Shareholder of any Series shall be held personally liable solely by reason of
his being or having been a Shareholder and not because of his acts or omissions
or for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or his heirs,
executors, administrators or other legal representatives or in the case of any
entity, its general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets belonging to
the applicable Series to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss
and expense arising from such liability. The Trust, on behalf of the affected
Series, shall, upon request by such Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim
made against such Shareholder for any act or obligation of the Series and
satisfy any judgment thereon from the assets of the Series.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 1. TRUST NOT A PARTNERSHIP. This Declaration of Trust creates a trust
and not a partnership. No Trustee shall have any power to bind personally either
the Trust's officers or any Shareholder.
SECTION 2. TRUSTEE ACTION; EXPERT ADVICE; NO BOND OR SURETY. The exercise by the
Trustees of their powers and discretion hereunder in good faith and with
reasonable care under the circumstances then prevailing shall be binding upon
everyone interested. Subject to the provisions of Article IX, the Trustees shall
not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The Trustees
may take advice of counsel or other experts with respect to the meaning and
operation of this Declaration of Trust, and subject to the provisions of Article
IX, shall not be liable for any act or omission in accordance with such advice
or for failing to follow such advice. The Trustees shall not be required to give
any bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is obtained.
SECTION 3. RECORD DATES. The Trustees may fix in advance a date up to ninety
(90) days before the date of any Shareholders' meeting, or the date for the
payment of any dividends or other distributions, or the date for the allotment
of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of Shares shall
go into effect as a record date for the determination of the Shareholders
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, or entitled to receive
payment of such dividend or other distribution, or to receive any such allotment
of rights, or to exercise such rights in respect of any such change, conversion
or exchange of Shares.
SECTION 4. TERMINATION OF THE TRUST. (a) This Trust shall have perpetual
existence. Subject to a Majority Shareholder Vote of the Trust or of each Series
to be affected, the Trustees may:
(i) sell and convey all or substantially all of the assets of all
Series or any affected Series to another Series or to another entity
which is an open-end investment company as defined in the 1940 Act, or
is a series thereof, for adequate consideration, which may include the
assumption of all outstanding obligations, taxes and other
liabilities, accrued or contingent, of the Trust or any affected
Series, and which may include shares of or interests in such Series,
entity, or series thereof; or
(ii) at any time sell and convert into money all or substantially all
of the assets of all Series or any affected Series.
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Upon making reasonable provision for the payment of all known liabilities of all
Series or any affected Series in either (i) or (ii), by such assumption or
otherwise, the Trustees shall distribute the remaining proceeds or assets (as
the case may be) ratably among the Shareholders of all Series or any affected
Series; however, the payment to any particular Class of such Series may be
reduced by any fees, expenses or charges allocated to that Class.
(b) The Trustees may take any of the actions specified in subsection (a)
(i) and (ii) above without obtaining a Majority Shareholder Vote of
the Trust or any Series if a majority of the Trustees determines that
the continuation of the Trust or Series is not in the best interests
of the Trust, such Series, or their respective Shareholders as a
result of factors or events adversely affecting the ability of the
Trust or such Series to conduct its business and operations in an
economically viable manner. Such factors and events may include the
inability of the Trust or a Series to maintain its assets at an
appropriate size, changes in laws or regulations governing the Trust
or the Series or affecting assets of the type in which the Trust or
Series invests, or economic developments or trends having a
significant adverse impact on the business or operations of the Trust
or such Series.
(c) Upon completion of the distribution of the remaining proceeds or
assets pursuant to subsection (a), the Trust or affected Series shall
terminate and the Trustees and the Trust shall be discharged of any
and all further liabilities and duties hereunder with respect thereto
and the right, title and interest of all parties therein shall be
canceled and discharged. Upon termination of the Trust, following
completion of winding up of its business, the Trustees shall cause a
certificate of cancellation of the Trust's certificate of trust to be
filed in accordance with the Delaware Act, which certificate of
cancellation may be signed by any one Trustee.
SECTION 5. REORGANIZATION. Notwithstanding anything else herein, to change the
Trust's form or place of organization the Trustees may, without Shareholder
approval, (a) cause the Trust to merge or consolidate with or into one or more
entities, if the surviving or resulting entity is the Trust or another open-end
management investment company under the 1940 Act, or a series thereof, that will
succeed to or assume the Trust's registration under the 1940 Act, or (b) cause
the Trust to incorporate under the laws of Delaware. Any agreement of merger or
consolidation or certificate of merger may be signed by a majority of Trustees
and facsimile signatures conveyed by electronic or telecommunication means shall
be valid.
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3815(f) of the
Delaware Act, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved by the Trustees
in accordance with this Section 5 may effect any amendment to the Declaration of
Trust or effect the adoption of a new trust instrument of the Trust if it is the
surviving or resulting trust in the merger or consolidation.
SECTION 6. DECLARATION OF TRUST. The original or a copy of this Declaration of
Trust and of each amendment hereto or Declaration of Trust supplemental shall be
kept at the office of the Trust where it may be inspected by any Shareholder.
Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate by a Trustee or an
officer of the Trust as to the authenticity of the Declaration of Trust or any
such amendments or supplements and as to any matters in connection with the
Trust. The masculine gender herein shall include the feminine and neuter
genders. Headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction of this Declaration of Trust. This Declaration of Trust may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original.
SECTION 7. APPLICABLE LAW. This Declaration of Trust and the Trust created
hereunder are governed by and construed and administered according to the
Delaware Act and the applicable laws of the State of Delaware; provided,
however, that there shall not be applicable to the Trust, the Trustees or this
Declaration of Trust (a) the provisions of Section 3540 of Title 12 of the
Delaware Code, or (b) any
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provisions of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other
than the Delaware Act) pertaining to trusts which relate to or regulate (i) the
filing with any court or governmental body or agency of trustee accounts or
schedules of trustee fees and charges, (ii) affirmative requirements to post
bonds for trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (iii) the
necessity for obtaining court or other governmental approval concerning the
acquisition, holding or disposition of real or personal property, (iv) fees or
other sums payable to trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (v)
the allocation of receipts and expenditures to income or principal, (vi)
restrictions or limitations on the permissible nature, amount or concentration
of trust investments or requirements relating to the titling, storage or other
manner of holding of trust assets, or (vii) the establishment of fiduciary or
other standards of responsibilities or limitations on the acts or powers of
trustees, which are inconsistent with the limitations or liabilities or
authorities and powers of the Trustees set forth or referenced in this
Declaration of Trust. The Trust shall be of the type commonly called a Delaware
business trust, and, without limiting the provisions hereof, the Trust may
exercise all powers which are ordinarily exercised by such a trust under
Delaware law. The Trust specifically reserves the right to exercise any of the
powers or privileges afforded to trusts or actions that may be engaged in by
trusts under the Delaware Act, and the absence of a specific reference herein to
any such power, privilege or action shall not imply that the Trust may not
exercise such power or privilege or take such actions.
SECTION 8. AMENDMENTS. The Trustees may, without any Shareholder vote, amend or
otherwise supplement this Declaration of Trust by making an amendment, a
Declaration of Trust supplemental hereto or an amended and restated trust
instrument; provided, that Shareholders shall have the right to vote on any
amendment (a) which would affect the voting rights of Shareholders granted in
Article VI, Section l, (b) to this Section 8, (c) required to be approved by
Shareholders by law or by the Trust's registration statement(s) filed with the
Commission, and (d) submitted to them by the Trustees in their discretion. Any
amendment submitted to Shareholders which the Trustees determine would affect
the Shareholders of any Series shall be authorized by vote of the Shareholders
of such Series and no vote shall be required of Shareholders of a Series not
affected. Notwithstanding anything else herein, any amendment to Article IX
which would have the effect of reducing the indemnification and other rights
provided thereby to Trustees, officers, employees, and agents of the Trust or to
Shareholders or former Shareholders, and any repeal or amendment of this
sentence shall each require the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of
the Outstanding Shares of the Trust entitled to vote thereon.
SECTION 9. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Trust shall end on a specified
date as set forth in the By-Laws. The Trustees may change the fiscal year of the
Trust without Shareholder approval.
SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Declaration of Trust are
severable. If the Trustees determine, with the advice of counsel, that any
provision hereof conflicts with the 1940 Act, the regulated investment company
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or with other applicable laws and
regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted
a part of this Declaration of Trust; provided, however, that such determination
shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Declaration of Trust or
render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such
determination. If any provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such
provision only in such jurisdiction and shall not affect any other provision of
this Declaration of Trust.
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APPENDIX A
As of the date of this amended and restated Declaration of Trust, the Trustees
have established the following Series of the Trust:
Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund
Harbor Mid Cap Growth Fund
Harbor Small Cap Growth Fund
Harbor Small Company Growth Fund
Harbor Large Cap Value Fund
Harbor Mid Cap Value Fund
Harbor Small Cap Value Fund
Harbor International Fund
Harbor International Growth Fund
Harbor Global Value Fund
Harbor High-Yield Bond Fund
Harbor Bond Fund
Harbor Real Return Fund
Harbor Short Duration Fund
Harbor Money Market Fund
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all the Trustees, have executed this
Declaration of Trust as of the date of this amendment and restatement.
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Xxxxx X. Xxx Xxxxxx, as Trustee and not individually
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, as Trustee and not individually
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as Trustee and not individually
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx, as Trustee and not individually
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, as Trustee and not individually
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