ALLOCATION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT by and between Mosaic Government Money Market, Mosaic Equity Trust, Mosaic Income Trust, Mosaic Tax-Free Trust and the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund (the "Funds"), management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), Madison Mosaic, LLC, Madison Asset Management, LLC, Madison Scottsdale, LC, Concord Asset Management, LLC, Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC and Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. (together, the "Advisor") (collectively with the Funds, the "Insureds").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act, the Funds are required to maintain a fidelity bond against larceny and embezzlement covering certain of its officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, Rule 17g-1 provides that when two or more investment companies are managed and/or distributed by the same person or persons, such investment companies may obtain a joint insured bond covering themselves and such person or persons and their affiliates; and
WHEREAS, the Funds are managed by Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Madison Mosaic, LLC and Madison Asset Management, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the Insureds have entered into a Joint Insured Bond (the "Bond"); and
WHEREAS, the Insureds desire to provide for: (1) the method by which the amount of coverage provided under the Bond will be determined from time to time and (2) an equitable and proportionate allocation of any proceeds received under the Bond in the event that two or more of the Insureds suffer loss and consequently are entitled to recover under the Bond;
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed among the parties hereto as follows:
1. Amount of Coverage Maintained The amount of the fidelity coverage under the Bond shall at all times be at least equal in the amount to the sum of (i) the total amount of coverage which the Funds would have been required to provide and maintain individually pursuant to the schedule set forth in paragraph (d) of Rule 17g-I under the 1940 Act had the Funds not been a named Insured under the Bond, and (ii) the amount of each bond which each Insured other than the Funds would have been required to provide and maintain pursuant to federal statutes or regulations had it not been a named insured under the Bond. The amount of fidelity coverage under the Bond shall be approved at least annually by the Boards of Trustees of the Funds, including a majority of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Funds as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
2. Allocation of Recovery In the event an actual pecuniary loss is suffered by any two or more of the Insureds under circumstances covered by the terms of the Bond, any recovery under the Bond shall be allocated among such Insureds as follows:
(a) If the total amount of coverage provided under the Bond exceeds or is equal to the amount of the combined total amount of loss suffered by the Insureds suffering loss, then each such Insured shall be entitled to recover the amount of its actual loss.
(b) If the amount of loss suffered by each Insured suffering loss exceeds its minimum coverage requirements as set forth in Section 1 hereof and the amount of such Insureds' combined actual losses exceeds the total amount of coverage provided under the Bond, then each such Insured shall be entitled to recover (i) its minimum coverage requirement (ii) to the extent there exists any excess coverage, the proportion of such excess coverage which its minimum coverage requirement bears to the amount of the combined minimum coverage requirements of the Insureds suffering actual loss; provided, however, that if the actual loss of any of such Insureds is less than the sum of (i) and (ii) above, then such difference shall be recoverable by the other Insured or Insureds in proportion to their relative minimum coverage requirements.
(c) If (i) the amount of actual loss suffered by any Insured is less than or equal to its minimum coverage requirement, (ii) the amount of actual loss of another Insured or the other Insureds exceeds its or their minimum coverage requirement or requirements, and (iii) the amount of the combined actual losses of the Insureds exceeds the total amount of coverage provided under the Bond, then any Insured which has suffered an amount of actual loss less than or equal to its minimum coverage requirement shall be entitled to recover its actual loss. If only one other Insured has suffered actual loss, it shall be entitled to recover the remainder of the amount of the coverage under the Bond. If more than one other Insured has suffered actual loss in excess of the remaining coverage, then they shall allocate such remaining amount of coverage in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section 2.
3. Allocation of Premium No premium shall be paid under the Bond unless the Board of Trustees of the Funds, including a majority of those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Funds as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, shall approve the portion of the premium to be paid by the Funds. The premium payable on the Bond shall be allocated between the Funds and the other Insured as determined by the Boards of Trustees of the Funds.
4. Amendment This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by a written agreement executed by the parties.
5. Filing with the Commission A copy of this Agreement and any amendment thereto shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 10 days after the execution thereof to the extent required by Regulation 270.17g-1(g) under the 1940 Act.
6. Applicable Law This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
7. Limitation of Liability of Trustees and Shareholders A copy of the organizational documents each of the Funds is on file with the Secretary of State of the state of such Funds’ organization, and it is hereby agreed that this Agreement is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Funds as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Funds individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Funds.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement (as amended) to be first executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representatives effective November 27, 1996 for a period of one year. This Agreement (as amended) may be renewed annually by vote of the Trustees of the Funds. This Agreement was renewed in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2003 and 2004, amended in Spring 2005 to include the Madison Strategic Sector Premium Fund, and renewed in 2005.
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF MOSAIC
GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET, MOSAIC INCOME TRUST,
MOSAIC EQUITY TRUST AND MOSAIC TAX-FREE TRUST AND
MADISON STRATEGIC SECTOR PREMIUM FUND
October 24, 2005
WHEREAS, the Trustees of Mosaic Government Money Market, Mosaic Income Trust, Mosaic Equity Trust, Mosaic Tax-Free Trust and Mosaic Strategic Sector Premium Fund (the "Trusts") are required to maintain a certain fidelity bond pursuant to Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Trustees must consider the form and amount of such fidelity bond annually;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the fidelity bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the "Bond") in the aggregate amount of $3,000,000 covering, among others, officers and employees of each Trust, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17g-1 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is reasonable in form and amount, after having given due consideration to, among other things, the value of the aggregate assets of the Trusts to which any person covered under the Bond may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of assets of the Trusts’ Portfolios, the nature of the securities in those Portfolios, the number of other parties named as insured parties under the Bond and the nature of the business activities of the other parties;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the premium to be paid by the Trusts under the Bond be, and hereby is, approved by vote of a majority of the Trustees (all Trustees voting) and separately by a majority of the "non-interested" Trustees, after having given due consideration to, among other things, the number of other parties insured under the Bond, the nature of business activities of those other parties, the amount of the Bond and the extent to which the share of the premium allocated to the Trusts under the Bond is less than the premium each Trust would have had to pay had it maintained a single insured bond;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Bond be and hereby is approved by vote of a majority of the Trustees (all Trustees voting) and separately by a majority of the "non-interested" trustees;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Allocation Agreement in the form submitted at this meeting is hereby approved and renewed for another year;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Trusts be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to prepare, execute, and file such amendments and supplements to the aforesaid Agreement, and to take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to conform to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Trusts shall file a copy of such documents with and give such notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission as is required under paragraph (g) of Rule 17g-1 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
