AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST, DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 1999 AND EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH, 4, 1999 AND AS AMENDED ON APRIL 17, 2001 AND FEBRUARY 4, 2004, BY AND BETWEEN NASDAQ GLOBAL FUNDS, INC., AS SPONSOR, AND THE BANK OF...
Exhibit 99.A2(b)
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
THE STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST, DATED AS OF MARCH 1,
1999 AND EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH, 4, 1999 AND AS AMENDED ON APRIL 17,
2001 AND FEBRUARY 4, 2004,
BY AND BETWEEN
NASDAQ GLOBAL FUNDS, INC., AS SPONSOR,
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
TO THE NASDAQ-100 TRUST, SERIES 1
This Amendment No. 3 to the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Trust, dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Amendment No. 3”), by and between Nasdaq Global Funds, Inc. (formerly known as Nasdaq Financial Products Services, Inc.), as sponsor (in such capacity, the “Sponsor”) and The Bank of New York, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) amends the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust, dated as of March 1, 1999 and effective as of March 4, 1999, and as amended on April 17, 2001 and February 4, 2004 (collectively, the “Standard Terms”), by and between the Sponsor and the Trustee of the Nasdaq-100 Trust, Series 1 and any subsequent and similar series of the Nasdaq-100 Trust (the “Trust”). Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Standard Terms.
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Standard Terms to create the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto twice amended the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust, first, on April 17, 2001 and second, on February 4, 2004.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Standard Terms as more fully set forth below;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements contained herein, the Sponsor and the Trustee agree as follows:
1. The Section 3.04(i) of the Standard Terms shall be deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following paragraph, which shall read as follows:
The Trustee further reserves the right to declare special dividends if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Trust as a Regulated Investment Company or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income or would be otherwise advantageous to the Beneficial Owners.
2. Pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Standard Terms, the parties hereby agree that paragraph (1) of this Amendment No. 3 is made in compliance with the provisions of Section 10.01(a) thereof and that the parties hereto have determined in good faith that the change contained in this Amendment No. 3 will not adversely affect the interests of Beneficial Owners.
3. Pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Standard Terms, the Trustee agrees that it shall promptly furnish each DTC Participant with sufficient copies of a written notice of the substance of the terms of this Amendment No. 3 for transmittal by each such DTC Participant to the Beneficial Owners of the Trust.
4. Except as amended hereby, the Standard Terms now in effect are in all respects ratified and confirmed hereby, and this Amendment No. 3 and all of its provisions shall be deemed to be a part of the Standard Terms.
5. This Amendment No. 3 may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
6. This Amendment No. 3 shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 3 to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
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