AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT (h)(1)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of August 25, 2009 by and between each entity listed on Exhibit A
hereto (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York
banking organization (“BNY”).
W I
T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, each Fund is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and
WHEREAS, each Fund desires to retain BNY to provide for the portfolios identified on
Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Series”) the services described herein, and BNY is willing to
provide such services, all as more fully set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein,
the parties hereby agree as follows:
I. Appointment.
Each Fund hereby appoints BNY as its agent for the term of this Agreement to perform the
services described herein. BNY hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the
duties hereinafter set forth.
2. Representations and Warranties.
Each Fund hereby represents and warrants to BNY, which representations and warranties
shall be deemed to be continuing, that:
(a) It is duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with full power to carry on its business as now conducted, to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder:
(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Fund in
accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation
of the Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(c) It is conducting its business in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations,
both state and federal, and has obtained all regulatory licenses, approvals and consents
necessary to carry on its business as now conducted; there is no statute, regulation, rule,
order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter or by-laws, nor of any
mortgage, indenture, credit agreement or other contract binding on it or affecting its property
which would prohibit its execution or performance of this Agreement;
(d) To the extent the performance of any services described in Schedule II attached hereto
by BNY in accordance with the then effective Prospectus (as hereinafter defined) for the Fund
would violate any applicable laws or regulations, the Fund shall immediately so notify BNY in
writing and thereafter shall either furnish BNY with the appropriate values of securities, net
asset value or other computation, as the case may be, or, subject to the prior approval of BNY,
instruct BNY in writing to value securities and/or compute net asset value or other
computations in a manner the Fund specifies in writing, and either the furnishing of such
values or the giving of such instructions shall constitute a representation by the Fund that
the same is consistent with all applicable laws and regulations and with its Prospectus; and
(e) It has implemented, and is acting in accordance with, procedures reasonably designed
to ensure that it will disseminate to all market participants, other than Authorized
Participants (as defined in its Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information), each
calculation of net asset value provided by BNY hereunder to Authorized Participants at the time
BNY provides such calculation to Authorized Participants.
3. Delivery of Documents.
(a) Each Fund will promptly deliver to BNY true and correct copies of each of the
following documents as currently in effect and will promptly deliver to it all future
amendments and supplements thereto, if any:
(i) The Fund’s articles of incorporation or other organizational document and all
amendments thereto (the “Charter”);
(ii) The Fund’s bylaws (the “Bylaws”);
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(iii) Resolutions of the Fund’s board of directors or other governing body (the “Board”) authorizing
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Fund;
(iv) The Fund’s registration statement most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the shares of the Fund (the “Registration Statement”);
(v) The Fund’s Notification of Registration under the 1940 Act on Form N-8A filed with the
SEC;
(vi) The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information pertaining to each Series
(collectively, the “Prospectus”); and
(vii) A copy of any and all SEC exemptive orders issued to the Fund.
(b) Each copy of the Charter shall be certified by the Secretary of State (or other
appropriate official) of the state of organization, and if the Charter is required by law also to
be filed with a county or other officer or official body, a certificate of such filing shall be
filed with a certified copy submitted to BNY. Each copy of the Bylaws, Registration Statement and
Prospectus, and all amendments thereto, and copies of Board resolutions, shall be certified by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the appropriate Fund.
(c) It shall be the sole responsibility of each Fund to deliver to BNY its currently effective
Prospectus and BNY shall not be deemed to have notice of any information contained in such
Prospectus until it is actually received by BNY.
4. Duties and Obligations of BNY.
(a) Subject to the direction and control of each Fund’s Board and the provisions of this
Agreement. BNY shall provide to each Fund (i) the administrative services set forth on Schedule I
attached hereto and (ii) the valuation and computation services listed on Schedule II attached
hereto.
(b) In performing hereunder, BNY shall provide, at its expense, office space, facilities,
equipment and personnel.
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(c) BNY shall not provide any services relating to the management, investment advisory or
sub-advisory functions of any Fund, distribution of shares of any Fund, maintenance of any Fund’s
financial records or other services normally performed by the Funds’ respective counsel or
independent auditors.
(d) Upon receipt of a Fund’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld),
BNY may delegate any of its duties and obligations hereunder to any delegee or agent whenever and
on such terms and conditions as it deems necessary or appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Fund consent shall be required for any such delegation to any other subsidiary of The Bank of
New York Mellon Corporation. BNY shall not be liable to any Fund for any loss or damage arising out
of, or in connection with, the actions or omissions to act of any delegee or agent utilized
hereunder so long as BNY acts in good faith and without negligence or wilful misconduct in the
selection of such delegee or agent.
(e) Each Fund shall cause its officers, advisors, sponsor, distributor, legal counsel,
independent accountants, current administrator (if any), transfer agent, and any other service
provider to cooperate with the BNY and to provide the BNY, upon request, with such information,
documents and advice relating to such Fund as is within the possession or knowledge of such
persons, and which in the opinion of the BNY, is necessary in order to enable it to perform its
duties hereunder. The BNY shall not be responsible for, under any duty to inquire into, or be
deemed to make any assurances with respect to the accuracy, validity or propriety of any
information, documents or advice provided to the BNY by any of the aforementioned persons. The BNY
shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense resulting from or arising out of the failure of
the Fund to cause any information, documents or advice to be provided to the BNY as provided herein
and shall be held harmless by each Fund when acting in reliance upon such information, documents or
advice relating to such Fund. All fees or costs charged by such persons shall be borne by the
appropriate Fund. In the event that any services performed by the BNY hereunder rely, in whole or
in part, upon information obtained from a third party service utilized or subscribed to by the BNY
which the BNY in its reasonable judgment deems reliable, the BNY shall not have any responsibility
or liability for, under any duty to inquire into, or deemed to make any assurances with respect to,
the accuracy or completeness of such information.
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Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict BNY, any affiliate of BNY or any officer or
employee thereof from acting for or with any third parties, and providing services similar or
identical to same or all of the services provided hereunder.
(g) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, BNY shall compute the net asset value per
share of the Fund and shall value the securities held by the Fund at such times and dates and in
the manner specified in the then currently effective Prospectus of the Fund, except that
notwithstanding any language in the Prospectus, in no event shall BNY be required to determine, or
have any obligations with respect to, whether a market price represents any fair or true value, nor
to adjust any price to reflect any events or announcements, including, without limitation, those
with respect to the issuer thereof, it being agreed that all such determinations and considerations
shall be solely the responsibility of the Fund. BNY shall provide a report of such net value to the
Fund and Authorized Participants at the respective times set forth in Schedule II, as amended from
time to time. To the extent valuation of securities or computation of a net asset value as
specified in the Fund’s then currently effective Prospectus is at any time inconsistent with any
applicable laws or regulations, the Fund shall immediately so notify BNY in writing and thereafter
shall either furnish BNY at all appropriate times with the values of such securities and the Fund’s
net asset value, or subject to the prior approval of BNY, instruct BNY in writing to value
securities and compute net asset value in a manner which the Fund then represents in writing to be
consistent with all applicable laws and regulations. The Fund may also from time to time, subject
to the prior approval of BNY, instruct BNY in writing to compute the value of the securities or net
asset value in a manner other than as specified in this paragraph. By giving such instruction, the
Fund shall be deemed to have represented that such instruction is consistent with all applicable
laws and regulations and the then currently effective Prospectus of the Fund. The Fund shall have
sole responsibility for determining the method of valuation of securities and the method of
computing net asset value.
(h) The Fund shall furnish BNY with any and all instructions, explanations, information,
specifications and documentation deemed necessary by BNY in the performance of its duties
hereunder, including, without limitation, the amounts or written formula for calculating the
amounts and times of accrual of Fund liabilities and expenses. BNY shall not be required to include
as Fund liabilities and expenses, nor as a reduction of net asset value, any accrual for any
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federal, state, or foreign income taxes unless the Fund shall have specified to BNY the precise
amount of the same to be included in liabilities and expenses or used to reduce net asset value.
Each Fund shall also furnish BNY with bid, offer, or market values of Securities if BNY notifies
such Fund that same are not available to BNY from a security pricing or similar service utilized,
or subscribed to, by BNY which BNY in its judgment deems reliable at the time such information is
required for calculations hereunder. At any time and from time to time, the Fund also may furnish
BNY with bid, offer, or market values of Securities and instruct BNY to use such information in its
calculations hereunder. BNY shall at no time be required or obligated to commence or maintain any
utilization of, or subscriptions to, any particular securities pricing or similar service.
(i) BNY may apply to an officer or duly authorized agent of any Fund for written instructions
with respect to any matter arising in connection with BNY’s performance hereunder for
such Fund, and BNY shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good
faith in accordance with such instructions. Such application for instructions may, at the option of
BNY, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by BNY with
respect to its duties or obligations under this Agreement and the date on and/or after which such
action shall be taken, and BNY shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in
accordance with a proposal included in any such application on or after the date specified therein
unless, prior to taking or omitting to take any such action, BNY has received written instructions
in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.
(j) BNY may consult with counsel to the appropriate Fund, at such Fund’s expense, and shall be
fully protected with respect to anything done or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with the
advice or opinion of such counsel.
(k) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement or Schedule I or II
attached hereto, BNY shall have no duty or obligation to with respect to, including, without
limitation, any duty or obligation to determine, or advise or notify any Fund of: (i) the taxable
nature of any distribution or amount received or deemed received by, or payable to, a Fund, (ii)
the taxable nature or effect on a Fund or its shareholders of any corporate actions, class actions,
tax reclaims, tax refunds or similar events, (iii) the taxable nature or
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taxable amount of any distribution or dividend paid, payable or deemed paid, by a Fund to its
shareholders; or (iv) the effect under any federal, state, or foreign income tax laws of a Fund
making or not making any distribution or dividend payment, or any election with respect thereto.
(l) BNY shall have no duties or responsibilities whatsoever except such duties and
responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and Schedules I and II attached
hereto, and no covenant or obligation shall be implied against BNY in connection with this
Agreement.
(m) BNY, in performing the services required of it under the terms of this Agreement, shall be
entitled to rely fully on the accuracy and validity of any and all instructions, explanations,
information, specifications and documentation furnished to it by a Fund and shall have no duty or
obligation to review the accuracy, validity or propriety of such instructions, explanations,
information, specifications or documentation, including, without limitation, evaluations of
securities; the amounts or formula for calculating the amounts and times of accrual of Series’
liabilities and expenses; the amounts receivable and the amounts payable on the sale or purchase of
Securities; and amounts receivable or amounts payable for the sale or redemption of Fund shares
effected by or on behalf of a Fund. In the event BNY’s computations hereunder rely, in whole or in
part, upon information, including, without limitation, bid, offer or market values of securities or
other assets, or accruals of interest or earnings thereon, from a pricing or similar service
utilized, or subscribed to, by BNY which BNY in its judgment deems reliable, BNY shall not be
responsible for, under any duty to inquire into, or deemed to make any assurances with respect to,
the accuracy or completeness of such information. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
BNY shall not be required to inquire into any valuation of securities or other assets by a Fund or
any third party described in this (m) even though BNY in performing services similar to the
services provided pursuant to this Agreement for others may receive different valuations of the
same or different securities of the same issuers.
(n) BNY, in performing the services required of it under the terms of this Agreement, shall
not be responsible for determining whether any interest accruable to a Fund is or will be actually
paid, but will accrue such interest until otherwise instructed by such Fund.
(o) BNY shall not be responsible for delays or errors which occur by reason of
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circumstances beyond its control in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, labor difficulties within or without BNY, mechanical breakdowns, flood or
catastrophe, acts of God, failures of transportation, interruptions, loss, or malfunctions of
utilities, communications or computer (hardware or software) services. Nor shall BNY be responsible
for delays or failures to supply the information or services specified in this Agreement where such
delays or failures are caused by the failure of any person(s) other than BNY to supply any
instructions, explanations, information, specifications or documentation deemed necessary by BNY in
the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
5. Allocation of Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses arising or incurred in connection
with the performance of this Agreement shall be paid by the appropriate Fund, including but not
limited to, organizational costs and costs of maintaining corporate existence, taxes, interest,
brokerage fees and commissions, insurance premiums, compensation and expenses of such Fund’s
trustees, directors, officers or employees, legal, accounting and audit expenses, management,
advisory, sub-advisory, administration and shareholder servicing fees, charges of custodians,
transfer and dividend disbursing agents, expenses (including clerical expenses) incident to the
issuance, redemption or repurchase of Fund shares, fees and expenses incident to the registration
or qualification under federal or state securities laws of the Fund or its shares, costs (including
printing and mailing costs) of preparing and distributing Prospectuses, reports, notices and proxy
material to such Fund’s shareholders, all expenses incidental to holding meetings of such Fund’s
trustees, directors and shareholders, and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including litigation
affecting such Fund and legal obligations relating thereto for which the Fund may have to indemnify
its trustees, directors and officers.
6. Compliance Services.
(a) If Schedule I contains a requirement for the BNY to provide the Fund with compliance
services, such services shall be provided pursuant to the terms of this Section 6 (the “Compliance
Services”). The precise compliance review and testing services to be provided shall be as mutually
agreed between the BNY and each Fund, and the results of the BNY’s Compliance Services shall be
detailed in a compliance summary report (the “Compliance
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Summary Report”) prepared on a periodic basis as mutually agreed. Each Compliance Summary Report
shall be subject to review and approval by the Fund. The BNY shall have no responsibility or
obligation to provide Compliance Services other that those services specifically listed in
Schedule I.
(b) The Fund will examine each Compliance Summary Report delivered to it by the BNY and
notify the BNY of any error, omission or discrepancy within ten (10) days of its receipt. The Fund
agrees to notify the BNY promptly if it fails to receive any such Compliance Summary Report. The
Fund further acknowledges that unless it notifies the BNY of any error, omission or discrepancy
within 10 days, such Compliance Summary Report shall be deemed to be correct and conclusive in all
respects. In addition, if the Fund learns of any out-of-compliance condition before receiving a
Compliance Summary Report reflecting such condition, the Fund will notify the BNY of such
condition within one business day after discovery thereof.
(c) While the BNY will endeavor to identify out-of-compliance conditions, the BNY does not
and could not for the fees charged, make any guarantees, representations or warranties with
respect to its ability to identify all such conditions. In the event of any errors or omissions in
the performance of Compliance Services, the Fund’s sole and exclusive remedy and the BNY’s sole
liability shall be limited to re-performance by the BNY of the Compliance Services affected and in
connection therewith the correction of any error or omission, if practicable and the preparation
of a corrected report, at no cost to the Fund.
7. Standard of Care: Indemnification.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, BNY shall not be liable for any costs, expenses,
damages, liabilities or claims (including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) incurred by a Fund,
except those costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims arising out of BNY’s own gross
negligence or wilful misconduct. In no event shall BNY be liable to any Fund or any third party for
special, indirect or consequential damages, or lost profits or loss of business, arising under or
in connection with this Agreement, even if previously informed of the possibility of such damages
and regardless of the form of action. BNY shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense,
including counsel fees and other costs and expenses of a defense
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against any claim or liability, resulting from, arising out of, or in connection with its
performance hereunder, including its actions or omissions, the incompleteness or inaccuracy of any
specifications or other information furnished by the Fund, or for delays caused by circumstances
beyond BNY’s control, unless such loss, damage or expense arises out of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of BNY.
(b) Each Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless BNY from and against any and all costs,
expenses, damages, liabilities and claims (including claims asserted by a Fund), and reasonable
attorneys’ and accountants’ fees relating thereto, which are sustained or incurred or which may be
asserted against BNY, by reason of or as a result of any action taken or omitted to be taken by BNY
in good faith hereunder or in reliance upon (i) any law, act, regulation or interpretation of the
same even though the same may thereafter have been altered, changed, amended or repealed, (ii) such
Fund’s Registration Statement or Prospectus, (iii) any instructions of an officer of such Fund, or
(iv) any opinion of legal counsel for such Fund, or arising out of transactions or other activities
of such Fund which occurred prior to the commencement of this Agreement; provided, that no
Fund shall indemnify BNY for costs, expenses, damages, liabilities or claims for which BNY is
liable under preceding 6(a). This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of each Fund, its
successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each Fund shall indemnify BNY against and save BNY harmless from any
loss, damage or expense, including counsel fees and other costs and expenses of a defense against
any claim or liability, arising from any one or more of the following:
(i) Errors in records or instructions, explanations, information, specifications or
documentation of any kind, as the case may be, supplied to BNY by any third party described above
or by or on behalf of a Fund;
(ii) Action or inaction taken or omitted to be taken by BNY pursuant to written or oral
instructions of the Fund or otherwise without gross negligence or willful misconduct;
(iii) Any action taken or omitted to be taken by BNY in good faith in accordance with the
advice or opinion of counsel for a Fund;
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(iv) Any improper use by a Fund or its agents, distributor or investment advisor of any valuations
or computations supplied by BNY pursuant to this Agreement;
(v) The method of valuation of the securities and the method of computing each Series’ net
asset value; or
(vi) Any valuations of securities or net asset value provided by a Fund.
(c) Actions taken or omitted in reliance on oral or written instructions, or upon any
information, order, indenture, stock certificate, power of attorney, assignment, affidavit or other
instrument believed by BNY to be genuine or bearing the signature of a person or persons believed
to be authorized to sign, countersign or execute the same, or upon the opinion of legal counsel for
a Fund, shall be conclusively presumed to have been taken or omitted in good faith.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, BNY shall have no duty or
obligation with respect to, including, without limitation, any duty or obligation to determine, or
advise or notify the Fund of: (a) the taxable nature of any distribution or amount received or
deemed received by, or payable to, a Fund; (b) the taxable nature or effect on a Fund or its
shareholders of any corporate actions, class actions, tax reclaims, tax refunds, or similar events;
(c) the taxable nature or taxable amount of any distribution or dividend paid. payable or deemed
paid, by a Fund to its shareholders; or (d) the effect under any federal, state, or foreign income
tax laws of the Fund making or not making any distribution or dividend payment, or any election
with respect thereto.
8. Compensation.
For the services provided hereunder, each Fund agrees to pay BNY such compensation as is
mutually agreed from time to time and such out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., telecommunication
charges, postage and delivery charges, record retention costs, reproduction charges and
transportation and lodging costs) as are incurred by BNY in performing its duties hereunder. Except
as hereinafter set forth, compensation shall be calculated and accrued daily and paid monthly. Each
Fund authorizes BNY to debit such Fund’s custody account for all amounts due and payable hereunder.
BNY shall deliver to each Fund invoices for services rendered after debiting such Fund’s custody
account with an indication that payment has been made. Upon
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termination of this Agreement before the end of any month, the compensation for such part of a
month shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full monthly
period and shall be payable upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement. For the
purpose of determining compensation payable to BNY, each Fund’s net asset value shall be computed
at the times and in the manner specified in the Fund’s Prospectus.
9. Term of Agreement.
(a) This Agreement shall continue until terminated by either BNY giving to a Fund, or a Fund
giving to BNY, a notice in writing specifying the date of such termination, which date shall be not
less than 90 days after the date of the giving of such notice. Upon termination hereof, the
affected Fund(s) shall pay to BNY such compensation as may be due as of the date of such
termination, and shall reimburse BNY for any disbursements and expenses made or incurred by BNY and
payable or reimbursable hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, BNY may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days prior written
notice to a Fund if such Fund shall terminate its custody agreement with The Bank of New York
Mellon, or fail to perform its obligations hereunder in a material respect.
10. Authorized Persons.
Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a list of persons duly authorized by the board of each Fund to
execute this Agreement and give any written or oral instructions, or written or oral
specifications, by or on behalf of such Fund. From time to time each Fund may deliver a new Exhibit
B to add or delete any person and BNY shall be entitled to rely on the last Exhibit B actually
received by BNY.
11. Amendment.
This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by a written agreement
executed by BNY and the Fund to be bound thereby, and authorized or approved by such Fund’s Board.
12. Assignment.
This Agreement shall extend to and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, and their
respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be
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assignable by any Fund without the written consent of BNY, or by BNY without the written consent
of the affected Fund accompanied by the authorization or approval of such Fund’s Board.
13. Governing Law., Consent to Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof. Each Fund hereby consents to the
jurisdiction of a state or federal court situated in New York City, New York in connection with
any dispute arising hereunder, and waives to the fullest extent permitted by law its right to a
trial by jury. To the extent that in any jurisdiction any Fund may now or hereafter be entitled to
claim, for itself or its assets, immunity from suit, execution, attachment (before or after
judgment) or other legal process, such Fund irrevocably agrees not to claim, and it hereby waives,
such immunity.
14. Severability.
In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and if any
provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain applicable
to all other persons and circumstances.
15. No Waiver.
Each and every right granted to BNY hereunder or under any other document delivered hereunder
or in connection herewith, or allowed it by law or equity, shall be cumulative and may be
exercised from time to time. No failure on the part of BNY to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise by
BNY of any right preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
16. Notices.
All notices, requests, consents and other communications pursuant to this Agreement in
writing shall be sent as follows:
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if to a Fund, at
OOK, Inc.
c/o OOK Advisors, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
c/o OOK Advisors, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
if to BNY, at
The Bank of New York Mellon Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:Vice President
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:Vice President
or at such other place as may from time to time be designated in writing. Notices hereunder shall
be effective upon receipt.
17. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original; but such counterparts together shall constitute only one instrument.
18. Several Obligations.
The parties acknowledge that the obligations of the Funds hereunder are several and not joint,
that no Fund shall be liable for any amount owing by another Fund and that the Funds have executed
one instrument for convenience only.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the foregoing instrument to be executed by
their duly authorized officers and their seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year
first above written.
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Chairman and CEO | ||||
OK, Inc., on behalf of each Fund identified on Exhibit A attached hereto |
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Managing Director | |||
EXHIBIT A
Name of Fund
OOK, Inc.
Symbol: OOK
EXHIBIT B
I,
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Secretary of OOK, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), do
hereby certify that:
The following individuals serve in the following positions with the Fund, and each has been
duly elected or appointed to each such position and qualified therefor in conformity with the
Fund’s Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, and the signatures set forth opposite their
respective names are their true and correct signatures. Each such person is authorized to give
written or oral instructions or written or oral specifications by or on behalf of the Fund to BNY.
Name | Position | Signature | ||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Chairman and CEO | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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VP, CFO and Secretary | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE I
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
1. | Prepare minutes of Board of Director meetings and assist the Secretary of each Fund in preparation for Board meetings. Such minutes, meeting agendas and other material prepared in preparation for each Board meeting are subject to the review and approval of Fund counsel. | |
2. | Perform for each Fund, the compliance tests as mutually agreed and which shall be specific to each Fund. The Compliance Summary Reports listing the results of such tests are subject to review and approval by each Fund. | |
3. | Participate in the periodic updating of each Fund’s Registration Statement and Prospectus and, subject to approval by such Fund’s Treasurer and legal counsel, coordinate the preparation, filing, printing and dissemination of periodic reports and other information to the SEC and the Fund’s shareholders, including annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, Form N-SAR, Form N-CSR, Form N-Q and notices pursuant to Rule 24(f)-2. | |
4. | Prepare workpapers supporting the preparation of federal, state and local income tax returns for each Fund for review and approval by each Fund’s independent auditors; perform ongoing wash sales review (i.e., purchases and sales of Fund investments within 30 days of each other); and prepare Form 1099s with respect to each Fund’s directors or trustees and file such forms upon the approval of the Fund’s Treasurer. | |
5. | Prepare and, subject to approval of each Fund’s Treasurer, disseminate to such Fund’s Board quarterly unaudited financial statements and schedules of such Fund’s investments and make presentations to the Board, as appropriate. | |
6. | Subject to approval of each Fund’s Board, assist such Fund in obtaining fidelity bond and E&O/D&O insurance coverage. | |
7. | Prepare statistical reports for outside information services (e.g., IBC/Xxxxxxxx, ICI, Lipper Analytical and Morningstar). | |
8. | Attend shareholder and Board meetings as requested from time to time. | |
9. | Subject to review and approval by the Fund Treasurer, establish appropriate expense accruals, maintain expense files and coordinate the payment of invoices for each Fund. |
SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND COMPUTATION SERVICES
I. | BNY shall maintain the following records on a daily basis for each Series. |
1. | Report of priced portfolio securities | ||
2. | Statement of net asset value per share | ||
Such reports and statements shall be provided to the Fund at p.m. | |||
New York time and to Authorized Participants at p.m. New York time, in each case by such means as BNY and the Fund may agree upon from time to time. |
II. | BNY shall maintain the following records on a monthly basis for each Series: |
1. | General Ledger | ||
2. | General Journal | ||
3. | Cash Receipts Journal | ||
4. | Cash Disbursements Journal | ||
5. | Subscriptions Journal | ||
6. | Redemptions Journal | ||
7. | Accounts Receivable Reports | ||
8. | Accounts Payable Reports | ||
9. | Open Subscriptions/Redemption Reports | ||
10. | Transaction (Securities) Journal | ||
11. | Broker Net Trades Reports |
BNY shall prepare a Holdings Ledger on a quarterly basis, and a Buy-Sell Ledger (Broker’s
Ledger) on a semiannual basis for each Series. Schedule D shall be produced on an annual basis for
each Series.
The above reports may be printed according to any other required frequency to meet the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Service, The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Fund’s
Auditors.
IV. For internal control purposes, BNY uses the Account Journals produced by The Bank of New
York Mellon Custody System to record daily settlements of the following for each Series:
1. | Securities bought | ||
2. | Securities sold | ||
3. | Interest received | ||
4. | Dividends received | ||
5. | Capital stock sold | ||
6. | Capital stock redeemed | ||
7. | Other income and expenses |
All portfolio purchases for the Fund are recorded to reflect expected maturity value and total
cost including any prepaid interest.
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