MUTUAL FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 1st day of July, 2006, by and between
MONTEAGLE FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Delaware business trust and CITCO MUTUAL FUND
SERVICES, INC. ("CMFS"), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized by its Master Trust Instrument and
by-laws to issue separate Portfolios of shares representing interests in
separate investment portfolios (the "Portfolios") and to further divide such
Portfolios into separate share classes, and
WHEREAS, The Trust has authorized the issuance of shares of beneficial
interest in the Portfolios, and share classes thereof, listed on Schedule A to
this Agreement, attached hereto and made part of this Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires that CMFS perform certain Transfer Agent,
Accounting, and Administrative Services for the Portfolios of the Trust listed
on Schedule A; and
WHEREAS, CMFS is willing to perform such services on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. RETENTION OF CMFS.
The Trust hereby retains CMFS to act as Transfer Agent, Trust
Accountant and Administrator of the Trust and to furnish the Trust with the
services set forth in the Schedules attached to this Agreement which may be
amended from time to time, and made part of this Agreement, as such Schedules
may be amended from time to time. CMFS hereby accepts such employment to perform
such duties.
2. SUBCONTRACTING.
CMFS may, at its expense and upon providing written notice to the Trust,
subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services
contemplated in the attached Schedules; provided, however, that CMFS shall not
be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of
such subcontractor and provided further, that CMFS shall be responsible, to the
extent provided in Section 6 or 7 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as
if such acts were its own.
3. COMPENSATION.
The Trust shall pay for the services to be provided by CMFS under this
Agreement in accordance with, and in the manner set forth in, Schedule E
attached hereto. The Trust acknowledges that materially lowering the Trust's
minimum investment will affect CMFS' ability to service the Trust. Accordingly,
should the Trust lower the minimum investment for any portfolio other than any
related/internal accounts of Adviser serviced by CMFS, the parties will
negotiate a new, higher fee to reflect CMFS' additional expenses. If the parties
fail to reach agreement within 2 weeks of the effective date of the lower
investment minimum, either party may terminate the contract as set forth in
Paragraph 5 herein.
If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month
or terminates before the last day of a month, CMFS's compensation for that part
of the month in which the Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner
consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth above. Payment of
CMFS's compensation for the preceding month shall be made within 5 business
days.
4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Agreement shall become effective with respect to a Portfolio as of
the date first written above (or, if a particular Portfolio is not in existence
on that date, on the date such Portfolio commences operation) (the "Effective
Date").
5. TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.
The term of this Agreement shall continue in effect, unless earlier
terminated by any party hereto as provided hereunder, for a period of three (3)
years. Thereafter, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, this
Agreement shall be renewed automatically for additional periods of one year.
This Agreement may be terminated without penalty for any reason: by the
Trust or CMFS upon sixty (60) days' written notice; or by the Trust for "cause"
(as defined below) upon the provision of thirty (30) days' advance written
notice.
For purposes of this Agreement, "cause" shall mean:
(i) a material breach of this Agreement that has not been remedied
within thirty (30) days following written notice of such breach;
(ii) an act or omission involving gross negligence, willful malfeasance
or intentional wrongdoing;
(iii) a series of negligent acts, omissions or breaches of this Agreement
which, in the aggregate, constitute in the reasonable judgment of
the Trust, a serious, unremedied and ongoing failure to perform
satisfactorily CMFS's obligations hereunder;
(iv) a final, non-appealable judicial, regulatory or administrative
ruling or order in which CMFS has been found guilty of criminal or
unethical behavior in the conduct of its business;
(v) financial difficulties evidenced by the filing of a voluntary or
involuntary bankruptcy petition under Title 11 of the United States
Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law other
than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation
or reorganization of debtors or the modification or alteration of
the rights of creditors; or
(vi) a change in ownership other than transfers between and among
existing affiliates of CMFS.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event this Agreement is terminated
and if CMFS, with the written consent of the Trust, in fact continues to perform
any one or more of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any schedule
or exhibit hereto, the provisions of this Agreement, including without
limitation the provisions dealing with indemnification, shall continue in full
force and effect. Compensation due CMFS and unpaid by the Trust upon such
termination shall be immediately due and payable upon and notwithstanding such
termination.
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6. STANDARD OF CARE.
The duties of CMFS shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein,
and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against CMFS hereunder.
CMFS shall be obligated to exercise care and diligence in the performance of its
duties hereunder and to act in good faith in performing the services provided
for under this Agreement. CMFS shall be liable for any damages arising directly
or indirectly out of CMFS's failure to perform its duties under this Agreement
to the extent such damages arise directly or indirectly out of CMFS's willful
misfeasance, bad faith, negligence in the performance of its or reckless
disregard of it obligations and duties hereunder. (As used in this Article 7,
the term "CMFS" shall include directors, officers, employees and other agents of
CMFS as well as CMFS itself).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, (i) CMFS shall not be liable for consequential, special or
punitive damages or (ii) any losses beyond its reasonable control, provided that
CMFS has acted in accordance with the standard of care set forth above; and
(iii) CMFS shall not be liable for the validity or invalidity or authority or
lack thereof of any instruction, notice or other instrument that CMFS reasonably
believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by a duly authorized
representative of the Trust (other than an employee or other affiliated persons
of CMFS who may otherwise be named as an authorized representative of the Trust
for certain purposes).
CMFS may apply to the Trust at any time for instructions and may consult
with counsel for the Trust or its own counsel, and with accountants and other
experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with CMFS' duties
hereunder, and CMFS shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by such
counsel, accountants or other experts qualified to render such opinion.
Should the Trust direct CMFS to alter any industry procedure used by CMFS
to carry out the duties listed in the attached Schedules, CMFS will be absolved
from any liability therefore, pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 hereof.
7. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CMFS from and against any
and all actions, suits, claims, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable
counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses and liabilities (including
reasonable investigation expenses) (collectively, "Losses") to which CMFS may
become liable arising directly or indirectly out of any action or omission to
act which CMFS takes (i) at any request or on the direction of or in reliance on
the reasonable advice of the Trust, or (ii) upon any instruction, notice or
other instrument that CMFS reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by a duly authorized representative of the Trust (other than
an employee or other affiliated person of CMFS who may otherwise be named as an
authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes). Further, CMFS
shall not be indemnified against or held harmless from any Losses arising
directly or indirectly out of CMFS' own willful misfeasance, bad faith,
negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder. (As used in this Article 8, the term "CMFS"
shall include Trustees, officers, employees and other agents of CMFS as well as
CMFS itself).
CMFS agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any
and all actions, suits, claims, losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable
counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses and liabilities (including
reasonable investigation expenses) (collectively, "Losses") to which the Trust
may become liable arising directly or indirectly out of CMFS's own willful
misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties as set forth in this Agreement. (As used in this Article 8, the term
"CMFS" shall include Trustees, officers, employees and other agents of CMFS as
well as CMFS itself.).
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The party seeking indemnification under this Article 8 shall notify the
other party within ten (10) days after receipt of any written assertion of such
claim threatening to institute or actually instituting an action or proceeding,
including service of summons or other legal process. Failure to notify the party
from whom indemnification is sought will relieve that party from any liability
which it may have on account of the indemnity provisions set forth under this
Article 8.
The parties will cooperate in the control of the defense of any action,
suit or proceeding. Any party from whom indemnification is sought may negotiate
the settlement of any action, suit or proceeding subject to the other party's
approval, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld. The party seeking
indemnification reserves the right to participate in the defense or settlement
of a claim, action or proceeding with its own counsel, at its own cost, unless:
|X| it has received an opinion from counsel to the indemnifying party stating
that the use of common counsel would present an impermissible conflict of
interest which does not otherwise alter the ability to obtain
indemnification;
|X| the defendants in, or targets of, any such action or proceeding include
both CMFS and the Trust, and legal counsel to either party has reasonably
concluded that there are legal defenses available to a party which are
different from or additional to those available to the other party or
which may be adverse to or inconsistent with defenses available to a
party; or
|X| the party from whom indemnification is sought authorizes the other party
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party.
|X| The terms of this Article 8 will survive the termination of this
Agreement.
8. RECORD RETENTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
CMFS shall keep and maintain on behalf of the Trust all books and records
which the Trust and CMFS is, or may be, required to keep and maintain pursuant
to any applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including without limitation
Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, relating to the maintenance of books
and records in connection with the services to be provided hereunder. CMFS
further agrees that all such books and records shall be the property of the
Trust and to make such books and records available for inspection by the Trust
or by the SEC at reasonable times and otherwise to keep confidential all books
and records and other information relative to the Trust and its shareholders;
except when requested to divulge such information by duly-constituted
authorities or court process. In the event CMFS receives a request from a
regulatory authority or civil process requesting such information, it will give
notice to the Trust but shall not be obliged to await the Trust's response
before complying with the request. In this regard, CMFS acknowledges receipt of
the Trust's Privacy Policies and Procedures adopted pursuant to Regulation S-P
and shall keep customer information confidential as set forth therein.
9. FORCE MAJEURE.
CMFS assumes no responsibility hereunder, and shall not be liable, for any
damage, loss of data, delay or any other loss whatsoever caused by events beyond
its reasonable control, including acts of civil or military authority, terrorist
acts, national emergencies, fire, flood, catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection,
war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power
supply. It is understood that CMFS has established a contingency disaster
recovery plan in effort to address such problems.
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10. RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP; RETURN OF RECORDS.
All records and other data except computer programs, whether or not
customized, and procedures developed to perform services required to be provided
by CMFS are the exclusive property of the Trust and all such records and data
will be furnished to the Trust in appropriate form as soon as practicable after
termination of this Agreement for any reason. CMFS may at its option at any
time, and shall promptly upon the Trust's demand, turn over to the Trust and
cease to retain CMFS's files, records and documents created and maintained by
CMFS pursuant to this Agreement which are no longer needed by CMFS in the
performance of its services or for its legal protection. If not so turned over
to the Trust, such documents and records will be retained by CMFS for six years
from the year of creation. At the end of such six-year period, such records and
documents will be turned over to the Trust unless the Trust authorizes in
writing the destruction of such records and documents. If destruction of
documents is authorized by the Trust, CMFS shall provide reasonable proof of
such destruction to the Trust. The Trust shall indemnify CMFS pursuant to
Article 8 against all claims arising from CMFS' following this instruction.
11. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE TRUST.
The Trust certifies to CMFS that: (1) as of the close of business on the
Effective Date, each Portfolio that is in existence as of the Effective Date has
authorized an indefinite number of shares, (2) this Agreement has been duly
authorized by the Trust and, when executed and delivered by the Trust, will
constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable
against the Trust in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties; (3) that it
has no undisclosed regulatory, civil or criminal investigations, proceedings,
claims or lawsuits, and that it will adhere to all pertinent laws and
regulations, including providing the certifications required by the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act ; (4) that it will disclose promptly any material regulatory,
civil or criminal investigation, proceeding, claim or lawsuit during the term of
this Agreement and (5) that the Trust is aware of its obligations under the USA
PATRIOT Act and will assure that its procedures are currently and will be
adequate to meet the burdens thereunder.
12. REPRESENTATIONS OF CMFS.
CMFS represents and warrants that: (1) the various procedures and systems
which CMFS has implemented with regard to safeguarding from loss or damage CMFS'
records, data, equipment facilities and other property used in the performance
of its obligations hereunder are adequate and that it will make such changes
therein from time to time as are required for the secure performance of its
obligations hereunder, (2) this Agreement has been duly authorized by CMFS and,
when executed and delivered by CMFS, will constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of CMFS, enforceable against CMFS in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured
parties, (3) it is duly registered with the appropriate regulatory agency as a
transfer agent and such registration will remain in full force and effect for
the duration of this Agreement, (4) it has, as a registered transfer agent,
established and implemented procedures under the USA Patriot Act and Bank
Secrecy Act, including anti-money laundering and will adopt in accordance within
the timeframe set forth by the pertinent U.S. regulators customer identification
programs and (5) it has and will continue to have access to the necessary
facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under
this Agreement.
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13. INSURANCE.
CMFS shall furnish the Trust with pertinent information concerning the
professional liability insurance coverage that it maintains. Such information
shall include the identity of its insurance carrier(s), coverage levels and
deductible amounts. CMFS shall notify the Trust within ten (10) days should any
of its insurance coverage be canceled or reduced. Such notification shall
include the date of change and the reasons therefore. CMFS shall notify the
Trust within ten (10) of any material claims against it with respect to services
performed under this Agreement, whether or not they may be covered by insurance.
Any failure on the part of CMFS to notify the Trust of changes to CMFS's
insurance coverage as set forth in this Article 14 shall constitute a material
breach of this Agreement, and the Trust shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement immediately in the event of such a breach.
14. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE TRUST.
The Trust has furnished to CMFS, or will furnish prior to the Effective
Date, the following:
(a) Copies of the following documents:
1. Copies of the Master Trust Agreement and/or Certificate of
Trust and of any amendments thereto, certified (a copy if a
certified version not readily available) by the proper
official of the state in which such document has been filed.
2. The Trust's Bylaws and any amendments thereto; and
3. Copies of resolutions of the Trustees covering the approval of
this Agreement, authorization of a specified officer of the
Trust to execute and deliver this Agreement and authorization
for specified officers of the Trust to instruct CMFS
thereunder.
(b) A list of all the officers of the Trust, together with specimen
signatures of those officers who are authorized to instruct CMFS in
all matters.
(c) Anti-Money Laundering Procedures, if any, that the Trust has
adopted.
(d) Privacy Policies and Procedures pursuant to Regulation S-P, if any,
that the Trust has adopted.
(e) Valuation, Fair Value and other Procedures for pricing and valuing
fund shares, if any, adopted by the Trust.
(f) Copies of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for
each Portfolio.
(g) Copies of any other documents reasonably requested by CMFS in
connection with entering into this Agreement.
15. AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT.
This Agreement, or any term thereof, may be changed or waived only by
written amendment signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change or
waiver is sought.
16. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.
CMFS does not provide legal or compliance services to the Trust except to
the extent of the provision of reports described in the attached Schedules.
Accordingly, the Trust must consult its own legal and compliance advisors with
respect to the regulatory aspects of its business. Except for the obligations of
CMFS otherwise set forth herein, the Trust assumes full responsibility for the
preparation, contents and distribution of each prospectus of the Trust as to
compliance with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), the 1940 Act and any other laws, rules and
regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction. The Trust
represents and warrants that no shares of the Trust will be offered to the
public until the Trust's registration statement under the Securities Act and the
1940 Act has been declared or becomes effective.
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17. NOTICES.
Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by
registered, certified mail or overnight courier to the party required to be
served with such notice, at the following address: if to CMFS, at 83 General
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xx. Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx; and if to the Trust, at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX, 00000,
Attn: Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx or at such other address as such party may from time
to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Article.
18. ASSIGNMENT.
This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable
by any party hereto except as provided in Paragraph 2 herein absent the express
written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and
shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
19. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Delaware and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To the extent that
the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or any of the provisions herein,
conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall
control.
20. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
MONTEAGLE FUNDS ATTEST
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
President Secretary
CITCO MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, INC. ATTEST
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By: Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer President
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE
MUTUAL FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MONTEAGLE FUNDS
AND
CITCO MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, INC.
Dated July 1, 2006
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PORTFOLIOS Class A Class B No-Load
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Monteagle Fixed Income Fund X
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Monteagle Select Value Fund X
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Monteagle Value Fund X
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Monteagle Large Cap Growth Fund X
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Monteagle Quality Growth Fund X
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SCHEDULE B
TO THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MONTEAGLE FUNDS
AND
CITCO MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, INC.
Dated July 1, 2006
Accounting Services to be Provided By Citco Mutual Fund Services, Inc. for the
Portfolios of the Monteagle Funds as Set Forth on Schedule A Above
CMFS shall provide the Trust with accounting services, an Accounting
Manager, and all other accounting services as the Trust may reasonably request
which are derived from information CMFS maintains or generates based on the
specific duties listed below.
(a) Maintenance of Books and Records.
CMFS shall maintain and keep current the accounts, books, records and
other documents relating to the Trust's financial and portfolio
transactions as may be required by the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted under Section
31(a) of the 1940 Act. CMFS shall cause the subject records of the Trust
to be maintained and preserved pursuant to the requirements of the 1940
Act.
(b) Performance of Daily Accounting Services.
In addition to the maintenance of the books and records specified
above, CMFS shall perform the following accounting services daily for
each Portfolio:
(i) Calculate the net asset value per share utilizing prices
obtained from the sources described in subsection (ii) below;
(ii) Obtain security prices from independent pricing services, or
if such quotes are unavailable, then obtain such prices from
each Portfolio's investment adviser or its designee as
approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees (hereafter referred
to as " Trustees ");
(iii) Verify and reconcile with the Portfolios' custodian all daily
trade activity; (iv) Compute, as appropriate, each Portfolio's
net income and capital gains, dividend payables, dividend
factors, yields, and weighted average portfolio maturity;
(v) Review daily the net asset value calculation and dividend
factor (if any) for each Portfolio prior to release to
shareholders, check and confirm the net asset values and
dividend factors for reasonableness and deviations, and
distribute net asset values and yields to NASDAQ or such other
exchange or reporting entity as is approved by the Trustees;
(vi) Determine unrealized appreciation and depreciation on
securities held by the Portfolios;
(vii) Amortize premiums and accrete discounts on securities
purchased at a price other than face value, if requested by
the Trust;
(viii) Update Trust accounting system to reflect rate changes, as
received from a Portfolio's investment adviser or designee, on
variable interest rate instruments;
(ix) Post Portfolio transactions to appropriate categories;
(x) Accrue expenses of each Portfolio according to instructions
received from the Trust's administrator;
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(xi) Determine the outstanding receivables and payables for all (1)
security trades, (2) Portfolio share transactions and (3)
income and expense accounts;
(xii) Provide accounting reports in connection with the Trust's
regular annual audit and other audits and examinations by
regulatory agencies; and
(xiii) Provide such periodic reports as the parties shall agree
upon.
(c) Special Reports And Services.
(i) CMFS may provide additional special reports upon the request
of the Trust or a Portfolio's investment adviser or designee,
which may result in additional charges, the amount of which
shall be agreed upon between the parties prior to the
provision of such special report.
(ii) CMFS may provide such other similar services with respect to a
Portfolio as may be reasonably requested by the Trust, which
may result in an additional charge, the amount of which shall
be agreed upon between the parties prior to the provision of
such service.
(d) Additional Accounting Services.
CMFS shall also perform the following additional accounting services
for each Portfolio:
(i) Provide monthly a set of financial statements for each Portfolio as
described below, upon request of the Trust: (1) Statement of Assets
and Liabilities (2) Statement of Operations (3) Statement of Changes
in Net Assets (4) Security Purchases and Sales Journals (5)
Portfolio Holdings Reports.
(ii) Provide accounting information for the following:
(A) federal and state income tax returns and federal excise tax
returns;
(B) the Trust's semi-annual reports with the SEC on Form N-SAR and
Form N-CSR;
(C) the Trust's annual, semi-annual and quarterly (if any)
shareholder reports;
(D) registration statements on Form N-1A and other filings
relating to the registration of shares;
(E) CMFS's monitoring of the Trust's status as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue
Code, as amended;
(F) annual audit by the Trust's auditors; and
(G) regular examinations performed by the SEC. Please note that if
an examination exceeds 5 business days in a single year,
additional charges may apply.
(iii) Provide accounting information and/or certifications from accounting
personnel in connection with certified Trust reports and/or proxy
materials under the Trust's Disclosure Control Procedures.
(iv) Provide an experienced accountant to act as the Trust's Accounting
Manager
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SCHEDULE C
TO THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MONTEAGLE FUNDS
AND
CITCO MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, INC.
Dated July 1, 2006
Administrative Services to be Provided By Citco Mutual Fund Services, Inc. for
the Portfolios of the Monteagle Funds as Set Forth on Schedule A Above
CMFS shall provide the Trust with regulatory reporting services; shall
provide all necessary office space, equipment, personnel, compensation and
facilities for handling the affairs of the Trust; provide the Trust with a
Compliance Officer who shall coordinate and monitor the reports set forth in
this Agreement and shall provide such other services as the Trust may request
that CMFS perform consistent with its obligations under this Agreement. CMFS
does not provide legal services to the Trust and the Trust should always consult
its own counsel with respect to regulatory issues. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, CMFS shall:
(a) calculate Trust expenses and administer all disbursements for the
Trust, and as appropriate compute the Trust's yields, total return,
expense ratios and portfolio turnover rate;
(b) cooperate, in consultation with the Trust and Trust counsel, in the
printing and distribution of prospectuses, statements of additional
information, registration statements and proxy materials;
(c) prepare such reports, notice filing forms and other documents
(including reports regarding the sale and redemption of shares of
the Trust as may be required in order to comply with federal and
state securities law) as may be necessary to make notice filings
relating to the Trust's shares with state securities authorities,
monitor the sale of Trust shares for compliance with state
securities laws regarding registration, and file with the
appropriate state securities authorities administrative, compliance
filings as may be necessary or convenient to enable the Trust to
make a continuous offering of its shares; provided that CMFS shall
not prepare any documents requiring a legal opinion or constituting
legal work;
(d) coordinate the mailing of prospectuses, notices, proxy statements,
proxies and other reports to Trust shareholders, and supervise and
facilitate the proxy solicitation process for all shareholder
meetings, including the tabulation of shareholder votes;
(e) monitor contracts on behalf of the Trust with the Trust's investment
adviser, sub-advisers, distributor, custodian, and other service
providers;
(f) supervise the Trust's transfer agent with respect to the payment of
dividends and other distributions to shareholders;
(g) calculate performance data of the Trust for dissemination to outlets
which the Trust may from time to time direct;
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(h) assist with the layout and printing of prospectuses and supplements
thereto, and assist with and coordinate layout and printing of the
Trust's semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders;
(i) provide individuals acceptable to the Trustees to serve as officers
of the Trust, who may be responsible for the management of certain
administrative portions of the Trust's affairs as may determined by
the Trustees, except for legal matters or compliance matters
involving the actions of the Trustees themselves;
(j) undertake to use its best efforts to locate and timely pay premiums
for fidelity bonds and Trustees and officers/errors and omissions
insurance policies for the Trust in accordance with the requirements
of the 1940 Act and as such bonds and policies are approved by the
Trustees;
(k) monitor for the Trust and its Portfolios their registered investment
company status under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 by reviewing the allocation of securities in each portfolio and
advise the Trust if any Portfolio fails to meet the requirements;
(l) monitor and report for the Trust and its Portfolios daily
transactions in Portfolio for compliance with Portfolio investment
objectives and restrictions.
(m) monitor and report for the Trust and its Portfolios the allocation
of trades among broker-dealers
(n) Monitor for the Trust compliance with its valuation procedure,
privacy policies and procedures.
(o) provide coordination of meetings and preparation of materials for
the quarterly and special meetings of the Trustees and annual
meetings of the Trust's shareholders;
(p) cooperate with, and take all reasonable actions in the performance
of its duties under this Agreement to ensure that all necessary
information is made available to the Trust's independent public
accountants in connection with the preparation of any audit or
report requested by the Trust;
(q) cooperate with, and take all reasonable actions in the performance
of its duties under this Agreement to ensure that the necessary
information is made available to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") or any other regulatory authority in
connection with any regulatory audit of the Trust;
(r) perform all administrative services and functions of the Trust to
the extent administrative services and functions are not provided to
the Trust by other agents of the Trust;
(s) file with the SEC the semi-annual report for the Trust on Form
N-SAR, Form N-CSR and all required notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2
under the 1940 Act as prepared by counsel for the Trust.
(t) provide the Trust with an experience compliance professional to act
as the Trust's Compliance Officer for purposes of compiling and
reporting on the matters contemplated by this Agreement.
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(u) CMFS's Senior Staff annually, or as needed or otherwise agreed by
the parties, will visit the Trust's offices to improve communication
between the parties, to assist in the integration of communication
and reporting with current and future investors, particularly
institutional investors, and to address enhancements to current
services.
(v) At the request of the Trust, CMFS will arrange for hosting services
for the Trust's website which will support the following features,
and will assist in the input of such information with the host:
o Listing of sub-advisor data as requested in writing by the
Trust to the extent such data is available and transferable
from the sub-advisor's home page, or to the extent such
information is furnished to CMFS by the Trust or Nashville
Capital Corporation in a form acceptable to CMFS.
o Electronic access to the current prospectus and statement of
additional information, the most recent annual or semi-annual
report to shareholders, applications and such other materials
as the parties may agree.
o Daily net asset values and such performance information as the
parties may agree.
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SCHEDULE D
TO THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MONTEAGLE FUNDS
AND
CITCO MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, INC.
Dated July 1, 2006
Transfer Agency Services to be Provided By Citco Mutual Fund Services, Inc. for
the Portfolios of the Monteagle Funds as Set Forth on Schedule A above
(a) Shareholder Transactions
(i) Process shareholder purchase and redemption orders in
accordance with conditions set forth in the Trust's
prospectus, anti-money laundering procedures, customer
identification procedures and the USA Patriot Act.
(ii) Set up account information, including address, dividend
option, taxpayer identification numbers and wire instructions.
(iii) Issue confirmations in compliance with Rule 10b-10 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act").
(iv) Issue periodic statements for shareholders.
(v) Process transfers and exchanges.
(vi) Act as a service agent and process dividend payments,
including the purchase of new shares, through dividend
reimbursement.
(vii) Record the issuance of shares and maintain pursuant to Rule
17Ad-10(e) of the 1934 Act a record of the total number of
shares of each Portfolio which are authorized, based upon data
provided to it by the Trust, and issued and outstanding.
(viii) Perform such services as are required to comply with Rules
17a-24 and 17Ad-17 of the 1934 Act (the "Lost Shareholder
Rules").
(ix) Administer and/or perform all other customary services of a
transfer agent.
(b) Shareholder Information Services
(i) Make information available to shareholder servicing units and
other remote access units regarding trade date, share price,
current holdings, yields, and dividend information.
(ii) Produce a reasonable amount of detailed transaction history
through duplicate or special order statements upon request.
CMFS reserves the right to charge extra if these requests
exceed 10% of the shareholders per quarter.
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(iii) Provide mailing labels for distribution of financial reports,
prospectuses, proxy statements or marketing material to
current shareholders.
(iv) Respond to all inquiries and communications from shareholders
relating to shareholder accounts in accordance with the
guidance provided by the Board.
(c) Compliance Reporting
(i) Provide reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the states in which the Portfolios are registered.
(ii) Prepare and distribute appropriate Internal Revenue Service
forms for shareholder income and capital gains.
(iii) Issue tax withholding reports to the Internal Revenue Service.
(d) Dealer/Load Processing (if applicable)
(i) Provide reports for tracking rights of accumulation and
purchases made under a Letter of Intent.
(ii) Account for separation of shareholder investments from
transaction sale charges for purchase of Portfolio shares.
(iii) Calculate fees due under 12b-1 plans for distribution and
marketing expenses.
(iv) Track sales and commission statistics by dealer and provide
for payment of commissions on direct shareholder purchases in
a load Portfolio.
(e) Shareholder Account Maintenance
(i) Maintain all shareholder records for each account in each
Portfolio.
(ii) Registrar and official keeper of the list of shareholders of
record
(iii) Issue customer statements on scheduled cycle, providing
duplicate second and third party copies if required.
(iv) Record shareholder account information changes.
(v) Maintain account documentation files for each shareholder.
CMFS shall perform such other services for the Trust that are mutually
agreed upon by the parties from time to time either at no additional fees or for
such reasonable and customary fees as are mutually agreed upon by the parties;
provided, however that the Trust may retain third parties to perform such other
services. Such services may include performing internal audit examination;
mailing the annual reports of the Portfolios; preparing an annual list of
shareholders; and mailing notices of shareholders' meetings, proxies and proxy
statements, for all of which the Trust will pay CMFS's routine out-of-pocket
expenses but the Trust must pre-approve any extraordinary or additional out of
pocket expenses.
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SCHEDULE E
TO THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MONTEAGLE FUNDS
AND
CITCO MUTUAL FUND SERVICES, INC.
Dated July 1, 2006
PRICING SCHEDULE
FOR ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING
AND TRANSFER AGENCY SERVICES
Citco Mutual Fund Services, Inc. ("CMFS") will provide all of the services
described in Schedule B through Schedule D herein, to all Portfolios listed on
Schedule A herein. The fees for providing such services shall be as set forth in
a separate Letter Agreement between the Parties, subject to the terms and
conditions contained in the Mutual Fund Services Agreement. Such Letter
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Parties.
In addition to paying CMFS the fees described in the Letter Agreement, the
Trust agrees to reimburse CMFS for its actual out-of-pocket expenses in
providing services hereunder, or in de-conversion, including without limitation
the following:
(a) All freight, delivery and bonding charges incurred by CMFS in
delivering materials to and from the Trust;
(b) All direct telephone, telephone transmission and telecopy or other
electronic transmission expenses incurred by CMFS in communications
with the Trust, an adviser or sub-adviser to the Trust, the Trust's
custodian, dealers and charges for maintaining a toll-free number
for investors and potential investors; or other charges required to
permit CMFS to perform the services to be provided hereunder;
(c) The Trust's proportionate costs of obtaining security market quotes;
(d) All expenses incurred in connection with any custom programming or
systems modifications required to provide any special reports or
services requested by the Trust;
(e) Any expenses CMFS shall incur at the written direction of an officer
of the Trust thereunto duly authorized other than an employee or
other affiliated person of CMFS who may otherwise be named as an
authorized representative of the Trust for certain purposes;
(f) Any expenses relating to routine and non-routine mailings including
but not limited to postage, preparation, photocopying, supplies, and
record storage;
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(g) Any expenses associated with Blue Sky fees to the extent not covered
by Schedule C (p), Xxxxx Filings and Escheatment support, applicable
Imaging fees, VRU services, Citrix links, internet architecture and
access fees, DST FanMail or other similar reporting services, bank
service charges, associated fees of NSCC trading, other industry
standard transfer agency expenses which shall be pre-approved,
travel expenses in excess of an annual visit to the Trust's Texas
offices and any other expenses approved by the Portfolio(s) or an
Adviser thereto in advance;
(h) Any expenses associated with the implementation and enforcement of
customer identification procedures as required by regulations or
rules adopted pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act, and any new law, rule
or regulation issued relating to Anti-Money Laundering policies
which require the commitment of CMFS resources which rules are
adopted subsequent to the Effective Date and which pro-rata expenses
are directly related to Trust operations.
(i) Any additional expenses reasonably incurred by CMFS in the
performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement and
approved in advance by the Trust.
(j) Any amounts paid to a third-party (Citco Mutual Fund Distributors,
Inc.) by the Trust or Adviser shall be credited to CMFS's invoice
for payment and thereby be deducted in like amount.
Each Portfolio will also be responsible for its normal operating expenses, such
as federal and state filing fees, insurance premiums, typesetting and printing
of the Portfolio's public documents, and fees and expenses of each Portfolio's
other vendors and providers.
CMFS shall provide the Trust with a monthly statement detailing out-of-pocket
expenses as allocated to each Portfolio each time it presents and invoice for
payment.
CHANGE OF TERMS:
This schedule is based upon the current requirements of the Trust, as set forth
in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Any material
changes to the Prospectus or SAI, including but not limited to the addition of
Portfolios, constitutes a material change to this Agreement. If such changes
occur, the parties will renegotiate this schedule in accordance with the terms
of Paragraph 3 of the Mutual Fund Services Agreement.
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