AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
Exhibit
(H)(2)
THIS
AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
made as
of the ___ day of February 2007 by and between XXXXXXX
EXCHANGE TRADED TRUST,
a
Delaware statutory trust, as amended, with offices at 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
(the
“Trust”) and JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
a
national banking association with its headquarters office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (“Bank”).
PREMISE
Bank,
in
its capacity as custodian of the Trust has been engaged to provide U.S. domestic
custody services to the Trust and its various portfolios pursuant to the terms
of a Domestic Custody Agreement dated as of February __, 2007 (the “Custody
Agreement”). The Trust, which is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), intends to issue with respect to its
portfolios listed on Exhibit
A
hereto
(each an “ETF Series”) an exchange-traded class of shares known as "ETF Shares.”
The ETF Shares shall be issued in bundles called “Creation Units” (hereinafter
defined). The Trust, on behalf of the ETF Series, shall issue and redeem ETF
Shares of each ETF Series only in Creation Units principally in kind for
portfolio securities of the particular ETF Series (“Deposit Securities”), as
more fully described in the current prospectus and statement of additional
information of the Trust, included in its registration statement on Form N-1A,
No811-21827; and as authorized under the Order of Exemption dated January 18,
2007 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release
No. 27664; File No. 812-13224. Only brokers or dealers that are “Authorized
Participants” (hereinafter defined) and that have entered into an Authorized
Participant Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
with the Distributor (hereinafter defined), acting on behalf of the Trust,
shall
be authorized to purchase and redeem ETF Shares in Creation Units from the
Trust. The Trust wishes to engage Bank to perform certain services on behalf
of
the Trust with respect to the purchase and redemption of ETF Shares, as the
Trust’s agent, namely: to provide transfer agent services for ETF Shares of each
ETF Series; to act as Index Receipt Agent (as such term is defined in the rules
of the National Securities Clearing Corporation) with respect to the settlement
of trade orders with Authorized Participants; and to provide custody services
under the terms of the Custody Agreement, as supplemented hereby, for the
settlement of purchases of Creation Units against Deposit Securities that shall
be delivered by Authorized Participants in exchange for ETF Shares and the
redemption of ETF Shares in Creation Units against the delivery of Redemption
Securities (hereinafter defined) of each ETF Series.
NOW
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premise and other good and valuable consideration the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trust and Bank
agree as follows:
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1. DEFINITIONS.
The
following terms as used in this Agreement shall have the meanings as set forth
below:
Agreement:
means
this Agency Services Agreement.
Authorized
Participant:
a broker
or dealer that is a DTC member and that has executed an Authorized Participant
Agreement with the Distributor for the purchase and redemption of Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participant Agreement:
the
agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, between the
Distributor, on behalf of the Trust, and a broker or dealer that is a DTC member
governing the purchase and redemption of Creation Units.
Authorized
Person: means
any
person who has been designated by written notice from the Trust (or by any
agent
designated by the Trust, including, without limitation, an investment manager),
to act on behalf of Trust hereunder. Such persons will continue to be Authorized
Persons until such time as Bank receives Instructions from the Trust (or its
agent) that any such person is no longer an Authorized Person.
Bank:
as the
context requires means JPMorgan Chase Bank in its capacity as Transfer Agent,
Index Receipt Agent or Custodian for the Trust.
Bank
Indemnitees: means
the
Bank, and its nominees, directors, officers, employees and agents.
Balancing
Amount: means
an
amount of cash equal to the difference between the net asset value of a Creation
Unit and the market value of the Deposit Securities (in the case of a purchase)
or the market value of the Redemption Securities (in the case of a redemption).
For purchases of Creation Units, if the Balancing Amount is a positive number,
then it will be an amount that is payable to the ETF Series by the Authorized
Participant and if the Balancing Amount is a negative number, then it will
be an
amount that is payable by the ETF Series to the Authorized Participant. For
redemptions of Creation Units, if the Balancing Amount is a positive number,
then it will be an amount that is payable by the ETF Series to the Authorized
Participant and if the Balancing Amount is a negative number, then it will
be an
amount that is payable to the ETF Series by the Authorized Participant.
Cash
Component:
means an
amount of cash consisting of the Balancing Amount and a Transaction
Fee.
Clearing
Process:
means
CNS, the NSCC clearing and settlement process for the purchase and redemption
of
Creation Units for securities in kind.
CNS:
means
the Continuous Net Settlement System of NSCC.
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Creation
Unit: means
a
large block of a specified number of ETF Shares, as specified in the ETF Series’
prospectus. A Creation Unit is the minimum number of ETF Shares that may be
created or redeemed at any one time.
Creation
Deposit:
means
the consideration for the purchase of a Creation Unit consisting of Deposit
Securities and the Balancing Amount.
Custody
Agreement:
means
the custody agreement entitled “Domestic Custody Agreement” between the Trust
and Bank and dated
February ,
2007 as it may be amended.
Custodian:
means
Bank acting in the capacity as securities custodian for the Trust.
Deposit
Securities:
means
the designated basket of securities that must be tendered to a ETF Series by
an
Authorized Participant to purchase one or more Creation Units of that ETF
Series' ETF Shares.
Distributor:
means
the party identified as distributor in the Trust prospectus, that signs the
Authorized Participant Agreement on behalf of the Trust.
DTC:
means
The Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under
the law of the State of New York.
DTC
Participant: means
a
“participant” as such term is defined in the rules of DTC.
DTC
Participant Account:
means an
“account” as such term is defined in the rules of DTC.
ETF
Series:
means
the series of the Trust that are listed on Exhibit A hereto, as amended from
time to time.
ETF
Shares: means
the
shares of each ETF Series.
Index
Receipt Agent:
means
Bank acting in the capacity as “index receipt agent,” as such term is defined in
the rules of NSCC, for the Trust.
Instructions:
means
instructions which: (i) contain all necessary information required by Bank
to
enable Bank to carry out the Instructions; (ii) are received by Bank in writing
or via Bank’s electronic instruction system, SWIFT, telephone, tested telex,
facsimile or such other methods as are for the time being agreed by the Trust
(or an Authorized Person) and Bank; and (iii) Bank believes in good faith have
been given by an Authorized Person or are transmitted with proper testing or
authentication pursuant to terms and conditions which Bank may
specify.
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Liabilities: means
any
liabilities,
losses, claims, costs, damages, penalties, fines, obligations, or expenses
of
any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’,
accountants’, consultants’ or experts’ fees and disbursements).
NSCC:
National
Securities Clearing Corporation, a clearing agency that is registered with
the
SEC.
Outside
the Clearing Process:
means
processing purchase and redemption orders concerning Creation Units and Deposit
Securities and Redemption Securities for settlement exclusively through DTC
or,
when the settlement is not DTC eligible, as a window delivery to the offices
of
the Custodian.
Redemption
Securities:
means
the designated basket of securities provided by the Trust to an Authorized
Participant redeeming a Creation Unit. On any given day, the Redemption
Securities may or may not be identical to the Deposit Securities.
SEC:
means
the Securities
and Exchange Commission
Shareholder:
means
DTC or its nominee. A single global certificate for each ETF Series will be
issued in the name of DTC or its nominee. DTC or its nominee shall be the sole
registered holder of ETF Shares of each ETF Series.
Transaction
Fee:
means a
transaction fee imposed by the Trust and payable by the Authorized Participant
in connection with the purchase or redemption of Creation Units.
Transfer
Agent:
means Bank acting in the capacity as transfer agent for the ETF Shares of each
ETF Series of the Trust.
Trust:
means
The
Exchange Traded Trust, a Delaware statutory trust and registered investment
company under the 1940 Act, as amended.
2. APPOINTMENT.
The
Trust hereby appoints Bank as the transfer agent and index receipt agent for
the
Trust to provide the services for the Trust, as described hereinafter, subject
to the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), on
the
terms set forth in this Agreement. Bank accepts such appointment and agrees
to
furnish the services herein set forth in return for the compensation as provided
in Section 6 of this Agreement.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
(a) Bank
represents and warrants to the Trust that:
(i) Bank
is a
corporation, duly organized and existing as a banking corporation under the
laws
of the State of New York;
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(ii)
Bank
is a
national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America;
(iii) Bank
is
duly qualified to carry on its business in the State of New York;
(iv) Bank
is
empowered under applicable laws and by its charter and by-laws to enter into
and
perform the services described in this Agreement;
(v) all
requisite corporate action has been taken to authorize Bank to enter into and
perform this Agreement;
(vi) Bank
has,
and shall continue to have, access to the facilities, personnel and equipment
required to fully perform its duties and obligations hereunder;
(vii) no
legal
or administrative proceedings have been instituted or threatened against Bank
which would impair Bank’s ability to perform its duties and obligations under
this Agreement; and
(viii) Bank’s
entrance into this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be in material
conflict with any other agreement or obligation of Bank or any law or regulation
applicable to Bank;
(b) The
Trust
represents and warrants to Bank that:
(i) the
Trust
is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware;
(ii) the
Trust
is empowered under applicable laws and by its charter document and by-laws
to
enter into and perform this Agreement;
(iii) all
requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize the Trust to enter into
and
perform this Agreement;
(iv) the
Trust
is an open-end management investment company properly registered under the
1940
Act;
(v) a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933
Act"), and the 1940 Act on Form N-1A has been filed and shall be effective
and
shall remain effective during the term of this Agreement, and all necessary
filings under the laws of the states shall have been made and shall be current
during the term of this Agreement;
(vi) no
legal
or administrative proceedings have been instituted or threatened which would
impair the Trust's ability to perform its duties and obligations under this
Agreement, other than as described in the Trust's registration
statement;
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(vii) the
Trust’s registration statement complies in all material respects with the 1933
Act and the 1940 Act (including the rules and regulations thereunder) and none
of the Trust’s prospectuses and/or statements of additional information contain
any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading; and
(viii) the
Trust's entrance into this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be
in
material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of the Trust or any
law
or regulation applicable to it.
4. DELIVERY
OF DOCUMENTS.
The
Trust
shall promptly furnish to Bank such copies, properly certified or authenticated,
of contracts, documents and other related information that Bank may request
or
require to properly discharge its duties. Such documents may include but are
not
limited to the following:
(i) Resolutions
of the Board of Trustees of the Trust authorizing the appointment of Bank to
provide certain services to the Trust;
(ii) the
Trust's charter documents;
(iii) the
Trust's by-laws;
(iv) the
Trust's Notification of Registration on Form N-8A under the 1940 Act as filed
with the SEC;
(v) the
Trust's registration statement including exhibits, as amended, on Form N-1A
(the
"Registration Statement") under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act, as filed with
the
SEC;
(vi) the
Trust’s application for an Order of Exemption with respect to the ETF Series and
ETF Shares, and the Order of Exemption of the SEC granting the relief requested
in the application;
(vii) opinions
of counsel regarding the Trust’s securities issuances and auditors’
reports;
(viii) the
Trust's prospectuses and statement of additional information relating to all
funds, series, portfolios and classes, as applicable, and all amendments and
supplements thereto (such Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information
and supplements thereto, as presently in effect and as from time to time
hereafter amended and supplemented (herein called the "Prospectuses");
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(ix) the
Trust’s current and ongoing annual and semi-annual reports; and
(x) such
other agreements as the Trust may enter into from time to time including
securities lending agreements, futures and commodities account agreements,
brokerage agreements and options agreements.
5. SERVICES
PROVIDED.
Bank
shall provide the following services subject to the control, direction and
supervision of the Board and its designated agents and in compliance with the
objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Trust’s Registration
Statement, charter document and by-laws; applicable laws and regulations; and
all resolutions and policies implemented by the Board:
(i) Transfer
Agency Services described in Schedule
A
to this
Agreement;
(ii) Index
Receipt Agent Services described in Schedule
B
to this
Agreement, and
(iii) such
other services in connection with ETF Shares as the parties may mutually agree
in writing.
6.
FEES
AND EXPENSES.
(a) As
compensation for the services rendered to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement
the Trust shall pay Bank the fees as set forth on Schedule
C
attached
hereto, or as may be agreed upon in writing from time to time, together with
Bank's reasonable out-of-pocket or incidental expenses, including, but not
limited to, legal fees. All fees and expenses are to be billed monthly (unless
another period is agreed upon) and shall be due and payable upon receipt of
the
invoice. Upon any termination of the provision of services under this Agreement
before the end of any month, the fee for the part of the month before such
termination shall be prorated according to the proportion which such part bears
to the full monthly period and shall be payable upon the date of such
termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the
Trust
to Bank shall only be paid out of assets and property of the particular ETF
Series involved.
(b) Bank
shall render, after the close of each month in which services have been
furnished, a statement reflecting all of the fees and expenses for such month
(or other agreed upon billing period). Fees and expenses remaining unpaid after
thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the statement (with the exception
of specific amounts which may be contested in good faith by the Trust) shall
bear interest, from the date of the statement to the date of repayment to Bank
by the Trust, at the Federal Funds Rate + 200 basis points (and computed based
on a 360 day year) and all costs and expenses of effecting collection of any
such sums, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Trust
to
Bank.
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(c) In
the
event that the Trust is more than sixty (60) days delinquent in payments of
monthly xxxxxxxx in connection with this Agreement (with the exception of
specific amounts which may be contested in good faith by the Trust), this
Agreement may be terminated by Bank upon thirty (30) days' written notice to
the
Trust. The Trust must notify Bank in writing of any disputed amounts within
thirty (30) days of its receipt of the billing for such amounts. Amounts
disputed in good faith are not due and payable while they are being
investigated.
7. INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) The
Trust
authorizes Bank to accept and act upon any Instructions received by it without
inquiry. The Trust will indemnify Bank Indemnitees, and hold each of them
harmless from, any Liabilities that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against Bank Indemnitees as a result of any action or omission taken in reliance
on Instructions and absent Bank’s negligent execution of that Instruction or its
bad faith or willful misconduct. Further, it is understood that the Bank shall
not be negligent and the Bank Indemnities shall be eligible for the foregoing
indemnification whenever the Bank properly executes an Instruction, regardless
of the contents of the Instruction.
(b) Unless
otherwise expressly provided, all Instructions shall continue in full force
and
effect until canceled or suspended.
(c) Bank
may
(in its sole discretion and without affecting any part of this Section 7) seek
clarification or confirmation of an Instruction from an Authorized Person and
may decline to act upon the Instruction if it does not receive clarification
or
confirmation satisfactory to it. Bank shall not be liable for any loss arising
from any delay while it seeks such clarification or confirmation.
8. LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Bank
shall use reasonable care in performing its duties under this Agreement. Bank
shall not be in violation of this Agreement with respect to any matter as to
which it has satisfied its duty of reasonable care.
(b) Bank
shall be liable to the Trust for its direct damages, to the extent they result
from Bank's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in performing its duties
as set out in this Agreement. Nevertheless, under no circumstances shall Bank
be
liable for any special or consequential damages of any form, whether or not
foreseeable and regardless of the type of action in which such a claim may
be
brought.
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(c) Without
limiting subsections (a) and (b) above, Bank shall not be responsible for,
and
the Trust shall indemnify and hold Bank, its officers, employees and agents
harmless from and against, any and all Liabilities, incurred by Bank, any of
its
officers, employees or agents in the performance of its/their duties hereunder,
including but not limited to those arising out of or attributable
to:
(i) any
and
all actions of Bank or its officers, employees or agents required to be taken
pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) the
reasonable reliance on or use by Bank or its officers, employees or agents
of
information, records, or documents which are received by Bank or its officers,
employees or agents and furnished to it or them by or on behalf of the Trust,
and which have been prepared or maintained by the Trust or any third party
on
behalf of the Trust;
(iii) the
Trust’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or the
Trust's lack of good faith, or its actions, or lack thereof, involving
negligence or willful misconduct;
(iv) the
reliance by Bank on telephone or other electronic Instructions of any person
acting on behalf of the Trust or an investor for which telephone or other
electronic services have been authorized, except when Bank fails to use
reasonable care in complying with applicable procedures in relying on such
Instructions;
(vi) the
reliance by Bank, its officers, employees or agents on any share certificates
which are reasonably believed to bear the proper manual or facsimile signature
of an officer or agent of the Trust;
(vii) any
delays, inaccuracies, errors in or omissions from information or data provided
to Bank by unaffiliated data, corporate action or pricing services, depositories
or clearing systems, or securities brokers or dealers;
(viii) the
offer
or sale of ETF Shares in violation of any requirement under the Federal
securities laws or regulations or the securities laws or regulations of any
state, or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by
any
Federal agency or any state agency with respect to the offer or sale of such
shares in such state (1) resulting from activities, actions, or omissions by
the
Trust or its other service providers and agents, or (2) existing or arising
out
of activities, actions or omissions by or on behalf of the Trust prior to the
effective date of this Agreement;
(ix) any
failure of the Trust’s registration statement to comply with the 1933 Act and
the 1940 Act (including the rules and regulations thereunder) and any other
applicable laws, or any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of
a
material fact necessary to make any statement therein not
misleading;
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(x) the
actions taken by the Trust, the Distributor or by the Trust’s investment
advisers in compliance with applicable securities, tax, commodities and other
laws, rules and regulations, or the failure to so comply; and
(xi) all
actions, omissions, or errors caused by third parties to whom Bank or the Trust
have assigned any rights and/or delegated any duties under this Agreement at
the
request of or as required by the Trust or the Distributor, or by the Trust’s
investment advisers.
(d) In
the
event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or power supplies
beyond its control, Bank shall take all reasonable steps to minimize service
interruptions for any period that such interruption continues beyond Bank's
control. Bank will make every reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged
data and correct any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense
of
Bank. Bank agrees that it shall, at all times, have reasonable contingency
plans
with appropriate parties, making reasonable provision for emergency use of
electrical data processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is
available. Bank, in its good faith, believes that such plans and provisions
are
appropriate for the complexity and scope of its activities. Upon the Trust’s
request, Bank will make a presentation discussing its disaster recovery plan.
Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to inspect Bank's regular
operating premises where it provides services under this Agreement at any time
during regular business hours of Bank, upon reasonable notice to Bank.
Inspection of any contingency sites shall be at Bank’s discretion. Any such
review shall be subject to confidentiality of the information and locations
disclosed to Trust representatives.
Notwithstanding
the above, Bank reserves the right to reprocess and correct administrative
errors at its own expense.
(e) The
Trust
shall defend Bank or, at Trust’s option, settle any claim, demand or cause of
action, whether groundless or otherwise, that ETF Shares or any of the services
provided herein for the Trust infringes on, violates or misappropriates any
patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary right,
and
shall indemnify and hold harmless Bank, its officers, employees and agents
against all Liabilities, including court
and
settlement costs incurred by Bank or any of them as a result of or relating
to
such claim, demand or cause of action (“Third Party Claim”). Bank shall notify
the Trust in writing of any such Third Party Claim, and give the Trust all
reasonably necessary information and assistance to defend or settle such Third
Party Claim. Bank, at its own cost, may participate in the defense or settlement
of the Third Party Claim.
(f) This
Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, regardless of the
party that terminated the Agreement or the reason therefor.
9. PROPRIETARY
AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Bank
agrees on behalf of itself and any
of
its officers, employees or agents
to treat
confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust all transfer agent
records and other information relative to the Trust and not to use such records
and information for any purpose other than the performance of its
responsibilities and duties hereunder, and as required by law or regulation,
except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where Bank
may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply
after being requested to divulge such information by duly constituted
authorities, or when so requested by the Trust.
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10.
ANTI-MONEY
LAUNDERING PROGRAM.
(a) Bank,
has
established pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act, and other U.S. laws and
regulations applicable to it, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs,
including but not limited to: (1) the development of internal policies,
procedures, and controls; (2) the designation of a compliance officer; (3)
the
implementation of ongoing employee training programs; and (4) the creation
of an
independent audit function to test such programs.
(b)
Bank
has
a customer identification program (CIP) consistent with the rules under section
326 of the USA Patriot Act and application of such program in respect of the
services under this Agency Services Agreement shall be limited to the review
of
the Trust as a customer of Bank. DTC is exempt from CIP requirements.
(c) To
the
extent that Bank is required to effect currency transactions related to the
services under this Agency Services Agreement, Bank, in respect of those
transactions, will (1) file all necessary anti-money laundering reports
including, but not limited to, currency transaction reports and suspicious
activity reports, and (2) screen all new and existing customers against the
Office of Foreign Asset Control list and any other government list that is
or
becomes required under the USA Patriot Act, and (3) allow appropriate regulators
to examine its anti-money laundering books and records.
(d) Bank
agrees that upon the Trust’s request, but no more frequently than annually, to
provide the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer with an assurance letter regarding
compliance with Bank’s AML programs.
(e) The
Trust
has established pursuant to the USA Patriot Act and other U.S. laws and
regulations applicable to it, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs,
including but not limited to: (1) the development of internal policies,
procedures, and controls; (2) the designation of a compliance officer; (3)
the
implementation of ongoing employee training programs; and (4) the creation
of an
independent audit function to test such programs; (5) a customer identification
program consistent with the rules under section 326 of the USA Patriot Act;
(6)
filing of all necessary anti-money laundering reports including, but not limited
to, currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, (7) screening
all new and existing customers against the Office of Foreign Asset Control
list
and any other government list that is or becomes required under the USA Patriot
Act, and (8) allows for appropriate regulators to examine its anti-money
laundering books and records. The Trust further agrees to provide upon Bank’s
request, but no more frequently than annually, the Trust’s Chief Compliance
Officer’s assurance letter regarding compliance with Trust’s AML programs. It is
understood that the Trust may retain one or more service providers to implement
the foregoing requirements on its behalf.
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11.
TERM.
This
Agreement shall become effective on the date first herein-above written. The
Agreement may be modified or amended from time to time by mutual agreement
between the parties hereto. This Agreement shall continue in effect until
terminated by either party on at least 120 days prior written notice to the
other party. The terminating party in its notice to the other party shall
specify the date of termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Trust
shall pay to Bank such compensation and any reasonable out-of-pocket or other
reimbursable expenses which may become due or payable under the terms of this
Agreement as of the date of termination or the date that the provision of
services ceases, whichever is later.
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DUTIES
IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION. In
the
event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of Bank’s duties
or responsibilities hereunder is designated by the Trust by written notice
to
Bank, Bank will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of the Trust,
transfer to such successor all relevant books, records, correspondence, and
other data established or maintained by the Bank under this Agreement in a
form
reasonably acceptable to the Trust, and will cooperate in the transfer of such
duties and responsibilities, including provisions for assistance from Bank’s
personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by such
successor.
13. NOTICES.
Any
notice required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
effective on the date of personal delivery (by private messenger, courier
service or otherwise) or upon confirmed receipt of telex or facsimile, whichever
occurs first, or upon receipt if by mail to the parties at the following address
(or such other address as a party may specify by notice to the
other):
If to the Trust:
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Xxxxxxx Exchange Traded
Trust
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Telephone:
Fax:
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If to Bank in its capacity as Transfer Agent to: | ||
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
1
JPMorgan Intl Plaza/11
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
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If
to Bank in its capacity as Index
Receipt Agent
to:
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
0
XxxxxXxxx Xxxxxx 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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If
to
Bank in its capacity as Custodian,
as
provided for in the Custody Agreement.
14. WAIVER.
The
failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement
on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver nor shall it deprive such
party
of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any
term
of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing signed by the waiving
party.
15. FORCE
MAJEURE.
Bank
shall maintain and update from time to time business continuation and disaster
recovery procedures with respect to its Transfer Agent, Index Receipt Agent
and
domestic custody business that it determines from time to time meet reasonable
commercial standards. Neither party will have any liability, however, for any
damage, loss or expense of any nature that may be suffered or incurred, caused
by an act of God, fire, flood, civil or labor disturbance, war, terrorism,
act
of any governmental authority or other act or threat of any authority (de jure
or de facto), legal constraint, fraud or forgery (except to the extent that
such
fraud or forgery is attributed to Bank or to Bank’s employees), malfunction of
equipment or software (except to the extent such malfunction is primarily
attributable to Bank’s negligence in maintaining the equipment or software),
failure of or the effect of rules or operations of any external funds transfer
system, inability to obtain or interruption of external communications
facilities, or any cause beyond the reasonable control of either party
(including without limitation, the non-availability of appropriate foreign
exchange). However, that in the event of a failure or delay, Bank (i) shall
not
discriminate against the Trust in favor of any other customer of Bank in making
computer time and personnel available to input of process the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) shall use its best efforts to
ameliorate the effects of any such failure or delay. (Each such event
hereinbefore described a “Force Majeure”). If, as a result of a Force Majeure,
Bank is rendered unable, in whole or in part, to carry out its obligations
under
this Agreement (including, without limitation, the payment of money) then the
obligations of Bank, so far as and to the extent that the obligations are
affected by such Force Majeure, shall be suspended during the continuation
of
any inability so caused. Bank shall use reasonable efforts to resume service
and
mitigate loss to the Trust through implementation of its disaster recovery
and
business continuation plan. Bank shall promptly notify the Trust of a Force
Majeure that may affect services provided to the Trust under this
Agreement.
Whenever
a Force Majeure causes Bank to allocate limited resources between or among
Bank’s customers, the Trust shall receive no less priority treatment than is
accorded to other similarly situated customers of Bank, with respect to such
allocation.
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16. AMENDMENTS.
This
Agreement may be modified or amended from time to time by mutual written
agreement between the parties. No provision of this Agreement may be changed,
discharged, or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed
by
the party against which enforcement of the change, discharge or termination
is
sought.
17. ASSIGNMENT. This
Agreement will be binding on each of the parties’ successors and assigns, but
the parties agree that neither party can assign its rights and obligations
under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
18. SEVERABILITY.
If any
provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the balance of the
Agreement shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any
person or circumstance it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other
persons and circumstances.
19.
GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION.
This
Agreement shall be construed, regulated, and administered under the laws of
the
United States, including, but not limited to, any rule, regulation, law or
order
of the SEC, or State of New York, as applicable, without regard to New York’s
principles regarding conflict of laws. The United States District Court for
the
Southern District of New York shall have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction
over any lawsuit or other judicial proceeding relating to or arising from this
Agreement. If that court lacks federal subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, New York County shall have sole and exclusive
jurisdiction. Either of these courts shall have proper venue for any such
lawsuit or judicial proceeding, and the parties waive any objection to venue
or
their convenience as a forum. The parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction
of
either of the courts specified and to accept service of process to vest personal
jurisdiction over them in such courts. The parties further hereby knowingly,
voluntarily and intentionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any right to a trial by jury with respect to any such lawsuit
or
judicial proceeding arising or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
20. USE
OF BANK NAME. The
Trust
shall not use Bank’s name, in a manner not approved by Bank in writing prior to
such use, in any offering material, shareholder report, advertisement or other
material relating to the Trust, other than for the purpose of merely identifying
and describing the functions of Bank hereunder; provided, however, that Bank
shall consent to all uses of its name required by the SEC, any state securities
commission, or any federal or state regulatory authority; and provided, further,
that in no case shall such approval be unreasonably withheld.
21.
COUNTERPARTS.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts each of which shall be an original
and
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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22.
HEADINGS.
Headings
are for convenience only and are not intended to affect interpretation.
References to sections are to sections of this Agreement and references to
sub-sections and paragraphs are to sub-sections of the sections and paragraphs
of the sub-sections in which they appear.
23. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT. This
Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and also including the Custody
Agreement to the extent custody services are provided in conjunction with Index
Receipt Agent services for ETF Shares, sets out the entire Agreement between
the
parties in connection with the subject matter, and this Agreement supersedes
any
other agreement, statement, or representation relating to the services provided
herein for ETF Shares, whether oral or written.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers
designated below as of the date first written above.
XXXXXXX EXCHANGE TRADED TRUST | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: President |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SCHEDULE
A
TRANSFER
AGENCY SERVICES
FOR
ETF SERIES
Following
are the transfer agent services that shall be provided by Bank for the Trust
in
its capacity as Transfer Agent for each ETF Series.
A. |
Issuance
and Redemption of ETF Shares of each ETF
Series.
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1. Pursuant
to such purchase orders that Index Receipt Agent shall receive from the Trust
or
its agent, Transfer Agent shall register the appropriate number of book entry
only ETF Shares in the name of DTC or its nominee as the sole shareholder (the
“Shareholder”) for each ETF Series and deliver the shares of the applicable ETF
Series in Creation Units on the business day next following the trade date
(T+1)
to the DTC Participant Account of the Custodian for settlement. It is understood
and agreed that Bank, in its capacity as Transfer Agent, Index Receipt Agent
or
Custodian, shall not be responsible for determining whether any order, if
accepted, shall result in the depositor of the Creation Deposit owning or
appearing to own eighty percent (80%) or more of the outstanding ETF Shares
of
such ETF Series.
2. Pursuant
to such redemption orders that Index Receipt Agent shall receive from the
Distributor on behalf of the Trust or other designated agent of the Trust,
Transfer Agent shall redeem the appropriate number of ETF Shares of the
applicable ETF Series in Creation Units that are delivered to the designated
DTC
Participant Account of Custodian for redemption and debit such shares from
the
account of the Shareholder on the register of the applicable ETF
Series.
3. Transfer
Agent shall issue ETF Shares of the applicable ETF Series
in
Creation Units for settlement with purchasers through DTC as the purchaser
is
authorized to receive. Beneficial ownership of ETF Shares shall be shown on
the
records of DTC and DTC Participants and not on any records maintained by the
Transfer Agent. In issuing ETF Shares of the applicable ETF Series
through DTC to a purchaser, Transfer Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the
latest Instructions that are received from the Trust or its agent by the Index
Receipt Agent (as set forth in Schedule B, Section A. Subsection 3(b) of this
Agreement) concerning the issuance and delivery of such shares for
settlement.
4. Transfer
Agent shall not issue any ETF Shares for a particular ETF Series where it has
received an Instruction from the Trust or written notification from any federal
or state authority that the sale of the ETF Shares of such ETF Series has been
suspended or discontinued, and Transfer Agent shall be entitled to rely upon
such Instructions or written notification.
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5. Upon
the
issuance of ETF Shares of any ETF Series as provided herein, Transfer Agent
shall not be responsible for the payment of any original issue or other taxes,
if any, required to be paid by the Trust in connection with such
issuance.
6. ETF
Shares of any ETF Series may be redeemed in accordance with the procedures
set
forth in the Prospectus of the Trust and in the Authorized Participant Agreement
and Bank shall duly process all redemption requests.
B.
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Payment
of Dividends and Distributions on ETF Shares of each ETF
Series.
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1. Bank
shall prepare
and make payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Trust on
behalf of the ETF Series, after deducting any amount required to be withheld
by
any applicable laws, rules and regulations.
2. The
Trust
or its designated agent shall promptly notify both the Custodian and the
Transfer Agent of the declaration of any dividend or distribution in respect
of
each ETF Series. The Trust shall furnish to Bank a statement signed by an
Authorized Person: (i) indicating that dividends have been declared on a
specific periodic basis and Instructions specifying the date of the declaration
of such dividend or distribution, the date of payment thereof, the record date
as of which the Shareholder shall be entitled to payment, the total amount
payable to the Shareholder and the total amount payable to Bank as Transfer
Agent on the payment date; or (ii) setting forth the date of the declaration
of
any dividend or distribution by ETF Series, the date of payment thereof, the
record date as of which the Shareholder is entitled to payment, and the amount
payable per share to the Shareholder as of that date and the total amount
payable to Transfer Agent on the payment date. The Trust’s Board of Trustees
shall approve the Authorized Persons to provide such information to
Bank.
3. Upon
its
receipt from the Trust of the information set forth in Subsection 2 immediately
above, the Transfer Agent, based upon the amount of ETF Shares outstanding
on
its books and records, shall calculate the total dollar amount of the dividend
or distribution on each ETF Series and notify the Trust of this amount. The
Trust shall verify this total dollar amount as calculated by the Transfer Agent.
Provided the Trust is in agreement with the Transfer Agent, the Trust shall
instruct the Custodian to place in a dividend disbursing account maintained
by
the Transfer Agent funds equal to the total cash amount of the dividend or
distribution to be paid out in respect of each ETF Series. Should Custodian
determine that it does not have sufficient cash in the Custody Account to pay
the total amount of the dividend or distribution to the Transfer Agent,
Custodian shall advise the Trust and the Trust shall either adjust the rate
of
the dividend or distribution or provide additional cash to Custodian for credit
to the dividend disbursing account maintained by Transfer Agent. The Transfer
Agent shall credit such dividend or distribution to the account of the
Shareholder.
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4. Should
Transfer Agent not receive from Custodian sufficient cash to make payment as
provided in the immediately preceding Subsection, Transfer Agent or Custodian
shall notify the Trust, and Transfer Agent shall withhold payment to the
Shareholder until sufficient cash is provided to Bank and Bank shall not be
liable for any claim arising out of such withholding.
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Recordkeeping.
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1. Bank
shall create and maintain such records in accordance with laws, rules and
regulations applicable to Bank as a registered transfer agent, including, but
not limited to, Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. All records
shall be available for inspection and use by the Trust. Bank shall maintain
such
records for the periods required under Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder.
2. Upon
reasonable request by the Trust, Bank shall make available during regular
business hours all records and other data created and maintained by Bank as
Transfer Agent for reasonable audit and inspection by the Trust, or any person
retained by the Trust.
3. Federal
examiners shall have access to information and records relating to anti-money
laundering activities performed by Bank hereunder and Bank consents to any
inspection authorized by law or regulation in connection thereof.
4. Bank
shall record
the issuance of ETF Shares of each ETF Series and maintain, pursuant to Rule
17Ad-10(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a record
of
the total number of ETF Shares of each ETF Series that are authorized, based
upon data provided to Bank by the Trust or the ETF Series, issued and
outstanding. Also, Bank shall provide the Trust on a regular basis with the
total number of ETF Shares authorized, issued and outstanding with respect
to
each ETF Series but shall not be responsible for, when recording the issuance
of
ETF Shares, monitoring the issuance of such shares or compliance with any laws
relating to the validity of the issuance or the legality of the sale of such
shares.
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Establish
Procedures.
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Procedures
applicable to the transfer agent services to be performed hereunder may be
established from time to time by agreement between the Trust and Bank. Subject
to approval by the Trust, Bank shall have the right to utilize any shareholder
accounting and record-keeping systems that, in its opinion, enables it to
perform any services to be performed hereunder.
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SCHEDULE
B
INDEX
RECEIPT AGENT SERVICES
AND
RELATED CUSTODY SERVICES FOR ETF SERIES
Following
are the Index Receipt Agent services that shall be provided by Bank for the
Trust in respect of each Fund and their respective ETF Series. Bank shall
perform these services as Index Receipt Agent in conjunction with the custody
services that are currently provided by Bank, as Custodian, to each Fund under
the terms of the Custody Agreement. Bank shall be entitled to all the protective
provisions in the Custody Agreement with respect to its duties and its
performance as Index Receipt Agent and Custodian for the settlement of purchases
and redemptions of Creation Units of each ETF Series. If there are any
inconsistencies between the terms of the Custody Agreement and the terms herein
with respect to processing, clearance and the settlement of purchase and
redemption orders for ETF Shares of each ETF Series, the terms herein shall
govern.
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Index
Receipt Agent Services.
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1. Bank,
with the assistance of the Trust, shall make application to NSCC to be the
Index
Receipt Agent on behalf of the Trust and each ETF Series for the processing,
clearance and the settlement of purchase and redemption orders for ETF Shares
of
each ETF Series and Creation Deposits through the facilities of NSCC and
DTC.
2. The
Distributor, on behalf of the Trust, shall enter into an Authorized Participant
Agreement in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
with each Authorized Participant, which Bank, in its capacity as Index Receipt
Agent, shall acknowledge.
3. In
connection with the procedures that may be established from time to time between
Bank and the Trust on behalf of each ETF Series for the processing, clearance
and settlement of the purchase and redemption of Creation Units through the
Clearing Process1 ,
Bank
shall:
(a) receive
from the Distributor daily, a computer generated file that is in form and
substance acceptable to NSCC containing a list of the Deposit Securities for
each ETF Series, the Balancing Amount and the Transaction Fee, and transmit
the
file as received from the Distributor to NSCC;
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NSCC
requires that the Index Receipt Agent deliver daily to NCSS by the NSCC
deadline, a single file of all transaction and fund composition information
for
all exchange traded fund accounts for whom Bank acts as Index Receipt Agent.
Should a distributor for an exchange traded fund served by Bank as Index
Receipt
Agent fail to deliver timely to Bank the required information, Bank will
submit
to NSCC to meet the NSCC deadline only those trade files timely received
from
distributors.
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(b) receive
from the Distributor on each trade date a computer generated file that is in
form and substance acceptable to NSCC and that contains purchase orders from
Authorized Participants that have been received and accepted by the Distributor
on behalf of the Trust and each ETF Series, for the purchase of Creation Units
against delivery of Deposit Securities and a Cash Component; transmit the file
of purchase orders as received from the Distributor to NSCC; receive back from
NSCC the file of purchase orders enhanced with NSCC generated prices for the
Deposit Securities contained in the file and deliver the enhanced file to
Custodian for settlement; and, pursuant to such purchase orders, instruct the
Transfer Agent to issue the appropriate number of ETF Shares of the applicable
ETF Series for deposit to the Custodian’s DTC Participant Account;
(c) receive
from the Distributor on each trade date a computer generated file that is in
form and substance acceptable to NSCC and that contains redemption orders from
Authorized Participants that have been received and accepted by the Distributor
on behalf of the Trust for each Fund; transmit the file of redemption orders
as
received from the Distributor to NSCC; receive back from NSCC the file of
redemption orders enhanced with NSCC generated prices for the Redemption
Securities that are in the file and deliver the enhanced file to Custodian
for
settlement; and, pursuant to such redemption orders, instruct the Transfer
Agent
to redeem the appropriate number of ETF Shares of the applicable ETF Series
in
Creation Units and reduce the account of the Shareholder accordingly;
and
(d) at
the
appropriate times, cause to be paid over to Authorized Participants Balancing
Amounts on the purchase or redemption of Creation Units, as instructed by the
Distributor or the Trust on behalf of each ETF Series.
4. At
such
time as NSCC is prepared to accept customized baskets of Deposit Securities
or
Redemption Securities, receive from the Distributor, from time to time, a
computer generated file similar in form and content to the file described in
Subsection 3(a) above but containing a customized basket of Deposit Securities
or Redemption Securities with respect to one or more of the ETF Series, and
transmit the file as received from the Distributor to NSCC.
5. The
Trust
understands and agrees that all risk associated with the processing, clearance
and settlement of the purchase and redemption of ETF Shares, Deposit Securities
and Redemption Securities and cash through the Clearing Process shall be that
of
the Trust and each ETF Series irrespective of whether in effecting such
purchases and redemptions for the Trust on behalf of each ETF Series through
the
Clearing Process, Bank, as a member of NSCC, is acting as principal or as agent;
and, in respect hereof, the Trust and each ETF Series, shall be bound by all
the
rules and procedures of NSCC and DTC as though it were the member or participant
of such clearing and settlement systems.
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B. |
Outside
the Clearing Process.
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1. The
following transactions shall be handled Outside the Clearing
Process:
(i)
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any
purchase or redemption of Creation Units that the Trust, its Distributor
or another authorized agent shall instruct Bank to settle Outside
the
Clearing Process; and
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(ii)
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any
security issue that is part of a Creation Deposit or redemption of
Creation Units and that according to NSCC rules is deemed to be ineligible
for the Clearing Process, including securities that are not eligible
to be
settled through DTC.
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2. All
such
transactions shall be effected by Bank on a delivery versus payment and receive
versus payment basis through DTC and according to DTC’s rules, and the Trust or
the ETF Series shall provide to Bank the information and terms that are
necessary to settle each transaction, including the cash value of each security
settlement, unless the Trust or the ETF Series Instruction is that delivery
is
to be made free of payment; provided, however, that any security that is not
DTC
eligible shall be settled as a window delivery pursuant to street practice.
All
such transactions shall be effected by Bank as Custodian and subject to the
terms of the Custody Agreement.
C. |
Settlement
of Cash Component.
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Any
Cash
Component to a particular transaction shall be handled over the funds transfer
wire (Fedwire) or as part of Bank’s overall daily net cash settlement at
DTC.
D. |
Creation
Deposits through the Clearing Process: Allocation of Fails; Posting
of
Accounts.
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1. The
Trust
recognizes that fails to receive (including partial fails) may occur from time
to time with respect to one or more of the security issues in a basket of
Deposit Securities settled through the Clearing Process. The Trust acknowledges
and agrees that, whenever a fail to receive shall occur on a settlement date,
Bank shall book to a single control account maintained for all funds for which
Bank provides Index Receipt Agent services (the “Control Account”), the quantity
of the security that it failed to receive (each such fail a “short receive
position”) and the cash value of that short position that it receives from NSCC
(and that NSCC, pursuant to its rules, marks to market daily) pending
settlement. Bank shall not post to any ETF Series account any cash that it
receives from NSCC on a short receive position pending settlement.
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2. Bank
shall make available to the Trust a daily listing of all short receive positions
that are in the Control Account and that relate to any ETF Series. Bank will
allocate daily, on a pro-rata or other basis deemed by it to be fair and
equitable, short receive positions in the same security that is common to the
securities accounts of such ETF Series and to the securities accounts of such
other funds for whom Bank is acting as Index Receipt Agent. The Trust agrees
that any such allocation shall be conclusive on the Trust and the affected
ETF
Series. When the Deposit Securities that are subject of the short receive
positions are received by Bank, they will be credited by Bank on a FIFO basis
to
the custody accounts of the applicable funds. Bank shall not process a
securities transaction in a security having a short receive position in the
Control Account to the extent the Trust does not have a sufficient quantity
of
that security in its ETF Series accounts with Bank to settle the transaction.
Custodian shall post Deposit Securities to the applicable ETF Series custody
accounts on a contractual settlement basis pursuant to the terms of the Custody
Agreement.
3.
Should
a
short receive position in a security remain in the Control Account for two
(2)
or more NSCC business days, Bank may elect to exercise NSCC’s buy-in rules with
respect to that short position. If an ETF Series needs to sell a short security
in its account, the Trust may request that Bank exercise a buy-in of the short
security under applicable NSCC rules.
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Redemptions
through the Clearing Process: Delivery Fails; Posting of
Cash.
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1. The
Trust
recognizes that on the redemption of Creation Units of an ETF Series through
the
Clearing Process Bank, on behalf of the applicable ETF Series, is obligated
to
deliver to NSCC on the settlement date the required type and amount of
Redemption Securities to redeem the Creation Units of the applicable ETF Series.
It shall be the responsibility of the Trust and each ETF Series to maintain
in
the custody account the required type and amount of Redemption Securities for
the redemption of Creation Units of each ETF Series. Should the custody account
of an ETF Series for any reason (for
example,
through
the Trust’s participation in a securities lending program on behalf of the ETF
Series) have a short position in respect of any of the securities issues
comprising the basket of Redemption Securities (a “short delivery position”)
with the result that, on settlement date, Bank is unable to deliver a sufficient
quantity of the Redemption Securities to NSCC, the Trust acknowledges that
Bank
shall be obligated under NSCC’s rules to fund the short delivery position with
cash pending delivery of the quantity of securities needed to cover the short
delivery position. Bank shall be entitled to charge to the account of the
applicable ETF Series the amount of cash needed to cover the short delivery
position. In the event that Bank advances its own funds to cover an ETF Series
short delivery position, Bank, in its discretion, may charge the applicable
ETF
Series interest on the amount of the advance at the rate that Bank charges
for
advances of a similar nature to similar customers of Bank, unless Bank and
the
Trust have mutually agreed in writing upon another rate.
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2. In
the
event that Bank shall have advanced its own funds to cover a short delivery
position at NSCC for an ETF Series, Bank shall have, to the extent of the amount
of the advance, a security interest in the securities that remain in the ETF
Series custody account and Bank shall have all the rights and remedies of a
secured party under the New York Uniform Commercial Code. Nothing herein or
in
the Custody Agreement shall be construed to mandate that Bank, acting as Index
Receipt Agent for the Trust and each ETF Series, effect redemptions of Creation
Units where Bank, acting in good faith, believes that it may not be repaid
an
advance by the Trust or the ETF Series or otherwise not receive from the ETF
Series delivery of the Redemption Securities that are the subject of a short
delivery position.
F. |
Establish
Procedures.
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The
Trust
and Bank, from time to time, may establish written procedures for the processing
and settlement and related activities effected for ETF Shares of each ETF Series
through the Clearing Process and Outside the Clearing Process.
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SCHEDULE
C
FEES
Product
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Fee
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Administration
Fee
Transaction
Fee
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$35,000
per annum
$1,000
per create/redeem2
2
Authorized
Participant fee; net create/redeem per account per
broker
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EXHIBIT
A
LIST
OF ETF SERIES
1.
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Exchange Traded Trust NYSE Arca Tech 100 ETF
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT
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