AGREEMENT AMONG JOINTLY INSURED PARTIES Joint Fidelity Bond
Exhibit
A
AGREEMENT
AMONG JOINTLY INSURED PARTIES
This
Agreement Among Jointly Insured Parties (the “Agreement”) is made as of August
19, 2009 by and among SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust,
SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI
Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI
Alpha Strategy Portfolios, L.P., SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Structured
Credit Fund, L.P., The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle
Fund II (f/k/a The Arbor Fund), Xxxxxx Street Funds, CNI Charter Funds, Causeway
Capital Management Trust, Oak Associates Funds, The Arbitrage Fund (each a
“Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), SEI Investments Management Corp., SEI
Investments Distribution Co., SEI Global Services, Inc. and SEI Investments
Global Funds Services (each as an “SEI Service Entity” and collectively, the
“SEI Service Entities”) (the Funds and the SEI Service Entities are collectively
referred to as the “Insureds”).
WHEREAS, the Insureds desire to be
named as joint insureds under a Joint Insured Fidelity Bond with a term from
August 19, 2009 to August 19, 2010 (the “Bond”); and
WHEREAS, the Insureds desire to
establish (i) criteria by which recoveries under the Bond shall be allocated
among the Insureds in compliance with Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), and (ii) the basis on which additional
investment companies may be added as named Insureds under the Bond and as
parties to this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as
follows:
1. In the
event recovery is received under the Bond as the result of a loss sustained by a
Fund and one or more other Insureds, such Fund shall receive an equitable and
proportionate share of the recovery, but at least equal to the amount it would
have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the
minimum coverage required under Rule 17g-1(d)(1) under the Act.
2. In the
event that an insurer asserts that the liability to an SEI Service Entity in the
event of a loss under the Bond has the effect of reducing the maximum limit of
its liability under the Bond, each SEI Service Entity agrees to reduce its claim
against such insurer under the Bond to the extent required so that any Fund
claimant shall receive an amount at least equal to the full amount of its claim
or the amount it would have received had it provided and maintained a single
insured bond with the minimum coverage required under Rule 17g-1(d)(1) under the
Act.
3. The
Insureds may amend this Agreement to add another investment company as a party
to the Agreement provided that (a) such investment company satisfies the
requirements of Rule 17g-1(b) and (j) under the Act for inclusion in the Bond;
(b) the premium paid by each Fund following the addition of another investment
company as a party to the Agreement would be no more than the premium such Fund
would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond;
(c) such investment company has retained an SEI Service Entity to provide
services to the investment company; and (d) such investment company executes a
written Addendum to this Agreement in the form set forth in Exhibit A of this
Agreement and delivers a copy of such executed Addendum to each
Insured.
4. The
obligations of the Funds under this Agreement are not binding upon any of the
Trustees or holders of units of beneficial interest of any such Fund
individually, but bind only the respective assets of each Fund.
This Agreement Among Jointly Insured
Parties may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together
shall be deemed one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have
caused these presents to be executed by their officers hereunto duly authorized
all as of the day and year first above written.
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SEI
ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
DAILY INCOME TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
LIQUID ASSET TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
TAX EXEMPT TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
ALPHA STRATEGY PORTFOLIOS, LP
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
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By
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
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SEI
STRUCTURED CREDIT FUND, L.P.
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By
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
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THE
ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND
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By
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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THE
ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II
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(f/k/a
THE ARBOR FUND)
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By
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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XXXXXX
STREET FUNDS
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By
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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CNI
CHARTER FUNDS
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By
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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CAUSEWAY
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST
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By
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
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OAK
ASSOCIATES FUNDS
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By
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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THE
ARBITRAGE FUND
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By
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORP.
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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SEI
INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO.
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By
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
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SEI
GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
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By
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
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SEI
INVESTMENTS GLOBAL FUNDS SERVICES
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By
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF ADDENDUM
Addendum
No. __ to Agreement Among Jointly Insured Parties
This
Addendum No. __ dated __________, 200_ to the Agreement Among Jointly Insured
Parties (the “Agreement”) dated _________, 2009 by and among SEI Asset
Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust,
SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid
Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, L.P., SEI
Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Structured Credit Fund, L.P., The Advisors’ Inner
Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II (f/k/a The Arbor Fund), Xxxxxx
Street Funds, CNI Charter Funds, Causeway Capital Management Trust, Oak
Associates Funds, The Arbitrage Fund, (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the
“Funds”), SEI Investments Management Corp., SEI Investments Distribution Co.,
SEI Global Services, Inc. and SEI Investments Global Funds Services (each as an
“SEI Service Entity” and collectively, the “SEI Service Entities”) (the Funds
and the SEI Service Entities are collectively referred to as the
“Insureds”).
WHEREAS, [Name of New Investment
Company] (“New Insured”) wishes to join as an additional Insured under the
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Agreement permits the
addition of New Insured during the current term provided certain conditions are
satisfied, including the execution of an Addendum in the form attached thereto;
and
WHEREAS, the premium paid by each Fund
following the addition of New Insured will be no more than the premium such Fund
would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond;
NOW,
THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:
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1.
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Unless
otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this Addendum are defined
as set forth in the Agreement.
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2.
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New
Insured represents that (a) it satisfies the requirements of Rule 17g-1(b)
and (j) under the Act for inclusion in the Bond; and (b) such investment
company has retained an SEI Service Entity to provide services to
it.
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3.
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New
Insured agrees to be bound by all the terms of the
Agreement.
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4.
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New
Insured shall deliver a copy of this executed Addendum to each
Insured.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, New Insured has caused this Addendum to be executed by its
officer hereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above
written.
[NAME
OF NEW INSURED]
By: _______________________________