CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement made as of January 17, 1990 between
PREMIER GNMA FUND, a business trust organized and existing under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, having its
principal office and place of business at 000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation authorized to do a
banking business, having its principal office and place of
business at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(hereinafter called the "Custodian").
W I T N E S S E T H:
that for and in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter
set forth the Fund and the Custodian agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words
and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have
the following meanings:
1. "Authorized Person" shall be deemed to include the
Treasurer, the Controller or any other person, whether or not
any such person is an Officer or employee of the Fund, duly
authorized by the Trustees of the Fund to give Oral Instructions
and Written Instructions on behalf of the Fund and listed in the
Certificate annexed hereto as Appendix A or such other
Certificate as may be received by the Custodian from time to
time.
2. "Available Balance" shall mean for any given day
during a calendar year the aggregate amount of Federal Funds
held in the Fund's custody account(s) at The Bank of New York,
or its successors, as of the close of such day or, if such day
is not a business day, the close of the preceding business day.
3. "Bankruptcy" shall mean with respect to a party
such party's making a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors, or
instituting or having instituted against it a proceeding seeking
a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order
for relief under the Federal bankruptcy law or any other relief
under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law
affecting creditors' rights, or if a petition is presented for
the winding up or liquidation of the party or a resolution is
passed for its winding up or liquidation, or it seeks, or
becomes subject to, the appointment of an administrator,
receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or
for all or substantially all of its assets or its taking any
action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to approval
of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing.
4. "Book-Entry System" shall mean the Federal
Reserve/Treasury book-entry system for United States and Federal
agency securities, its successor or successors and its nominee
or nominees.
5. "Call Option" shall mean an exchange traded option
with respect to Securities other than Stock Index Options,
Futures Contracts and Futures Contract Options entitling the
holder, upon timely exercise and payment of the exercise price,
as specified therein, to purchase from the writer thereof the
specified underlying Securities.
6. "Certificate" shall mean any notice, instruction,
or other instrument in writing, authorized or required by this
Agreement to be given to the Custodian, which is actually
received by the Custodian and signed on behalf of the Fund by
any two Officers of the Fund.
7. "Clearing Member" shall mean a registered broker-
dealer which is a clearing member under the rules of O.C.C. and
a member of a national securities exchange qualified to act as a
custodian for an investment company, or any broker-dealer
reasonably believed by the Custodian to be such a clearing
member.
8. "Collateral Account" shall mean a segregated
account so denominated and pledged to the Custodian as security
for, and in consideration of, the Custodian's issuance of (a)
any Put Option guarantee letter or similar document described in
paragraph 8 of Article V herein, or (b) any receipt described in
Article V or VIII herein.
9. "Consumer Price Index" shall mean the U.S.
Consumer Price Index, all items and all urban consumers, U.S.
city average 1982-84 equals 100, as first published without
seasonal adjustment by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
Department of labor, without regard to subsequent revisions or
corrections by such Bureau.
10. "Covered Call Option" shall mean an exchange
traded option entitling the holder, upon timely exercise and
payment of the exercise price, as specified therein, to purchase
from the writer thereof the specified Securities (excluding
Futures Contracts) which are owned by the writer thereof and
subject to appropriate restrictions.
11. "Depository" shall mean The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), a clearing agency registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, its successor or successors
and its nominee or nominees, provided the Custodian has received
a certified copy of a resolution of the Fund's Trustees
specifically approving deposits in DTC. The term "Depository"
shall further mean and include any other person authorized to
act as a depository under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
its successor or successors and its nominee or nominees,
specifically identified in a certified copy of a resolution of
the Fund's Trustees specifically approving deposits therein by
the Custodian.
12. "Earnings Credit" shall mean for any given day
during a calendar year the product of (a) the Federal Funds Rate
for such date minus .25%, and (b) 82% of the Available Balance.
13. "Federal Funds" shall mean immediately available
same day funds.
14. "Federal Funds Rate" shall mean, for any day, the
Federal Funds (Effective) interest rate so denominated as
published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) and
applicable to such day and each succeeding day which is not a
business day.
15. "Financial Futures Contract" shall mean the firm
commitment to buy or sell fixed income securities, including,
without limitation, U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Notes,
U.S. Treasury Bonds, domestic bank certificates of deposit, and
Eurodollar certificates of deposit, during a specified month at
an agreed upon price.
16. "Futures Contract" shall mean a Financial Futures
Contract and/or Stock Index Futures Contracts.
17. "Futures Contract Option" shall mean an option
with respect to a Futures Contract.
18. "Margin Account" shall mean a segregated account
in the name of a broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or
Clearing Member, or in the name of the Fund for the benefit of a
broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or Clearing Member,
or otherwise, in accordance with an agreement between the Fund,
the Custodian and a broker, dealer, futures commission merchant
or Clearing Member (a "Margin Account Agreement"), separate and
distinct from the custody account, in which certain Securities
and/or money of the Fund shall be deposited and withdrawn from
time to time in connection with such transactions as the Fund
may from time to time determine. Securities held in the Book-
Entry System or the Depository shall be deemed to have been
deposited in, or withdrawn from, a Margin Account upon the
Custodian's effecting an appropriate entry on its books and
records.
19. "Merger" shall mean (a) with respect to the Fund,
the consolidation or amalgamation with, merger into, or transfer
of all or substantially all of it" assets to, another entity,
where the Fund is not the surviving entity, and (b) with respect
to the Custodian, any consolidation or amalgamation with, merger
into, or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets to,
another entity, except for any such consolidation, amalgamation,
merger or transfer of assets between the Custodian and The Bank
of New York Company, Inc. or any subsidiary thereof, or the
Irving Bank Corporation or any subsidiary thereof, provided that
the surviving entity agrees to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement.
20. "Money Market Security" shall be deemed to
include, without limitation, debt obligations issued or
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the government of the
United States or agencies or instrumentalities thereof,
commercial paper, certificates of deposit and bankers'
acceptances, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with
respect to the same and bank time deposits, where the purchase
and sale of such securities normally requires settlement in
Federal funds on the same date as such purchase or sale.
21. "O.C.C." shall mean Options Clearing Corporation,
a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, its successor or successors, and its
nominee or nominees.
22. "Officers" shall be deemed to include the
President, any Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the
Controller, any Assistant Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer or
any other person or persons duly authorized by the Fund's
Trustees to execute any Certificate, instruction, notice or
other instrument on behalf of the Fund and listed in the
Certificate annexed hereto as Appendix B or such other
Certificate as may be received by the Custodian from time to
time.
23. "Option" shall mean a Call Option, Covered Call
Option, Stock Index Option and/or a Put Option.
24. "Oral Instructions" shall mean verbal
instructions actually received by the Custodian from an
Authorized Person or from a person reasonably believed by the
Custodian to be an Authorized Person.
25. "Put Option" shall mean an exchange traded option
with respect to Securities other than Stock Index Options,
Futures Contracts, and Futures Contract Options entitling the
holder, upon timely exercise and tender of the specified
underlying Securities, to sell such Securities to the writer
thereof for the exercise price.
26. "Reverse Repurchase Agreement" shall mean an
agreement pursuant to which the Fund sells Securities and agrees
to repurchase such Securities at a described or specified date
and price.
27. "Security" shall be deemed to include, without
limitation, Money Market Securities, Call Options, Put Options,
Stock Index Options, Stock Index Futures Contracts, Stock Index
Futures Contract Options, Financial Futures Contracts, Financial
Futures Contract Options, Reverse Repurchase Agreements, common
stock and other instruments or rights having characteristics
similar to common stocks, preferred stocks, debt obligations
issued by state or municipal governments and by public
authorities (including, without limitation, general obligation
bonds, revenue bonds and industrial bonds and industrial
development bonds), bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or other
obligations, and any certificates, receipts, warrants or other
instruments representing rights to receive, purchase, sell or
subscribe for the same, or evidencing or representing any other
rights or interest therein, or any property or assets.
28. "Segregated Security Account" shall mean an
account maintained under the terms of this Agreement as a
segregated account, by recordation or otherwise, within the
custody account in which certain Securities and/or other assets
of the Fund shall be deposited and withdrawn from time to time
in accordance with Certificates received by the Custodian in
connection with such transactions as the Fund may from time to
time determine.
29. "Shares" shall mean the shares of beneficial
interest of the Fund, each of which, in the case of a Fund
having Series, is allocated to a particular Series.
30. "Stock Index Futures Contract" shall mean a
bilateral agreement pursuant to which the parties agree to take
or make delivery of an amount of each equal to a specified
dollar amount times the difference between the value of a
particular stock index at the close of the last business day of
the contract and the price at which the futures contract is
originally struck.
31. "Stock Index Option" shall mean an exchange
traded option entitling the holder, upon timely exercise, to
receive an amount of cash determined by reference to the
difference between the exercise price and the value of the index
on the date of exercise.
32. "Written Instructions" shall mean written
communications actually received by the Custodian from an
Authorized Person or from a person reasonably believed by the
Custodian to be an Authorized Person by telex or any other such
system whereby the receiver of such communication is able to
verify by codes or otherwise with a reasonable degree of
certainty the authenticity of the sender of such communication.
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN
1. The Fund hereby constitutes and appoints the
Custodian as custodian of all the Securities and moneys at any
time owned by the Fund during the period of this Agreement,
except that (a) if the Custodian fails to provide for the
custody of any of the Fund's Securities and moneys located or to
be located outside the United States in a manner satisfactory to
the Fund, the Fund shall be permitted to arrange for the custody
of such Securities and moneys located or to be located outside
the United States other than through the Custodian at rates to
be negotiated and borne by the Fund and (b) if the Custodian
fails to continue any existing subcustodial or similar
arrangements on substantially the same terms as exist on the
date of this Agreement, the Fund shall be permitted to arrange
for such or similar services other than through the Custodian at
rates to be negotiated and borne by the Fund. The Custodian
shall not charge the Fund for any such terminated services after
the date of such termination.
2. The Custodian hereby accepts appointment as such
custodian and agrees to perform the duties thereof as
hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE III
CUSTODY OF CASH AND SECURITIES
1. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 7 of
this Article and in Article VIII, the Fund will deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Custodian all Securities and all moneys
owned by it, including cash received for the issuance of its
shares, at any time during the period of this Agreement. The
Custodian will not be responsible for such Securities and such
moneys until actually received by it. The Custodian will be
entitled to reverse any credits made on the Fund's behalf where
such credits have been previously made and moneys are not
finally collected. The Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a
certified resolution of the Fund's Trustees approving,
authorizing and instructing the Custodian on a continuous and
on-going basis to deposit in the Book-Entry System all
Securities eligible for deposit therein and to utilize the Book-
Entry System to the extent possible in connection with its
performance hereunder, including, without limitation, in
connection with settlements of purchases and sales of
Securities, loans of Securities, and deliveries and returns of
Securities collateral. Prior to a deposit of Securities of the
Fund in the Depository the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a
certified resolution of the Fund's Trustees approving,
authorizing and instructing the Custodian on a continuous and
on-going basis until instructed to the contrary by a Certificate
actually received by the Custodian to deposit in the Depository
all Securities eligible for deposit therein and to utilize the
Depository to the extent possible in connection with its
performance hereunder, including, without limitation, in
connection with settlements of purchases and sales of
Securities, loans of Securities, and deliveries and returns of
Securities collateral. Securities and moneys of the Fund
deposited in either the Book Entry System or the Depository will
be represented in accounts which include only assets held by the
Custodian for customers, including, but not limited to, accounts
in which the Custodian acts in a fiduciary or representative
capacity. Prior to the Custodian's accepting, utilizing and
acting with respect to Clearing Member confirmations for Options
and transactions in Options as provided in this Agreement, the
Custodian shall have received a certified resolution of the
Fund's Board of Trustees approving, authorizing and instructing
the Custodian on a continuous and on-going basis, until
instructed to the contrary by a Certificate actually received by
the Custodian, to accept, utilize and act in accordance with
such confirmations as provided in this Agreement.
2. The Custodian shall credit to a separate account
in the name of the Fund all moneys received by it for the
account of the Fund, and shall disburse the same only:
(a) In payment for Securities purchased, as provided
in Article IV hereof;
(b) In payment of dividends or distributions, as
provided in Article XI hereof;
(c) In payment of original issue or other taxes, as
provided in Article XII hereof;
(d) In payment for Shares redeemed by it, as provided
in Article XII hereof;
(e) Pursuant to Certificates setting forth the name
and address of the person to whom the payment is to be made, and
the purpose for which payment is to be made; or
(f) In payment of the fees and in reimbursement of
the expenses and liabilities of the Custodian, as provided in
Article XV hereof.
3. Promptly after the close of business on each day,
the Custodian shall furnish the Fund with confirmations and a
summary of all transfers to or from the account of the Fund
during said day. Where Securities are transferred to the
account of the Fund, the Custodian shall also by book-entry or
otherwise identify as belonging to the Fund a quantity of
Securities in a fungible bulk of Securities registered in the
name of the Custodian (or its nominee) or shown on the
Custodian's account on the book of the Book-Entry System or the
Depository. At least monthly and from time to time, the
Custodian shall furnish the Fund with a detailed statement of
the Securities and moneys held for the Fund under this
Agreement.
4. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 7 of
this Article and in Article VIII, all Securities held for the
Fund, which are issued or issuable only in bearer form, except
such Securities as are held in the Book-Entry System, shall be
held by the Custodian in that form; all other Securities held
for the Fund may be registered in the name of the Fund, in the
name of any duly appointed registered nominee of the Custodian
as the Custodian may from time to time determine, or in the name
of the Book-Entry System or the Depository or their successor or
successors, or their nominee or nominees. The Fund agrees to
furnish to the Custodian appropriate instruments to enable the
Custodian to hold or deliver in proper form for transfer, or to
register in the name of its registered nominee or in the name of
the Book-Entry System or the Depository, any Securities which it
may hold for the account of the Fund and which may from time to
time be registered in the name of the Fund. The Custodian shall
hold all such Securities which are not held in the Book-Entry
System or in the Depository in a separate account in the name of
the Fund physically segregated at all times from those of any
other person or persons.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and
unless otherwise instructed to the contrary by a Certificate,
the Custodian by itself, or through the use of the Book-Entry
System or the Depository with respect to Securities therein
deposited, shall with respect to all Securities held for the
Fund in accordance with this Agreement:
(a) Collect all income due or payable and, in any
event, if the Custodian receives a written notice from the Fund
specifying that an amount of income should have been received by
tho Custodian within the last 90 days, the Custodian will
provide a conditional payment of income within 60 days from the
date the Custodian received such notice, unless the Custodian
reasonably concludes that such income was not due or payable to
the Fund, provided that the Custodian may reverse any such
conditional payment upon its reasonably concluding that all or
any portion of such income was not due or payable, and provided
further that the Custodian shall not be liable for failing to
collect on a timely basis the full amount of income due or
payable in respect of a "floating rate instrument" or "variable
rate instrument" (as such terms are defined under Rule 2a-7
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) if it has
acted in good faith, without negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) Present for payment and collect the amount
payable upon such Securities which are called, but only if
either (i) the Custodian receives a written notice of such call,
or (ii) notice of such call appears in one or more of the
publications listed in Appendix C annexed hereto, which may be
amended at any time by the Custodian upon five business days'
prior notification to the Fund;
(c) Present for payment and collect the amount
payable upon all Securities which may mature;
(d) Surrender Securities in temporary form for
definitive Securities;
(e) Execute, as Custodian, any necessary declarations
or certificates of ownership under the Federal Income Tax Laws
or the laws or regulations of any other taxing authority now or
hereafter in effect; and
(f) Hold directly, or through the Book-Entry System
or the Depository with respect to Securities therein deposited,
for the account of the Fund all rights and similar securities
issued with respect to any Securities held by the Custodian
hereunder.
6. Upon receipt of a Certificate and not otherwise,
the Custodian, directly or through the use of the Book-Entry
System or the Depository, shall:
(a) Execute and deliver to such persons as may be
designated in such Certificate proxies, consents, authoriza-
tions, and any other instruments whereby the authority of the
Fund as owner of any Securities may be exercised;
(b) Deliver any Securities held for the Fund in
exchange for other Securities or cash issued or paid in
connection with the liquidation, reorganization, refinancing,
merger, consolidation or recapitalization of any corporation, or
the exercise of any conversion privilege;
(c) Deliver any Securities held for the Fund to any
protective committee, reorganization committee or other person
in connection with the reorganization, refinancing, merger,
consolidation, recapitalization or sale of assets of any
corporation, and received and hold under the terms of this
Agreement such certificates of deposit, interim receipts or
other instruments or documents as may be issued to it to
evidence such delivery;
(d) Make such transfers or exchanges of the assets of
the Fund and take such other steps as shall be stated in said
order to be for the purpose of effectuating any duly authorized
plan of liquidation, reorganization, merger, consolidation or
recapitalization of the Fund; and
(e) Present for payment and collect the amount
payable upon Securities not described in preceding paragraph
5(b) of this Article which may be called as specified in the
Certificate.
7. Notwithstanding any provision elsewhere contained
herein, the Custodian shall not be required to obtain possession
of any instrument or certificate representing any Futures
Contract, Option or Futures Contract Option until after it shall
have determined, or shall have received a Certificate from the
Fund stating, that any such instruments or certificates are
available. The Fund shall deliver to the Custodian such a
Certificate no later than the business day preceding the
availability of any such instrument or certificate. Prior to
such availability, the Custodian shall comply with Section 17(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection
with the purchase, sale, settlement, closing out or writing of
Futures Contracts, Options or Futures Contract Options by making
payments or deliveries specified in Certificates received by the
Custodian in connection with any such purchase, sale, writing,
settlement or closing out upon its receipt from a broker, dealer
or futures commission merchant of a statement or confirmation
reasonably believed by the Custodian to be in the form
customarily used by brokers, dealers, or futures commission
merchants with respect to such Futures Contracts, Options or
Futures Contract Options, as the case may be, confirming that
such Security is held by such broker, dealer or futures
commission merchant, in book-entry form or otherwise, in the
name of the Custodian (or any nominee of the Custodian) as
custodian for the Fund, provided, however, that payments to or
deliveries from the Margin Account shall be made in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
Whenever any such instruments or certificates are available, the
Custodian shall, notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement
to the contrary, make payment for any Futures Contract, Option
or Futures Contract Option for which such instruments or such
certificates are available only against the delivery to the
Custodian of such instrument or such certificate, and deliver
any Futures Contract, Option or Futures Contract Option for
which such instruments or such certificates are available only
against receipt by the Custodian of payment therefor. Any such
instrument or certificate delivered to the Custodian shall be
held by the Custodian hereunder in accordance with, and subject
to, the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE AND SALE OF INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND OTHER THAN OPTIONS,
FUTURES CONTRACTS, FUTURES CONTRACT OPTIONS AND REVERSE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
1. Promptly after each purchase of Securities by the
Fund, other than a purchase of any Option, Futures Contract,
Futures Contract Option or Reverse Repurchase Agreement, the
Fund shall deliver to the Custodian (i) with respect to each
purchase of Securities which are not Money Market Securities, a
Certificate, and (ii) with respect to each purchase of Money
Market Securities, a Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions, specifying with respect to each such purchase:
(a) the name of the issuer and the title of the Securities; (b)
the number of shares or the principal amount purchased and
accrued interest, if any; (c) the date of purchase and
settlement; (d) the purchase price per unit; (e) the total
amount payable upon such purchase; (f) the name of the person
from whom or the broker through whom the purchase was made, and
the name of the clearing broker, if any; and (g) the name of the
broker to which payment is to be made. The Custodian shall,
upon receipt of Securities purchased by or for the Fund, pay out
of the moneys held for the account of the Fund the total amount
payable to the person from whom, or the broker through whom, the
purchase was made, provided that the same conforms to the total
amount payable as set forth in such Certificate, Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions.
2. Promptly after each sale of Securities by the
Fund, other than a sale of any Option, Futures Contract, Futures
Contract Option or Reverse Repurchase Agreement, the Fund shall
deliver to the Custodian (i) with respect to each sale of
Securities which are not Money Market Securities, a Certificate,
and (ii) with respect to each sale of Money Market Securities, a
Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written Instructions,
specifying with respect to each such sale: (a) the name of the
issuer and the title of the Security; (b) the number of shares
or principal amount sold, and accrued interest, if any; (c) the
date of sale; (d) the sale price per unit; (e) the total amount
payable to the Fund upon such sale; (f) the name of the broker
through whom or the person to whom the sale was made, and the
name of the clearing broker, if any; and (g) the name of the
broker to whom the Securities are to be delivered. The
Custodian shall deliver the Securities upon receipt of the total
amount payable to the Fund upon such sale, provided that the
same conforms to the total amount payable as set forth in such
Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written Instructions. Subject
to the foregoing, the Custodian may accept payment in such form
as shall be satisfactory to it, and may deliver Securities and
arrange for payment in accordance with the customs prevailing
among dealers in Securities.
ARTICLE V
OPTIONS
1. Promptly after the purchase of any Option by the
Fund, the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with respect to each Option purchased: (a) the type
of Option (put or call); (b) the name of the issuer and the
title and number of shares subject to such option or, in the
case of a Stock Index Option, the stock index to which such
Option relates and the number of Stock Index Options purchased;
(c) the expiration date; (d) the exercise price; (e) the dates
of purchase and settlement; (f) the total amount payable by the
Fund in connection with such purchase; (g) the name of the
Clearing Member through which such Option was purchased; and
(h) the name of the broker to whom payment is to be made. The
Custodian shall pay, upon receipt of a Clearing Member's
statement confirming the purchase of such Option held by such
Clearing Member for the account of the Custodian (or any duly
appointed and registered nominee of the Custodian) as custodian
for the Fund, out of moneys held for the account of the Fund,
the total amount payable upon such purchase to the Clearing
Member through whom the purchase was made, provided that the
same conforms to the total amount payable as set forth in such
Certificate.
2. Promptly after the sale of any Option purchased by
the Fund pursuant to paragraph 1 hereof, the Fund shall deliver
to the Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect to each
such sale: (a) the type of Option (put or call); (b) the name
of the issuer and the title and number of shares subject to such
Option or, in the case of a Stock Index Option, the stock index
to which such Option relates and the number of Stock Index
Options sold; (c) the date of sale; (d) the sale price; (e) the
date of settlement; (f) the total amount payable to the Fund
upon such Sale; and (g) the name of the Clearing Member through
which the Sale was made. The Custodian shall consent to the
delivery of the Option sold by the Clearing Member which
previously supplied the confirmation described in preceding
paragraph 1 of this Article with respect to such Option against
payment to the Custodian of the total amount payable to the
Fund, provided that the same conforms to the total amount
payable as set forth in such Certificate.
3. Promptly after the exercise by the Fund of any
Call Option purchased by the Fund pursuant to paragraph l
hereof, the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with respect to such Call Option: (a) the name of
the issuer and the title and number of shares subject to the
Call Option; (b) the expiration date; (c) the date of exercise
and settlement; (d) the exercise price per share; (e) the total
amount to be paid by the Fund upon such exercise; and (f) the
name of the Clearing Member through which such Call Option was
exercised. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of the Securities
underlying the Call Option which was exercised, pay out of the
moneys held for the account of the Fund the total amount payable
to the Clearing Member through whom the Call option was
exercised, provided that the same conforms to the total amount
payable as set forth in such Certificate.
4. Promptly after the exercise by the Fund of any Put
Option purchased by the Fund pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof, the
Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying
with respect to such Put Option: (a) the name of the issuer and
the title and number of shares subject to the Put Option;
(b) the expiration date; (c) the date of exercise and
settlement; (d) the exercise price per share; (e) the total
amount to be paid to the Fund upon such exercise; and (f) the
name of the Clearing Member through which such Put Option was
exercised. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of the amount
payable upon the exercise of the Put Option, deliver or direct
the Depository to deliver the Securities, provided the same
conforms to the amount payable to the Fund as set forth in such
Certificate.
5. Promptly after the exercise by the Fund of any
Stock Index Option purchased by the Fund pursuant to paragraph 1
hereof, the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with reflect to such Stock Index Option: (a) the
type of Stock Index Option (put or call); (b) the number of
Options being exercised; (c) the stock index to which such
Option relates; (d) the expiration date; (e) the exercise price;
(f) the total amount to be received by the Fund in connection
with such exercise; and (g) the Clearing Member from which such
payment is to be received.
6. Whenever the Fund writes a Covered Call Option,
the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with respect to such Covered Call Option: (a) the
name of the issuer and the title and number of shares for which
the Covered Call Option was written and which underlie the same;
(b) the expiration date; (c) the exercise price; (d) the premium
to be received by the Fund; (e) the date such Covered Call
Option was written; and (f) the name of the Clearing Member
through which the premium is to be received. The Custodian
shall deliver or cause to be delivered, in exchange for receipt
of the premium specified in the Certificate with respect to such
Covered Call Option, such receipts as are required in accordance
with the customs prevailing among Clearing Members dealing in
Covered Call Options and shall impose, or direct the Depository
to impose, upon the underlying Securities specified in the
Certificate such restrictions as may be required by such
receipts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Custodian has the
right, upon prior written notification to the Fund, at any time
to refuse to issue any receipts for Securities in the possession
of the Custodian and not deposited with the Depository
underlying a Covered Call Option.
7. Whenever a Covered Call Option written by the Fund
and described in the preceding paragraph of this Article is
exercised, the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a
Certificate instructing the Custodian to deliver, or to direct
the Depository to deliver, the Securities subject to such
Covered Call Option and specifying: (a) the name of the issuer
and the title and number of shares subject to the Covered Call
Option; (b) the Clearing Member to whom the underlying
Securities are to be delivered; and (c) the total amount payable
to the Fund upon such delivery. Upon the return and/or
cancellation of any receipts delivered pursuant to paragraph 6
of this Article, the Custodian shall deliver, or direct the
Depository to deliver, the underlying Securities as specified in
the Certificate for the amount to be received as set forth in
such Certificate.
8. Whenever the Fund writes a Put Option, the Fund
shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying
with respect to such Put Option: (a) the name of the issuer and
the title and number of shares for which the Put Option is
written and which underlie the same; (b) the expiration date;
(c) the exercise price; (d) the premium to be received by the
Fund; (e) the date such Put Option is written; (f) the name of
the Clearing Member through which the premium is to be received
and to whom a Put Option guarantee letter is to be delivered;
(g) the amount of cash, and/or the amount and kind of
Securities, if any, to be deposited in the Segregated Security
Account; and (h) the amount of cash and/or the amount and kind
of Securities to be deposited into the Collateral Account. The
Custodian shall, after making the deposits into the Collateral
Account specified in the Certificate, issue a Put Option
guarantee letter substantially in tho form utilized by the
Custodian on the date hereof, and deliver the same to the
Clearing Member specified in the Certificate against receipt of
the premium specified in said Certificate. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Custodian shall be under no obligation to issue
any Put Option guarantee letter or similar document if it is
unable to make any of the representations contained therein.
9. Whenever a Put Option written by the Fund and
described in the preceding paragraph is exercised, the Fund
shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying: (a) the name of the issuer and title and number of
shares subject to the Put Option; (b) the Clearing Member from
which the underlying Securities are to be received; (c) the
total amount payable by the Fund upon such delivery; (d) the
amount of cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities to be
withdrawn from the Collateral Account; and (e) the amount of
cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
withdrawn from the Segregated Security Account. Upon the return
and/or cancellation of any Put Option guarantee letter or
similar document issued by the Custodian in connection with such
Put Option, the Custodian shall pay out of the moneys held for
the account of the Fund the total amount payable to the Clearing
Member specified in the Certificate as set forth in such
Certificate, and shall make the withdrawals specified in such
Certificate.
10. Whenever the Fund writes a Stock Index Option,
the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with respect to such Stock Index Option: (a) whether
such Stock Index Option is a put or a call; (b) the number of
Options written; (c) the stock index to which such Option
relates; (d) the expiration date; (e) the exercise price; (f)
the Clearing Member through which such Option was written; (g)
the premium to be received by the Fund; (h) the amount of cash
and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
deposited in the Segregated Security Account; (i) the amount of
cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
deposited in the Collateral Account; and (j) the amount of cash
and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
deposited in a Margin Account, and the name in which such
account is to be or has been established. The Custodian shall,
upon receipt of the premium specified in the Certificate, make
the deposits, if any, into the Segregated Security Account
specified in the Certificate, and either (1) deliver such
receipts, if any, which the Custodian has specifically agreed to
issue, which are in accordance with the customs prevailing among
Clearing Members in Stock Index Options and make the deposits
into the Collateral Account specified in the Certificate, or (2)
make the deposits into the Margin Account specified in the
Certificate.
11. Whenever a Stock Index Option written by the Fund
and described in the preceding paragraph of this Article is
exercised, the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a
Certificate specifying with respect to such Stock Index Option:
(a) such information as may be necessary to identify the Stock
Index Option being exercised; (b) the Clearing Member through
which such Stock Index Option is being exercised; (c) the total
amount payable upon such exercise, and whether such amount is to
be paid by or to the Fund; (d) the amount of cash and/or amount
and kind of Securities, if any, to be withdrawn from the Margin
Account; and (e) the amount of cash and/or amount and kind of
Securities, if any, to be withdrawn from the Segregated Security
Account and the amount of cash and/or the amount and kind of
Securities, if any, to be withdrawn from the Collateral Account.
Upon the return and/or cancellation of the receipt, if any,
delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph of this Article,
the Custodian shall pay to the Clearing Member specified in the
Certificate the total amount payable, if any, as specified
therein.
12. Whenever the Fund purchases any Option identical
to a previously written Option described in paragraphs 6, 8 or
10 of this Article in a transaction expressly designated as a
"Closing Purchase Transaction" in order to liquidate its
position as a writer of an Option, the Fund shall promptly
deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect
to the Option being purchased: (a) that the transaction is a
Closing Purchase Transaction; (b) the name of the issuer and the
title and number of shares subject to the Option, or, in the
case of a Stock Index Option, the stock index to which such
Option relates and the number of Options held; (c) the exercise
price; (d) the premium to be paid by the Fund; (e) the
expiration date; (f) the type of Option (put or call); (g) the
date of such purchase; (h) the name of the Clearing Member to
which the premium is to be paid; and (i) the amount of cash
and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
withdrawn from the Collateral Account, a specified Margin
Account or the Segregated Security Account. Upon the
Custodian's payment of the premium and the return and/or
cancellation of any receipt issued pursuant to paragraphs 6, 8
or 10 of this Article with respect to the Option being
liquidated through the Closing Purchase Transaction, the
Custodian shall remove, or direct the Depository to remove, the
previously imposed restrictions on the Securities underlying the
Call Option.
13. Upon the expiration or exercise of, or
consummation of a Closing Purchase Transaction with respect to,
any Option purchased or written by the Fund and described in
this Article, the Custodian shall delete such Option from the
statements delivered to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 3 of
Article III herein, and upon the return and/or cancellation of
any receipts issued by the Custodian, shall make such
withdrawals from the Collateral Account, the Margin Account
and/or the Segregated Security Account as may be specified in a
Certificate received in connection with such expiration,
exercise, or consummation.
ARTICLE VI
FUTURES CONTRACTS
1. Whenever the Fund shall enter into a Futures
Contract, the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with respect to such Futures Contract (or with
respect to any number of identical Futures Contract(s)): (a)
the category of Futures Contract (the name of the underlying
stock index or financial instrument); (b) the number of
identical Futures Contracts entered into; (c) the delivery or
settlement date of the Futures Contract(s); (d) the date the
Futures Contract(s) was (were) entered into and the maturity
date; (e) whether the Fund is buying (going long) or selling
(going short) on such Futures Contract(s); (f) the amount of
cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
deposited in the Segregated Security Account; (g) the name of
the broker, dealer or futures commission merchant through which
the Futures Contract was entered into; and (h) the amount of fee
or commission, if any, to be paid and the name of the broker,
dealer or futures commission merchant to whom such amount is to
be paid. The Custodian shall make the deposits, if any, to the
Margin Account in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Margin Account Agreement. The Custodian shall make payment
of the fee or commission, if any, specified in the Certificate
and deposit in the Segregated Security Account the amount of
cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities specified in said
Certificate.
2. (a) Any variation margin payment or similar
payment required to be made by the Fund to a broker, dealer or
futures commission merchant with respect to an outstanding
Futures Contract shall be made by the Custodian in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
(b) Any variation margin payment or similar
payment from a broker, dealer or futures commission merchant to
the Fund with respect to an outstanding Futures Contract shall
be received and dealt with by the Custodian in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
3. Whenever a Futures Contract held by the Custodian
hereunder is retained by the Fund until delivery or settlement
is made on such Futures Contract, the Fund shall deliver to the
Custodian a Certificate specifying: (a) the Futures Contract;
(b) with respect to a Stock Index Futures Contract, the total
cash settlement amount to be paid ar received, and with respect
to a Financial Futures Contract, the Securities and/or amount of
cash to be delivered or received; (c) the broker, dealer or
futures commission merchant to or from which payment or delivery
is to be made or received; and (d) the amount of cash and/or
Securities to be withdrawn from the Segregated Security Account.
The Custodian shall make the payment or delivery specified in
the Certificate and delete such Futures Contract from the
statements delivered to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 3 of
Article III herein.
4. Whenever the Fund shall enter into a Futures
Contract to offset a Futures Contract held by the Custodian
hereunder, the Fund shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying: (a) the items of information required in a
Certificate described in paragraph 1 of this Article, and (b)
the Futures Contract being offset. The Custodian shall make
payment of the fee or commission, if any, specified in the
Certificate and delete the Futures Contract being offset from
the statements delivered to the Fund pursuant to paragraph 3 of
Article III herein, and make such withdrawals from the
Segregated Security Account as may be specified in such
Certificate. The withdrawals, if any, to be made from the
Margin Account shall be made by the Custodian in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
FUTURES CONTRACT OPTIONS
1. Promptly after the purchase of any Futures
Contract Option by the Fund, the Fund shall deliver to the
Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect to such Futures
Contract Option: (a) the type of Futures Contract Option (put
or call); (b) the type of Futures Contract and such other
information as may be necessary to identify the Futures Contract
underlying the Futures Contract Option purchased; (c) the
expiration date; (d) the exercise price; (e) the dates of
purchase and settlement; (f) the amount of premium to be paid by
the Fund upon such purchase; (g) the name of the broker or
futures commission merchant through which such option was
purchased; and (h) the name of the broker or futures commission
merchant to whom payment is to be made. The Custodian shall pay
the total amount to be paid upon such purchase to the broker or
futures commission merchant through whom the purchase was made,
provided that the same conforms to the amount set forth in such
Certificate.
2. Promptly after the sale of any Futures Contract
Option purchased by the Fund pursuant to paragraph 1 hereof, the
Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying with respect to each such sale: (a) the type of
Futures Contract Option (put or call); (b) the type of Futures
Contract and such other information as may be necessary to
identify the Futures Contract underlying the Futures Contract
Option; (c) the date of sale; (d) the sale price; (e) the date
of settlement; (f) the total amount payable to the Fund upon
such sale; and (g) the name of the broker or futures commission
merchant through which the sale was made. The Custodian shall
consent to the cancellation of the Futures Contract Option being
closed against payment to the Custodian of the total amount
payable to the Fund, provided the same conforms to the total
amount payable as set forth in such Certificate.
3. Whenever a Futures Contract Option purchased by
the Fund pursuant to paragraph 1 is exercised by the Fund, the
Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying: (a) the particular Futures Contract Option (put or
call) being exercised; (b) the type of Futures Contract
underlying the Futures Contract Option; (c) the date of
exercise; (d) the name of the broker or futures commission
merchant through which the Futures Contract Option is exercised;
(e) the net total amount, if any, payable by the Fund; (f) the
amount, if any, to be received by the Fund; and (g) the amount
of cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities to be deposited
in the Segregated Security Account. The Custodian shall make
the payments, if any, and the deposits, if any, into the
Segregated Security Account as specified in the Certificate.
The deposits, if any, to be made to the Margin Account shall be
made by the Custodian in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
4. Whenever the Fund writes a Futures Contract
Option, the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a
Certificate specifying with respect to such Futures Contract
Option: (a) the type of Futures Contract Option (put or call);
(b) the type of Futures Contract and such other information as
may be necessary to identify the Futures Contract underlying the
Futures Contract Option; (c) the expiration date; (d) the
exercise price; (e) the premium to be received by the Fund; (f)
the name of the broker or futures commission merchant through
which the premium is to be received; and (g) the amount of cash
and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
deposited in the Segregated Security Account. The Custodian
shall, upon receipt of the premium specified in the Certificate,
make the deposits into the Segregated Security Account, if any,
as specified in the Certificate. The deposits, if any, to be
made to the Margin Account shall be made by the Custodian in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Margin Account
Agreement.
5. Whenever a Futures Contract Option written by the
Fund which is a call is exercised, the Fund shall promptly
deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying: (a) the
particular Futures Contract Option exercised; (b) the type of
Futures Contract underlying the Futures Contract Option; (c) the
name of the broker or futures commission merchant through which
such Futures Contract Option was exercised; (d) the net total
amount, if any, payable to the Fund upon such exercise; (e) the
net total amount, if any, payable by the Fund upon such
exercise; and (f) the amount of cash and/or the amount and kind
of Securities to be deposited in the Segregated Security
Account. The Custodian shall, upon its receipt of the net total
amount payable to the Fund, if any, specified in such
Certificate make the payments, if any, and the deposits, if any,
into the Segregated Security Account as specified in the
Certificate. The deposits, if any, to be made to the Margin
Account shall be made by the Custodian in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
6. Whenever a Futures Contract Option which is
written by the Fund and which is a Put Option is exercised, the
Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate
specifying: (a) the particular Futures Contract Option
exercised; (b) the type of Futures Contract underlying such
Futures Contract Option; (c) the name of the broker or futures
commission merchant through which such Futures Contract Option
is exercised; (d) the net total amount, if any, payable to the
Fund upon such exercise; (e) the net total amount, if any,
payable by the Fund upon such exercise; and (f) the amount and
kind of Securities and/or cash to be withdrawn from or deposited
in the Segregated Security Account, if any. The Custodian
shall, upon its receipt of the net total amount payable to the
Fund, if any, specified in the Certificate, make the payments,
if any, and the deposits, if any, into the Segregated Security
Account as specified in the Certificate. The deposits to and/or
withdrawals from the Margin Account, if any, shall be made by
the Custodian in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Margin Account Agreement.
7. Whenever the Fund purchases any Futures Contract
Option identical to a previously written Futures Contract Option
described in this Article in order to liquidate its position as
a writer of such Futures Contract Option, the Fund shall
promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying with
respect to the Futures Contract Option being purchased: (a)
that the transaction is a closing transaction; (b) the type of
Futures Contract and such other information as may be necessary
to identify the Futures Contract underlying the Futures Contract
Option; (c) the exercise price; (d) the premium to be paid by
the Fund; (e) the expiration date; (f) the name of the broker or
futures commission merchant to which the premium is to be paid;
and (g) the amount of cash and/or the amount and kind of
Securities, if any, to be withdrawn from the Segregated Security
Account. The Custodian shall effect the withdrawals from the
Segregated Security Account specified in the Certificate. The
withdrawals, if any, to be made from the Margin Account shall be
made by the Custodian in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
8. Upon the expiration or exercise of, or
consummation of a closing transaction with respect to, any
Futures Contract Option written or purchased by the Fund and
described in this Article, the Custodian shall (a) delete such
Futures Contract Option from the statements delivered to the
Fund pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article III herein, and (b) make
such withdrawals from, and/or, in the case of an exercise, such
deposits into, the Segregated Security Account as may be
specified in a Certificate. The deposits to and/or withdrawals
from the Margin Account, if any, shall be made by the Custodian
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Margin
Account Agreement.
9. Futures Contracts acquired by the Fund through the
exercise of a Futures Contract Option described in this Article
shall be subject to Article VI hereof.
ARTICLE VIII
SHORT SALES
1. Promptly after any short sale, the Fund shall
deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying: (a) the name
of the issuer and the title of the Security; (b) the number of
shares or principal amount sold, and accrued interest or
dividends, if any; (c) the dates of the sale and settlement; (d)
the sale price per unit; (e) the total amount credited to the
Fund upon such sales, if any; (f) the amount of cash and/or the
amount and kind of Securities, if any, which are to be deposited
in a Margin Account and the name in which such Margin Account
has been or is to be established; (g) the amount of cash and/or
the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be deposited in a
Segregated Security Account; and (h) the name of the broker
through which such short sale was made. The Custodian shall
upon its receipt of a statement from such broker confirming such
sale and that the total amount credited to the Fund upon such
sale, if any, as specified in the Certificate is held by such
broker for the account of the Custodian (or any nominee of the
Custodian) as custodian of the Fund, issue a receipt or make the
deposits into the Margin Account and the Segregated Security
Account specified in the Certificate.
2. In connection with the closing-out of any short
sale, the Fund shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a
Certificate specifying with respect to each such closing-out:
(a) the name of the issuer and the title of the Security; (b)
the number of shares or the principal amount, and accrued
interest or dividends, if any, required to effect such closing-
out to be delivered to the broker; (c) the dates of the closing-
out and settlement; (d) the purchase price per unit; (e) the net
total amount payable to the Fund upon such closing-out; (f) the
net total amount payable to the broker upon such closing-out;
(g) the amount of cash and the amount and kind of Securities to
be withdrawn, if any, from the Margin Account; (h) the amount of
cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities, if any, to be
withdrawn from the Segregated Security Account; and (i) the name
of the broker through which the Fund is effecting such closing-
out. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of the net total amount
payable to the Fund upon such closing-out and the return and/or
cancellation of the receipts, if any, issued by the custodian
with respect to the short sale being closed-out, pay out of the
moneys held for the account of the Fund to the broker the net
total amount payable to the broker, and make the withdrawals
from the Margin Account and the Segregated Security Account, as
the same are specified in the Certificate.
ARTICLE IX
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
1. Promptly after the Fund enters into a Reverse
Repurchase Agreement with respect to Securities and money held
by the Custodian hereunder, the Fund shall deliver to the
Custodian a Certificate or in the event such Reverse Repurchase
Agreement is a Money Market Security, a Certificate, Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions specifying: (a) the total
amount payable to the Fund in connection with such Reverse
Repurchase Agreement; (b) the broker or dealer through or with
which the Reverse Repurchase Agreement is entered; (c) the
amount and kind of Securities to be delivered by the Fund to
such broker or dealer; (d) the date of such Reverse Repurchase
Agreement; and (e) the amount of cash and/or the amount and kind
of Securities, if any, to be deposited in a Segregated Security
Account in connection with such Reverse Repurchase Agreement.
The Custodian shall, upon receipt of the total amount payable to
the Fund specified in the Certificate, Oral Instructions or
Written Instructions make the delivery to the broker or dealer,
and the deposits, if any, to the Segregated Security Account,
specified in such Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions.
2. Upon the termination of a Reverse Repurchase
Agreement described in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Fund
shall promptly deliver a Certificate or, in the event such
Reverse Repurchase Agreement is a Money Market Security, a
Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written Instructions to the
Custodian specifying: (a) the Reverse Repurchase Agreement
being terminated; (b) the total amount payable by the Fund in
connection with such termination; (c) the amount and kind of
Securities to be received by the Fund in connection with such
termination; (d) the date of termination; (e) the name of the
broker or dealer with or through which the Reverse Repurchase
Agreement is to be terminated; and (f) the amount of cash and/or
the amount and kind of Securities to be withdrawn from the
Segregated Security Account. The Custodian shall, upon receipt
of the amount and kind of Securities to be received by the Fund
specified in the Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions, make the payment to the broker or dealer, and the
withdrawals, if any, from the Segregated Security Account,
specified in such Certificate, Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions.
ARTICLE X
CONCERNING MARGIN ACCOUNTS, SEGREGATED SECURITY
ACCOUNTS AND COLLATERAL ACCOUNTS
1. The Custodian shall, from time to time, make such
deposits to, or withdrawals from, a Segregated Security Account
as specified in a Certificate received by the Custodian. Such
Certificate shall specify the amount of cash and/or the amount
and kind of Securities to be deposited in, or withdrawn from,
the Segregated Security Account. In the event that the Fund
fails to specify in a Certificate the name of the issuer, the
title and the number of shares or the principal amount of any
particular Securities to be deposited by the Custodian into, or
withdrawn from, a Segregated Securities Account, the Custodian
shall be under no obligation to make any such deposit or
withdrawal and shall so notify the Fund.
2. The Custodian shall make deliveries or payments
from a Margin Account to the broker, dealer, futures commission
merchant or Clearing Member in whose name, or for whose benefit,
the account was established as specified in the Margin Account
Agreement.
3. Amounts received by the Custodian as payments or
distributions with respect to Securities deposited in any Margin
Account shall be dealt with in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Margin Account Agreement.
4. The Custodian shall have a continuing lien and
security interest in and to any property at any time held by the
Custodian in any Collateral Account described herein. In
accordance with applicable law, the Custodian may enforce its
lien and realize on any such property whenever the Custodian has
made payment or delivery pursuant to any Put Option guarantee
letter or similar document or any receipt issued hereunder by
the Custodian. In the event the Custodian should realize on any
such property net proceeds which are less than the Custodian's
obligations under any Put Option guarantee letter or similar
document or any receipt, such deficiency shall be a debt owed
the Custodian by the Fund within the scope of Article XIII
herein.
5. On each business day, the Custodian shall furnish
the Fund with a statement with respect to each Margin Account in
which money or Securities are held specifying as of the close of
business on the previous business day: (a) the name of the
Margin Account; (b) the amount and kind of Securities held
therein; and (c) the amount of money held therein. The
Custodian shall make available upon request to any broker,
dealer or futures commission merchant specified in the name of a
Margin Account a copy of the statement furnished the Fund with
respect to such Margin Account.
6. Promptly after the close of business on each
business day in which cash and/or Securities are maintained in a
Collateral Account, the Custodian shall furnish the Fund with a
Statement with respect to such Collateral Account specifying the
amount of cash and/or the amount and kind of Securities held
therein. No later than the close of business next succeeding
the delivery to the Fund of such statement, the Fund shall
furnish to the Custodian a Certificate or Written Instructions
specifying the then market value of the securities described in
such statement. In the event such then market value is
indicated to be less than the Custodian's obligation with
respect to any outstanding Put Option, guarantee letter or
similar document, the Fund shall promptly specify in a
Certificate the additional cash and/or Securities to be
deposited in such Collateral Account to eliminate such
deficiency.
ARTICLE XI
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS OR DISTRIBUTIONS
1. The Fund shall furnish to the Custodian a copy of
the resolution of the Trustees, certified by the Secretary or
any Assistant Secretary, either (i) setting forth the date of
the declaration of a dividend or distribution, the date of
payment thereof, the record date as of which shareholders
entitled to payment shall be determined, the amount payable per
share to the shareholders of record as of that date and the
total amount payable to the Dividend Agent of the Fund on the
payment date, or (ii) authorizing the declaration of dividends
and distributions on a daily basis and authorizing the Custodian
to rely on Oral Instructions, Written Instructions or a
Certificate setting forth the date of the declaration of such
dividend or distribution, the date of payment thereof, the
record date as of which shareholders entitled to payment shall
be determined, the amount payable per share to the shareholders
of record as of that date and the total amount payable to the
Dividend Agent on the payment date.
2. Upon the payment date specified in such
resolution, Oral Instructions, Written Instructions or
Certificate, as the case may be, the Custodian shall pay out of
the moneys held for the account of the Fund the total amount
payable to the Dividend Agent of the Fund.
ARTICLE XII
SALE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
1. Whenever the Fund shall sell any of its Shares, it
shall deliver to the Custodian a Certificate duly specifying:
(a) The number of Shares sold, trade date, and price;
and
(b) The amount of money to be received by the
Custodian for the sale of such Shares.
2. Upon receipt of such money from the Transfer
Agent, the Custodian shall credit such money to the account of
the Fund.
3. Upon issuance of any of the Fund's Shares in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article, the
Custodian shall pay, out of the money held for the account of
the Fund, all original issue or other taxes required to be paid
by the Fund in connection with such issuance upon the receipt of
a Certificate specifying the amount to be paid.
4. Except as provided hereinafter, whenever the Fund
shall hereafter redeem any of its Shares, it shall furnish to
the Custodian a Certificate specifying:
(a) The number of Shares redeemed; and
(b) The amount to be paid for the Shares redeemed.
5. Upon receipt from the Transfer Agent of an advice
setting forth the number of Shares received by the Transfer
Agent for redemption and that such Shares are valid and in good
form for redemption, the Custodian shall make payment to the
Transfer Agent out of the moneys held for the account of the
Fund of the total amount specified in the Certificate issued
pursuant to the foregoing paragraph 4 of this Article.
6. Notwithstanding the above provisions regarding the
redemption of any of the Fund's Shares, whenever its Shares are
redeemed pursuant to any check redemption privilege which may
from time to time be offered by the Fund, the Custodian, unless
otherwise instructed by a Certificate, shall, upon receipt of an
advice from the Fund or its agent setting forth that the
redemption is in good form for redemption in accordance with the
check redemption procedure, honor the check presented as part of
such check redemption privilege out of the money held in the
account of the Fund for such purposes.
ARTICLE XIII
OVERDRAFTS OR INDEBTEDNESS
1. If the Custodian should in its sole discretion
advance funds on behalf of the Fund which results in an
overdraft because the moneys held by the Custodian for the
account of the Fund shall be insufficient to pay the total
amount payable upon a purchase of Securities as set forth in a
Certificate or Oral Instructions issued pursuant to Article IV,
or which results in an overdraft for some other reason, or if
the Fund is for any other reason indebted to the Custodian
(except a borrowing for investment or for temporary or emergency
purposes using Securities as collateral pursuant to a separate
agreement and subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this
Article XIII), such overdraft or indebtedness shall be deemed to
be a loan made by the Custodian to the Fund payable on demand
and shall bear interest from the date incurred at a rate per
annum (based on a 360-day year for the actual number of days
involved) equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2%, such rate
to be adjusted on the effective date of any change in such
Federal Funds Rate but in no event to be less than 6% per annum,
except that any overdraft resulting from an error by the
Custodian shall bear no interest. Any such overdraft or
indebtedness shall be reduced by an amount equal to the total of
all amounts due the Fund which have not been collected by the
Custodian on behalf of the Fund when due because of the failure
of the Custodian to make timely demand or presentment for
payment. In addition, the Fund hereby agrees that the Custodian
shall have a continuing lien and security interest in and to any
property at any time held by it for the benefit of the Fund or
in which the Fund may have an interest which is then in the
Custodian's possession or control or in possession or control of
any third party acting in the Custodian's behalf. The Fund
authorizes the Custodian, in its sole discretion, at any time to
charge any such overdraft or indebtedness together with interest
due thereon against any balance of account standing to the
Fund's credit on the Custodian's books. For purposes of this
Section 1 of Article XIII, "overdraft" shall mean a negative
Available Balance.
2. The Fund will cause to be delivered to the
Custodian by any bank (including, if the borrowing is pursuant
to a separate agreement, the Custodian) from which it borrows
money for investment or for temporary or emergency purposes
using Securities as collateral for such borrowings, a notice or
undertaking in the form currently employed by any such bank
setting forth the amount which such bank will loan to the Fund
against delivery of a stated amount of collateral. The Fund
shall promptly deliver to the Custodian a Certificate specifying
with respect to each such borrowing: (a) the name of the bank;
(b) the amount and terms of the borrowing, which may be set
forth by incorporating by reference an attached promissory note,
duly endorsed by the Fund, or other loan agreement; (c) the time
and date, if known, on which the loan is to be entered into; (d)
the date on which the loan becomes due and payable; (e) the
total amount payable to the Fund on the borrowing date; (f) the
market value of Securities to be delivered as collateral for
such loan, including the name of the issuer, the title and the
number of shares or the principal amount of any particular
Securities; and (g) a statement specifying whether such loan is
for investment purposes or for temporary or emergency purposes
and that such loan is in conformance with the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and the Fund's prospectus. The Custodian shall
deliver on the borrowing date specified in a Certificate the
specified collateral and the executed promissory note, if any,
against delivery by the lending bank of the total amount of the
loan payable, provided that the same conforms to the total
amount payable as set forth in the Certificate. The Custodian
may, at the option of the lending bank, keep such collateral in
its possession, but such collateral shall be subject to all
rights therein given the lending bank by virtue of any
promissory note or loan agreement. The Custodian shall deliver
such Securities as additional collateral as may be specified in
a Certificate to collateralize further any transaction described
in this paragraph. The Fund shall cause all Securities released
from collateral status to be returned directly to the Custodian,
and the Custodian shall receive from time to time such return of
collateral as may be tendered to it. In the event that the Fund
fails to specify in a Certificate the name of the issuer, the
title and number of shares or the principal amount of any
particular Securities to be delivered as collateral by the
Custodian, the Custodian shall not be under any obligation to
deliver any Securities.
ARTICLE XIV
LOAN OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES OF THE FUND
1. If the Fund is permitted by the terms of its
Agreement and Declaration of Trust and as disclosed in its most
recent and currently effective prospectus to lend its portfolio
Securities, within 24 hours after each loan of portfolio
Securities the Fund shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect to each such
loan: (a) the name of the issuer and the title of the
Securities; (b) the number of shares or the principal amount
loaned; (c) the date of loan and delivery; (d) the total amount
to be delivered to the Custodian against the loan of the
Securities, including the amount of cash collateral and the
premium, if any, separately identified; and (e) the name of the
broker, dealer or financial institution to which the loan was
made. The Custodian shall deliver the Securities thus
designated to the broker, dealer or financial institution to
which the loan was made upon receipt of the total amount
designated as to be delivered against the loan of Securities.
The Custodian may accept payment in connection with a delivery
otherwise than through the Book-Entry System or Depository only
in the form of a certified or bank cashier's check payable to
the order of the Fund or the Custodian drawn on New York
Clearing House funds and may deliver Securities in accordance
with the custom prevailing among dealers in securities.
2. Promptly after each termination of the loan of
Securities by the Fund, the Fund shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Custodian a Certificate specifying with respect
to each such loan termination and return of Securities: (a) the
name of the issuer and the title of the Securities to be
returned; (b) the number of shares or the principal amount to be
returned; (c) the date of termination; (d) the total amount to
be delivered by the Custodian (including the cash collateral for
such Securities minus any offsetting credits as described in
said Certificate); and (e) the name of the broker, dealer or
financial institution from which the securities will be
returned. The Custodian shall receive all Securities returned
from the broker, dealer, or financial institution to which such
Securities were loaned and upon receipt thereof shall pay, out
of the moneys held for the account of the Fund, the total amount
payable upon such return of Securities as set forth in the
Certificate.
ARTICLE XV
CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN
1. Except as hereinafter provided, neither the
Custodian nor its nominee shall be liable for any loss or
damage, including counsel fees, resulting from its action or
omission to act or otherwise, either hereunder or under any
Margin Account Agreement, except for any such loss or damage
arising out of its own negligence or willful misconduct. The
Custodian may, with respect to questions of law arising
hereunder or under any Margin Account Agreement, apply for and
obtain the advice and opinion of counsel to the Fund or of its
own counsel, at the expense of the Fund, and shall be fully
protected with respect to anything done or omitted by it in good
faith in conformity with such advice or opinion. The Custodian
shall be liable to the Fund for any loss or damage resulting
from the use of the Book-Entry System or any Depository arising
by reason of any negligence, misfeasance or willful misconduct
on the part of the Custodian or any of its employees or agents.
2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Custodian shall be under no obligation to inquire into, and
shall not be liable for:
(a) The validity of the issue of any Securities
purchased, sold or written by or for the Fund, the legality of
the purchase, sale or writing thereof, or the propriety of the
amount paid or received therefor;
(b) The legality of the issue or sale of any of the
Fund's Shares, or the sufficiency of the amount to be received
therefor;
(c) The legality of the redemption of any of the
Fund's Shares, or the propriety of the amount to be paid
therefor;
(d) The legality of the declaration or payment of any
dividend by the Fund;
(e) The legality of any borrowing by the Fund using
Securities as collateral;
(f) The legality of any loan of portfolio Securities
pursuant to Article XIV of this Agreement, nor shall the
Custodian be under any duty or obligation to see to it that any
cash collateral delivered to it by a broker, dealer or financial
institution or held by it at any time as a result of such loan
of portfolio Securities of the Fund is adequate collateral for
the Fund against any loss it might sustain as a result of such
loan. The Custodian specifically, but not by way of limitation,
shall not be under any duty or obligation periodically to check
or notify the Fund that the amount of such cash collateral held
by it for the Fund is sufficient collateral for the Fund, but
such duty or obligation shall be the sole responsibility of the
Fund. In addition, the Custodian shall be under no duty or
obligation to see that any broker, dealer or financial
institution to which portfolio Securities of the Fund are lent
pursuant to Article XIV of this Agreement makes payment to it of
any dividends or interest which are payable to or for the
account of the Fund during the period of such loan or at the
termination of such loan, provided, however, that the Custodian
shall promptly notify the Fund in the event that such dividends
or interest are not paid and received when due; or
(g) The sufficiency or value of any amounts of money
and/or Securities held in any Margin Account, Segregated
Security Account or Collateral Account in connection with
transactions by the Fund. In addition, the Custodian shall be
under no duty or obligation to see that any broker, dealer,
futures commission merchant or Clearing Member makes payment to
the Fund of any variation margin payment or similar payment
which the Fund may be entitled to receive from such broker,
dealer, futures commission merchant or Clearing Member, to see
that any payment received by the Custodian from any broker,
dealer, futures commission merchant or Clearing Member is the
amount the Fund is entitled to receive, or to notify the Fund of
the Custodian's receipt or non-receipt of any such payment;
provided, however, that the Custodian, upon the Fund's written
request, shall, as Custodian, demand from any broker, dealer,
futures commission merchant or Clearing Member identified by the
Fund the payment of any variation margin payment or similar
payment that the Fund asserts it is entitled to receive pursuant
to the terms of a Margin Account Agreement or otherwise from
such broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or Clearing
Member.
3. The Custodian shall not be liable for, or
considered to be the Custodian of, any money, whether or not
represented by any check, draft or other instrument for the
payment of money, received by it on behalf of the Fund until the
Custodian actually receives and collects such money directly or
by the final crediting of the account representing the Fund's
interest at the Book-Entry System or the Depository.
4. The Custodian shall have no responsibility and
shall not be liable for ascertaining or acting upon any calls,
conversions, exchange, offers, tenders, interest rate changes or
similar matters relating to Securities held in the Depository,
unless the Custodian shall have actually received timely notice
from the Depository. In no event shall the Custodian have any
responsibility or liability for the failure of the Depository to
collect, or for the late collection or late crediting by the
Depository of any amount payable upon Securities deposited in
the Depository which may mature or be redeemed, retired, called
or otherwise become payable. However, upon receipt of a
Certificate from the Fund of an overdue amount on Securities
held in the Depository, the Custodian shall make a claim against
the Depository on behalf of the Fund, except that the Custodian
shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or
defend any action, suit or proceeding in respect to any
Securities held by the Depository which in its opinion may
involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity
satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be
furnished as often as may be required.
5. The Custodian shall not be under any duty or
obligation to take action to effect collection of any amount due
to the Fund from the Transfer Agent of the Fund nor to take any
action to effect payment or distribution by the Transfer Agent
of the Fund of any amount paid by the Custodian to the Transfer
Agent of the Fund in accordance with this Agreement.
6. The Custodian shall not be under any duty or
obligation to take action to effect collection of any amount, if
the Securities upon which such amount is payable are in default,
or if payment is refused after due demand or presentation,
unless and until (i) it shall be directed to take such action by
a Certificate and (ii) it shall be assured to its satisfaction
of reimbursement of its costs and expenses in connection with
any such action.
7. The Custodian may appoint one or more banking
institutions as Depository or Depositories or as Sub-Custodian
or Sub-Custodians, including, but not limited to, banking
institutions located in foreign countries, of Securities and
moneys at any time owned by the Fund, upon terms and conditions
approved in a Certificate, which shall, if requested by the
Custodian, be accompanied by an approving resolution of the
Fund's Board of Trustees adopted in accordance with Rule 17f-5
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8. The Custodian shall not be under any duty or
obligation to ascertain whether any securities at any time
delivered to or held by it for the account of the Fund are such
as properly may be held by the Fund under the provisions of its
Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
9. (a) The Custodian shall be entitled to receive
and the Fund agrees to pay to the Custodian all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and such compensation and fees as are
specified on Schedule A hereto. The Custodian shall not deem
amounts payable in respect of foreign custodial services to be
out-of-pocket expenses, it being the parties' intention that all
fees for such services shall be as set forth on Schedule B
hereto and shall be provided for the term of this Agreement
without any automatic or unilateral increase. The Custodian
shall have the right to unilaterally increase the figures on
Schedule A on or after March 1, 1991 and on or after each
succeeding March l thereafter by an amount equal to 50% of the
increase in the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year
ending on the December 31 immediately preceding the calendar
year in which such March 1 occurs, provided, however, that
during each such annual period commencing on a March 1, the
aggregate increase during such period shall not be in excess of
10%. Any increase by the Custodian shall be specified in a
written notice delivered to the Fund at least thirty days prior
to the effective date of the increase. The Custodian may charge
such compensation and any expenses incurred by the Custodian in
the performance of its duties pursuant to such agreement against
any money held by it for the account of the Fund. The Custodian
shall also be entitled to charge against any money held by it
for the account of the Fund the amount of any loss, damage,
liability or expense, including counsel fees, for which it shall
be entitled to reimbursement under the provisions of this
Agreement. The expenses which the Custodian may charge against
the account of the Fund include, but are not limited to, the
expenses of Sub-Custodians and foreign branches of the Custodian
incurred in settling outside of New York City transactions
involving the purchase and sale of Securities of the Fund.
(b) The Fund shall receive a credit for each
calendar month against such compensation and fees of the
Custodian as may be payable by the Fund with respect to such
calendar month in an amount equal to the aggregate of its
Earnings Credit for such calendar month. In no event may any
Earnings Credits be carried forward to any fiscal year other
than the fiscal year in which it was earned, or, unless
permitted by applicable law, transferred to, or utilized by, any
other person or entity, provided that any such transferred
Earnings Credit can be used only to offset compensation and fees
of the Custodian for services rendered to such transferee and
cannot be used to pay the Custodian's out-of-pocket expenses.
For purposes of this subsection (b), the Fund is permitted to
transfer Earnings Credits only to The Dreyfus Corporation, its
affiliates and/or any investment company now or in the future
sponsored by The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its affiliates or
for which The Dreyfus Corporation or any of its affiliates acts
as the sole investment adviser or as the principal distributor,
and Daiwa Money Fund Inc. For purposes of this sub-section (b),
a fiscal year shall mean the twelve-month period commencing on
the effective date of this Agreement and on each anniversary
thereof.
10. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any
Certificate, notice or other instrument in writing received by
the Custodian and reasonably believed by the Custodian to be a
Certificate. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any
Oral Instructions and any Written Instructions actually received
by the Custodian pursuant to Article IV or XI hereof. The Fund
agrees to forward to the Custodian a Certificate or facsimile
thereof, confirming such Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions in such manner so that such Certificate or
facsimile thereof is received by the Custodian, whether by hand
delivery, telex or otherwise, by the close of business of the
same day that such Oral Instructions or Written Instructions are
given to the Custodian. The Fund agrees that the fact that such
confirming instructions are not received by the Custodian shall
in no way affect the validity of the transactions or
enforceability of the transactions hereby authorized by the
Fund. The Fund agrees that the Custodian shall incur no
liability to the Fund in acting upon Oral Instructions given to
the Custodian hereunder concerning such transactions, provided
such instructions reasonably appear to have been received from
an Authorized Person.
11. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any
instrument, instruction or notice received by the Custodian and
reasonably believed by the Custodian to be given in accordance
with the terms and conditions of any Margin Account Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian
shall be under no duty to inquire into, and shall not be liable
for, the accuracy of any statements or representations contained
in any such instrument or other notice including, without
limitation, any specification of any amount to be paid to a
broker, dealer, futures commission merchant or Clearing Member.
12. The books and records pertaining to the Fund
which are in the possession of the Custodian shall be the
property of the Fund. Such books and records shall be prepared
and maintained as required by the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, and other applicable securities laws and rules
and regulations. The Fund, or the Fund's authorized
representatives, shall have access to such books and records
during the Custodian's normal business hours. Upon the
reasonable request of the Fund, copies of any such books and
records shall be provided by the Custodian to the Fund or the
Fund's authorized representative at the Fund's expense.
13. The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any
report obtained by the Custodian on the system of internal
accounting control of the Book-Entry System or the Depository,
or O.C.C., and with such reports on its own systems of internal
accounting control as the Fund may reasonably request from time
to time.
14. The Fund agrees to indemnify the Custodian
against and save the Custodian harmless from all liability,
claims, losses and demands whatsoever, including attorney's
fees, howsoever arising or incurred because of or in connection
with the Custodian's payment or non-payment of checks pursuant
to paragraph 6 of Article XII as part of any check redemption
privilege program of the Fund, except for any such liability,
claim, loss and demand arising out of the Custodian's own
negligence or willful misconduct.
15. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this
Agreement, the Custodian may deliver and receive Securities, and
receipts with respect to such Securities, and arrange for
payments to be made and received by the Custodian in accordance
with the customs prevailing from time to time among brokers or
dealers in such Securities.
16. The Custodian shall have no duties or
responsibilities whatsoever except such duties and
responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this
Agreement, and no covenant or obligation shall be implied in
this Agreement against the Custodian.
ARTICLE XVI
TERMINATION
1. (a) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b), (c)
and (d) herein, neither party may terminate this Agreement until
the earlier of the following: (i) August 31, 1993, and (ii) the
third anniversary of the earliest date on which none of the
companies listed on Schedule C hereto is a transfer agency
customer of the Custodian. Any such termination may be effected
only by the terminating party giving to the other party a notice
in writing specifying the date of such termination, which shall
be not less than two hundred seventy (270) days after the date
of giving of such notice.
(b) The Fund may at any time terminate this
Agreement if the Custodian has materially breached its
obligations under this Agreement and such breach has remained
uncured for a period of thirty days after the Custodian's
receipt from the Fund of written notice specifying such breach.
(c) Either party, immediately upon written
notice to the other party, may terminate this Agreement upon the
Merger or Bankruptcy of the other party.
(d) The Fund may at any time terminate this
Agreement if the Custodian has materially breached its
obligations under the "Amendment to Transfer Agency Agreements"
dated August 18, 1989 and has not cured such breach as promptly
as practicable and in any event within seven days of its receipt
of written notice of such breach, provided that the Custodian
shall not be permitted to cure any such material breach arising
from the willful misconduct of the Custodian.
In the event notice of termination is given by the
Fund, it shall be accompanied by a copy of a resolution of the
Fund's Trustees, certified by the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary, electing to terminate this Agreement and designating
a successor custodian or custodians, each of which shall be a
bank or trust company having not less than $2,000,000 aggregate
capital, surplus and undivided profits. In the event notice of
termination is given by the Custodian, the Fund shall, on or
before the termination date, deliver to the Custodian a copy of
a resolution of its Trustees, certified by the Secretary or any
Assistant Secretary, designating a successor custodian or
custodians. In the absence of such designation by the Fund, the
Custodian may designate a successor custodian which shall be a
bank or trust company having not less than $2,000,000 aggregate
capital, surplus and undivided profits. Upon the date set forth
in such notice, this Agreement shall terminate and the Custodian
shall, upon receipt of a notice of acceptance by the successor
custodian, on that date deliver directly to the successor
custodian all Securities and moneys then owned by the Fund and
held by it as Custodian, after deducting all fees, expenses and
other amounts for the payment or reimbursement of which it shall
then be entitled.
2. If a successor custodian is not designated by the
Fund or the Custodian in accordance with the preceding
paragraph, the Fund shall, upon the date specified in the notice
of termination of this Agreement and upon the delivery by the
Custodian of all Securities (other than Securities held in the
Book-Entry System which cannot be delivered to the Fund) and
moneys then owned by the Fund, be deemed to be its own
custodian, and the Custodian shall thereby be relieved of all
duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement, other
than the duty with respect to Securities held in the Book-Entry
System, in any Depository or by a Clearing Member which cannot
be delivered to the Fund, to hold such Securities hereunder in
accordance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE XVII
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Annexed hereto as Appendix A is a Certificate
setting forth the names of the present Authorized Persons. The
Fund agrees to furnish to the Custodian a new Certificate in
similar form in the event that any such present Authorized
Person ceases to be an Authorized Person or in the event that
other or additional Authorized Persons are elected or appointed.
Until such new Certificate shall be received, the Custodian
shall be fully protected in acting under the provisions of this
Agreement upon Oral Instructions or signatures of the present
Authorized Persons as set forth in the last delivered
Certificate.
2. Annexed hereto as Appendix B is a Certificate
signed by two of the present Officers of the Fund, setting forth
the names of the present Officers of the Fund. The Fund agrees
to furnish to the Custodian a new Certificate in similar form in
the event any such present Officer ceases to be an Officer of
the Fund, or in the event that other or additional Officers are
elected or appointed. Until such new Certificate shall be
received, the Custodian shall be fully protected in acting under
the provisions of this Agreement upon the signatures of the
Officers as set forth in the last delivered Certificate.
3. Any notice or other instrument in writing,
authorized or required by this Agreement to be given to the
Custodian, shall be sufficiently given if addressed to the
Custodian and mailed or delivered to it at its offices at 00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other
place as the Custodian may from time to time designate in
writing.
4. Any notice or other instrument in writing,
authorized or required by this Agreement to be given to the
Fund, shall be sufficiently given if addressed to the Fund and
mailed or delivered to it at its office at 000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other place as the Fund
may from time to time designate in writing.
5. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in
any manner except by a written agreement executed by both
parties with the same formality as this Agreement and approved
by a resolution of the Fund's Trustees.
6. This Agreement shall extend to and shall be
binding upon the parties hereto, and their respective successors
and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be
assignable by the Fund without the written consent of the
Custodian, or by the Custodian without the written consent of
the Fund, authorized or approved by a resolution of its
Trustees.
7. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
8. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original,
but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one
instrument.
9. This Agreement has been executed on behalf of the
Fund by the undersigned Officer of the Fund in his capacity as
an Officer of the Fund. The obligations of this Agreement shall
only be binding upon the assets and property of the Fund and
shall not be binding upon any Trustee, Officer or shareholder of
the Fund individually.
10. This Agreement shall not be effective on the date
hereof and instead shall become effective on January 18, 1990.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be executed by their respective Officers,
thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first above
written.
PREMIER GNMA FUND
By: ___________________________
Attest:
__________________________
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: ___________________________
Attest:
__________________________
Appendix A
PREMIER GNMA FUND
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES:
CASH ACCOUNT AND/OR CUSTODIAN
ACCOUNT FOR PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
TRANSACTIONS
Group I Group II
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All current Fund officers, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Cash Account
1. Fees payable to The Bank of New York pursuant to written
agreement with the Fund for services rendered in its
capacity as Custodian or agent of the Fund, or to The
Shareholder Services Group, Inc. in its capacity as
Transfer Agent or agent of the Fund:
Two (2) signatures required, one of which must be
from Group II, except that an officer of the Fund
who also is listed in Group II shall sign only
once.
2. Other expenses of the Fund, $5,000 and under:
Any combination of two (2) signatures from either
Group I or Group II, or both such Groups, except
that an officer of the Fund who also is listed in
Group II shall sign only once.
3. Other expenses of the Fund, over $5,000 but not over
$25,000:
Two (2) signatures required, one of which must be
from Group II, except that an officer of the Fund
who also is listed in Group II shall sign only
once.
4. Other expenses of the Fund, over $25,000:
Two (2) signatures required, one from Group I or
Group II, including any one of the following:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xx., Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxx or Xxxx Xxxxxx, except that no
individual shall be authorized to sign more than
once.
Custodian Account for Portfolio Securities Transactions
Two (2) signatures required from any of the following:
All current Fund officers, and Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xx., Xxxxxxx
XxXxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx XxXxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Nadja
Bendouro.
PREMIER GNMA FUND
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
APPENDIX B
The undersigned Officers of the Fund do hereby certify
that the following individuals, whose specimen signatures are on
file with The Bank of New York, have been duly elected or
appointed by the Fund's Board to the position set forth opposite
their names and have qualified therefor:
Name Position
---- --------
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx President and Investment Officer
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx Senior Vice President and
Investment Officer
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Vice President and Investment Officer
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Vice President
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Treasurer
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Secretary
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Assistant Secretary
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Assistant Secretary
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Controller
________________________ ____________________________
Title: Title:
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
APPENDIX C
The following are designated publications for purposes
of paragraph 5(b) of Article III:
The Bond Buyer
Depository Trust Company Notices
Financial Daily Card Service
New York Times
Standard & Poor's Called Bond Record
Wall Street Journal
Schedule A
The fees payable to the Custodian with respect to
securities held in domestic custody are annexed hereto.
PREMIER GNMA FUND
Domestic Custody Fees
Basic Fee: 1/100th of 1% per annum of the total market value
of domestic securities held.
Custodial Transactions:
$5.00 future maintenance margin.
$10.00 per transaction for book entry settlements.
$15.00 per transaction for collection of monthly
principal and interest payments on GNMA pools held by
the Fund.
$15.00 per transaction for physical settlements.
$40.00 for any receipt, delivery or redemption of a
Euro Dollar CD for which BNY's London branch is
utilized for settlement and safekeeping.
$200.00 for the collection of interest on securities
held in "street name".
All out-of-pocket expenses incurred will be billed
directly to the Fund.
Schedule B
The fees payable to the Custodian with respect to
securities held in foreign custody are as set forth in a letter
dated January 4, 1990 from Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx of The Bank of New
York to Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Vice President of The Dreyfus
Corporation, a copy of which is annexed hereto.
The above foreign custody fees apply to the following
Global Custody Network countries:
1. Australia 12. Japan
2. Austria 13. Luxembourg
3. Belgium 14. Malaysia
4. Canada 15. Netherlands
5. Denmark 16. New Zealand
6. Finland 17. Norway
7. France 18. Singapore
8. Germany 19. Spain
9. Hong Kong 20. Sweden
10. Ireland 21. Switzerland
11. Italy 22. United Kingdom
[THE BANK OF NEW YORK LETTERHEAD]
January 4, 1990
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice President
The Dreyfus Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: Global Custodian Fees
Dear Xxxx:
This letter is to confirm our discussion regarding our
Global Custody fee schedule. The fees will be calculated on a
relationship basis with no annual minimum.
. Safekeeping/Income Collection/Capital Changes/Tax
Reclamation/Daily Reporting/Monthly Summary
16 basis points per annum on the market value of
securities held for all of your funds in our
sub-custodian network, up to $250 MM.
15 basis points on the next $250 MM.
14 basis points on the next $250 MM.
12 basis points on the excess.
. Securities Settlements
$35 per transaction - includes our processing and the
sub-custodians.
. Out-of-Pocket Expense
Telex, swift, telephone, securities registration,
etc., are in addition to the above.
. We can provide centralized foreign exchange services.
The above fee schedule is applicable to the 22 countries
listed on Attachment I. Please note that expansion into other
more emerging markets/countries is possible, but would be
covered under a separate agreement.
If you are in agreement with this fee schedule, please sign
and return the enclosed copy of this letter.
Sincerely,
_________________________
/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Approved by: ____________________ Date: _____________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice President
MY:to
cc: The Bank of New York
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Stroock & Stroock
X. Xxxxxxxx
Dreyfus
X. Xxxxxx
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
GLOBAL NETWORK PROGRAM
Supported by Citibank, N.A.
Attachment I
1. Australia 12. Japan
2. Austria 13. Luxembourg
3. Belgium 14. Malaysia
4. Canada 15. Netherlands
5. Denmark 16. New Zealand
6. Finland 17. Norway
7. France 18. Singapore
8. Germany 19. Spain
9. Hong Kong 20. Sweden
10. Ireland 21. Switzerland
11. Italy 22. United Kingdom
Schedule C
Daiwa Money Fund Inc.
Dreyfus A Bonds Plus, Inc.
Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
Dreyfus Cash Management
Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc.
The Dreyfus Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.
The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated
Dreyfus Dollar International Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus GNMA Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Government Cash Management
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Plus, Inc.
Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Index Fund
Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund
Dreyfus Insured Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
The Dreyfus Intercontinental Investment Fund N.V.
Dreyfus Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Life and Annuity Index Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
Dreyfus Massachusetts Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc.
Dreyfus New Jersey Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus New Jersey Tax Exempt Money Market Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus New Leaders Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus New York Insured Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund
Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund
Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Dreyfus Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management
Dreyfus Tax Exempt Money Market Fund, Inc.
The Dreyfus Third Century Fund, Inc.
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management
Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management
Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.
First Prairie Diversified Asset Fund
First Prairie Money Market Fund
First Prairie Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
First Prairie Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
FN Network Tax Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
General Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.
General California Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
General California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
General Government Securities Money Market Fund, Inc.
General Money Market Fund, Inc.
General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (formerly, General
New York Tax Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund, Inc.)
General New York Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
General Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
General Tax Exempt Money Market Fund, Inc.
The Westwood Fund
