Exhibit 99.(k)(ii)
FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of __________, 2004 by and between
TS&W/Claymore Tax Advantage Balanced Fund, a Delaware statutory trust having its
principal place of business at _______________________________________________
(hereinafter called the "Fund") and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation
authorized to do a banking business, having its principal place of business at
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (hereinafter called the "Bank").
W I T N E S S E T H:
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Fund and the
Bank hereby agree as follows:
The Fund hereby appoints the Bank to perform the duties hereinafter set forth.
The Bank hereby accepts appointment and agrees to perform the duties hereinafter
set forth.
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 5 below, the Bank shall compute
the net asset value per share of each Series of shares listed on Schedule I
hereto (the "Series") of the Fund and shall value the securities held by the
Fund (the "Securities") at such times and dates and in the manner specified in
the then currently effective Prospectus of the Fund.
To the extent valuation of Securities or computation of a Series' net asset
value as specified in the Fund's then currently effective Prospectus is at any
time inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations, the Fund shall
immediately so notify the Bank in writing and thereafter shall either furnish
the Bank at all appropriate times with the values of such Securities and each
Series' net asset value, or subject to the prior approval of the Bank, instruct
the Bank in writing to value Securities and compute each Series' net asset value
in a manner which the Fund then represents in writing to be consistent with all
applicable laws and regulations. The Fund may also from time to time, subject to
the prior approval of the Bank, instruct the Bank in writing to compute the
value of the Securities or a Series' net asset value in a manner other than as
specified in paragraph 3 of this Agreement. By giving such instruction, the Fund
shall be deemed to have represented that such instruction is consistent with all
applicable laws and regulations and the then currently effective Prospectus of
the Fund. The Fund shall have sole responsibility for determining the method of
valuation of Securities and the method of computing each Series' net asset
value.
The Fund shall furnish the Bank with any and all instructions, explanations,
information, specifications and documentation deemed necessary by the Bank in
the performance of its duties hereunder, including, without limitation, the
amounts or written formula for calculating the amounts and times of accrual of
Fund liabilities and expenses. The Bank shall not be required to include as Fund
liabilities and expenses, nor as a reduction of net asset value, any accrual for
any federal, state, or foreign income taxes unless the Fund shall have specified
to the Bank the precise amount of the same to be included in liabilities and
expenses or used to reduce net asset value. The Fund shall also furnish the Bank
with bid, offer, or market values of Securities if the Bank notifies the Fund
that same are not available to the Bank from a security pricing or similar
service utilized, or subscribed to, by the Bank which the Bank in its judgment
deems reliable at the time such information is required for calculations
hereunder. At any time and from time to time, the Fund also may furnish the Bank
with bid, offer, or market values of Securities and instruct the Bank to use
such information in its calculations hereunder. The Bank shall at no time be
required or obligated to commence or maintain any utilization of, or
subscriptions to, any securities pricing or similar service.
The Bank shall advise the Fund, the Fund's custodian and the Fund's transfer
agent of the net asset value of each Series upon completion of the computations
required to be made by the Bank pursuant to this Agreement.
The Bank shall, as agent for the Fund, maintain and keep current the books,
accounts and other documents, if any, listed in Appendix A hereto and made a
part hereof, as such Appendix A may be amended from time to time, and preserve
any such books, accounts and other documents in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Rule 31a-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Rules"). Such books, accounts
and other documents shall be made available upon reasonable request for
inspection by officers, employees and auditors of the Fund during the Bank's
normal business hours.
All records maintained and preserved by the Bank pursuant to this Agreement
which the Fund is required to maintain and preserve in accordance with the
above-mentioned Rules shall be and remain the property of the Fund and shall be
surrendered to the Fund promptly upon request in the form in which such records
have been maintained and preserved. Upon reasonable request of the Fund, the
Bank shall provide in hard copy or on micro-film, whichever the Bank shall
elect, any records included in any such delivery which are maintained by the
Bank on a computer disc, or are similarly maintained, and the Fund shall
reimburse the Bank for its expenses of providing such hard copy or micro-film.
The Bank, in performing the services required of it under the terms of this
Agreement, shall be entitled to rely fully on the accuracy and validity of any
and all instructions, explanations, information, specifications and
documentation furnished to it in writing by the Fund and shall have no duty or
obligation to review the accuracy, validity or propriety of such instructions,
explanations, information, specifications or documentation,
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including, without limitation, evaluations of Securities; the amounts or formula
for calculating the amounts and times of accrual of Series' liabilities and
expenses; the amounts receivable and the amounts payable on the sale or purchase
of Securities; and amounts receivable or amounts payable for the sale or
redemption of Fund shares effected by or on behalf of the Fund. In the event the
Bank's computations hereunder rely, in whole or in part, upon information,
including, without limitation, bid, offer or market values of Securities or
other assets, or accruals of interest or earnings thereon, from a pricing or
similar service utilized, or subscribed to, by the Bank which the Bank in its
judgment deems reliable, the Bank shall not be responsible for, under any duty
to inquire into, or deemed to make any assurances with respect to, the accuracy
or completeness of such information.
The Bank shall not be required to inquire into any valuation of Securities or
other assets by the Fund or any third party described in preceding paragraph 9
hereof, even though the Bank in performing services similar to the services
provided pursuant to this Agreement for others may receive different valuations
of the same or different securities of the same issuers.
The Bank, in performing the services required of it under the terms of this
Agreement, shall not be responsible for determining whether any interest
accruable to the Fund is or will be actually paid, but will accrue such interest
until otherwise instructed by the Fund.
The Bank shall not be responsible for delays or errors which occur by reason of
circumstances beyond its control in the performance of its duties under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, labor difficulties within or without
the Bank, mechanical breakdowns, flood or catastrophe, acts of God, failures of
transportation, communication or power supply, or other similar circumstances.
Nor shall the Bank be responsible for delays or failures to supply the
information or services specified in this Agreement where such delays or
failures are caused by the failure of any person(s) other than the Bank to
supply any instructions, explanations, information, specifications or
documentation deemed necessary by the Bank in the performance of its duties
under this Agreement.
No provision of this Agreement shall prevent the Bank from offering services
similar or identical to those covered by this Agreement to any other
corporations, associations or entities of any kind. Any and all operational
procedures, techniques and devices developed by the Bank in connection with the
performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, including those
developed in conjunction with the Fund, shall be and remain the property of the
Bank, and the Bank shall be free to employ such procedures, techniques and
devices in connection with the performance of any other contract with any other
person whether or not such contract is similar or identical to this Agreement.
The Bank may, with respect to questions of law, apply to and obtain the advice
and opinion of counsel to the Fund or its own counsel and shall be entitled to
rely on the advice or opinion of such counsel, provided that the Bank shall
where circumstances
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reasonably permit notify the Fund in writing prior to obtaining such advice or
opinion of counsel. The costs of any such advice or opinion shall be borne by
the Fund.
In no event shall the Bank be required to accept or act upon any oral
instructions; regardless of the circumstances.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the Bank shall
have no duty or obligation with respect to, including, without limitation, any
duty or obligation to determine, or advise or notify the Fund of: (a) the
taxable nature of any distribution or amount received or deemed received by, or
payable to, the Fund; (b) the taxable nature or effect on the Fund or its
shareholders of any corporate actions, class actions, tax reclaims, tax refunds,
or similar events; (c) the taxable nature or taxable amount of any distribution
or dividend paid, payable or deemed paid, by the Fund to its shareholders; or
(d) the effect under any federal, state, or foreign income tax laws of the Fund
making or not making any distribution or dividend payment, or any election with
respect thereto.
The Bank shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense, including counsel
fees and other costs and expenses of a defense against any claim or liability,
resulting from, arising out of, or in connection with its performance hereunder,
including its actions or omissions, the incompleteness or inaccuracy of any
specifications or other information furnished by the Fund, or for delays caused
by circumstances beyond the Bank's control, unless such loss, damage or expense
arises out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Bank. In no
event shall the Bank be liable to the Company or any third party for special,
indirect, or consequential damages, or for lost profits or loss of business,
arising under or in connection with this Agreement, even if previously informed
of the possibility of such damages and regardless of the form of action.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Fund shall indemnify the
Bank against and save the Bank harmless from any loss, damage or expense,
including reasonable counsel fees and other costs and expenses of a defense
against any claim or liability, arising from any one or more of the following:
Errors in records or instructions, explanations, information, specifications or
documentation of any kind, as the case may be, supplied to the Bank in writing
by any third party described in preceding paragraph 9 hereof or by or on behalf
of the Fund;
Action or inaction taken or omitted to be taken by the Bank pursuant to written
instructions of the Fund or otherwise without gross negligence or willful
misconduct;
Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Bank in good faith in accordance
with the advice or opinion of counsel for the Fund or its own counsel;
Any improper use by the Fund or its agents, distributor or investment advisor of
any valuations or computations supplied by the Bank pursuant to this Agreement;
The method of valuation of the Securities and the method of computing each
Series' net
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asset value; or
Any valuations of Securities or net asset value provided by the Fund.
In consideration for all of the services to be performed by the Bank as set
forth herein the Bank shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for all
out-of-pocket expenses and such compensation as may be agreed upon in writing
from time to time between the Bank and the Fund.
Attached hereto as Appendix B is a list of persons duly authorized by the Fund's
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws to execute this Agreement and give any written
instructions, or written specifications, by or on behalf of the Fund. From time
to time the Fund may deliver a new Appendix B to add or delete any person and
the Bank shall be entitled to rely on the last Appendix B actually received by
the Bank.
The Fund represents and warrants to the Bank that it has all requisite power to
execute and deliver this Agreement, to give any written instructions
contemplated hereby, and to perform the actions or obligations contemplated to
be performed by it hereunder, and has taken all necessary action to authorize
such execution, delivery, and performance.
This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Fund without the prior written
consent of the Bank, or by the Bank without the prior written consent of the
Fund.
Either of the parties hereto may terminate this Agreement by giving the other
party a notice in writing specifying the date of such termination, which shall
not be less than thirty (30) days after the date of giving of such notice. Upon
the date set forth in such notice, the Bank shall deliver to the Fund all
records then the property of the Fund and, upon such delivery, the Bank shall be
relieved of all duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written
agreement executed on behalf of both parties hereto.
This Agreement is executed in the State of New York and all laws and rules of
construction of the State of New York (other than those relating to choice of
laws) shall govern the rights, duties and obligations of the parties hereto. The
Fund and the Bank hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of a state or
federal courts situated in New York City, New York in connection with any
dispute arising hereunder. The Fund hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any such preceding brought in such a court and
any claim that such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an
inconvenient form. The Fund and the Bank each hereby irrevocably waives any and
all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement.
The performance and provisions of this Agreement are intended to benefit only
the Bank
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and the Fund, and no rights shall be granted to any other person by
virtue of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first written above.
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By:
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Name:
Title:
Attest:
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:
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Name:
Title:
Attest:
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APPENDIX A TO FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
AND
TS&W/Claymore Tax Advantage Balanced Fund
The Bank of New York (the "Bank"), as agent for TS&W/Claymore Tax Advantage
Balanced Fund (the "Fund"), shall maintain the following records on a daily
basis for each Series.
Report of priced portfolio securities
Statement of net asset value per share
The Bank shall maintain the following records on a monthly basis for each
Series:
General Ledger
General Journal Cash Receipts Journal
Cash Disbursements Journal
Subscriptions Journal
Redemptions Journal
Accounts Receivable Reports
Accounts Payable Reports
Open Subscriptions/Redemption Reports
Transaction (Securities) Journal
Broker Net Trades Reports
The Bank shall prepare a Holdings Ledger on a quarterly basis, and a Buy-Sell
Ledger (Broker's Ledger) on a semiannual basis for each Series. Schedule D shall
be produced on an annual basis for each Series.
The above reports may be printed according to any other required frequency to
meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service, The Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Fund's Auditors.
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For internal control purposes, the Bank uses the Account Journals produced by
The Bank of New York Custody System to record daily settlements of the following
for each Series:
Securities bought
Securities sold
Interest received
Dividends received
Capital stock sold
Capital stock redeemed
Other income and expenses
All portfolio purchases for the Fund are recorded to reflect expected maturity
value and total cost including any prepaid interest.
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I, ________________, of ____________________, a Delaware statutory trust (the
"Fund"), do hereby certify that:
The following individuals serve in the following positions with the Fund, and
each has been duly elected or appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund to
each such position and qualified therefor in conformity with the Fund's
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, and the signatures set forth opposite their
respective names are their true and correct signatures. Each such person is
authorized to give written or oral instructions or written or oral
specifications by or on behalf of the Fund to the Bank.
NAME POSITION SIGNATURE
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Secretary
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Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
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Vice President
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Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
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Employee of Advisor
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Employee of Advisor
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SCHEDULE I
SERIES
