Exhibit 13(iii)
TRANSFER AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of , 2002 by and between PFPC INC., a
Massachusetts corporation ("PFPC"), and PROVIDENT INVESTMENT COUNSEL TWENTY FUND
I, a [ ] [corporation/business trust] (the "Fund").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act");
and
WHEREAS, the Fund wishes to retain PFPC to serve as transfer agent,
registrar, dividend disbursing agent and shareholder servicing agent to its
investment portfolios listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part
hereof, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time (each a "Portfolio"),
and PFPC wishes to furnish such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT:
(a) "1933 ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) "1934 ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(c) "AUTHORIZED PERSON" means any officer of the Fund and any other person
duly authorized by the Fund's Board of Directors to give Oral
Instructions and Written Instructions on behalf of the Fund. An
Authorized Person's scope of authority may be limited by setting forth
such limitation in a written document signed by both parties hereto.
(d) "CEA" means the Commodities Exchange Act, as amended.
(e) "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means a change in ownership or control (not
including transactions between wholly-owned direct or indirect
subsidiaries of a common parent) of 25% or more of the beneficial
ownership of the shares of common stock or shares of beneficial
interest of an entity or its parents(s).
(f) "ORAL INSTRUCTIONS" mean oral instructions received by PFPC from an
Authorized Person or from a person reasonably believed by PFPC to be
an Authorized Person. PFPC may, in its sole discretion in each
separate instance, consider and rely upon instructions it receives
from an Authorized Person via electronic mail as Oral Instructions.
(g) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(h) "SECURITIES LAWS" mean the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and
the CEA.
(i) "SHARES" mean the shares of beneficial interest of any series or class
of the Fund.
(j) "WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS" mean (i) written instructions signed by an
Authorized Person and received by PFPC or (ii) trade instructions
transmitted (and received by PFPC) by means of an electronic
transaction reporting system access to which requires use of a
password or other authorized identifier. The instructions may be
delivered by hand, mail, tested telegram, cable, telex or facsimile
sending device.
2. APPOINTMENT. The Fund hereby appoints PFPC to serve as transfer agent,
registrar, dividend disbursing agent and shareholder servicing agent to the
Fund in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement. PFPC accepts
such appointment and agrees to furnish such services.
3. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. The Fund has provided or, where applicable, will
provide PFPC with the following:
(a) At PFPC's request, certified or authenticated copies of the
resolutions of the Fund's Board of Directors, approving the
appointment of PFPC or its affiliates to provide services to the Fund
and approving this Agreement;
(b) A copy of the Fund's most recent effective registration statement;
(c) A copy of the advisory agreement with respect to each investment
Portfolio of the Fund;
(d) A copy of the distribution/underwriting agreement with respect to each
class of Shares of the Fund;
(e) A copy of each Portfolio's administration agreements if PFPC is not
providing the Portfolio with such services;
(f) Copies of any distribution and/or shareholder servicing plans and
agreements made in respect of the Fund or a Portfolio;
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(g) A copy of the Fund's organizational documents, as filed with the state
in which the Fund is organized; and
(h) Copies (certified or authenticated where applicable) of any and all
amendments or supplements to the foregoing.
4. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS. PFPC undertakes to comply with all
applicable requirements of the Securities Laws and any laws, rules and
regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction with respect to
the duties to be performed by PFPC hereunder. Except as specifically set
forth herein, PFPC assumes no responsibility for such compliance by the
Fund or any other entity.
5. INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, PFPC shall act only upon
Oral Instructions or Written Instructions.
(b) PFPC shall be entitled to rely upon any Oral Instruction or Written
Instruction it receives from an Authorized Person (or from a person
reasonably believed by PFPC to be an Authorized Person) pursuant to
this Agreement. PFPC may assume that any Oral Instruction or Written
Instruction received hereunder is not in any way inconsistent with the
provisions of organizational documents or this Agreement or of any
vote, resolution or proceeding of the Fund's Board of Directors or of
the Fund's shareholders, unless and until PFPC receives Written
Instructions to the contrary.
(c) The Fund agrees to forward to PFPC Written Instructions confirming
Oral Instructions so that PFPC receives the Written Instructions by
the close of business on the same day that such Oral Instructions are
received. The fact that such confirming Written Instructions are not
received by PFPC or differ from the Oral Instructions shall in no way
invalidate the transactions or enforceability of the transactions
authorized by the Oral Instructions or PFPC's ability to rely upon
such Oral Instructions.
6. RIGHT TO RECEIVE ADVICE.
(a) ADVICE OF THE FUND. If PFPC is in doubt as to any action it should or
should not take, PFPC may request directions or advice, including Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions, from the Fund.
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(b) ADVICE OF COUNSEL. If PFPC shall be in doubt as to any question of law
pertaining to any action it should or should not take, PFPC may
request advice from counsel of its own choosing (who may be counsel
for the Fund, the Fund's investment adviser or PFPC, at the option of
PFPC).
(c) CONFLICTING ADVICE. In the event of a conflict between directions or
advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions PFPC receives from
the Fund, and the advice it receives from counsel, PFPC may rely upon
and follow the advice of counsel.
(d) PROTECTION OF PFPC. PFPC shall be indemnified by the Fund and without
liability for any action PFPC takes or does not take in reliance upon
directions or advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions PFPC
receives from or on behalf of the Fund or from counsel and which PFPC
believes, in good faith, to be consistent with those directions or
advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions. Nothing in this
section shall be construed so as to impose an obligation upon PFPC (i)
to seek such directions or advice or Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions, or (ii) to act in accordance with such directions or
advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions.
7. RECORDS; VISITS. The books and records pertaining to the Fund, which are in
the possession or under the control of PFPC, shall be the property of the
Fund. Such books and records shall be prepared and maintained as required
by the 1940 Act and other applicable securities laws, rules and
regulations. The Fund and Authorized Persons shall have access to such
books and records at all times during PFPC's normal business hours. Upon
the reasonable request of the Fund, copies of any such books and records
shall be provided by PFPC to the Fund or to an Authorized Person, at the
Fund's expense.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY.
(a) Each party shall keep confidential any information relating to the
other party's business ("Confidential Information"). Confidential
Information shall include:
(i) any data or information that is competitively sensitive
material, and not generally known to the public, including, but
not limited to, information about product plans, marketing
strategies, finances, operations, customer relationships,
customer profiles, customer lists, sales estimates, business
plans, and internal performance results relating to the past,
present or future business activities of the Fund or PFPC,
their respective subsidiaries and affiliated companies and the
customers, clients and suppliers of any of them;
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(ii) any scientific or technical information, design, process,
procedure, formula, or improvement that is commercially
valuable and secret in the sense that its confidentiality
affords the Fund or PFPC a competitive advantage over its
competitors;
(iii) all confidential or proprietary concepts, documentation,
reports, data, specifications, computer software, source code,
object code, flow charts, databases, inventions, know-how, and
trade secrets, whether or not patentable or copyrightable; and
(iv) anything designated as confidential.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, information shall not be subject to
such confidentiality obligations if it:
(i) is already known to the receiving party at the time it is
obtained;
(ii) is or becomes publicly known or available through no wrongful
act of the receiving party;
(iii) is rightfully received from a third party who, to the best of
the receiving party's knowledge, is not under a duty of
confidentiality;
(iv) is released by the protected party to a third party without
restriction;
(v) is required to be disclosed by the receiving party pursuant to
a requirement of a court order, subpoena, governmental or
regulatory agency or law (provided the receiving party will
provide the other party written notice of such requirement, to
the extent such notice is permitted);
(vi) is relevant to the defense of any claim or cause of action
asserted against the receiving party; or
(vii) has been or is independently developed or obtained by the
receiving party.
9. COOPERATION WITH ACCOUNTANTS. PFPC shall cooperate with the Fund's
independent public accountants and shall take all reasonable actions in the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement to ensure that the
necessary information is made available to such accountants for the
expression of their opinion, as required by the Fund.
10. PFPC SYSTEM. PFPC shall retain title to and ownership of any and all data
bases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive
design techniques, derivative works, inventions, discoveries, patentable or
copyrightable matters, concepts, expertise, patents, copyrights, trade
secrets, and other related legal rights utilized by PFPC in connection with
the services provided by PFPC to the Fund.
11. DISASTER RECOVERY. PFPC shall enter into and shall maintain in effect with
appropriate parties one or more agreements making reasonable provisions for
emergency use of electronic data processing equipment to the extent
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appropriate equipment is available. In the event of equipment failures,
PFPC shall, at no additional expense to the Fund, take reasonable steps to
minimize service interruptions. PFPC shall have no liability with respect
to the loss of data or service interruptions caused by equipment failure,
provided such loss or interruption is not caused by PFPC's own willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
duties or obligations under this Agreement.
12. COMPENSATION. As compensation for services rendered by PFPC during the term
of this Agreement, the Fund will pay to PFPC a fee or fees as may be agreed
to from time to time in writing by the Fund and PFPC. The Fund acknowledges
that PFPC may receive float benefits and/or investment earnings in
connection with maintaining certain accounts required to provide services
under this Agreement.
13. INDEMNIFICATION. The Fund agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
PFPC and its affiliates, including their respective officers, directors,
agents and employees, from all taxes, charges, expenses, assessments,
claims and liabilities (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and
disbursements and liabilities arising under the Securities Laws and any
state and foreign securities and blue sky laws) arising directly or
indirectly from any action or omission to act which PFPC takes in
connection with the provision of services to the Fund. Neither PFPC, nor
any of its affiliates, shall be indemnified against any liability (or any
expenses incident to such liability) caused by PFPC's or its affiliates'
own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
in the performance of PFPC's activities under this Agreement, provided that
in the absence of a finding to the contrary the acceptance, processing
and/or negotiation of a fraudulent payment for the purchase of Shares shall
be presumed not to have been the result of PFPC's or its affiliates own
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of
such duties and obligations under this Agreement. The provisions of this
Section 13 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
14. RESPONSIBILITY OF PFPC.
(a) PFPC shall be under no duty to take any action hereunder on behalf of
the Fund except as specifically set forth herein or as may be
specifically agreed to by PFPC and the Fund in a written amendment
hereto. PFPC shall be obligated to exercise care and diligence in the
performance of its duties hereunder and to act in good faith in
performing services provided for under this Agreement. PFPC shall be
liable only for any damages arising out of PFPC's failure to perform
its duties under this Agreement to the extent such damages arise out
of PFPC's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of such duties.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) PFPC
shall not be liable for losses, delays, failure, errors, interruption
or loss of data occurring directly or indirectly by reason of
circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without
limitation acts of God; action or inaction of civil or military
authority; public enemy; war; terrorism; riot; fire; flood; sabotage;
epidemics; labor disputes; civil commotion; interruption, loss or
malfunction of utilities, transportation, computer or communications
capabilities; insurrection; elements of nature; or non-performance by
a third party; and (ii) PFPC shall not be under any duty or obligation
to inquire into and shall not be liable for the validity or
invalidity, authority or lack thereof, or truthfulness or accuracy or
lack thereof, of any instruction, direction, notice, instrument or
other information which PFPC reasonably believes to be genuine.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i)
neither PFPC nor its affiliates shall be liable for any consequential,
special or indirect losses or damages, whether or not the likelihood
of such losses or damages was known by PFPC or its affiliates and (ii)
PFPC's cumulative liability to the Fund for all losses, claims, suits,
controversies, breaches or damages for any cause whatsoever (including
but not limited to those arising out of or related to this Agreement)
and regardless of the form of action or legal theory shall not exceed
the lesser of $100,000 or the fees received by PFPC for services
provided hereunder during the 12 months immediately prior to the date
of such loss or damage.
(d) No party may assert a cause of action against PFPC or any of its
affiliates that allegedly occurred more than 12 months immediately
prior to the filing of the suit (or, if applicable, commencement of
arbitration proceedings) alleging such cause of action.
(e) Each party shall have a duty to mitigate damages for which the other
party may become responsible.
(f) The provisions of this Section 14 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
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15. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.
(a) SERVICES PROVIDED ON AN ONGOING BASIS, IF APPLICABLE.
(i) Calculate 12b-1 payments;
(ii) Maintain shareholder registrations;
(iii) Review new applications and correspond with shareholders to
complete or correct information;
(iv) Direct payment processing of checks or wires;
(v) Prepare and certify stockholder lists in conjunction with proxy
solicitations;
(vi) Countersign share certificates;
(vii) Prepare and mail to shareholders confirmation of activity;
(viii) Provide toll-free lines for direct shareholder use, plus
customer liaison staff for on-line inquiry response;
(ix) Mail duplicate confirmations to broker-dealers of their
clients' activity, whether executed through the broker-dealer
or directly with PFPC;
(x) Provide periodic shareholder lists and statistics to the Fund;
(xi) Provide detailed data for underwriter/broker confirmations;
(xii) Prepare periodic mailing of year-end tax and statement
information;
(xiii) Notify on a timely basis the investment adviser, accounting
agent, and custodian of fund activity; and
(xiv) Perform other participating broker-dealer shareholder services
as may be agreed upon from time to time.
(b) SERVICES PROVIDED BY PFPC UNDER ORAL INSTRUCTIONS OR WRITTEN
INSTRUCTIONS.
(i) Accept and post daily Share purchases and redemptions;
(ii) Accept, post and perform shareholder transfers and exchanges;
(iii) Pay dividends and other distributions;
(iv) Solicit and tabulate proxies; and
(v) Issue and cancel certificates (when requested in writing by the
shareholder).
(c) PURCHASE OF SHARES. PFPC shall issue and credit an account of an
investor, in the manner described in the Fund's prospectus, once it
receives:
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(i) A purchase order;
(ii) Proper information to establish a shareholder account; and
(iii) Confirmation of receipt or crediting of funds for such order to
the Fund's custodian.
(d) REDEMPTION OF SHARES. PFPC shall redeem Shares only if that function
is properly authorized by the certificate of incorporation or
resolution of the Fund's Board of Directors. Shares shall be redeemed
and payment therefor shall be made in accordance with the Fund's
prospectus, when the recordholder tenders Shares in proper form and
directs the method of redemption. If Shares are received in proper
form, Shares shall be redeemed before the funds are provided to PFPC
from the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian"). If the recordholder has
not directed that redemption proceeds be wired, when the Custodian
provides PFPC with funds, the redemption check shall be sent to and
made payable to the recordholder, unless:
(i) the surrendered certificate is drawn to the order of an
assignee or holder and transfer authorization is signed by the
recordholder; or
(ii) transfer authorizations are signed by the recordholder when
Shares are held in book-entry form.
When a broker-dealer notifies PFPC of a redemption desired by a
customer, and the Custodian provides PFPC with funds, PFPC shall
prepare and send the redemption check to the broker-dealer and made
payable to the broker-dealer on behalf of its customer.
(e) Dividends and Distributions. Upon receipt of a resolution of the
Fund's Board of Directors authorizing the declaration and payment of
dividends and distributions, PFPC shall issue dividends and
distributions declared by the Fund in Shares, or, upon shareholder
election, pay such dividends and distributions in cash, if provided
for in the Fund's prospectus. Such issuance or payment, as well as
payments upon redemption as described above, shall be made after
deduction and payment of the required amount of funds to be withheld
in accordance with any applicable tax laws or other laws, rules or
regulations. PFPC shall mail to the Fund's shareholders such tax forms
and other information, or permissible substitute notice, relating to
dividends and distributions paid by the Fund as are required to be
filed and mailed by applicable law, rule or regulation. PFPC shall
prepare, maintain and file with the IRS and other appropriate taxing
authorities reports relating to all dividends above a stipulated
amount paid by the Fund to its shareholders as required by tax or
other law, rule or regulation.
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(f) Shareholder Account Services.
(i) PFPC may arrange, in accordance with the prospectus, for
issuance of Shares obtained through:
- Any pre-authorized check plan; and
- Direct purchases through broker wire orders, checks and
applications.
(ii) PFPC may arrange, in accordance with the prospectus, for a
shareholder's:
- Exchange of Shares for shares of another fund with which
the Fund has exchange privileges;
- Automatic redemption from an account where that
shareholder participates in a automatic redemption plan;
and/or
- Redemption of Shares from an account with a checkwriting
privilege.
(g) COMMUNICATIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Upon timely Written Instructions, PFPC
shall mail all communications by the Fund to its shareholders,
including:
(i) Reports to shareholders;
(ii) Confirmations of purchases and sales of Fund shares;
(iii) Monthly or quarterly statements;
(iv) Dividend and distribution notices;
(v) Proxy material; and
(vi) Tax form information.
In addition, PFPC will receive and tabulate the proxy cards for the
meetings of the Fund's shareholders.
(h) Records. PFPC shall maintain records of the accounts for each
shareholder showing the following information:
(i) Name, address and United States Tax Identification or Social
Security number;
(ii) Number and class of Shares held and number and class of Shares
for which certificates, if any, have been issued, including
certificate numbers and denominations;
(iii) Historical information regarding the account of each
shareholder, including dividends and distributions paid and the
date and price for all transactions on a shareholder's account;
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(iv) Any stop or restraining order placed against a shareholder's
account;
(v) Any correspondence relating to the current maintenance of a
shareholder's account;
(vi) Information with respect to withholdings; and
(vii) Any information required in order for PFPC to perform any
calculations required by this Agreement.
(i) LOST OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES. PFPC shall place a stop notice against
any certificate reported to be lost or stolen and comply with all
applicable federal regulatory requirements for reporting such loss or
alleged misappropriation. A new certificate shall be registered and
issued only upon:
(i) The shareholder's pledge of a lost instrument bond or such
other appropriate indemnity bond issued by a surety company
approved by PFPC; and
(ii) Completion of a release and indemnification agreement signed by
the shareholder to protect PFPC and its affiliates.
(j) SHAREHOLDER INSPECTION OF STOCK RECORDS. Upon a request from any Fund
shareholder to inspect stock records, PFPC will notify the Fund and
the Fund will issue instructions granting or denying each such
request. Unless PFPC has acted contrary to the Fund's instructions,
the Fund agrees to and does hereby release PFPC from any liability for
refusal of permission for a particular shareholder to inspect the
Fund's stock records.
(k) WITHDRAWAL OF SHARES AND CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES. Upon receipt of
Written Instructions, PFPC shall cancel outstanding certificates
surrendered by the Fund to reduce the total amount of outstanding
shares by the number of shares surrendered by the Fund.
(l) LOST SHAREHOLDERS. PFPC shall perform such services as are required in
order to comply with Rules 17a-24 and 17Ad-17 of the 1934 Act (the
"Lost Shareholder Rules"), including, but not limited to, those set
forth below. PFPC may, in its sole discretion, use the services of a
third party to perform some of or all such services.
(i) documentation of search policies and procedures;
(ii) execution of required searches;
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(iii) tracking results and maintaining data sufficient to comply with
the Lost Shareholder Rules; and
(iv) preparation and submission of data required under the Lost
Shareholder Rules.
Except as set forth above, PFPC shall have no responsibility for any
escheatment services.
(m) PRINT MAIL. In addition to performing the foregoing services, the Fund
hereby engages PFPC as its exclusive print/mail service provider with
respect to those items and for such fees as may be agreed to from time
to time in writing by the Fund and PFPC.
(n) RETIREMENT PLANS.
(i) In connection with the individual retirement accounts,
simplified employee pension plans, rollover individual
retirement plans, educational IRA's and XXXX individual
retirement accounts ("XXX Plans"), 403(b) Plans and money
purchase and profit sharing plans ("Qualified Plans")
(collectively, the "Retirement Plans") within the meaning of
Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code") sponsored by the Fund for which contributions of
the Fund's shareholders (the "Participants") are invested
solely in Shares of the Fund, PFPC shall provide the following
administrative services:
(A) Establish a record of types and reasons for distributions
(i.e., attainment of age 59-1/2, disability, death, return
of excess contributions, etc.);
(B) Record method of distribution requested and/or made;
(C) Receive and process designation of beneficiary forms
requests;
(D) Examine and process requests for direct transfers between
custodians/trustees, transfer and pay over to the
successor assets in the account and records pertaining
thereto as requested;
(E) Prepare any annual reports or returns required to be
prepared and/or filed by a custodian of a Retirement Plan,
including, but not limited to, an annual fair market value
report, Forms 1099R and 5498; and file same with the IRS
and provide same to Participant/Beneficiary, as
applicable; and
(F) Perform applicable federal withholding and send
Participants/Beneficiaries an annual TEFRA notice
regarding required federal tax withholding.
(ii) PFPC shall arrange for PFPC Trust Company to serve as custodian
for the Retirement Plans sponsored by the Fund.
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(iii) With respect to XXX Plans, PFPC shall provide the Fund with the
associated XXX Plan documents for use by the Fund and PFPC
shall be responsible for the maintenance of such documents in
compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(iv) With respect to 403(b) Plans and Qualified Plans, the Fund
acknowledges it shall utilize the services of Universal
Pensions, Inc. as its 403(b) Plan document and Qualified Plan
document services provider and PFPC shall not be responsible
for the maintenance of such documents in compliance with
applicable provisions of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
16. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall continue until terminated by
the Fund or by PFPC on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other
party. In the event the Fund gives notice of termination, all expenses
associated with movement (or duplication) of records and materials and
conversion thereof to a successor transfer agent or other service provider,
and all trailing expenses incurred by PFPC, will be borne by the Fund.
17. CHANGE OF CONTROL. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
in the event of an agreement to enter into a transaction that would result
in a Change of Control of the Fund's adviser or sponsor, the Fund's ability
to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Section 16 will be suspended from
the time of such agreement until two years after the Change of Control.
18. NOTICES. Notices shall be addressed (a) if to PFPC, at 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: President; (b) if to the
Fund, at , Attention: or (c) if to neither of the foregoing, at such other
address as shall have been given by like notice to the sender of any such
notice or other communication by the other party. If notice is sent by
confirming telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending device, it shall be
deemed to have been given immediately. If notice is sent by first-class
mail, it shall be deemed to have been given three days after it has been
mailed. If notice is sent by messenger, it shall be deemed to have been
given on the day it is delivered.
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19. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement, or any term thereof, may be changed or waived
only by a written amendment, signed by the party against whom enforcement
of such change or waiver is sought.
20. DELEGATION; ASSIGNMENT. PFPC may assign its rights and delegate its duties
hereunder to any majority-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of PFPC or of
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., provided that PFPC gives the Fund
30 days prior written notice of such assignment or delegation.
21. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
22. FURTHER ACTIONS. Each party agrees to perform such further acts and execute
such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof.
23. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, provided
that the parties may embody in one or more separate documents their
agreement, if any, with respect to delegated duties.
(b) NO CHANGES THAT MATERIALLY AFFECT OBLIGATIONS. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Fund agrees not to
make any modifications to its registration statement or adopt any
policies which would affect materially the obligations or
responsibilities of PFPC hereunder without the prior written approval
of PFPC, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(c) CAPTIONS. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
(d) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made in
Delaware and governed by Delaware law, without regard to principles of
conflicts of law.
(e) PARTIAL INVALIDITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held
or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the
remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
(f) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
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(g) NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, PFPC hereby disclaims all representations and warranties,
express or implied, made to the Fund or any other person, including,
without limitation, any warranties regarding quality, suitability,
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise
(irrespective of any course of dealing, custom or usage of trade), of
any services or any goods provided incidental to services provided
under this Agreement. PFPC disclaims any warranty of title or
non-infringement except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
(f) FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. The facsimile signature of any party to this
Agreement shall constitute the valid and binding execution hereof by
such party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
PFPC INC.
By:
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PROVIDENT INVESTMENT COUNSEL TWENTY FUND I
By:
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Business Approval By:__________________
Date:__________________________________
Legal Approval By:_____________________
Date:__________________________________
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EXHIBIT A
THIS EXHIBIT A, dated as of , 2002, is Exhibit A to that certain Transfer
Agency Services Agreement dated as of , 2002, between PFPC Inc. and Provident
Investment Counsel Twenty Fund I.
PORTFOLIOS
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