Exhibit 23(g)
CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of September 1, 2000, by and between PFPC
TRUST COMPANY, a limited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of
Delaware ("PFPC Trust"), and THE KELMOORE STRATEGY(TM) VARIABLE TRUST, a
Delaware business trust (the "Fund").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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 Trust to provide custodian
services, and PFPC Trust wishes to furnish custodian services, either directly
or through an affiliate or affiliates, as more fully described herein.
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 authorized by the Fund to give Oral or Written
Instructions on behalf of the Fund and listed on the
Authorized Persons Appendix attached hereto or any amendment
thereto as may be received by PFPC Trust. An Authorized
Person's scope of authority may be limited by the Fund by
setting forth such limitation in the Authorized Persons
Appendix.
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(d) "Book-Entry System" means Federal Reserve Treasury book-entry
system for United States and federal agency securities, its
successor or successors, and its nominee or nominees and any
book-entry system maintained by an exchange registered with
the SEC under the 1934 Act.
(e) "CEA" means the Commodities Exchange Act, as amended.
(f) "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 parent(s).
(g) "Oral Instructions" mean oral instructions received by PFPC
Trust from an Authorized Person or from a person reasonably
believed by PFPC Trust to be an Authorized Person.
(h) "PFPC Trust" means PFPC Trust Company or a subsidiary or
affiliate of PFPC Trust Company.
(i) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(j) "Securities Laws" mean the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940
Act and the CEA.
(k) "Shares" mean the shares of beneficial interest of any series
or class of the Fund.
(l) "Property" means:
(i) any and all securities and other investment items
which the Fund may from time to time deposit, or
cause to be deposited, with PFPC Trust or which PFPC
Trust may from time to time hold for the Fund;
(ii) all income in respect of any of such securities or
other investment items;
(iii) all proceeds of the sale of any of such securities or
investment items; and
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(iv) all proceeds of the sale of securities issued by the
Fund, which are received by PFPC Trust from time to
time, from or on behalf of the Fund.
(m) "Written Instructions" mean (i) written instructions signed by
two Authorized Persons and received by PFPC Trust or (ii)
trade instructions transmitted by means of an electronic
transaction reporting system which requires the use of a
password or other authorized identifier in order to gain
access. The instructions may be delivered electronically or by
hand, mail, tested telegram, cable, telex or facsimile sending
device.
2. APPOINTMENT. The Fund hereby appoints PFPC Trust to provide custodian
services to the Fund, on behalf of each of its investment portfolios
(each, a "Portfolio"), and PFPC Trust accepts such appointment and
agrees to furnish such services.
3. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. The Fund has provided or, where applicable, will
provide PFPC Trust with the following:
(a) certified or authenticated copies of the resolutions of the
Fund's Board of Trustees, approving the appointment of PFPC
Trust or its affiliates to provide services;
(b) a copy of the Fund's most recent effective registration
statement;
(c) a copy of each Portfolio's advisory agreements;
(d) a copy of the distribution agreement with respect to each
class of Shares;
(e) a copy of each Portfolio's administration agreement;
(f) copies of any shareholder servicing agreements made in respect
of the Fund or a Portfolio; and
(g) certified or authenticated copies of any and all amendments or
supplements to the foregoing.
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4. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
PFPC Trust 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 Trust hereunder. Except as specifically set forth
herein, PFPC Trust assumes no responsibility for such compliance by the
Fund or any Portfolio.
5. INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, PFPC Trust shall
act only upon Oral Instructions or Written Instructions.
(b) PFPC Trust shall be entitled to rely upon any Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions it receives from an
Authorized Person (or from a person reasonably believed by
PFPC Trust to be an Authorized Person) pursuant to this
Agreement. PFPC Trust may assume that any Oral Instructions or
Written Instructions received hereunder are not in any way
inconsistent with the provisions of organizational documents
of the Fund or of any vote, resolution or proceeding of the
Fund's Board of Trustees or of the Fund's shareholders, unless
and until PFPC Trust receives Written Instructions to the
contrary.
(c) The Fund agrees to forward to PFPC Trust Written Instructions
confirming Oral Instructions (except where such Oral
Instructions are given by PFPC Trust or its affiliates) so
that PFPC Trust 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 Trust shall in no way invalidate the
transactions or enforceability of the transactions authorized
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by the Oral Instructions. Where Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions reasonably appear to have been received from an
Authorized Person, PFPC Trust shall incur no liability to the
Fund in acting upon such Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions provided that PFPC Trust's actions comply with
the other provisions of this Agreement.
6. RIGHT TO RECEIVE ADVICE.
(a) Advice of the Fund. If PFPC Trust is in doubt as to any action
it should or should not take, PFPC Trust may request
directions or advice, including Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions, from the Fund.
(b) Advice of Counsel. If PFPC Trust shall be in doubt as to any
question of law pertaining to any action it should or should
not take, PFPC Trust may request advice at its own cost from
such counsel of its own choosing (who may be counsel for the
Fund, the Fund's investment adviser or PFPC Trust, at the
option of PFPC Trust).
(c) Conflicting Advice. In the event of a conflict between
directions, advice or Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions PFPC Trust receives from the Fund, and the advice
it receives from counsel, PFPC Trust shall be entitled to rely
upon and follow the advice of counsel. In the event PFPC Trust
so relies on the advice of counsel, PFPC Trust remains liable
for any action or omission on the part of PFPC Trust which
constitutes willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard by PFPC Trust of any duties, obligations
or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.
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(d) Protection of PFPC Trust. PFPC Trust shall be protected in any
action it takes or does not take in reliance upon directions,
advice or Oral Instructions or Written Instructions it
receives from the Fund or from counsel and which PFPC Trust
believes, in good faith, to be consistent with those
directions, advice or Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as
to impose an obligation upon PFPC Trust (i) to seek, unless
otherwise required to do so under the terms of this Agreement,
such directions, advice or Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions, or (ii) to act in accordance with such
directions, advice or Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions unless, under the terms of other provisions of
this Agreement, the same is a condition of PFPC Trust's
properly taking or not taking such action. Nothing in this
subsection shall excuse PFPC Trust when an action or omission
on the part of PFPC Trust constitutes willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard by PFPC Trust of
any duties, obligations or responsibilities set forth in this
Agreement.
7. RECORDS; VISITS. The books and records pertaining to the Fund and any
Portfolio, which are in the possession or under the control of PFPC
Trust, 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 Trust's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable
request of the Fund, copies of any such books and records shall be
provided by PFPC Trust to the Fund or to an authorized representative
of the Fund, at the Fund's expense.
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8. CONFIDENTIALITY. PFPC Trust agrees to keep confidential the records of
the Fund and information relating to the Fund and its shareholders,
unless the release of such records or information is otherwise
consented to, in writing, by the Fund. The Fund agrees that such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld
where PFPC Trust may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt
proceedings or when PFPC Trust is required to divulge such information
or records to duly constituted authorities.
9. COOPERATION WITH ACCOUNTANTS. PFPC Trust shall cooperate with the
Fund's independent public accountants and shall take all reasonable
action to make any requested information available to such accountants
as reasonably requested by the Fund.
10. DISASTER RECOVERY. PFPC Trust 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 appropriate equipment is available. In the
event of equipment failures, PFPC Trust shall, at no additional expense
to the Fund, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions.
PFPC Trust 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 Trust's own willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties or
obligations under this Agreement.
11. COMPENSATION. As compensation for custody services rendered by PFPC
Trust during the term of this Agreement, the Fund, on behalf of each of
the Portfolios, will pay to PFPC Trust a fee or fees as may be agreed
to in writing from time to time by the Fund and PFPC Trust.
12. INDEMNIFICATION. The Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless PFPC Trust from all taxes, charges,
expenses, assessments, claims and liabilities (including, without
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limitation, liabilities arising under the Securities Laws and any state
or foreign securities or blue sky laws, and amendments thereto, and
expenses, including (without limitation) attorneys' fees and
disbursements), arising directly or indirectly from any action or
omission to act which PFPC Trust takes (i) in connection with providing
its service hereunder, (ii) at the request or on the direction of or in
reliance on the advice of the Fund or (iii) upon Oral Instructions or
Written Instructions. PFPC Trust shall not be indemnified against any
liability (or any expenses incident to such liability) arising out of
PFPC Trust's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 12 to the contrary, the indemnity provided in
this Section 12 shall not apply to any consequential, special or
indirect losses or damages which PFPC Trust may incur or suffer as a
result of acting or not acting (i) at the request or on the direction
of or in reliance on the advice of the Fund or (ii) upon Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions, whether or not the likelihood of
such losses or damages was known by the Fund.
13. RESPONSIBILITY OF PFPC TRUST.
(a) PFPC Trust shall be under no duty to take any action on behalf
of the Fund or any Portfolio except as specifically set forth
herein or as may be specifically agreed to by PFPC Trust in
writing. PFPC Trust 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 Trust shall be liable for any damages
arising out of PFPC Trust's failure to perform its duties
under this Agreement to the extent such damages arise out of
PFPC Trust's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence
or reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.
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(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of any
other provision of this Agreement, PFPC Trust shall not be
under any duty or obligation to inquire into and shall not be
liable for (i) the validity or invalidity or authority or lack
thereof of any Oral Instruction or Written Instruction, notice
or other instrument which PFPC Trust reasonably believes to be
genuine; or (ii) subject to section 10, delays, errors, loss
of data or other losses occurring by reason of circumstances
beyond PFPC Trust's control, including acts of civil or
military authority, national emergencies, fire, flood,
catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure
of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
neither PFPC Trust nor its affiliates shall be liable to the
Fund or to any Portfolio for any consequential, special or
indirect losses or damages which the Fund may incur or suffer,
whether or not the likelihood of such losses or damages was
known by PFPC Trust or its affiliates.
14. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.
(a) Delivery of the Property. The Fund will deliver or arrange for
delivery to PFPC Trust, all the Property owned by the
Portfolios, including cash received as a result of the
distribution of Shares, during the term of this Agreement;
provided, however, that the Fund shall not be prohibited for
entering into agreements with other custodians for services
that PFPC would not provide hereunder. PFPC Trust will not be
responsible for such property until actual receipt.
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(b) Receipt and Disbursement of Money. PFPC Trust, acting upon
Written Instructions, shall open and maintain separate
accounts in the Fund's name using all cash received from or
for the account of the Fund, subject to the terms of this
Agreement. In addition, upon Written Instructions, PFPC Trust
shall open separate custodial accounts for each separate
Portfolio of the Fund (collectively, the "Accounts") and shall
hold in the Accounts all cash received from or for the
Accounts of the Fund specifically designated to each separate
Portfolio. PFPC Trust shall make cash payments from or for the
Accounts of a Portfolio only for:
(i) purchases of securities in the name of a Portfolio,
PFPC Trust, PFPC Trust's nominee or a sub-custodian
or nominee thereof as provided in sub-section (j) and
for which PFPC Trust has received a copy of the
broker's or dealer's confirmation or payee's invoice,
as appropriate;
(ii) purchase or redemption of Shares of the Fund
delivered to PFPC Trust;
(iii) payment of, subject to Written Instructions,
interest, taxes, administration, accounting,
distribution, advisory, management fees or similar
expenses which are to be borne by a Portfolio;
(iv) payment to, subject to receipt of Written
Instructions, the Fund's transfer agent, as agent for
the shareholders, of an amount equal to the amount of
dividends and distributions stated in the Written
Instructions to be distributed in cash by the
transfer agent to shareholders, or, in lieu of paying
the Fund's transfer agent, PFPC Trust may arrange for
the direct payment of cash dividends and
distributions to shareholders in accordance with
procedures mutually agreed upon from time to time by
and among the Fund, PFPC Trust and the Fund's
transfer agent.
(v) payments, upon receipt of Written Instructions, in
connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender
of securities owned or subscribed to by the Fund and
held by or delivered to PFPC Trust;
(vi) payments of the amounts of dividends received with
respect to securities sold short;
(vii) payments made to a sub-custodian pursuant to
provisions in sub-section (c) of this Section; and
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(viii) other payments, upon Written Instructions.
PFPC Trust is hereby authorized to endorse and collect all checks,
drafts or other orders for the payment of money received as custodian
for the Accounts.
(c) Receipt of Securities; Subcustodians.
(i) PFPC Trust shall hold all securities received by it
for the Accounts in a separate account that
physically segregates such securities from those of
any other persons, firms or corporations, except for
securities held in a Book-Entry System. All such
securities shall be held or disposed of only upon
Oral or Written Instructions of the Fund pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement. PFPC Trust shall have no
power or authority to assign, hypothecate, pledge or
otherwise dispose of any such securities or
investment, except upon the express terms of this
Agreement or upon Written Instructions authorizing
the transaction. In no case may any member of the
Fund's Board of Trustees, or any officer, employee or
agent of the Fund withdraw any securities.
At PFPC Trust's own expense and for its own
convenience, PFPC Trust may enter into sub-custodian
agreements with other banks or trust companies to
perform duties described in this sub-section (c) with
respect to domestic assets. Such bank or trust
company shall have an aggregate capital, surplus and
undivided profits, according to its last published
report, of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000),
if it is a subsidiary or affiliate of PFPC Trust, or
at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) if such
bank or trust company is not a subsidiary or
affiliate of PFPC Trust. In addition, such bank or
trust company must be qualified to act as custodian
and agree to comply with the relevant provisions of
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
Laws and the terms of this Agreement. Any such
arrangement will not be entered into without prior
written notice to the Fund (or as otherwise provided
in the 1940 Act).
In addition, PFPC Trust may enter into arrangements
with sub-custodians with respect to services
regarding foreign assets. Any such arrangement will
be entered into with prior written notice to the Fund
(or as otherwise provided in the 1940 Act).
PFPC Trust shall remain responsible for the
performance of all of its duties as described in this
Agreement and shall hold the Fund and each Portfolio
harmless from its own acts or omissions, under the
standards of care provided for herein, or the acts
and omissions of any sub-custodian chosen by PFPC
Trust under the terms of this sub-section (c).
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(d) Transactions Requiring Instructions. Upon receipt of Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions and not otherwise, PFPC
Trust, directly or through the use of the Book-Entry System,
shall:
(i) deliver any securities held for a Portfolio against
the receipt of payment for the sale of such
securities;
(ii) execute and deliver to such persons as may be
designated in such Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions, proxies, consents, authorizations, and
any other instruments whereby the authority of a
Portfolio as owner of any securities may be
exercised;
(iii) deliver any securities to the issuer thereof, or its
agent, when such securities are called, redeemed,
retired or otherwise become payable at the option of
the holder; provided that, in any such case, the cash
or other consideration is to be delivered to PFPC
Trust;
(iv) deliver any securities held for a Portfolio against
receipt of other securities or cash issued or paid in
connection with the liquidation, reorganization,
refinancing, tender offer, merger, consolidation or
recapitalization of any corporation, or the exercise
of any conversion privilege;
(v) deliver any securities held for a Portfolio 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 receive 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;
(vi) make such transfer or exchanges of the assets of the
Portfolios and take such other steps as shall be
stated in said Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions to be for the purpose of effectuating a
duly authorized plan of liquidation, reorganization,
merger, consolidation or recapitalization of the
Fund;
(vii) release securities belonging to a Portfolio to any
bank or trust company for the purpose of a pledge or
hypothecation to secure any loan incurred by the Fund
on behalf of that Portfolio; provided, however, that
securities shall be released only upon payment to
PFPC Trust of the monies borrowed, except that in
cases where additional collateral is required to
secure a borrowing already made subject to proper
prior authorization, further securities may be
released for that purpose; and repay such loan upon
redelivery to it of the securities pledged or
hypothecated therefor and upon surrender of the note
or notes evidencing the loan;
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(viii) release and deliver securities owned by a Portfolio
in connection with any repurchase agreement entered
into on behalf of such Portfolio by the Fund, but
only on receipt of payment therefor; and pay out
moneys of the Portfolio entering into the repurchase
agreement in connection with such repurchase
agreements, but only upon the delivery of the
securities;
(ix) release and deliver or exchange securities owned by a
Portfolio in connection with any conversion of such
securities, pursuant to their terms, into other
securities;
(x) release and deliver securities to a broker in
connection with the broker's custody of margin
collateral relating to futures and options
transactions;
(xi) release and deliver securities owned by a Portfolio
for the purpose of redeeming in kind shares of such
Portfolio upon delivery thereof to PFPC Trust; and
(xii) release and deliver or exchange securities owned by a
Portfolio for other purposes.
PFPC Trust must also receive a certified resolution
describing the nature of the corporate purpose and
the name and address of the person(s) to whom
delivery shall be made when such action is pursuant
to sub-paragraph d(xii).
(e) Use of Book-Entry System. PFPC Trust is authorized and
instructed, on a continuous basis, to deposit in the
Book-Entry System all securities belonging to the Portfolios
eligible for deposit therein and to utilize the Book-Entry
System to the extent possible in connection with settlements
of purchases and sales of securities by the Portfolios, and
deliveries and returns of securities loaned, subject to
repurchase agreements or used as collateral in connection with
borrowings. PFPC Trust shall continue to perform such duties
until it receives Written Instructions or Oral Instructions
authorizing contrary actions.
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PFPC Trust shall administer the Book-Entry System as follows:
(i) With respect to securities of each Portfolio which
are maintained in the Book-Entry System, the records
of PFPC Trust shall identify by Book-Entry or
otherwise those securities belonging to each
Portfolio.
(ii) Assets of each Portfolio deposited in the Book-Entry
System will at all times be segregated from any
assets and cash controlled by PFPC Trust in other
than a fiduciary or custodian capacity but may be
commingled with other assets held in such capacities.
PFPC Trust will provide the Fund with such reports on its own
system of internal control as the Fund may reasonably request
from time to time.
(f) Registration of Securities. All Securities held for a
Portfolio which are issued or issuable only in bearer form,
except such securities held in the Book-Entry System, shall be
held by PFPC Trust in bearer form; all other securities held
for a Portfolio may be registered in the name of the Fund on
behalf of that Portfolio, PFPC Trust, the Book-Entry System, a
sub-custodian, or any duly appointed nominee of the Fund, PFPC
Trust, Book-Entry System or sub-custodian. The Fund reserves
the right to instruct PFPC Trust as to the method of
registration and safekeeping of the securities of the Fund.
The Fund agrees to furnish to PFPC Trust appropriate
instruments to enable PFPC Trust to hold or deliver in proper
form for transfer, or to register in the name of its nominee
or in the name of the Book-Entry System or in the name of
another appropriate entity, any securities which it may hold
for the Accounts and which may from time to time be registered
in the name of the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio.
(g) Voting and Other Action. Neither PFPC Trust nor its nominee
shall vote any of the securities held pursuant to this
Agreement by or for the account of a Portfolio, except in
accordance with Written Instructions. PFPC Trust, directly or
through the use of the Book-Entry System, shall execute in
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blank and promptly deliver all notices, proxies and proxy
soliciting materials received by PFPC Trust as custodian of
the Property to the registered holder of such securities. If
the registered holder is not the Fund on behalf of a
Portfolio, then Written Instructions or Oral Instructions must
designate the person who owns such securities.
(h) Transactions Not Requiring Instructions. In the absence of
contrary Written Instructions, PFPC Trust is authorized to
take the following actions:
(i) Collection of Income and Other Payments.
(A) collect and receive for the account of each
Portfolio, all income, dividends,
distributions, coupons, option premiums,
other payments and similar items, included
or to be included in the Property, and, in
addition, promptly advise each Portfolio of
such receipt and credit such income, as
collected, to each Portfolio's custodian
account;
(B) endorse and deposit for collection, in the
name of the Fund, checks, drafts, or other
orders for the payment of money;
(C) receive and hold for the account of each
Portfolio all securities received as a
distribution on the Portfolio's securities
as a result of a stock dividend, share
split-up or reorganization,
recapitalization, readjustment or other
rearrangement or distribution of rights or
similar securities issued with respect to
any securities belonging to a Portfolio and
held by PFPC Trust hereunder;
(D) present for payment and collect the amount
payable upon all securities which may mature
or be, on a mandatory basis, called,
redeemed, or retired, or otherwise become
payable on the date such securities become
payable; and
(E) take any action which may be necessary and
proper in connection with the collection and
receipt of such income and other payments
and the endorsement for collection of
checks, drafts, and other negotiable
instruments.
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(ii) Miscellaneous Transactions.
(A) PFPC Trust is authorized to deliver or cause
to be delivered Property against payment or
other consideration or written receipt
therefor in the following cases:
(1) for examination by a broker or
dealer selling for the account of a
Portfolio in accordance with street
delivery custom;
(2) for the exchange of interim
receipts or temporary securities
for definitive securities; and
(3) for transfer of securities into the
name of the Fund on behalf of a
Portfolio or PFPC Trust or a
sub-custodian or a nominee of one
of the foregoing, or for exchange
of securities for a different
number of bonds, certificates, or
other evidence, representing the
same aggregate face amount or
number of units bearing the same
interest rate, maturity date and
call provisions, if any; provided
that, in any such case, the new
securities are to be delivered to
PFPC Trust.
(B) unless and until PFPC Trust receives Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions to the
contrary, PFPC Trust shall:
(1) pay all income items held by it
which call for payment upon
presentation and hold the cash
received by it upon such payment
for the account of each Portfolio;
(2) collect interest and cash dividends
received, with notice to the Fund,
to the account of each Portfolio;
(3) hold for the account of each
Portfolio all stock dividends,
rights and similar securities
issued with respect to any
securities held by PFPC Trust; and
(4) execute as agent on behalf of the
Fund all necessary ownership
certificates required by the
Internal Revenue Code or the Income
Tax Regulations of the United
States Treasury Department or under
the laws of any state now or
hereafter in effect, inserting the
Fund's name, on behalf of a
Portfolio, on such certificate as
the owner of the securities covered
thereby, to the extent it may
lawfully do so.
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(i) Segregated Accounts.
(i) PFPC Trust shall upon receipt of Written Instructions
or Oral Instructions establish and maintain
segregated accounts on its records for and on behalf
of each Portfolio. Such accounts may be used to
transfer cash and securities, including securities in
the Book-Entry System:
(A) for the purposes of compliance by the Fund
with the procedures required by a securities
or option exchange, providing such
procedures comply with the 1940 Act and any
releases of the SEC relating to the
maintenance of segregated accounts by
registered investment companies; and
(B) upon receipt of Written Instructions, for
other purposes.
(ii) PFPC Trust shall arrange for the establishment of XXX
custodian accounts for such shareholders holding
Shares through XXX accounts, in accordance with the
Fund's prospectuses, the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (including regulations promulgated
thereunder), and with such other procedures as are
mutually agreed upon from time to time by and among
the Fund, PFPC Trust and the Fund's transfer agent.
(j) Purchases of Securities. PFPC Trust shall settle purchased
securities upon receipt of Oral Instructions or Written
Instructions that specify:
(i) the name of the issuer and the title of the
securities, including CUSIP number if applicable;
(ii) the number of shares or the principal amount
purchased and accrued interest, if any;
(iii) the date of purchase and settlement;
(iv) the purchase price per unit;
(v) the total amount payable upon such purchase;
(vi) the Portfolio involved; and
(vii) the name of the person from whom or the broker
through whom the purchase was made. PFPC Trust shall
upon receipt of securities purchased by or for a
Portfolio pay out of the moneys held for the account
of the Portfolio 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 Oral
Instructions or Written Instructions.
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(k) Sales of Securities. PFPC Trust shall settle sold securities
upon receipt of Oral Instructions or Written Instructions that
specify:
(i) the name of the issuer and the title of the security,
including CUSIP number if applicable;
(ii) the number of shares or principal amount sold, and
accrued interest, if any;
(iii) the date of trade and settlement;
(iv) the sale price per unit;
(v) the total amount payable to the Fund on behalf of the
applicable Portfolio upon such sale;
(vi) the name of the broker through whom or the person to
whom the sale was made;
(vii) the location to which the security must be delivered
and delivery deadline, if any; and
(viii) the Portfolio involved.
PFPC Trust shall deliver the securities upon receipt of the total
amount payable to the Portfolio upon such sale, provided that the total
amount payable is the same as was set forth in the Oral Instructions or
Written Instructions. Notwithstanding the other provisions thereof,
PFPC Trust 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.
(l) Reports; Proxy Materials.
(i) PFPC Trust shall furnish to the Fund the following
reports:
(A) such periodic and special reports as the
Fund may reasonably request;
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(B) a monthly statement summarizing all
transactions and entries for the account of
each portfolio, listing each portfolio
security belonging to each Portfolio with
the adjusted average cost of each issue and
the market value at the end of such month
and stating the cash account of each
Portfolio including disbursements;
(C) the reports required to be furnished to the
Fund pursuant to Rule 17f-4 of the 1940 Act;
and
(D) such other information as may be agreed upon
from time to time between the Fund and PFPC
Trust.
(ii) PFPC Trust shall transmit promptly to the Fund any
proxy statement, proxy material, notice of a call or
conversion or similar communication received by it as
custodian of the Property. PFPC Trust shall be under
no other obligation to inform the Fund as to such
actions or events.
(m) Crediting of Accounts. If PFPC Trust in its sole discretion
credits an Account with respect to (a) income, dividends,
distributions, coupons, option premiums, other payments or
similar items on a contractual payment date or otherwise in
advance of PFPC Trust's actual receipt of the amount due, (b)
the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of assets on the
contractual settlement date or otherwise in advance of PFPC
Trust's actual receipt of the amount due or (c) provisional
crediting of any amounts due, and (i) PFPC Trust is
subsequently unable to collect full and final payment for the
amounts so credited within a reasonable time period using
reasonable efforts or (ii) pursuant to standard industry
practice, law or regulation PFPC Trust is required to repay to
a third party such amounts so credited, or if any Property has
been incorrectly credited, PFPC Trust shall have the absolute
right in its sole discretion without demand to reverse any
such credit or payment, to debit or deduct the amount of such
credit or payment from the Account, and to otherwise pursue
recovery of any such amounts so credited from the Fund.
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Nothing herein or otherwise shall require PFPC Trust to make
any advances or to credit any amounts until PFPC Trust's
actual receipt thereof. The Fund hereby grants a first
priority contractual possessory security interest in and a
right of setoff against the assets maintained in an Account
hereunder in the amount necessary to secure the return and
payment to PFPC Trust of any advance or credit made by PFPC
Trust (including charges related thereto) to such Account.
(n) Collections. All collections of monies or other property in
respect, or which are to become part, of the Property (but not
the safekeeping thereof upon receipt by PFPC Trust) shall be
at the sole risk of the Fund. If payment is not received by
PFPC Trust within a reasonable time after proper demands have
been made, PFPC Trust shall notify the Fund in writing,
including copies of all demand letters, any written responses
and memoranda of all oral responses and shall await
instructions from the Fund. PFPC Trust shall not be obliged to
take legal action for collection unless and until it receives
Written Instruction from the Fund and is reasonably
indemnified to its satisfaction. PFPC Trust shall also notify
the Fund as soon as reasonably practicable whenever income due
on securities is not collected in due course and shall provide
the Fund with periodic status reports of such income collected
after a reasonable time.
15. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall continue until
terminated by the Fund or PFPC Trust on sixty (60) days' prior written
notice to the other party. In the event this Agreement is terminated
(pending appointment of a successor to PFPC Trust or vote of the
shareholders of the Fund to dissolve or to function without a custodian
of its cash, securities or other property), PFPC Trust shall not
deliver cash, securities or other
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property of the Portfolios to the Fund. It may deliver them to a bank
or trust company of PFPC Trust's choice and reasonably acceptable to
the Fund, having an aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits,
as shown by its last published report, of not less than twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000), as a custodian for the Fund to be held under
terms similar to those of this Agreement. PFPC Trust shall not be
required to make any delivery or payment of assets upon termination
until full payment shall have been made to PFPC Trust of all of its
fees, compensation, costs and expenses. PFPC Trust shall have a
security interest in and shall have a right of setoff against the
Property as security for the payment of such fees, compensation, costs
and expenses.
16. NOTICES. All notices and other communications, including Written
Instructions, shall be in writing or by confirming telegram, cable,
telex or facsimile sending device. Notice shall be addressed (a) if to
PFPC Trust at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxxx; (b) if to the Fund, at
0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xx., #000, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx; 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 five 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.
17. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement, or any term hereof, may be changed or
waived only by a written amendment, signed by the party against whom
enforcement of such change or waiver is sought.
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18. DELEGATION; ASSIGNMENT. PFPC Trust may assign its rights and delegate
its duties hereunder to any affiliate of PFPC Trust or of PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc., provided that (i) PFPC Trust gives the Fund 60
days' prior written notice of such assignment or delegation; (ii) the
assignee or delegate agrees to comply with the relevant provisions of
the 1940 Act and the terms of this Agreement; and (iii) PFPC Trust and
such assignee or delegate promptly provide such information as the Fund
may reasonably request, and respond to such questions as the Fund may
reasonably ask, relative to the assignment or delegation (including,
without limitation, the capabilities of the assignee or delegate).
19. 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.
20. FURTHER ACTIONS. Each party agrees to perform such further acts and
execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the
purposes hereof.
21. 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 or Oral Instructions.
(b) 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.
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(c) 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; provided, however, that
this Agreement at all times shall be interpreted in a manner
that is consistent with applicable provisions of the
Securities Laws.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
(f) Facsimile Signatures. The facsimile signature of any party to
this Agreement shall constitute the valid and binding
execution hereof by such party.
(g) All persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the
property of the Fund for the enforcement of any claims against
the Fund as neither the Trustees, officers, agents or
shareholders assume any personal liability for obligations
entered into on behalf of the Fund.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
PFPC TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Frit, II
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Title: Vice President
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THE KELMOORE STRATEGY(TM) VARIABLE TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: President
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