TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A AND BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
Exhibit
h(1)(b)
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BETWEEN
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND
EACH OF
THE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY,
AS LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
AND
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BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
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SSgA
Institutional
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Terms
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Third
Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans
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Exception
Services
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Fees
and Expenses
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Representations
and Warranties of the Transfer Agent
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Representations
and Warranties of the Fund
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7.
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Wire
Transfer Operating Guidelines
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Data
Access and Proprietary Information
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Indemnification
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Standard
of Care
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Confidentiality
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Covenants
of the Funds and the Transfer Agent
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13.
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Termination
of Agreement
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Assignment
and Third Party Beneficiaries
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Subcontractors
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16.
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Changes
and Modifications
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17.
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Miscellaneous
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18.
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Additional
Portfolios/Funds
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Massachusetts
Business Trust
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The
Parties
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Schedule
A
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Funds
and Portfolios
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Schedule
1.8
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AML
Delegation
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Schedule
1.13
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Omnibus
Transparency Services
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Schedule
2.1
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Third
Party Administrator(s) Procedures
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Schedule
4.1
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Fees
and Expenses
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THIS AGREEMENT made as of the
31st day of July, 2009 , by and
between STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
TRUST, a
Massachusetts business trust, having itsΒ principal
office and place of business at State Street Financial Center, Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the βFundβ), on behalf of itself and
each of the entities listed on Schedule A separately and not jointly, and BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC., a Massachusetts corporation having its principal
office and place of business at Two Heritage Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts
02171 (the βTransfer Agentβ).
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue
shares in separate series, with each such series representing
interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other
assets;
WHEREAS, the Fund currently offers
shares in theΒ series set in the attached Schedule A,
which may be amended by the parties from time to time, (such series, together
with all other series subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to
this Agreement in accordance with Section
18, being herein referred
to as a βPortfolioβ, and collectively as the βPortfoliosβ);
and
WHEREAS, the Fund, on behalf of itself
and the Portfolios, desires to appoint the Transfer Agent as its transfer agent,
dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with certain other activities,
and the Transfer Agent desires to accept such appointment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
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Terms
of Appointment and Duties
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1.1
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Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund, on behalf of itself and
the Portfolios, hereby employs and appoints the Transfer Agent to act as,
and the Transfer Agent agrees to act as, its transfer agent for the Fundβs
authorized and issued shares of beneficial interest (βSharesβ), its
dividend disbursing agent and its agent in connection with any
accumulation, open-account or similar plans provided to the shareholders
of the respective Portfolios of the Fund (βShareholdersβ)Β and described in the currently
effective prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fund,
on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, including without limitation any
periodic investment plan, dividend reinvestment plan or periodic
withdrawal program.
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In accordance with procedures
established from time to time by agreement between the Fund, on behalf of
itself and each of the Portfolios, as applicable and the Transfer Agent,
(the βProceduresβ) with such changes or deviations there from as have been
(or may from time to time be) agreed upon in writing by the parties, the
Transfer Agent agrees that it will perform the following
services:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Establish each Shareholderβs account in
the Portfolios on the Transfer Agentβs recordkeeping system and maintain such
account for the benefit of such Shareholder in accordance with the
Procedures;
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(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Receive for acceptance and process
orders for the purchase of Shares, and promptly deliver payment and appropriate
documentation thereof to the Custodian of a Portfolio as identified by the
Portfolio (the βCustodianβ);
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Pursuant to purchase orders, issue the
appropriate number of Shares and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder
account;
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Receive for acceptance and process
redemption requests and redemption directions and deliver the appropriate
documentation thereof to the Custodian;
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In respect to items (a) through (d)
above, the Transfer Agent may execute transactions directly with broker-dealers
or other intermediaries authorized by the Fund;
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β At the appropriate time as and when it
receives monies paid to it by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay
over or cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies as
instructed by the redeeming Shareholders or other appropriately designated
parties;
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Effect transfers of Shares by the
registered owners thereof upon receipt of appropriate
instructions;
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Prepare and transmit payments for
dividends and distributions declared by the Fund on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio;
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Issue replacement checks and place stop
orders on original checks based on Shareholderβs representation that a check was
not received or was lost.Β Β Such stop orders and replacements will be
deemed to have been made at the request of a Portfolio, and, as between the
Portfolio and the Transfer Agent, the Portfolio shall be responsible for all
losses or claims resulting from such replacement;
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Maintain records of account for and
advise the Fund and its Shareholders as to the foregoing;
(k)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Record the issuance of Shares of the
Fund and maintain pursuant to Rule 17Ad-10(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the β1934
Actβ),Β a record of the total number of Shares
of the Fund which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Fund,
and issued and outstanding.Β Β The Transfer Agent shall also provide the
Fund on a regular basis with the total number of Shares which are authorized and
issued and outstanding but shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance
of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares or to take cognizance of any
laws relating to the issue or sale of such Shares, which functions shall be the
sole responsibility of the Fund;
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(l)Β Β Accept any information, records,
documents, data, certificates, transaction requests by machine readable input,
facsimile, CRT data entry and electronic instructions, including e-mail
communications, which have been prepared, maintained or provided by the Fund or
a Portfolio, or any other person or firm on behalf of the Fund or a Portfolio or
from broker-dealers of record or third-party administrators (βTPAsβ) on behalf
of individual Shareholders.Β Β With respect to transaction requests
received in the foregoing manner, the Transfer Agent shall not be responsible
for determining that the original source documentation is in good order, which
includes compliance with Rule 22c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
β1940 Actβ), and it will be
the responsibility of the Fund to require its broker-dealers or TPAs to retain
such documentation.Β Β E-mail exchanges on routine matters may be made
directly with the Fundβs contact at the Transfer Agent.Β Β The Transfer
Agent will not act on any e-mail communications coming to it directly from
Shareholders requesting transactions, including, but not limited to, monetary
transactions, change of ownership, or beneficiary changes;
(m)Β Β Β Maintain and manage,
as agent for the Portfolios, such bank accounts as the Transfer Agent shall deem
necessary for the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including but
not limited to, the processing of share purchases and redemptions and the
payment of Portfolio dividends and distributions.Β Β Β The Transfer
Agent shall maintain such accounts with the Custodian.Β Β In
connection with the services provided to the Fund under this Agreement, the Fund
acknowledges that the Transfer Agent may receive fees from the Custodian for
certain account management services related to such accounts (after deduction
for the Custodianβs cash management, processing and other related fees and
costs).Β Β The Transfer Agent represents that such fees would otherwise
be paid directly by the Funds in the form of increases to the fees stated in
Schedule 4.1 to this Agreement;
(n)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Receive correspondence pertaining to any former, existing or new
Shareholder account, process such correspondence for proper recordkeeping and
respond to Shareholder correspondence; and
(o)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Process any request from a Shareholder
to change account registration, beneficiary, beneficiary information, transfer
and rollovers in accordance with the Procedures.
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Β In addition to, and neither in
lieu nor in contravention of, the services set forth in Section
1.2, the Transfer
Agent shall perform the customary services of a transfer agent, dividend
disbursing agent, service agent of certain retirement plans, and, as
relevant, agent in connection with accumulation, open-account or similar
plans (including without limitation any periodic investment plan or
periodic withdrawal program), including but not limited to: maintaining
all Shareholder accounts, preparing Shareholder lists for meetings,
arranging for mailing of Shareholder reports and prospectuses to current
Shareholders, withholding taxes on U.S. resident and non-resident alien
accounts, preparing and filing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099 and
other appropriate forms required with respect to dividends and
distributions by federal authorities for all Shareholders, arranging for
the preparation and mailing of confirmation forms and statements of
account to Shareholders for all purchases and redemptions of Shares and
other confirmable transactions in Shareholder accounts and of activity
statements for Shareholders, and providing Shareholder account
information.
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Control Book
(also known as βSuper Sheetβ).Β Β The Transfer Agent
shall maintain a daily record and produce a daily report for the
Fund of all transactions and receipts and disbursements of money and
securities and deliver a copy of such report for the Fund for each
business day to the Fundβs Custodian on the next business day at such time
as may be mutually agreed by the Transfer Agent and the Fund.
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βBlue Skyβ
Reporting.Β Β The Fund shall (i)
identify to the Transfer Agent in writing those transactions and assets to
be treated as exempt from blue sky reporting for each State and (ii)
verify the establishment of transactions for each State on the system
prior to activation and thereafter monitor the daily activity for each
State.Β Β The responsibility of the Transfer Agent for the Fund's
blue sky State registration status is solely limited to the initial
establishment of transactions subject to blue sky compliance by the Fund
and providing a system which will enable the Fund to monitor the total
number of Shares sold in each State.Β Β Notwithstanding the
foregoing, upon instruction by the Fund the Transfer Agent shall reverse
transactions effected in States in which Shares are not
registered.
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National
Securities Clearing Corporation (the βNSCCβ).Β Β The Transfer Agent shall (i)
accept and effectuate the registration and maintenance of accounts through
Networking and the purchase, redemption, transfer and exchange of shares
in such accounts through Fund/SERV (Networking and Fund/SERV being
programs operated by the NSCC on behalf of NSCCβs participants, including
the Portfolios), in accordance with, instructions transmitted to and
received by the Transfer Agent by transmission from NSCC on behalf of
authorized broker-dealers on the Fund dealer file maintained by the
Transfer Agent;Β Β (ii) issue instructions to a Portfolioβs banks
for the settlement of transactions between the Portfolio and NSCC (acting
on behalf of its broker-dealer and bank participants); (iii) provide
account and transaction information from the affected Portfolioβs records
on DST Systems, Inc.βs computer system TA2000 (βTA2000 Systemβ) in
accordance with NSCCβs Networking and Fund/SERV rules for those
broker-dealers; and (iv) maintain Shareholder accounts on TA2000 System
through Networking.
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New
Procedures.Β Β New procedures as to
who shall provide certain of these services in Section
1 may be established
in writing from time to time by agreement between the Fund, on behalf of
the Portfolios, and the Transfer Agent.Β Β If agreed to in writing
by the Fund and the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent may at times
perform only a portion of these services and a Portfolio or its agent may
perform these services on the Portfolio's
behalf.
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Anti-Money
Laundering (βAMLβ) Delegation.Β Β The Fund has elected
to delegate to the Transfer Agent certain AML duties under this Agreement,
and the parties have agreed to such duties and terms as stated in the
attached schedule (βSchedule 1.8 entitled βAML Delegationβ) which may be
changed from time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the
parties.Β Β In consideration of the performance of the duties by
the Transfer Agent pursuant to this Section
1.8, the Fund, on
behalf of the Portfolios, agrees to pay the Transfer Agent for the
reasonable administrative expense that may be associated with such
additional duties as set forth on the attached fee schedule (βSchedule
4.1β).
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CallΒ Center
Services.Β Β The Transfer Agent will answer
telephone inquiries from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern Time, each day on which
the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.Β Β The Transfer
Agent shall answer and respond to inquiries from existing Shareholders,
prospective Shareholders of the Portfolios and broker-dealers on behalf of
such Shareholders in accordance with the telephone scripts provided by the
Fund to the Transfer Agent, including requests for information on account
set-up and maintenance, general questions regarding the operation of the
Fund, general account information including dates of purchases,
redemptions, exchanges and account balances, requests for account access
instructions and literature requests.Β Β In consideration of the
performance of the duties by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this Section,
the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, agrees to pay the Transfer Agent
the fee set forth on Schedule 4.1 and the reasonable reimbursable expenses
that may be associated with these additional
duties.
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Short Term
Trader.Β Β The Transfer Agent will provide
the Fund with periodic reports on trading activity in the Portfolios based
on parameters provided to the Transfer Agent by the Fund, as amended from
time to time.Β Β The services to be performed by the Transfer
Agent for the Fund hereunder will be ministerial only and the Transfer
Agent shall have no responsibility for monitoring or reviewing
market-timing activities.Β Β In consideration of the performance
of the duties by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this Section, the Fund, on
behalf of the Portfolios, agrees to pay the Transfer Agent the fee set
forth on Schedule 4.1 and the reasonable reimbursable expenses that may be
associated with these additional
duties.
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Escheatment,
Orders, Etc.Β Β As mutually agreed
upon by the parties as to any reasonable reimbursable expenses, the
Transfer Agent will provide any additional related services (i.e.,
pertaining to escheatments, abandoned property, garnishment orders,
bankruptcy and divorce proceedings, Internal Revenue Service or state tax
authority tax levies and summonses and all matters relating to the
foregoing.
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12b-1 Payment
Processing.Β Β In accordance with procedures mutually
agreed to by the Fund and the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent shall
calculate and disburse 12b-1 payments for the
Fund;
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Omnibus Transparency
Services.Β Β Upon request of the Fund, the Transfer Agent
shall carry out certain information requests, analyses and reporting
services in support of the Fundβs obligations under Rule 22c-2(a)(2),
(3).Β Β The parties will agree to such services and terms as
stated in the attached schedule (βSchedule 1.13β entitled βOmnibus
Transparency Servicesβ) that may be changed from time to time subject to
mutual written agreement between the parties.Β Β In consideration
of the performance of the services by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this
Section 1.13, the Fund agrees to pay the Transfer Agent for such fees and
expenses associated with such additional services as set forth on Schedule
4.1
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Fiduciary
Accounts.Β Β With respect to
certain retirement plans or accounts (such as individual retirement
accounts (βIRAsβ), SIMPLE IRAs, SEP IRAs, Xxxx IRAs, Xxxxxxxxx Education
Savings Accounts, and 403(b) arrangements (such accounts, βFiduciary
Accountsβ), the Transfer Agent, at the request of the Fund, shall arrange
for the provision of appropriate prototype plans as well as provide or
arrange for the provision of various services to such plans and/or
accounts, which services may include custodial services to be provided by
State Street Bank and Trust Company (βState Streetβ), account set-up and
maintenance, and disbursements, as well as such other services as the
parties hereto shall mutually agree
upon.
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Site Visits
and Inspections; Regulatory Examinations.Β Β During the term of
this Agreement, authorized representatives of the Fund may conduct
periodic site visits of the Transfer Agentβs facilities and inspect the
Transfer Agentβs records and procedures solely as they pertain to the
Transfer Agentβs services for the Fund under or pursuant to this
Agreement.Β Β Such inspections shall be conducted at the Fundβs
expense (which shall include costs related to providing materials,
copying, faxing, retrieving stored materials, and similar expenses) and
shall occur during the Transfer Agentβs regular business hours and, except
as otherwise agreed to by the parties, no more frequently than twice a
year.Β Β In connection with such site visit and/or inspection, the
Fund shall not
attempt to access, nor will it review, the records of any other clients of
the Transfer Agent and the Fund shall conduct the visit/inspection in a
manner that will not interfere with the Transfer Agentβs normal and
customary conduct of its business activities, including the provision of
services to the Fund and to other clients.Β Β The Transfer Agent
shall have the right to immediately require the removal of any Fund
representatives from its premises in the event that their actions, in the
reasonable opinion of the Transfer Agent, jeopardize the information
security of its systems and/or other client data or otherwise are
disruptive to the business of the Transfer Agent.Β Β The Transfer
Agent may require any persons seeking access to its facilities to provide
reasonable evidence of their authority.Β Β The Transfer Agent may
also reasonably require any of the Fundβs representatives to execute a
confidentiality agreement before granting such individuals access to its
facilities.Β Β The Transfer Agent will also provide reasonable
access to the Fundβs governmental regulators, at the Fundβs expense,
solely to (i) the Fundβs records held by the Transfer Agent and (ii) the
procedures of the Transfer Agent directly related to its provision of
services to the Fund under the
Agreement.
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Tax-related
support.Β Β The parties agree that to the extent that the
Transfer Agent provides any services under this Agreement that relate to
compliance by the Fund with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(βCodeβ) or any other tax law, including without limitation, withholding,
as required by federal law, taxes on Shareholder accounts, preparing,
filing and mailing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099, 1042, and 1042S,
and performing and paying backup withholding as required for shareholders,
the Transfer Agent will not make any judgments or exercise any discretion
of any kind and will provide only ministerial, mechanical, printing,
reproducing, and other similar assistance to the Fund.Β Β In
particular, the Transfer Agent will not make any judgments or exercise any
discretion in determining generally the actions that are required in
connection with such compliance or when such compliance has been
achieved.Β Β Except to the extent of making mathematical
calculations or completing forms, in each case based on the Fundβs
instructions, the Transfer Agent will not make any judgments or exercise
any discretion in (1) determining generally: (a) the amounts of taxes that
should be withheld on Shareholder accounts; and (b) the amounts that
should be reported in or on any specific box or line of any tax form; (2)
classifying the status of Shareholders and Shareholder accounts under
applicable tax law; and (3) paying withholding and other
taxes.Β Β The Fund will provide comprehensive instructions to the
Transfer Agent in connection with all of the services that are to be
provided by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement that relate to
compliance by the Fund with the Code or any other tax law, including
promptly responding to requests for direction that may be made from time
to time by the Transfer Agent.
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Third
Party Administrators for Defined Contribution
Plans
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2.1
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The Fund may decide to make
available to certain of its customers, a qualified plan program (the
βProgramβ) pursuant to which the customers (βEmployersβ) may adopt certain
plans of deferred compensation (βPlan or Plansβ) for the benefit of the
individual Plan participant (the βPlan Participantβ), such Plan(s) being
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (βCodeβ) and administered by TPAs which may be plan administrators
as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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In accordance with the procedures
established in the initial Schedule 2.1 entitled βThird Party
Administrator Proceduresβ, as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the
Fund from time to time (βSchedule 2.1β), the Transfer Agent
shall:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Treat Shareholder accounts established
by a Plan in the name of the Planβs trustee for the benefit of the Plan, Plan or
TPA, as the case may be, as an omnibus account;
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Maintain omnibus accounts on its records
in the name of a Planβs trustees for the benefit of the Plan, the Plan, or TPA;
and
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Perform all services under Section
1 as transfer agent of the
Fund and not as a record-keeper for the Plans.
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Exception
Services.
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3.1
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Transactions identified under
Sections
1 and 2 of this
Agreement shall be deemed exception services (βException Servicesβ) when
such transactions:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Require the Transfer Agent to use
methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent
to perform transfer agency and recordkeeping services;
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Involve the provision of information to
the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the
TA2000 System; or
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Require more manual intervention by the
Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment
of reports generated by the TA2000 System, than is normally
required.
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Fees
and Expenses
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4.1
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Fee
Schedule.Β Β For the performance by the
Transfer Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund agrees, on behalf of
the Portfolios, to pay the Transfer Agent the fee and expenses as set
forth on Schedule 4.1.Β Β Such fees and reimbursable expenses and
advances identified under Section
4.2 below may be
changed from time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the
Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, and the Transfer Agent.Β Β The
parties agree that the fees set forth on Schedule 4.1 shall apply with
respect to each Portfolio as of the date hereof and to any newly created
Portfolios added to this Agreement under Section
18 that have
requirements consistent with services then being provided by the Transfer
Agent under this Agreement.Β Β The fees set forth on Schedule
4.1, however, shall not automatically apply to any portfolios resulting
from acquisition or merger subsequent to the execution of this
Agreement.Β Β In the event that a portfolio is to become a party
to this Agreement as the result of an acquisition or merger then the
parties shall confer diligently and in good faith, and agree upon fees
applicable to such
portfolio.
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Reimbursable
Expenses. Β In addition to the fees paid under
Section
4.1 above, the Fund
agrees,Β on behalf of the applicable
Portfolio, to
reimburse the Transfer Agent for reimbursable expenses, including but not
limited to: AML/CIP annual fees, audio response, checkwriting, CIP-related
database searches, commission fee application, data communications
equipment, DST disaster recovery charge, escheatment, express mail and
delivery services, federal wire charges, forms and production, freight
charges, household tape processing, lost shareholder searches, lost
shareholder tracking, magnetic tapes, reels or cartridges, magnetic tape
handling charges, manual check pulls, microfiche/COOL, microfilm, network
products, new fund implementation, NSCC processing and communications,
postage (to be paid in advance if so requested), offsite records storage,
outside mailing services, P.O. box rental, print/mail services,
programming hours, regulatory compliance fee per CUSIP, reporting (on
request and scheduled), returned checks, Short Term Trader, special
mailing, statements, supplies, tax reporting (federal and state),
telephone (telephone and fax lines), training, transcripts, travel, T.I.N.
certification (W-8 & W-9),Β vax payroll processing, year-end
processing and other expenses incurred at the specific direction of the
Fund or with reasonable advance written notice to the
Fund.
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Increases.Β Β The fees and charges
set forth on Schedule 4.1 shall increase or may be increased (i) in
accordance with Section
4.6 below;
(ii)
upon at least ninety (90) days prior written notice, if changes in laws
applicable to its transfer agency business or laws applicable to the Fund,
which the Transfer Agent has agreed to abide by and implement, increases
the Transfer Agentβs ongoing system utilization costs to provide the
affected function by five percent (5%) or more; or (iii) in connection
with new or additional functions or features or new services or modes of
operation of the TA2000
system.Β Β If
the Transfer Agent notifies the Fund of an increase in fees or charges
pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of this Section
4.3, the parties
shall confer, diligently and in good faith and agree upon a new fee or
charges to cover the amount necessary, but not more than such amount, to
reimburse the Transfer Agent for the increased costs of operation or new
fund features.Β Β If the Transfer Agent
notified the Fund of an increase in fees under subparagraph (iii) of this
Section
4.3, the parties
shall confer, diligently and in good faith, and agree upon a new fee to
cover such new fund feature.
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Invoices.Β Β The Fund, on behalf of the
applicable Portfolio, agrees to pay all fees and reimbursable expenses
within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the respective invoice,
except for any fees or expenses that are subject to good faith
dispute.Β Β In the event of such a dispute, the Fund may only
withhold that portion of the fee or expense subject to the good faith
dispute.Β Β The Fund shall notify the Transfer Agent in writing
within twenty-one (21) calendar days following the receipt of each invoice
if the Fund is disputing any amounts in good faith.Β Β If the Fund
does not provide such notice of dispute within the required time, the
invoice will be deemed accepted by the Fund.Β Β The Fund shall
settle such disputed amounts within ten (10) days of the day on which the
parties agree on the amount to be paid by payment of the agreed
amount.Β Β If no agreement is reached, then such disputed amounts
shall be settled as may be required by law or legal
process.
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4.4
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Cost of Living
Adjustment.Β Β After the first year
of the Initial Term, the total fee for all services for each succeeding
year shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based
on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the
percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar
year of the CPI-W (defined below), or, in the event that publication of
such Index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately
adjusted, acceptable to both parties.Β Β As used herein, βCPI-Wβ
shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers for Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT, (Base Period: 1982-84 =
100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
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4.5
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Late
Payments.Β If any undisputed
amount in an invoice of the Transfer Agent (for fees or reimbursable
expenses) is not paid when due, the Fund shall pay the Transfer Agent
interest thereon (from the due date to the date of payment) at a per annum
rate equal to one percent (1.0%) plus the Prime Rate (that is, the base
rate on corporate loans posted by large domestic banks) published by The Wall Street Journal
(or, in the event such rate is not so published, a reasonably equivalent
published rate selected by the Transfer Agent) on the first day of
publication during the month when such amount was
due.Β Β Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such interest
rate shall be no greater than permitted under applicable provisions of
Massachusetts law.
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5.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Transfer
Agent
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The Transfer Agent represents and
warrants to the Fund that:
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5.1
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It is a corporation duly organized
and existing and in good standing under the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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5.2
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It is duly registered as a transfer agent
under Section 17A(c)(2) of the 1934 Act, and it will remain so registered
for the duration of this Agreement.Β Β It will promptly notify the Fund in the event of any material
change in its status as a registered transfer
agent.
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5.3
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It is duly qualified to carry on
its business in The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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5.4
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It is empowered under applicable
laws and by its Articles of Organization and By-Laws to enter into and
perform the services contemplated in this
Agreement.
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Β
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5.5
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All requisite corporate
proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement.
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4.6
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It has and will continue to have
access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its
duties and obligations under this
Agreement.
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4.7
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It shall comply in all material
respects with all laws, rules and regulations, including all provisions of
the 1934 Act and the rules thereunder and all state laws, rules and
regulations applicable to its transfer agency
business.
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6.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Fund
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The Fund represents and warrants to the
Transfer Agent that:
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6.1
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The Fund is validly existing as a
voluntary association
with transferable shares of beneficial interest commonly referred to as a
βMassachusetts business trustβ under the laws of The
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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6.2
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The Fund has the requisite power
and authorityΒ under applicable laws and by its
Amended and Restated Agreement and
Declaration of Trust and Bylaws to enter into and perform this
Agreement.
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6.3
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All proceedings required by said Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and BylawsΒ have been taken to authorize it to
enter into and perform this
Agreement.
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6.4
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The Fund is registered with the SEC
asΒ an investment company under the
0000 Xxx.
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6.5
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The Fund's Registration Statement
has become effective and no stop order suspending the effectiveness
thereof has been issued.Β Β The Fund also warrants to the Transfer Agent
that as of the effective date of this Agreement, all necessary filings
under the securities laws of the states in which the Fund offers or sells
its shares have been made.
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7.
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Wire
Transfer Operating Guidelines/Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial
Code
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7.1
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Obligation of
Sender.Β Β The Transfer
Agent is authorized to promptly debit the appropriate Fund account(s) upon
the receipt of a payment order in compliance with the selected security
procedure (the βSecurity Procedureβ) chosen for funds transfer and in the
amount of money that the Transfer Agent has been instructed to
transfer.Β Β The Transfer Agent shall execute payment orders in
compliance with the Security Procedure and with the Fund instructions on
the execution date provided that such payment order is received by the
applicable customary deadline established by the Federal Reserve or
transmitting bank for processing such a request, unless the payment order
specifies a later time.Β Β All payment orders and communications
received after the customary deadline will be deemed to have been received
the next business day.
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7.2
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Security
Procedure.Β Β The Fund acknowledges
that the Security Procedure it has designated on the Selection Form was
selected by the Fund from security procedures offered by the Transfer
Agent.Β Β The Fund shall restrict access to confidential
information relating to the Security Procedure to authorized persons as
communicated to the Transfer Agent in writing.Β Β The Fund must
notify the Transfer Agent immediately if it has reason to believe
unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information or of
any change in the Fund's authorized personnel.Β Β The Transfer
Agent shall verify the authenticity of all Fund instructions according to
the Security Procedure.
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7.3
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Account
Numbers.Β Β The Transfer Agent
shall process all payment orders on the basis of the account number
contained in the payment order.Β Β In the event of a discrepancy
between any name indicated on the payment order and the account number,
the account number shall take precedence and
govern.
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7.4
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Rejection.Β Β The Transfer Agent
reserves the right to decline to process or delay the processing of a
payment order which (a) is in excess of the collected balance in the
account to be charged at the time of the Transfer Agent's receipt of such
payment order; (b) if initiating such payment order would cause the
Transfer Agent, in the Transfer Agent's reasonable judgment, to exceed any
volume, aggregate dollar, network, time, credit or similar limits which
are applicable to the Transfer Agent; or (c) if the Transfer Agent, in
good faith, is unable to satisfy itself that the transaction has been
properly authorized.
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7.5
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Cancellation
Amendment.Β Β The Transfer Agent
shall use reasonable best efforts to act on all authorized requests to
cancel or amend payment orders received in compliance with the Security
Procedure provided that such requests are received in a timely manner
affording the Transfer Agent reasonable opportunity to
act.Β Β However, the Transfer Agent assumes no liability if the
request for amendment or cancellation cannot be
satisfied.
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7.6
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Errors.Β Β The Transfer Agent
shall assume no responsibility for failure to detect any erroneous payment
order provided that the Transfer Agent has acted in accordance with the standard of care set
forth in Section
10 and that the
Transfer Agent
complies with the payment order instructions as received and the Security
Procedure.Β Β The Security Procedure is established for the
purpose of authenticating payment orders only and not for the detection of
errors in payment orders.
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7.7
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Interest.Β Β The Transfer Agent
shall assume no responsibility for lost interest with respect to the
refundable amount of any unauthorized payment order, unless the Transfer
Agent is notified of the unauthorized payment order within thirty (30)
days of notification by the Transfer Agent of the acceptance of such
payment order.
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7.8
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ACH Credit
Entries/Provisional Payments.Β Β When a Portfolio
initiates or receives Automated Clearing House credit and debit entries
pursuant to these guidelines and the rules of the National Automated
Clearing House Association and the New England Clearing House Association,
State Street will act as an Originating Depository Financial Institution
and/or Receiving Depository Financial Institution, as the case may be,
with respect to such entries.Β Β Credits given by the Transfer
Agent with respect to an ACH credit entry are provisional until the
Transfer Agent receives final settlement for such entry from the Federal
Reserve Bank.Β Β If the Transfer Agent does not receive such final
settlement, the Fund agrees that the Transfer Agent shall receive a refund
of the amount credited to the applicable Portfolio in connection with such
entry, and the party making payment to the Portfolio via such entry shall
not be deemed to have paid the amount of the
entry.
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7.9
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Confirmation.Β Β Confirmation of
Transfer Agent's execution of payment orders shall ordinarily be provided
within twenty four (24) hours, notice of which may be delivered through
the Transfer Agent's proprietary information systems, or by facsimile or
call-back.Β Β Fund must report any objections to the execution of
an order within thirty (30)
days.
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8.
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Data
Access and Proprietary
Information
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8.1
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The Fund acknowledges that the
databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive
design techniques, and documentation manuals furnished to the Fund by the
Transfer Agent as part of the Fund 's ability to access certain
Fund-related data maintained by the Transfer Agent on databases under the
control and ownership of the Transfer Agent or other third party (βData
Access Servicesβ) constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other
proprietary information (collectively, βProprietary Informationβ) of
substantial value to the Transfer Agent or other third
party.Β Β In no event shall Proprietary Information be deemed
Customer Information (as defined in Section
11.2 below) or the
confidential information of the Fund.Β Β The Fund agrees to treat
all Proprietary Information as proprietary to the Transfer Agent and
further agrees that it shall not divulge any Proprietary Information to
any person or organization except as may be provided
hereunder.Β Β Without limiting the foregoing, the Fund agrees for
itself and its employees and agents
to:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Use such programs and databases (i)
solely on the Fundβs computers, (ii) solely from equipment at the locations
agreed to between the Fund and the Transfer Agent and (iii) solely in accordance
with the Transfer Agentβs applicable user documentation;
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Refrain from copying or duplicating in
any way (other than in the normal course of performing processing on the Fundβs
computer(s)), the Proprietary Information;
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Refrain from obtaining unauthorized
access to any portion of the Proprietary Information, and if such access is
inadvertently obtained, to inform the Transfer Agent in a timely manner of such
fact and dispose of such information in accordance with the Transfer Agent's
instructions;
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Refrain from causing or allowing
information transmitted from the Transfer Agentβs computer to the Fundβs
computer to be retransmitted to any other computer or other device (other than
to a computer or device used by the Portfoliosβ distributor, or any investment
adviser to a Portfolio, each of whom are bound by confidentiality obligations
similar in scope to those described herein) except as expressly permitted by the
Transfer Agent (such permission not to be unreasonably
withheld);
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Allow
the Fund and its employees and agents to have access only to those authorized
transactions as agreed to between the Fund and the Transfer Agent;
and
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Honor all reasonable written requests
made by the Transfer Agent to protect at the Transfer Agent's expense the rights
of the Transfer Agent in Proprietary Information at common law, under federal
copyright law and under other federal or state law.
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8.2
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Proprietary
Information shall not include all or any portion of any of the foregoing
items that: (i) was already known by the Fund on a non-confidential basis
prior to its disclosure to the Fund by the Transfer Agent or anyone acting
on the Transfer Agentβs behalf; (ii) are or become generally available to
the public other than as a result of disclosure by the Fund or its
officers, employees, agents or anyone receiving such information through
any of the foregoing; (iii) become available to the Fund from a third
party unrelated to the Fund or the Transfer Agent on a non confidential
basis, provided the Fund does not reasonably know such third party to be
bound by a confidentiality obligation to the Transfer Agent; (iv) have
been or are developed by the Fund independent of and without use or
reference to the Confidential Information; (v) which are disclosed by the
Fund in connection with a litigation in which the Transfer Agent is a
party; provided, however, that the Fund shall have reasonably determined
that such disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in the
enforcement of, or for the protection of, the rights and remedies of the
Fund; (vi) are required to be disclosed pursuant to a requirement of a
court order, subpoena, governmental or regulatory agency or law provided
the Fund is provided reasonable prior notice (unless such prior notice is
prohibited by applicable law) before any such disclosure is
made.Β Β In the event of a disputed disclosure, the Fund shall
bear the burden of proof of demonstrating that the information falls under
one of the above exceptions.Β Β In the case of proposed disclosure
pursuant to the foregoing clause (vi), the Fund shall, to the extent
legally and commercially practicable, provide the Transfer Agent with
prompt written notice of such proposed disclosure.Β Β The Transfer
Agent may, in its discretion and sole cost and expense, seek a protective
order or other appropriate remedy from the proper
authority.Β Β The Fund agrees to reasonably cooperate with the
Transfer Agent in seeking such order or other remedy.Β Β The Fund
further agrees that if the Transfer Agent is not successful in obtaining
such a protective order or other remedy, it will furnish only that portion
of the Confidential Information that it reasonably believes to be required
and will exercise all commercially reasonable efforts, at the Transfer
Agentβs expense, to obtain confidential treatment of the Confidential
Information.
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8.3
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The Fund acknowledges that its
obligation to protect the Transfer Agentβs Proprietary Information is
essential to the business interest of the Transfer Agent and that the
disclosure of such Proprietary Information in breach of this Agreement
would cause the Transfer Agent immediate, substantial and irreparable
harm, the value of which would be extremely difficult to
determine.Β Β Accordingly, the parties agree that, in addition to
any other remedies that may be available in law, equity, or otherwise for
the disclosure or use of the Proprietary Information in breach of this
Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall be entitled to seek and obtain a
temporary restraining order, injunctive relief, or other equitable relief
against the continuance of such
breach.
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8.4
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If the Fund notifies the Transfer
Agent that any of the Data Access Services do not operate in material
compliance with the most recently issued user documentation for such
services, the Transfer Agent shall endeavor in a timely manner to correct
such failure.Β Β Organizations from which the Transfer Agent may
obtain certain data included in the Data Access Services are solely
responsible for the contents of such data and the Fund agrees to make no
claim against the Transfer Agent arising out of the contents of such
third-party data, including, but not limited to, the accuracy
thereof.Β Β DATA ACCESS SERVICES AND ALL COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS
IS, AS AVAILABLE BASIS.Β Β EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN
THE TRANSFER AGENT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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8.5
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If the transactions available to
the Fund include the ability to originate electronic instructions to the
Transfer Agent in order to (i) effect the transfer or movement of cash or
Shares or (ii) transmit Shareholder information or other information, then
in such event the Transfer Agent shall be entitled to rely in good faith
on the validity and authenticity of such instruction without undertaking
any further inquiry as long as such instruction is undertaken in
conformity with security procedures established by the Transfer Agent from
time to time.
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8.6
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Each party shall take reasonable
efforts to advise its employees of their obligations pursuant to this
Section
8.Β Β The
obligations of this Section shall survive any earlier termination of this
Agreement.
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9.
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Indemnification
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9.1
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The Transfer Agent shall not be
responsible for, and the Fund, on behalf itself and of each of its Portfolios
separately (and not jointly nor jointly and severally),Β shall indemnify and hold the
Transfer Agent harmless, and with respect to Section
9.1(f) herein, also
State Street, from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs,
charges, reasonable counsel fees (including the defense of any lawsuit in
which the Transfer Agent or affiliate is a named party), payments,
expenses and liability arising directly out of or attributable
to:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β All actions of the Transfer Agent, its
directors, officers, employees or its agents or subcontractors required to be
taken pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such actions are taken in good
faith and without negligence or willful misconduct;
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β A Portfolioβs or its officers,
employees, or designees lack of good faith, negligence or willful
misconduct;
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The reasonable reliance upon, and any
subsequent use of or action taken or omitted, in good faith, without negligence or
willful misconduct, by the
Transfer Agent, or its agents or subcontractors on: (i) any information,
records, documents, data, or services, which are received by the Transfer Agent
or its agents or subcontractors by machine readable input, facsimile, CRT data
entry, electronic instructions, or other similar means authorized by a
Portfolio, and which have been prepared, maintained or performed by the
Portfolio or any other person or firm on behalf of the Portfolio including but
not limited to any broker-dealer, TPA or previous transfer agent; (ii) any
instructions or requests of the Fund or any of its officers; (iii) any
instructions or opinions of legal counsel with respect to any matter arising in
connection with the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent under this
Agreement which are provided to the Transfer Agent by counsel to the Fund after
consultation with such legal counsel and upon which instructions or opinion the
Transfer Agent is expressly permitted to rely or opinions of external legal
counsel reasonably selected by the Transfer Agent; or (iv) any paper or
document, reasonably believed to be genuine, authentic, or signed by the proper
person or persons;
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(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The offer or sale of Shares in violation
of federal or state securities laws or regulations requiring that such Shares be
registered, or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling
by any federal or any state agency with respect to the offer or sale of such
Shares;
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The acceptance of facsimile transaction
requests on behalf of individual Shareholders received from broker-dealers, TPAs
or a Portfolio, and the reliance by the Transfer Agent on the broker-dealer, TPA
or a Portfolio for ensuring that the original source documentation is in good
order and properly retained;
(f)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β The negotiation and processing of any
checks, wires and ACH transmissions including without limitation for deposit
into, or credit to, the Portfoliosβ demand deposit accounts maintained by the
Transfer Agent; or
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Upon the Fundβs request entering into
any agreements required by the NSCC for the transmission of Fund or Shareholder
data through the NSCC clearing systems.
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9.2
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To the extent that the Transfer
Agent is not entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section
9.1 above and only to
the extent of such right, the Fund, on behalf of its
Portfolios,Β shall not be responsible for, and
the Transfer Agent shall indemnify and hold the Fund, on behalf of its Portfolios,
harmless from and against any
losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees, payments,
expenses and liability arising directly out of or attributable to any
action or failure of the Transfer Agent to act as a result of the
Transferβs Agentβs lack of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct in
the performance of its services hereunder.Β Β For those activities or actions
delineated in the Procedures, the Transfer Agent shall be presumed to have
used reasonable care, acted without negligence, and acted in good faith if
it has acted in accordance with the
Procedures.
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9.3
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In order that the indemnification
provisions contained in this Section
9 shall apply, upon
the assertion of a claim for which one party may be required to indemnify
the other party, the indemnified party shall promptly notify the
indemnifying party of such assertion, and shall keep the indemnifying
party advised with respect to all developments concerning such
claim.Β Β The indemnifying party shall have the option to
participate with the indemnified party in the defense of such claim or to
defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the
indemnified party.Β Β The indemnified party shall in no case
confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the
indemnifying party may be required to indemnify the indemnified party
except with the indemnifying partyβs prior written
consent.
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9.4
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As-of
Adjustments.
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, with respect to "as of" adjustments, the Transfer Agent will not
assume one hundred percent (100%) responsibility for losses resulting from "as
ofs" due to clerical errors or misinterpretations of shareholder instructions, but the Transfer
Agent will discuss with the Fund the Transfer Agent's accepting liability for an
"as of" on a case-by-case basis and, subject to the limitation set forth in
Section
10, will accept financial
responsibility for a particular situation resulting in a financial
loss to a Portfolio where such loss is "material", as hereinafter defined, and,
under the particular facts at issue, the Transfer Agent's conduct was culpable
and the Transfer Agent's conduct is the sole cause of theΒ loss.Β Β A loss is "material"
for purposes of this
Section
9.4 when it results in a
pricing error on a particular transaction which is (i) greater than a negligible amount per
shareholder, (ii) equals or exceeds one ($.01) full cent per share times the
number of shares
outstanding or (iii) equals or exceeds the product of one-half of one percent
(1/2%) times the
Fund's net asset value per share times the number of shares outstanding
(or, in case of (ii) or (iii), such other amounts as may be adopted by
applicable accounting or regulatory authorities from time to time).
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β If
the net effect of the βas ofβ transactions that are determined to be caused
solely by the Transfer Agent is negative and exceeds the above limit, then the
Transfer Agent shall promptly contact the Fund accountants.Β Β The
Transfer Agent will work with the Fund accountants to determine what, if any,
impact the threshold break has on the Fundβs Net Asset Value and what, if any,
further action is required.Β Β These further actions may include but are
not limited to, the Fund re-pricing the affected day(s), the Transfer Agent
re-processing, at its expense, all affected transactions in the Fund that took
place during the period or a payment to the Fund.Β Β The Fund agrees to
work in good faith with the Transfer Agent and wherever possible, absent a
regulatory prohibition or other mutually agreed upon reason, the Fund agrees to
re-price the affected day(s) and to allow the Transfer Agent to re-process the
affected transactions.Β Β When such re-pricing and re-processing is not
possible, and when the Transfer Agent must contribute to the settlement of a
loss, the Transfer Agent's responsibility will commence with that portion of the
loss over $0.01 per share calculated on the basis of the total value of all
shares owned by the affected portfolio (i.e., on the basis of the value of the
shares of the total portfolio, including all classes of that portfolio, not just
those of the affected class) and the Transfer Agent will make such account
adjustments and take such other action as is necessary to compensate
shareholders for shareholder losses and reimburse the Fund for the amount of
Fund losses in accordance with the foregoing standards.
10.
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Standard
of Care
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The Transfer Agent shall at all times
act in good faith and agrees to use its best efforts within reasonable limits to
ensure the accuracy of all services performed under this Agreement, but assumes
no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors,
including encoding and payment processing errors, unless said errors are caused
by its negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees or
agents.Β Β The parties agree that any encoding or payment processing
errors shall be governed by this standard of care and that Section 4-209 of the
Uniform Commercial Code is superseded by Section
10 of this
Agreement.Β Β This standard of care also shall apply to Exception
Services, as defined in Section
3 herein, but shall take
into consideration and make allowances for the manual processing and
non-standard work involved in Exception Services.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Transfer AgentβsΒ aggregate liability during any term of
this Agreement with respect to, arising from or arising in connection with this
Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided by the
Transfer AgentΒ under this Agreement for all of the
Portfolios subject to this Agreement, whether in
contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed the
aggregate of the amounts actually received hereunder by the Transfer Agent as
fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, for all of the
Portfolios covered by this Agreement during the twelve (12) calendar months
immediately preceding the first event for which recovery from the Transfer Agent
is being sought.Β Β The foregoing limitation on liability shall not
apply to any loss or damage resulting from any fraud committed by the Transfer
Agentβs employees or any intentional malevolent acts by the Transfer Agentβs
employees.Β Β For purposes of this Section
10, βintentional malevolent
actsβ shall mean those acts undertaken purposefully under the circumstances in
which the person knows or has reason to believe that such acts violates this
Agreement and are likely to cause damage or harm.
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11.
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Confidentiality
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11.1
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The Transfer Agent and the Fund
agree that they will not, at any time during the term of this Agreement or
for five (5) years following the termination of this Agreement, reveal,
divulge, or make known to any person, firm, corporation or other business
organization, any customersβ lists, trade secrets, cost figures and
projections, profit figures and projections, or any other secret or
confidential information whatsoever, whether of the Transfer Agent or of
the Fund, used or gained by the Transfer Agent or the Fund during
performance under this Agreement.Β Β The Fund and the Transfer
Agent further covenant and agree to retain all such knowledge and
information acquired during and after the term of this Agreement
respecting such lists, trade secrets, or any secret or confidential
information whatsoever in trust for the sole benefit of the Transfer Agent
or the Fund and their successors and assigns.Β Β In the event of
breach of the foregoing by either party, the remedies provided by
Section
8.3 shall be
available to the party whose confidential information is
disclosed.Β Β The above prohibition of disclosure shall not apply
to the extent that the Transfer Agent must disclose such data to its
sub-contractor or Fund agent for purposes of providing services under this
Agreement.
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11.2
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As between the Fund and Transfer
Agent, Customer Information (as defined below) is and will remain the sole
and exclusive property of the Fund.Β Β βCustomer Informationβ
means all the customer identifying data however collected or received,
including without limitation, through βcookiesβ or non-electronic means
pertaining to or identifiable to the Fundβs customer(s) or prospective
customer(s) and plan administrators (collectively, βFund Customersβ),
including without limitation, (i) name, address, email address, passwords,
account numbers, personal financial information, personal preferences,
demographic data, marketing data, data about securities transactions,
credit data or any other identification data; (ii) any information that
reflects the use of or interactions with a Fund service, including the
Fundβs web site; or (iii) any data otherwise submitted in the process of
registering for a Fund service.Β Β For the avoidance of doubt,
Customer Information shall include all βnonpublic personal information,β
as defined under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-102,
113 Stat. 1138) (βGLB Actβ). This Agreement shall not be construed as
granting any ownership rights in Transfer Agent to Customer
Information.
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11.3
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The Transfer Agent represents,
covenants, and warrants that Transfer Agent will use Customer Information
only in compliance with (i) the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) its own
Privacy and Information Sharing Policy, as amended and updated from time
to time and (iii) privacy laws applicable to its business, including the
GLB Act as such is applicable to its transfer agency
business.
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11.4
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In the event that any requests or
demands are made for the inspection of the Shareholder records of the
Fund, other than request for records of Shareholders pursuant to standard
subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (i.e., divorce and
criminal actions), the Transfer Agent will use reasonable efforts to
promptly notify the Fund (except where prohibited by law) and to secure
instructions from an authorized officer of the Fund as to such
inspection.Β Β The Transfer Agent expressly reserves the right,
however, to exhibit the Shareholder records to any person whenever it is
advised by counsel that it may be held liable for the failure to exhibit
the Shareholder records to such person or if required by law or court
order.
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11.5
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The
obligations under this Section 11
shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law, be inoperative
as to such portions of the Confidential Information which: (i) were
already known by the receiving party hereunder on a non-confidential basis
prior to its disclosure to the receiving party by the disclosing party
hereunder or anyone acting on the disclosing partyβs behalf; (ii) are or
become generally available to the public other than as a result of
disclosure by the receiving party or its officers, employees, agents or
anyone receiving such information through any of the foregoing ; (iii)
become available to the receiving party on a non confidential basis from a
third party unrelated to the receiving party or the disclosing party which
is entitled to disclose it; (iv) have been or are developed by the
receiving party independent of and without use or reference to the
Confidential Information; (v) which are disclosed by the receiving party
in connection with a litigation in which the disclosing party is a party;
provided, however, that the receiving party shall have reasonably
determined that such disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in
the enforcement of, or for the protection of, the rights and remedies of
the receiving party; (vi) are required to be disclosed pursuant to a
requirement of a court order, subpoena, governmental or regulatory agency
or law provided the disclosing party is provided reasonable prior notice
(unless such prior notice is prohibited by applicable law) before any such
disclosure is made.Β Β In the event of a disputed disclosure, the
receiving party shall bear the burden of proof of demonstrating that the
information falls under one of the above exceptions.Β Β In the
case of proposed disclosure pursuant to the foregoing clause (vi), the
receiving party shall, to the extent legally and commercially practicable,
provide the disclosing party with prompt written notice of such proposed
disclosure.Β Β The disclosing party may, in its discretion and
sole cost and expense, seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy
from the proper authority.Β Β The receiving party agrees to
reasonably cooperate with the disclosing party in seeking such order or
other remedy.Β Β The receiving party further agrees that if the
disclosing party is not successful in obtaining such a protective order or
other remedy, it will furnish only that portion of the Confidential
Information that it reasonably believes to be required and will exercise
all commercially reasonable efforts, at the disclosing partyβs expense, to
obtain confidential treatment of the Confidential
Information.
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Covenants
of the Fund and the Transfer
Agent
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12.1
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The Fund, on behalf of each of the
Portfolios, shall
promptly furnish to the Transfer Agent the
following:
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(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β A certified copy of the resolution of
the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorizing the appointment of the Transfer
Agent and the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust and By-LawsΒ of the Fund and all amendments
thereto.
12.2
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The Transfer Agent hereby agrees
to establish and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable
to the Fund for safekeeping of check forms and facsimile signature
imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use, and for
keeping account of, such forms and
devices.
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12.3
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The Transfer Agent shall keep
records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form,
manner and for such periods, as it may deem advisable and as may be
required by the laws and regulations applicable to its business as a
Transfer Agent, including those set forth in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-6 and 17 CFR
240.17Ad-7, as such regulations may be amended from time to
time.Β Β The
Transfer Agent shall also maintain customary records in connection with
its agency for the Fund; particularly those records required to be
maintained pursuant to subparagraph (2)(iv) of paragraph (b) of Rule 31a-1
under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.Β Β Records maintained by the
Transfer Agent on behalf of the Fund shall be made available for
examinations by the SEC upon reasonable request and shall be maintained by
the Transfer Agent for such period as required by applicable law or until
such earlier time as the Transfer Agent has delivered such records into
the Fundβs possession or destroyed them at the Fundβs
request.
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12.4
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The Transfer Agent may provide the
services hereunder from service locations within or outside of the
United
States.Β Β The Transfer Agent
will provide the Fund with reasonable prior notice of any proposed change
in service location, including a general description of the services that
will be provided at any new service location and such other information as
the Fund may reasonably
request.
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The Transfer Agent maintains and
will contain to maintain a comprehensive compliance program reasonably
designed to prevent violations of the federal securities laws pursuant to
Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act.Β Β Pursuant to its compliance
program, the Transfer Agent will provide periodic measurement reports to
the Fund.Β Β Upon request of the Fund, the Transfer Agent will
provide to the Fund in connection with any periodic annual or semi-annual
shareholder report filed by the Fund or, in the absence of the filing of
such reports, on quarterly basis, a sub-certification pursuant to the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to the Transfer Agentβs
performance of the services set forth in this Agreement and its internal
controls related thereto.Β Β In addition, on a quarterly basis,
the Transfer Agent will provide to the Fund a certification in connection
with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act.Β Β The Transfer Agent reserves
the right to amend and update its compliance program and the measurement
tools and certifications provided thereunder from time to time in order to
address changing regulatory and industry
developments.
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12.6
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The Transfer Agent will furnish to
the Fund, on a semi-annual basis, a report in accordance with Statements
on Auditing Standards No. 70 (the βSAS70 Reportβ) as well as such other
reports and information relating to the Transfer Agentβs policies and
procedures and its compliance with such policies and procedures and with
the laws applicable to its business and its services, as the Fund may
reasonably request.
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12.7
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The Transfer Agent maintains and
will continue to maintain at each service location physical and
information security safeguards against the destruction, loss, theft or
alteration of the Fundβs Confidential Information, including Customer
Information, in the possession of the Transfer Agent that will be no less
rigorous than those in place at the effective date of this Agreement, and
from time to time enhanced in accordance with changes in regulatory
requirements.Β The Transfer Agent will, at a minimum, update its
policies to remain compliant with regulatory requirements.Β The
Transfer Agent will meet with the Fund, at its request, on an annual basis
to discuss information security safeguards.Β If the Transfer Agent or
its agents discover or are notified of that someone has violated security
relating to the Fundβs Confidential Information, including Customer
Information, the Transfer Agent will promptly (a) notify the Fund of such
violation, and (b) if the applicable Confidential InformationΒ was in
the possession or under the control of the Transfer Agent or its agents at
the time of such violation, the Transfer Agent will promptly (i)
investigate, contain and address the violation, and (ii) provide the Fund
with assurance reasonably satisfactory to the Fund that such violation
will not recur.
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12.8
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The Transfer Agent will maintain a
comprehensive business continuity plan and will provide an executive
summary of such plan upon reasonable request of the Fund.Β Β The
Transfer Agent will test the adequacy of its business continuity plan at
least annually and upon request, the Fund may participate in such
test.Β Β Upon request by the Fund, the Transfer Agent will provide
the Fund with a letter assessing the most recent business continuity test
results.Β Β In the event of a business disruption that materially
impacts the Transfer Agentβs provision of services under this Agreement,
the Transfer Agent will promptly notify the Fund of the disruption and the
steps being implemented under the business continuity
plan.Β Β Furthermore, in the event of a business
disruption, the Transfer Agent shall act in good faith and take reasonable
steps in accordance with its business continuity plan to minimize service
interruptions to the Fund.
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13.
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Termination
of Agreement
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13.1
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Term.Β Β The initial
term of this Agreement (the βInitial Termβ) shall be three (3) years from
the date first stated above unless terminated pursuant to the provisions
of this Section
13.Β Β The term may be renewed by mutual agreement of the
Transfer Agent and the individual Fund for successive periods of one year
each (βRenewal Termβ).Β Β Either the Transfer Agent or the Fund
shall give written notice to the other party one hundred twenty (120) days
before the expiration of the Initial Term or of a Renewal Term if such
party desires not to renew the term for an additional one year period and
in the absence of such notice the Agreement shall renew automatically for
such one year term.Β Β In the event a Fund wishes to terminate
this Agreement as to the Fund prior to the expiration of the Initial Term
or a Renewal Term, the Fund shall give one hundred twenty (120) days prior
written notice to the Transfer Agent and shall be subject to the terms of
this Section, including the payments applicable under Section
13.3.Β Β One hundred twenty (120) days before the
expiration of the Initial Term or a Renewal Term, the Transfer Agent and
the Fund will agree upon a Fee Schedule for the upcoming Renewal
Term.Β Β In the event the parties fail to agree upon a new Fee
Schedule as of such date, the Fee Schedule set forth as Schedule 4.1
hereto shall remain in effect subject to increase under Section 3.5.
Notwithstanding the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall continue to apply until the
completion of Deconversion (defined
below).
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13.2
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Deconversion. In the event that this Agreement
is terminated or not renewed for any reason by the Fund, the Transfer
Agent agrees that, in order to provide for uninterrupted service to the
Fund, the Transfer Agent, at the Fundβs request, shall offer reasonable
assistance to the Fund in converting the Fundβs records from the Transfer
Agentβs systems to whatever services or systems are designated by the Fund
(the βDeconversionβ).Β Β Such Deconversion is subject to the
recompense of the Transfer Agent for such assistance at its standard rates
and fees in effect at the time and to a reasonable time frame for
performance as agreed to by the parties.Β Β As used herein
βreasonable assistanceβ and βtransitional assistanceβ shall not include
requiring the Transfer Agent (i) to assist any new service or system
provider to modify, to alter, to enhance, or to improve such providerβs
system, or to provide any new functionality to such providerβs system,
(ii) to disclose any protected information of the Transfer Agent,
including the Proprietary Information as defined in Section
8.1, or (iii) to
develop Deconversion software, to modify any of the Transfer Agentβs
software, or to otherwise alter the format of the data as maintained on
any providerβs systems.
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13.3
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Termination or
Non Renewal.
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(a)Β Β Outstanding Fees and
Charges.Β Β In the
event of termination or non-renewal of this Agreement by the Fund, the Fund will
promptly pay the Transfer Agent all fees and charges for the services provided
under this Agreement (i) which have been accrued and remain unpaid as of the
date of such notice of termination or non-renewal and (ii) which thereafter
accrue for the period through and including the date of the Fundβs
Deconversion.
(b)Β Β Deconversion
Costs and Post-Deconversion Support Fees. In the event of termination or
non-renewal of this Agreement by the Fund, the Fund shall pay the Transfer Agent
for the Deconversion costs
as noted in Section
13.2 and all reasonable
fees and expenses for providing any support services that the Fund requests the
Transfer Agent to provide post Deconversion, including but not limited to tax
reporting and open issue resolution.
(c)Β Β Early
Termination for Convenience.Β Β In addition to the
foregoing, in the event that the Fund terminates this Agreement prior to the end
of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term other than due to the Transfer Agentβs
bankruptcy under Section
13.6 or for cause under
Section
13.7, the Transfer Agent
reserves the right to charge, and the Fund agrees to pay, an amount equal to the
average monthly fee paid by the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, to the
Transfer Agent under the Agreement multiplied by the number of months remaining
in the Initial or Renewal Term and calculated as set forth on the then current
Fee Schedule, from the date notice of termination was given to the Transfer
Agent.Β Β For purposes of this section, the termination by one or more
Portfolios of the Fund in connection with the liquidation or merger of such
Portfolios in the ordinary course of business shall not be deemed an early
termination for convenience, so long as the total number of CUSIPS and accounts
remaining to be serviced by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement immediately
after such liquidation or merger are not substantially less than the number in
effect immediately prior to such liquidation or merger.
13.4
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Confidential
Information.Β Β Upon termination of
this Agreement, each party shall return to the other party all copies of
confidential or proprietary materials or information received from such
other party hereunder, other than materials or information required to be
retained by such party under applicable laws or
regulations.
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13.5
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Unpaid
Invoices.Β Β The Transfer Agent
may terminate this Agreement immediately upon an unpaid invoice payable by
the Fund to the Transfer Agent being outstanding for more than ninety (90)
days after receipt by the Fund, except with respect to any amount subject
to a good faith dispute within the meaning of Section
4.5 of this
Agreement.
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13.6
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Bankruptcy.Β Β Either party hereto may terminate
this Agreement by notice to the other party, effective at any time
specified therein, in the event that (a) the other party ceases to carry
on its business or (b) an action is commenced by or against the other
party under Title 11 of the United States Code or a receiver, conservator
or similar officer is appointed for the other party and such suit,
conservatorship or receivership is not discharged within thirty (30)
days.
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13.7
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Cause.Β Β If either of the
parties hereto becomes in default in the performance of its duties or
obligations hereunder and such default has a material adverse effect on
the other party, then the non-defaulting party may give notice to the
defaulting party specifying the nature of the default in sufficient detail
to permit the defaulting party to identify and cure such
default.Β Β If the defaulting party fails to cure such default
within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice, or within such other
period of time as the parties may agree is necessary for such cure, then
the non-defaulting party may terminate this Agreement upon notice of not
less than five (5) days to the defaulting
party.
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13.8
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In the event that the Fund
terminates this Agreement prior to the end of the Initial Term or any
Renewal Term, other than by reason of the Transfer Agentβs bankruptcy
under Section
13.6 or for cause
under Section
13.7, then effective
as of the first day of any month in which the Transfer Agent receives
notice of such termination, all discounts of fees and charges or fee
concessions provided under this Agreement and any related agreements shall
cease and the Fund shall thereafter pay full,
undiscounted fees and charges for the
services.
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13.9
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The parties agree that the
effective date of any Deconversion as a result of termination hereof shall
not occur during the period from December 15th through March 1st of any
year to avoid adversely impacting a
year-end.
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13.10
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Within thirty (30) days after
completion of a Deconversion, the Fund will give notice to the Transfer
Agent containing reasonable instructions regarding the disposition of
tapes, data files, records, original source documentation or other
property belonging to the Fund and then in the Transfer Agentβs
possession and shall make payment for the Transfer Agentβs reasonable
costs to comply with such notice.Β Β If the Fund fails to give
that notice within thirty (30) days after termination of this Agreement,
then the Transfer Agent may dispose of such property as it sees
fit.Β Β The reasonable costs of any such disposition or of the
continued storage of such tapes, data files, records, original source
documentation or other properties shall be billed to, and within thirty
(30) days of receipt of such invoice paid by, the Fund.Β Β Failure
to pay such sums when due shall incur a late charge in accordance with
Section
4.7 of this
Agreement.Β Β In no event shall the Transfer
Agent be required to keep archived versions of Fund records beyond the
requirements of law applicable to its transfer agency business and the
terms of this Section
13.10.Β Β In
the event the Fund terminates this Agreement and later re-engages the
Transfer Agent for performance of transfer agency services, the
Fund agrees to pay the reasonable
administrative costs for recovery of any records that are still in the
Transfer Agentβs possession.Β Β The provisions of this Section
13.10 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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14.
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Assignment
and Third Party
Beneficiaries
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14.1
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Except as provided in Section
15.1 below neither
this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by
either party without the written consent of the other
party.Β Β Any attempt to do so in violation of this Section shall
be void.Β Β Unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written
consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the
assignor from any duty or responsibility under this
Agreement.
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14.2
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Except as explicitly stated
elsewhere in this Agreement, nothing under this Agreement shall be
construed to give any rights or benefits in this Agreement to anyone other
than the Transfer Agent and the FundΒ and its Portfolios, and the duties and
responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the Transfer Agent and the Fund and its
Portfolios.Β Β This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties and their respective permitted successors and
assigns.
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14.3
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This Agreement does not constitute
an agreement for a partnership or joint venture between the Transfer Agent
and the Fund.Β Β Other than as provided in Section
15.1, neither party
shall make any commitments with third parties that are binding on the
other party without the other partyβs prior written
consent.
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15.
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Subcontractors
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15.1
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The Transfer Agent may, without
further consent on the part of the Fund, subcontract for the performance
hereof with an affiliate of the Transfer Agent which is duly registered as
a transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(2) of the 1934 Act or, with
regard to print/mail services, to DST Output, Inc., an affiliate of the
Transfer Agent; provided, however, that the Transfer Agent shall be fully
responsible to the Fund for the acts and omissions of its affiliate as it is for its own acts and
omissions.Β Β The foregoing shall not be deemed to apply to any
direct contracts between the Fund and any affiliate of the Transfer Agent
as to which the Transfer Agent is not a
party.
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15.2
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For purposes of this Agreement, unaffiliated third
parties such as by way of example and not limitation, Airborne
Services, Federal Express, United Parcel
Service, the U.S. Mails, the NSCC and telecommunication companies, shall not be deemed to
be subcontractors of the Transfer
Agent.
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16.
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Changes
and Modifications
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16.1
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During the term of this Agreement
the Transfer Agent will use on behalf of the Fund, without additional
cost, all modifications, enhancements, or changes which its affiliate DST
Systems, Inc. may make to the TA2000 System in the normal course of its
business and which are applicable to functions and features offered by the
Fund, unless substantially all clients of the Transfer Agent are charged
separately for such modifications, enhancements or changes, including,
without limitation, substantial system revisions or modifications
necessitated by changes in existing laws, rules or
regulations.Β Β The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, agrees to
pay the Transfer Agent promptly for modifications and improvements which
are charged for separately at the rate provided for in the Transfer
Agentβs standard pricing schedule which shall be identical for
substantially all clients, if a standard pricing schedule shall
exist.Β Β If there is no standard pricing schedule, the parties
shall mutually agree upon the rates to be charged.
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16.2
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The Transfer Agent shall have the
right, at any time and from time to time, to alter and modify any systems,
programs, procedures or facilities used or employed in performing its
duties and obligations hereunder; provided that the Fund will be notified
as promptly as possible prior to implementation of such alterations and
modifications and that no such alteration or modification or deletion
shall materially adversely change or affect the operations and procedures
of the Fund in using or employing the TA2000 System or the Transfer
AgentβsΒ Β facilities hereunder or the reports to be generated by
such system and facilities hereunder, unless the Fund is given thirty (30)
days prior notice to allow the Fund to change its procedures and unless
the Transfer Agent provides the Fund with revised operating procedures and
controls.
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16.3
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All enhancements, improvements,
changes, modifications or new features added to the TA2000 System however
developed or paid for shall be, and shall remain, the confidential and
exclusive property of, and proprietary to, DST Systems, Inc., an affiliate
of the Transfer Agent.
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17.
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Miscellaneous
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17.1
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Amendment.Β Β This Agreement may be amended or
modified by a written agreement executed by both
parties.
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17.2
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Massachusetts
Law to Apply.Β Β This Agreement shall be construed
and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the
laws of The Commonwealth of MassachusettsΒ without
regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
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17.3
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Force
Majeure.Β Β In the event either party is
unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement
because of acts of God, acts of war or terrorism, strikes, equipment or
transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or other
causes reasonably beyond its
control, such party shall not be liable for damages to the other for any
damages resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such
causes.
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17.4
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Consequential
Damages.Β Β Neither party to this Agreement
shall be liable to the other party for special, indirect or consequential
damages under any provision of this Agreement or for any special, indirect
or consequential damages arising out of any act or failure to act
hereunder.
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17.5
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Survival.Β Β All provisions regarding
indemnification, warranty, liability, and limits thereon, and
confidentiality and/or protections of proprietary rights and trade secrets
shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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Severability.Β Β If any provision or
provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, unlawful, or
unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired.
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17.7
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Priorities
Clause.Β Β In
the event of any conflict, discrepancy or ambiguity between the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement and any Schedules or attachments
hereto, the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall take
precedence.
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17.8
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Waiver.Β Β No waiver by either party or any
breach or default of any of the covenants or conditions herein contained
and performed by the other party shall be construed as a waiver of any
succeeding breach of the same or of any other covenant or
condition.
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17.9
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Merger of
Agreement.Β Β This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior
agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof whether oral or
written.
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17.10
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Counterparts.Β Β This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
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17.11.
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Reproduction
of Documents.Β Β This Agreement and all schedules,
exhibits, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any
photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic
or other similar process.Β Β The parties hereto each agree that
any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the
original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by
a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement,
facsimile or further reproduction shall likewise be admissible in
evidence.
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17.12
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Notices.Β Β All notices and other
communications as required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or to such
other address or addresses of which the respective party shall have
notified the other.
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(a)
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If
to the Transfer Agent, to:
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Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc.
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
General Counsel, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β If
to the Funds, to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Financial
Center
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
00000
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Additional Portfolios/
Funds
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18.1
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Additional
Portfolios.Β Β In the event that a
Fund establishes one or more series of Shares, in addition to those listed
on the attached Schedule A, with respect to which it desires to have the
Transfer Agent render services as transfer agent under the terms hereof,
it shall so notify the Transfer Agent in writing, and if the Transfer
Agent agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares
shall become a Portfolio hereunder by the parties amending the Schedule A
to include the additional
series.
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18.2
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Conditions re:
Additional Portfolios.Β Β In the event that the
Transfer Agent is to become the transfer agent for new portfolios, the
Transfer Agent shall add them to the TA2000 System upon at least sixty
(60) daysβ prior written notice to the Transfer Agent provided that the
requirements of such portfolios are generally consistent with services
then being provided by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement, in which
case the fees and expenses for such additional portfolios shall be as set
forth on Schedule 4.1 for the remainder of the then-current
term.Β Β To the extent such portfolios use functions, features or
services not set forth in Section
1 or Schedule 4.1,
the rates and charges applicable to such new functions, features or
characteristics may be established or increased in accordance with
Section
4.3.
|
19.
|
Massachusetts
Business Trust
|
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of
the Fund is on file with
the Secretary of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is
executed on behalf of the Fund as officers of the Fund and not individually and that the
obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, or Shareholders individually but are
binding only upon the
assets and property of the relevant Portfolio.
20.
|
The
Parties
|
All references herein to the
βPortfolioβ are to the individual series or
portfolios of the Fund, as if this Agreement were between the Fund, on behalf of
such individual Portfolio separately (and not jointly nor jointly
and severally), and the Transfer Agent, and under no circumstances will any
Portfolio have or incur any liability or obligation in respect of the services
provided by the Transfer Agent to any other Portfolio, or the liabilities or obligations of any other
Portfolio (or the Fund in respect of any other Portfolio) to the Transfer
Agent.Β Β Any
reference in this Agreement to βthe partiesβ shall mean the Transfer Agent and such
other individual Portfolio as to which the matter pertains.
Β
Β
27
Β
Β
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf by
and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above
written.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTMENT
TRUST ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF
AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY, AS
LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
By: /s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Β
Name:
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Β
Title:
Secretary
As an
Authorized Officer on behalf of each of the
Funds
indicated on Schedule A
ATTEST:
________________________________
BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Β
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Β
Title:
Vice
President
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Β
28
Β
SCHEDULE
A
FUNDS
Dated:
July 31, 0000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Institutional Investment Trust:
State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
State
Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund- Investment Class
State
Street Institutional Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Fund
State
Street Institutional Tax Free Money Market Fund - Investment Class
State
Street Institutional Tax-Free Money Market Fund - Institutional
Class
State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund - Institutional
Class
State
Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund - Investment Class
State
Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional
Class
State
Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Investment
Class
State
Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund- Institutional
Class
State
Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund- Investment
Class
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTMENT
TRUST ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF
AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY, AS
LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
|
Β |
BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA
SERVICES,
INC.
|
Β | Β | Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Title:
Secretary
|
Β |
Title:
Vice President
|
Β | Β | Β |
Β
29
Β
SCHEDULE
1.8
AML
DELEGATION
Dated:
July 31, 2009
1.
|
Delegation.
|
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby
delegates to the Transfer Agent those aspects of the Fundβs AML program (the
βAML Programβ) that are set forth in Section 4 below (the βDelegated Dutiesβ).
The Delegated Duties set forth in Section 4 may be amended, from time to time,
by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Transfer Agent upon the execution by
such parties of a revised Schedule 1.8 bearing a later date than the date
hereof.
Β
|
1.2
|
The
Transfer Agent agrees to perform such Delegated Duties, with respect to
the ownership of Shares in the Fund for which the Transfer Agent maintains
the applicable shareholder information, subject to and in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
|
2.
|
Consent to
Examination.Β Β In connection with the performance by the
Transfer Agent of the Delegated Duties, the Transfer Agent understands and
acknowledges that the Fund remains responsible for assuring compliance
with the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (βUSA PATRIOT Actβ) and that the
records the Transfer Agent maintains for the Fund relating to the AML
Program may be subject, from time to time, to examination and/or
inspection by federal regulators in order that the regulators may evaluate
such compliance.Β Β The Transfer Agent hereby consents to such
examination and/or inspection and agrees to cooperate with such federal
examiners in connection with their review.Β Β For purposes of such
examination and/or inspection, the Transfer Agent will use its best
efforts to make available, during normal business hours and on reasonable
notice all required records and information for review by such
examiners.
|
3.
|
Limitation on
Delegation.Β Β The Fund acknowledges and agrees that in
accepting the delegation hereunder, the Transfer Agent is agreeing to
perform only the Delegated Duties, as may be amended from time to time,
and is not undertaking and shall not be responsible for any other aspect
of the AML Program or for the overall compliance by the Fund with the USA
PATRIOT Act or for any other matters that have not been delegated
hereunder. Additionally, the parties acknowledge and agree that the
Transfer Agent shall only be responsible for performing the Delegated
Duties with respect to the ownership of, and transactions in, Shares in
the Fund for which the Transfer Agent maintains the applicable Shareholder
information.
|
4.
|
Delegated
Duties
|
Β
|
4.1
|
Consistent
with the services provided by the Transfer Agent and with respect to the
ownership of Shares in the Fund for which the Transfer Agent maintains the
applicable Shareholder information, the Transfer Agent
shall:
|
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Submit
all new account registrations and registration changes through the Office of
Foreign Assets Control (βOFACβ) database and such other lists or databases as
may be required from time to time by applicable regulatory authorities on a
daily basis;
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
1.8
AML
DELEGATION
(continued)
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Submit
all account registrations through OFAC databases and such other lists or
databases as may be required from time to time by applicable regulatory
authorities;
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Submit
special payee information from checks, outgoing wires and systematic withdrawal
files through the OFAC database on a daily basis;
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Review
redemption transactions that occur within thirty (30) days of an account
establishment or registration change or banking information change;
(e)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Review
wires sent pursuant to banking instructions other than those on file with the
Transfer Agent;
Β
|
(f)
|
Review
accounts with small balances followed by large
purchases;
|
(g)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Review
accounts with frequent activity within a specified date range followed by a
large redemption;
(h)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Review
purchase and redemption activity per tax identification number (βTINβ) within
the Fund to determine if activity for that TIN exceeded the $100,000 threshold
on any given day;
(i)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Monitor
and track cash equivalents under $10,000 for a rolling twelve-month period; if
the threshold is exceeded, file IRS Form 8300 and issue the Shareholder notices
as required by the IRS;
(j)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Determine
when a suspicious activity report (βSARβ) should be filed as required by
regulations applicable to mutual funds; prepare and file the SAR; provide the
Fund with a copy of the SAR within a reasonable time after filing; and notify
the Fund if any further communication is received from the U.S. Department of
the Treasury or other law enforcement agencies regarding such
filing;
(k)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Compare
account information to any FinCEN request received by the Fund and provided to
the Transfer Agent pursuant to USA PATRIOT Act Sec. 314(a).Β Β Provide
the Fund with the necessary information for it to respond to such request within
required time frame;
(l)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β (i)
Verify the identity of any person seeking to open an account with the Fund, (ii)
Maintain records of the information used to verify the personβs identity, as
required, and (iii) Determine whether the person appears on any lists of known
or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations provided to the Fund by any
government agency;
(m)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Conduct
due diligence and if required, enhanced due diligence in accordance with 31
C.F.R. 103.176(b) for new and existing correspondent accounts for foreign
financial institutions (as defined in 31 C.F.R. 103.175).Β Β The
Transfer Agent will perform an assessment of the money laundering risk presented
by the account based on a consideration of relevant factors in accordance with
applicable law and information provided by the foreign financial institution in
a financial institution questionnaire.Β Β If an
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
1.8
AML
DELEGATION
(continued)
account
is determined to have a medium or above risk-ranking, the Transfer Agent will
monitor the account on a monthly basis for unusual activity.Β Β In the
situation where due diligence cannot be completed with respect to an account,
the Transfer Agent will contact the Fundβs AML Officer for further
instruction.
(n)Β Β Upon
the request by the Fund, conduct due diligence to determine if the Fund is
involved with any foreign jurisdiction, institution, class of transactions and a
type of account designated, from time to time, by the U.S. Department of Justice
in order to identify and take certain βspecial measuresβ against such entities
as required under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act (31 C.F.R.
103.193).
Β
|
4.2
|
In
the event that the Transfer Agent detects activity as a result of the
foregoing procedures, which necessitates the filing by the Transfer Agent
of a SAR, a Form 8300 or other similar report or notice to OFAC, then the
Transfer Agent shall also immediately notify the Fund, unless prohibited
by applicable law.
|
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTMENT
TRUST ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF
AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY, AS
LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
|
Β |
BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA
SERVICES,
INC.
|
Β | Β | Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Title:
Secretary
|
Β |
Title:
Vice President
|
Β | Β | Β |
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
1.13
OMNIBUS
TRANSPARENCY SERVICES
Dated:
July 31, 2009
A.
|
The
Funds shall provide the following information to the Transfer
Agent:
|
Β
|
1.
|
The
name and contact information for the Financial Intermediary, with which
the Funds have a βshareholder information agreementβ (under which the
Financial Intermediary agrees to provide, at the Fundβs request, identity
and transaction information about shareholders who hold their shares
through an account with the Financial Intermediary (an βaccountletβ)),
that is to receive an information
request;
|
Β
Β
|
2.
|
The
Funds to be included, along with each Fundβs frequency trading policy,
under surveillance for the Financial
Intermediary;
|
Β
Β
|
3.
|
The
frequency of supplemental data requests from the Transfer
Agent;
|
Β
Β
|
4.
|
The
duration of supplemental data requests (e.g. 60 days, 90 days);
and
|
Β
Β
|
5.
|
The
expected turnaround time for a response from the Financial Intermediary to
an information request (including requests for supplemental
data)
|
B.
|
Upon
receipt of the foregoing information, the Funds hereby authorize and
instruct the Transfer Agent to perform the following
Services:
|
1.Β Β Β Β Β Β Financial Intermediary
Surveillance Schedules.
Β
Β
|
(a)
|
Create
a system profile and infrastructure based upon parameters set by the Fund
to establish and maintain Financial Intermediary surveillance schedules
and communication protocol/links.
|
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Initiate
information requests to the Financial Intermediaries.
2.Β Β Β Β Β Β Data Management
Monitoring
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Monitor
status of information requests until all supplemental data is
received.
Β
Β
|
(b)
|
If
a Financial Intermediary does not respond to a second request from the
Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent shall notify the Fund for the Fund to
follow-up with the Financial
Intermediary.
|
3.Β Β Β Β Β Β Customized Reporting for
Market Timing Analysis
Β
Β
|
(a)
|
Run
information received from the Financial Intermediaries through TA2000
System functionalities (utilizing PowerSelect tables, Short Term Trader
and Excessive Trader).
|
Β
(b)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Generate
exception reports using parameters provided by the Funds.
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
1.13
(continued)
4.Β Β Β Β Β Β Daily Exception Analysis of
Market Timing Policies for Supplemental Data Provided
Β
Β
|
(a)
|
Review
daily short-term trader exceptions, daily excessive trader exceptions, and
daily supplemental data reconciliation
exceptions.
|
Β
Β
|
(b)
|
Analyze
Financial Intermediary supplemental data (items), which are identified as
βPotential Violationsβ based on parameters established by the
Funds.
|
Β
Β
|
(c)
|
Confirm
exception trades and if necessary, request additional information
regarding Potential Violations.
|
Β
|
5.
|
Communication and
Resolution of Market Timing
Exceptions
|
Β
Β
|
(a)
|
Communicate
results of analysis to the Funds or upon request of the Funds directly to
the Financial Intermediary.
|
Β
Β
|
(b)
|
Unless
otherwise requested by the Funds and as applicable, instruct the Financial
Intermediary to (i) restrict trading on the accountlet, (ii) cancel a
trade, or (iii) prohibit future purchases or
exchanges.
|
Β
(c)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Update
AWD Work Object with comments detailing resolution.
Β
(d)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Keep
a detail record of all data exceptions and inquires with regards to potential
violations.
6.Β Β Β Β Β Β Management
Reporting
Β
Β
|
(a)
|
Provide
periodic reports, in accordance with agreed upon frequency and content
parameters, to the Funds.Β Β As reasonable requested by the Funds,
the Transfer Agent shall furnish ad hoc reports to the
Funds.
|
7.Β Β Β Β Β Β Support Due Diligence
Programs
Β
(a)Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Update
system watch list with pertinent information on trade violators.
Β
Β
|
(b)
|
Maintain
a detail audit trail of all accounts that are blocked and reason for doing
so.
|
Β
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTMENT
TRUST ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF
AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY, AS
LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
|
Β |
BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA
SERVICES,
INC.
|
Β | Β | Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Title:
Secretary
|
Β |
Title:
Vice President
|
Β | Β | Β |
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
2.1
|
THIRD
PARTY ADMINISTRATOR(S) PROCEDURES
Dated:
July 31, 2009
|
1.
|
On
each day on which both the New York Stock Exchange and the Fund are open
for business (a βBusiness Dayβ), the TPA(s) shall receive, on behalf of
and as agent of the Fund, Instructions (as hereinafter defined) from the
Plan.Β Β Instructions shall mean as to each Portfolio (i) orders
by the Plan for the purchases of Shares, and (ii) requests by the Plan for
the redemption of Shares; in each case based on the Planβs receipt of
purchase orders and redemption requests by Participants in proper form by
the time required by the term of the Plan, but not later than the time of
day at which the net asset value of the Portfolio is calculated, as
described from time to time in that Portfolio's
prospectus.Β Β Each Business Day on which the TPA receives
Instructions shall be a βTrade
Dateβ.
|
2.
|
The
TPA(s)Β shall
communicate theΒ TPA(s)βs
acceptance of such Instructions, to the applicable
Plan.
|
3.
|
On
the next succeeding Business Day following the Trade Date on which it
accepted Instructions for the purchase and redemption of Shares, (TD+1),
the TPA(s) shall notify the Transfer Agent of the net amount of such
purchases or redemptions, as the case may be, for each of the
Plans.Β Β In the case of net purchases by any Plan, the TPA(s)
shall instruct the Trustees of such Plan to transmit the aggregate
purchase price for Shares by wire transfer to the Transfer Agent on
(TD+1).Β Β In the case of net redemptions by any Plan, the
TPA(s)Β shall
instruct the Portfolio's custodian to transmit the aggregate redemption
proceeds for Shares by wire transfer to the Trustees of such Plan on
(TD+1).Β Β The times at which such notification and transmission
shall occur on (TD+1) shall be as mutually agreed upon by each Portfolio,
the TPA(s), and the Transfer Agent.
|
4.
|
The
TPA(s) shall maintain separate records for each Plan, which record shall
reflect Shares purchased and redeemed, including the date and price for
all transactions, and Share balances. The TPA(s)Β shall maintain on
behalf of each of the Plans a single master account with the Transfer
Agent and such account shall be in the name of that Plan, the TPA(s), or
the nominee of either thereof as the record owner of Shares owned by such
Plan.
|
5.
|
The
TPA(s) shall maintain records of all proceeds of redemptions of Shares and
all other distributions not reinvested in
Shares.
|
6.
|
The
TPA(s) shall prepare, and transmit to each of the Plans, periodic account
statements showing the total number of Shares owned by that Plan as of the
statement closing date, purchases and redemptions of Shares by the Plan
during the period covered by the statement, and the dividends and other
distributions paid to the Plan on Shares during the statement period
(whether paid in cash or reinvested in
Shares).
|
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
2.1
|
THIRD
PARTY ADMINISTRATOR(S) PROCEDURES
(continued)
|
7.
|
The
TPA(s)Β shall,
at the request and expense of each Portfolio, transmit to the Plans
prospectuses, proxy materials, reports, and other information provided by
each Portfolio for delivery to its
shareholders.
|
8.
|
The
TPA(s)Β shall,
at the request of each Portfolio, prepare and transmit to each Portfolio
or any agent designated by it such periodic reports covering Shares of
each Plan as each Portfolio shall reasonably conclude are necessary to
enable the Portfolio to comply with state Blue Sky
requirements.
|
9.
|
The
TPA(s)Β shall
transmit to the Plans confirmation of purchase orders and redemption
requests placed by the Plans; and
|
10.
|
The
TPA(s) shall, with respect to Shares, maintain account balance information
for the Plan(s) and daily and monthly purchase summaries expressed in
Shares and dollar amounts.
|
11.
|
Plan
sponsors may request, or the law may require, that prospectuses, proxy
materials, periodic reports and other materials relating to each Portfolio
be furnished to Participants in which event the Transfer Agent or the
Portfolio shall mail or cause to be mailed such materials to
Participants.Β Β With respect to any such mailing, the TPA(s)
shall, at the request of the Transfer Agent or theΒ Β Fund,
provide at the TPA(s)βs or the Fund's expense a complete and accurate set
of mailing labels with the name and address of each Participant having an
interest through the Plans in
Shares.
|
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTMENT
TRUST ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF
AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY, AS
LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
|
Β |
BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA
SERVICES,
INC.
|
Β | Β | Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Title:
Secretary
|
Β |
Title:
Vice President
|
Β | Β | Β |
Β
Β
Β
SCHEDULE
4.1
FEES
AND EXPENSES
Dated:
July 31, 2009
General:
|
Β
Fees are
billable on a monthly basis at the rate of 1/12 of the annual fee.Β Β A
charge is made for an account in the month that an account opens or
closes.
Annual Account Service
Fees:
|
Β |
Open
Account Fee
|
$14.00
|
Closed
Account Fee
|
$2.80
|
Β | Β |
Fund
Minimum (per cusip per account)
|
Β |
1
to 40 accounts
|
$8,000.00
|
41
to 70 accounts
|
$12,000.00
|
over
70 accounts
|
$15,000.00
|
Β | Β |
Investor
Fee
|
$2.00
|
CDSC
Fee
|
$3.00
|
Β | Β |
Activity Based
Fee:
|
Β |
Telephone
Calls
|
$3.00
|
Telephone
Calls (Teleservicing)
|
$5.00
|
Telephone
Transaction (purchase/redemption)
|
$5.00
|
Fulfillment
|
$5.00
|
Β | Β |
XXX Custodial Fee:
|
Β |
Annual
Maintenance (per account)
|
$10.00
|
Β | Β |
Out-of-Pocket
Expenses:
Billed as
Incurred in accordance with Section 3.2 of the
Agreement.
STATE
STREET INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTMENT
TRUST ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF
AND EACH OF THE ENTITIES,
INDIVIDUALLY
AND NOT JOINTLY, AS
LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A
|
Β |
BOSTON
FINANCIAL DATA
SERVICES,
INC.
|
Β | Β | Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
Β |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
Β | Β | Β |
Title:
Secretary
|
Β |
Title:
Vice President
|
Β | Β | Β |
Β
Β
Β
Β