Item2(j) — Custodian Agreement CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT Between U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, As Custodian, and 2010 SWIFT MANDATORY COMMON EXCHANGE SECURITY TRUST Dated as of December 21, 2010
EX-99.2.J
EXECUTION VERSION
Item2(j) — Custodian Agreement
Between
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
As Custodian,
and
Dated as of December 21, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION | 1 | |||
Section 1.1. Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2. Interpretation |
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Article II APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN | 2 | |||
Section 2.1. Appointment of Custodian; Acceptance of Appointment |
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Section 2.2. Transfer of Assets |
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Section 2.3. Authorized Actions |
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Section 2.4. Asset Disposition; Examinations |
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Section 2.5. Rights of Set-Off; Banker’s Lien |
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Article III THE CUSTODIAN | 3 | |||
Section 3.1. Conditions to Duties of the Custodian |
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Section 3.2. Merger |
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Section 3.3. Compensation |
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Section 3.4. Trust Agreement Validity |
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Section 3.5. Litigation Obligations, Costs and Indemnity |
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Section 3.6. Indemnification |
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Section 3.7. Section 17(f) Qualification |
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Article IV RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF CUSTODIAN | 4 | |||
Section 4.1. Removal |
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Section 4.2. Resignation |
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Section 4.3. Appointment of Successor |
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Section 4.4. Effectiveness of Resignation or Removal |
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Section 4.5. Acceptance by Successor |
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Article V MISCELLANEOUS | 6 | |||
Section 5.1. Term of Agreement |
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Section 5.2. No Assumption of Liability |
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Section 5.3. Notices |
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Section 5.4. Governing Law |
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Section 5.5. Severability |
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Section 5.6. Amendments; Waivers |
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Section 5.7. Non-Assignability |
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Section 5.8. Provisions of Law to Control |
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Section 5.9. No Third Party Rights; Successors and Assigns |
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Section 5.10. Counterparts |
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CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 21, 2010, between U.S.
Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Custodian”), and the 2010
Swift Mandatory Common Exchange Security Trust, a trust organized under the laws of the State of
New York under and by virtue of an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of December 15,
2010 (the “Trust Agreement”; such trust and the trustees thereof acting in their capacity
as such being referred to in this Agreement as the “Trust”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the “Investment Company Act”), formed to purchase and hold certain U.S.
treasury securities (the “Treasury Securities”), to enter into and hold forward purchase
contracts (collectively, the “Contracts”) with each of Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
jointly, the Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Family Trust Dated 12/11/87 and Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx, the
Xxxx Xxxxx Trust Dated 4/27/07 and Xxxx Xxxxx, the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Trust Dated 4/27/07 and Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, the Xxxxx Xxxxx Trust Dated 4/27/07 and Xxxxx Xxxxx, the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Trust Dated
4/27/07 and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, the Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Trust Dated 4/27/07 and Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx and
the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Trust Dated 4/27/07 and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, and to issue $0.66 Trust Issued
Mandatory Exchange Securities (the “Securities”) in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Trust Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to engage the services of the Custodian to perform certain
custodial duties and provide certain related services for the Trust under the Trust Agreement and
the Investment Company Act; and
WHEREAS, the Custodian is qualified and willing to assume such duties and provide such
services, subject to the supervision of the Trustees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, intending to be bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1. Defined Terms.
(a) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the respective
meanings specified in the Trust Agreement.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
“Contracts” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Custodian” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Investment Company Act” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Securities” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Treasury Securities” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Trust” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Trust Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
Section 1.2. Interpretation.
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules,
such reference shall be to Articles or Sections of, or Exhibits or Schedules to, this Agreement
unless otherwise indicated.
(b) The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of
the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
(d) Any reference to any statute, regulation or agreement shall be a reference to such
statute, regulation or agreement as supplemented or amended from time to time.
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT OF CUSTODIAN
Section 2.1. Appointment of Custodian; Acceptance of Appointment. The Trust hereby
appoints the Custodian, and the Custodian accepts such appointment, as custodian of all of the
property, including but not limited to, the Contracts, the Treasury Securities, the Temporary
Investments, any cash and any other property at any time owned or held by the Trust (collectively,
the “Assets”).
Section 2.2. Transfer of Assets. The Trust hereby deposits the Assets with the
Custodian and the Custodian hereby accepts such into its custody and the Trust shall deliver to the
Custodian all of the Assets, including all monies, securities and other property received by the
Trust at any time during the period of this Agreement, all subject to the following terms and
conditions. The Custodian hereby agrees that it shall hold the Assets in a segregated custody
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account, separate and distinct from all other accounts, in accordance with Section 17(f) of,
and in such manner as shall constitute the segregation and holding in trust within the meaning of,
the Investment Company Act. The Trustees authorize the Custodian, for any Assets held hereunder,
to use the services of any United States securities depository permitted to perform such services
for registered investment companies and their custodians under Rule 17f-4 under the Investment
Company Act and which have been approved by the Trustees, including but not limited to The
Depository Trust Company and the Federal Reserve Book Entry System. The Custodian shall invest
monies on deposit in such custody account in the Temporary Investments at the instruction of the
Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Trust Agreement.
Section 2.3. Authorized Actions. The Custodian shall take such actions with respect
to the Assets as are directed in writing, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of this
Agreement, by the Trustees or by any officer of the Administrator or the Paying Agent and received
by the Custodian from time to time.
Section 2.4. Asset Disposition; Examinations. The Custodian shall have no power or
authority to assign, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Assets, except pursuant to a
written direction in accordance with Section 2.3 of this Agreement and then only for the account of
the Trust. The Assets shall be subject to no lien or charge of any kind in favor of the Custodian
for itself or for any other Person claiming through the Custodian. The Custodian shall permit
actual examination of the Assets by the Trust’s independent public accountant at the end of each
annual and semi-annual fiscal period of the Trust and at least one other time during the fiscal
year of the Trust chosen by such independent public accountant and shall permit the inspection of
the Assets by the Commission through its employees or agents during the normal business hours of
the Custodian upon reasonable request.
Section 2.5. Rights of Set-Off; Banker’s Lien. The Custodian hereby waives all rights
of set-off or banker’s lien it may have with respect to the Assets held by it as Custodian
hereunder.
ARTICLE III
THE CUSTODIAN
Section 3.1. Conditions to Duties of the Custodian. The provisions of Section 8.1(a)
of each of the Collateral Agreements shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Custodian in the
performance of its duties hereunder as if it were the Collateral Agent acting under the Collateral
Agreements.
Section 3.2. Merger. Any corporation, association or limited liability company into
which the Custodian may be converted or merged or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it
may sell or transfer its agency business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any
corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, merger, consolidation, sale or
transfer to which it is a party, shall be and become the successor Custodian hereunder without the
execution or filing of any instrument or any further act, deed or conveyance on the part of any of
the parties hereto, provided that such corporation, association or limited liability company meets
the requirements set forth in the Trust Agreement.
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Section 3.3. Compensation. For services to be rendered by the Custodian pursuant to
this Agreement, the Custodian shall receive only such fees and expenses as shall be paid to it
pursuant to the terms of the Expense Agreement and shall have no recourse to the assets of the
Trust for the payment of any such amounts.
Section 3.4. Trust Agreement Validity. The Custodian shall not be responsible for the
validity or sufficiency of the Trust Agreement or the due execution thereof, or for the form,
character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any of the Assets, and the Custodian
shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Holder or to the
Trustees, other than as expressly provided for in this Agreement. The Custodian shall not be
responsible for or in respect of the validity of any signature by or on behalf of the Trustees.
Section 3.5. Litigation Obligations, Costs and Indemnity. The Custodian shall not be
under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action which in its opinion may involve
it in expense or liability, unless it shall be furnished with such reasonable security and
indemnity against such expense or liability as it may require.
Section 3.6. Indemnification. The Trust shall indemnify and hold the Custodian
harmless from and against any loss, damages, cost or expense (including the costs of investigation,
preparation for and defense of legal and/or administrative proceedings related to a claim against
it and reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), liability or claim incurred by reason of any
inaccuracy in information furnished to the Custodian by the Trust, or any act or omission in the
course of, connected with or arising out of any services to be rendered hereunder; provided
that the Custodian shall not be indemnified and held harmless from and against any such loss,
damages, cost, expense, liability or claim incurred by reason of its breach of its obligations
under this Agreement, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its
duties, or its reckless disregard of its duties and obligations hereunder. Neither the Federal
Reserve Book Entry System nor The Depository Trust Company shall be deemed to be an agent of the
Custodian. Such indemnity shall survive the resignation, removal or discharge of the Custodian and
the termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.7. Section 17(f) Qualification. The Custodian hereby represents that it is
qualified to act as a custodian under Section 17(1) of the Investment Company Act.
ARTICLE IV
RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF CUSTODIAN
Section 4.1. Removal.
(a) Subject to Section 4.4, the Trust may remove the Custodian by written notice at any time
if any of the following events shall occur:
(i) If the Custodian shall violate any provision of this Agreement, the Trust Agreement
or the Investment Company Act and, after notice of such violation, shall not cure such
default within 30 days; or
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(ii) If the Custodian ceases to meet the requirements set forth in Section 2.2(a) of
the Trust Agreement; or
(iii) If the Custodian shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent
jurisdiction, or a receiver, conservator, liquidator, or trustee shall be appointed for or
with respect to the Custodian, or for all or substantially all of its property, or a court
of competent jurisdiction shall approve any petition filed against the Custodian for its
reorganization, and such adjudication or order shall remain in force or unstayed for a
period of 30 days; or
(iv) If the Custodian shall institute proceedings for voluntary bankruptcy, or shall
file a petition seeking reorganization under the Federal bankruptcy laws, or for relief
under any law for the relief of debtors, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver
or conservator for or in respect of the Custodian for all or substantially all of its
property, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or shall
admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or
(v) Upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Custodian or, unless the Trust
shall have given its prior written consent thereto, the merger or consolidation of the
Custodian with any other entity; or
(vi) At any time upon 60 days’ prior written notice.
If any of the events specified in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 4.1(a)
shall occur, the Custodian shall give immediate written notice thereof to the Trust.
(b) The Custodian shall be removed immediately upon (i) termination of the Trust Agreement,
(ii) termination of the Paying Agent Agreement, (iii) termination of all of the Collateral
Agreements, (iv) termination of the Administration Agreement, or (v) the resignation or removal of
the Paying Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Administrator.
Section 4.2. Resignation. The Custodian may at any time resign by giving 60 days’
written notice by registered or certified mail to the Trust in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5.3, provided that no such resignation shall be effective unless a successor Custodian
shall have been appointed and accepted the duties of Custodian hereunder.
Section 4.3. Appointment of Successor. If the Custodian hereunder shall resign or be
removed, a successor may be appointed by the Trust by an instrument or concurrent instruments in
writing signed by the Trustees. Every such successor Custodian appointed pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement shall satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 2.2(a) of the
Trust Agreement.
Section 4.4. Effectiveness of Resignation or Removal. No resignation or removal of
the Custodian shall be effective until a successor Custodian shall have been appointed and shall
have accepted the duties of the Custodian. If, within 30 days after notice by the Custodian to the
Trust or by the Trust to the Custodian of any such resignation or removal, no successor Custodian
shall have been selected and accepted the duties of the Custodian, the
Custodian may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor
Custodian.
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Section 4.5. Acceptance by Successor. Every successor Custodian appointed hereunder
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and also to the Trust an instrument in
writing accepting such appointment hereunder, whereupon such successor, without any further act,
deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the estates, properties, rights, powers,
duties and obligations of its predecessors. Such predecessor shall, nevertheless, on the written
request of its successor or the Trust, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such
successor all the estates, properties, rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder. Every
predecessor Custodian shall forthwith deliver all records or other property of the Trust then in
its possession or custody to its successor.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect until the
completion of liquidation of the Trust in accordance with Section 8.3(c) of the Trust Agreement.
Section 5.2. No Assumption of Liability. By executing this Agreement, none of the
Trustees assumes any personal liability hereunder. The Trust Agreement was executed or made by or
on behalf of the Trust by the Trustees as trustees and not individually and the obligations of this
Agreement are not binding upon any of them or the holders of the Securities individually but are
binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust.
Section 5.3. Notices.
(a) All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement, unless otherwise
specified, shall be in writing (including transmittals by telex or telecopier) given at the
addresses set forth in the following sentences or at such other addresses as may be designated by
notice duly given in accordance with this Section 5.3 to each other party hereto. Until such
notice is given, (i) notices to the Custodian shall be directed to it at U.S. Bank National
Association, Corporate Trust Services, Attention: 2010 Swift Mandatory Common Exchange Security
Trust, 000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000,
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000; and (ii) notices to the Trust or the Trustees shall be directed to
the Trustees at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Facsimile No.: (000)
000-0000, Attention: X. Xxxxxxx, with a copy to Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
LLP, 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000, with a copy to
the Administrator at U.S. Bank National Association, Corporate Trust Services, Attention: 2010
Swift Mandatory Common Exchange Security Trust, 000 X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000, Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000, Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000.
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(b) Each such notice given pursuant to Section 5.3(a) shall be effective (i) if sent by
certified mail (return receipt requested), 72 hours after being deposited in the United
States mail, postage prepaid; (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, when such telex or
telecopied notice is transmitted (with electronic confirmation of transmission or verbal
confirmation of receipt); or (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address
specified in this Section 5.3.
Section 5.4. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 5.5. Severability. To the extent permitted by law, the unenforceability or
invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not render any other provision or
provisions contained in this Agreement unenforceable or invalid.
Section 5.6. Amendments; Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or
waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an
amendment, by the Custodian and the Trust or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom
the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise
thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
Section 5.7. Non-Assignability. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by either party without the prior written
consent of the other party, and any purported assignment without such consent shall be void.
Section 5.8. Provisions of Law to Control. This Agreement shall be subject to the
applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder. To the extent that any provisions contained in this Agreement conflict with any
applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act or such rules and regulations, the latter shall
control.
Section 5.9. No Third Party Rights; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is not
intended and shall not be construed to create any rights in any person other than the Custodian and
the Trust and their respective successors and assigns and no person shall assert any rights as
third party beneficiary hereunder. Whenever any of the parties hereto is referred to, such
reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. All the covenants
and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of the Custodian and the Trust shall
bind, and inure to the benefit of, their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or
not, and shall be enforceable by and inure to the benefit of the Trust and its successors and
assigns.
Section 5.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed, acknowledged and
delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall
constitute a single agreement, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Custodian Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date set forth above.
THE CUSTODIAN: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx-Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx-Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
THE TRUST: 2010 SWIFT MANDATORY COMMON EXCHANGE SECURITY TRUST |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as Trustee | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, as Trustee | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. X’Xxxxx | |||
Xxxxx X. X’Xxxxx, as Trustee | ||||
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