Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Fund hereby employs and appoints Service Company as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent effective the date hereof.
B. Service Company hereby accepts such employment and appointment and agrees that it will act as Fund's Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. Service Company agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with Fund's periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open-account or similar plans for shareholders, if any.
C. Service Company agrees to provide the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations hereunder in accordance with industry practice.
D. Fund agrees to use all reasonable efforts to deliver to Service Company in Kansas City, Missouri, as soon as they are available, all its shareholder account records.
E. Subject to the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 hereof, Service Company agrees that it will perform all the usual and ordinary services of Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent and as agent for the various shareholder accounts, including, without limitation, the following: issuing, transferring and cancelling share certificates, maintaining all shareholder accounts, preparing shareholder meeting lists, mailing proxies, receiving and tabulating proxies, mailing shareholder reports and prospectuses, withholding federal income taxes, preparing and mailing checks for disbursement of income and capital gains dividends, preparing and filing all required U.S. Treasury Department information returns for all shareholders, preparing and mailing confirmation forms to shareholders and dealers with respect to all purchases and liquidations of Fund shares and other transactions in shareholder accounts for which confirmations are required, recording reinvestments of dividends and distributions in Fund shares, recording redemptions of Fund shares and preparing and mailing checks for payments upon redemption and for disbursements to systematic withdrawal plan shareholders.
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby appoints DST as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
B. DST hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as the Fund’s Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. DST agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with the Fund’s periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for securityholders, if any.
C. Unless otherwise expressly limited by the resolution of appointment or by subsequent action by the Fund, the appointment of DST as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent will be construed to cover the full amount of authorized stock of the class or classes for which DST is appointed as the same will, from time to time, be constituted, and any subsequent increases in such authorized amount.
D. DST acknowledges the receipt from each Fund the Account Records previously utilized by DST, and that the Account Records are generally adequate to continue to perform the Services.
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund Transfer Agent hereby engages and appoints DST as its Sub-Transfer Agent and Sub-Dividend Disbursing Agent to provide the services described in this Agreement.
B. DST hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as Sub-Transfer Agent and Sub-Dividend Disbursing Agent on behalf of the Fund Transfer Agent. DST agrees that it will also act as agent on behalf of the Fund Transfer Agent in connection with the Fund's periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for securityholders, if any, and any other services to which the parties mutually agree in a writing signed by a Vice President or more senior officer of the parties.
C. The Fund Transfer Agent agrees to deliver all of its securityholder account records to DST in Kansas City, Missouri contemporaneously with the execution hereof, or, with respect to records not usually needed in the normal course of business but for which DST reasonably deems necessary to perform its services under this Agreement, to arrange for reasonable access to such records by DST.
D. DST, utilizing TA2000(TM) and the STS System, DST's computerized data processing systems for securityholder accounting (together, the "TA2000" or "the TA2000 System"), will, as Sub-Transfer Agent and Sub-Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Fund Transfer Agent, and as agent of the Fund Transfer Agent for securityholder accounts of each Fund, perform in an accurate and timely manner those services set forth in Exhibit A, as amended from time to time as mutually agreed to by the parties, which is attached hereto and hereby incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth. Exhibit A reflects the services currently provided by Fund Transfer Agent. DST agrees to provide these same services in the future; however, the manner in which these services are delivered, and the systems utilized to provide these services, shall be at DST's sole discretion. It is acknowledged by Fund Transfer Agent that, in order to perform all of the services set forth in Exhibit A, DST shall require access to and the ability to use certain software applications previously utilized by Fund Transfer Agent to provide the services set forth on Exhibit A and that Fund Transfer Agent was unable to transfer such software applications to DST under the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 15, 2003 between Fund Transfer Agent and DST (the "Asset Purchase Agreeme...
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the conditions and termination of provisions set forth in this Agreement, the Trust hereby appoints BOSTON FINANCIAL as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Shares and for the Shares of future portfolios of the Trust (Appendix I shall be automatically deemed to be revised to include such future portfolio(s)).
B. BOSTON FINANCIAL hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as the Trust’s Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. BOSTON FINANCIAL agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with the Trust’s periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for shareholders, if any.
C. The Trust agrees to use its best efforts to deliver to BOSTON FINANCIAL in Quincy, Massachusetts, as soon as they are available, all of its shareholder account records for any new Fund of the Trust.
D. BOSTON FINANCIAL, utilizing TA2000TM, a computerized data processing system for securityholder accounting (the “TA2000TM System”) licensed from BOSTON FINANCIAL’s affiliate, DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”), will perform the following services as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Trust, and as agent of the Trust for shareholder accounts thereof, in a timely manner: (i) issuing (including countersigning), transferring and canceling Certificates; (ii) maintaining all shareholder accounts; (iii) providing transaction journals; (iv) once annually preparing shareholder meeting lists for use in connection with the annual meeting and certifying the shareholder votes of the Trust; (v) mailing shareholder reports and prospectuses; (vi) withholding, as required by federal law, taxes on shareholder accounts, disbursing income dividends and capital gains distributions to shareholders, preparing, filing and mailing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099, 1042, and 1042S and performing and paying backup withholding as required for all shareholders; (vii) preparing and mailing confirmation forms to shareholders and dealers, as instructed, for all purchases and liquidations of shares of the Trust and other transactions in shareholders’ accounts requiring confirmation under applicable law; (viii) recording reinvestment of dividends and distributions in Shares; (ix) providing or making available on-line daily and monthly reports as both are regularly provided by the TA2000TM System and as requested by the Trust or its management company; (x) maintaining those records necessary to carry out BOSTON FINANCIAL’s du...
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby appoints DST as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
B. DST hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as the Fund's Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. DST agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with the Fund's periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for shareholders, if any.
C. The Fund agrees to use its reasonable efforts to deliver to DST in Kansas City, Missouri, as soon as they are available, all of its shareholder account records.
D. DST, utilizing TA2000(R), DST's computerized data processing system for securityholder accounting (the "TA2000 System"), will perform the following services as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund, and as agent of the Fund for shareholder accounts thereof, in a timely manner: issuing (including countersigning), transferring and canceling share certificates, if any; maintaining all shareholder accounts; providing transaction journals; as requested by the Fund and subject to payment by the Fund of an additional fee, preparing shareholder meeting lists for use in connection with any annual or special meeting and arrange for an affiliate to print, mail and receive back proxies and to certify the shareholder votes of the Fund of any portfolios thereof; mailing shareholder reports and prospectuses; withholding, as required by federal law, taxes on shareholder accounts, disbursing income dividends and capital gains distributions to shareholders, preparing, filing and mailing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099, 1042, and 1042S and performing and paying backup withholding as required for all shareholders; preparing and mailing confirmation forms to shareholders and dealers, as instructed, for all purchases and liquidations of shares of the Fund and other confirmable transactions in shareholders' accounts; recording reinvestment of dividends and distributions in shares of the Fund; providing or making available on-line daily and monthly reports as provided by the TA2000 System and as requested by the Fund or its management company; maintaining those records necessary to carry out DST's duties hereunder, including all information reasonably required by the Fund to account for all transactions in the Fund shares, calculating the appropriate sales charge with respect to each purchase of the Fund shares as set forth in the prospectus for the Fund, determining ...
Scope of Appointment. 2.1 During the continuance of this Agreement Contractor shall provide the Services with due care and skill and to the best of Contractor’s ability.
2.2 Contractor undertakes that appropriate time will be spent (if appropriate at Company) (including the preparation of any documentation) to ensure completion of the Services within any set deadlines.
2.3 The Services shall conform with the particulars (if any) set out in Schedule B. Contractor shall ensure that the Services are performed in time, and to the skilled and expert standards to be expected in the provision of such Services. Contractor should exercise and carry out such functions and observe all such directions as Company may lawfully direct, give or impose upon Contractor within the scope of the services.
2.4 Liaison relating to technical and/or operational matters in respect of the Services shall be dealt with by the parties' respective representatives identified in Schedule A.
2.5 Liaison relating to commercial and/or contractual matters shall be dealt with on behalf of Company by the Procurement Manager who is the only person empowered to amend any of the terms of this Agreement on behalf of Company with Contractor.
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby appoints DST as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
B. DST hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as the Fund's Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. DST agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with the Fund's periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for shareholders, if any.
C. The Fund agrees to use its reasonable efforts to deliver to DST in Kansas City, Missouri, as soon as they are available, all of its shareholder account records.
D. DST, utilizing TA2000TM, DST's computerized data processing system for securityholder accounting (the "TA2000 System"), will perform the following services as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund, and as agent of the Fund for shareholder accounts thereof, in a timely manner: (i) issuing (including countersigning), transferring and canceling share certificates; (ii) maintaining on the TA2000 System shareholder accounts; (iii) accepting and effectuating 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 National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") on behalf of NSCC's participants, including the Funds), in accordance with instructions transmitted to and received by DST by transmission from NSCC on behalf of broker-dealers and banks which have been established by, or in accordance with the instructions of, an Authorized Person, as hereinafter defined, on the Dealer File maintained by DST; (iv) issuing instructions to the Funds' banks for the settlement of transactions between the Funds and NSCC (acting on behalf of its broker-dealer and bank participants); (v) providing account and transaction information from each affected Fund's records on TA2000 in accordance with NSCC's Networking and Fund/SERV rules for those broker-dealers; (vi) maintaining shareholder accounts on TA2000 through Networking; (vii) providing transaction journals; (viii) once annually preparing shareholder meeting lists for use in connection with the annual meeting and certifying a copy of such list; (ix) mailing shareholder reports and prospectuses; (x) withholding, as required by federal law, taxes on shareholder accounts, preparing, filing and mailing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099, 1042, and 1042S and pe...
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the conditions and termination of provisions set forth in this Agreement, the Trust hereby appoints BOSTON FINANCIAL as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Shares and for the Shares of future portfolios of the Trust (Appendix I shall be automatically deemed to be revised to include such future portfolio(s)).
B. BOSTON FINANCIAL hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as the Trust’s Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. BOSTON FINANCIAL agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with the Trust’s periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for shareholders, if any.
C. The Trust agrees to use its best efforts to deliver to BOSTON FINANCIAL in Quincy, Massachusetts, as soon as they are available, all of its shareholder account records for any new Fund of the Trust.
D. BOSTON FINANCIAL, utilizing TA2000TM, a computerized data processing system for securityholder accounting (the “TA2000TM System”) licensed from BOSTON FINANCIAL’s affiliate, DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”), will perform the following services as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Trust, and as agent of the Trust for shareholder accounts thereof, in a timely manner: (i) issuing (including countersigning), transferring and canceling share certificates; (ii) maintaining all shareholder accounts;
Scope of Appointment. Any Receiver may be appointed Receiver of all of the Charged Assets or Receiver of a part of the Charged Assets specified in the appointment. In the latter case, the rights conferred on a Receiver as set out in Schedule 4 (Rights of Receivers) shall have effect as though every reference in that Schedule to any Charged Assets were a reference to the part of those assets so specified or any part of those assets.
Scope of Appointment. A. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Issuer hereby appoints DST as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
B. DST hereby accepts such appointment and agrees that it will act as the Issuer’s Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. DST agrees that it will also act as agent in connection with the Issuer’s periodic withdrawal payment accounts and other open accounts or similar plans for security holders, if any.
C. DST, utilizing TA2000TM, DST’s computerized data processing system for security holder accounting (the “TA2000 System”) and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will perform the following services as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Issuer, and as agent of the Issuer for security holder accounts thereof, in a timely manner: (i) issuing (including countersigning), transferring and redeeming book entry shares; (ii) maintaining security holder accounts on the records of the Issuer on the TA2000 System; (iii) when and if a Issuer participates in the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”), accepting and effectuating the registration and maintenance of accounts through Networking and the purchase, redemption, and transfer of shares in such accounts through systems or applications offered to its participants by NSCC (the “Programs”) in accordance with instructions transmitted to and received by DST by transmission from NSCC on behalf of broker-dealers and banks which have been established by, or in accordance with the instructions of, an Authorized Person, as hereinafter defined, on the Dealer File maintained by DST; (iv) when and if a Issuer participates in the NSCC issuing instructions to the Issuers’ banks for the settlement of transactions between the Issuers and NSCC (acting on behalf of its broker-dealer and bank participants); (v) when and if a Issuer participates in the NSCC providing account and transaction information from each affected Issuer’s records on TA2000 in accordance with the applicable Program’s rules for and those broker-dealers; (vi) when and if a Issuer participates in the NSCC, maintaining security holder accounts on TA2000 through the Programs; (vii) providing transaction journals; (viii) once annually preparing security holder meeting lists for use in connection with the annual meeting and certifying a copy of such list; (ix) mailing security holder reports and prospectuses; (x) withholding, as required by federal law, taxes on secur...
