ASSIGNMENT TERMINATES THIS CONTRACT; AMENDMENTS OF THIS CONTRACT This Contract shall automatically terminate, without the payment of any penalty, in the event of its assignment; and this Contract shall not be amended unless such amendment is approved at a meeting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Manager.
Amendments of this Agreement This Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by (i) the Board of Directors of the Fund, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those directors of the Fund who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
Amendment of this Agreement No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
Effective Date of This Agreement and Termination Thereof (a) This Agreement shall become effective at 9:30 A.M., New York City local time, on the first full business day following the day on which the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the time of the initial public offering by the Underwriters of the Firm Stock, whichever is earlier. The time of the initial public offering shall mean the time, after the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, of the release by the Representative for publication of the first newspaper advertisement which is subsequently published relating to the Firm Stock or the time, after the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, when the Firm Stock is first released by the Representative for offering by the Underwriters or dealers by letter or telegram, whichever shall first occur. The Representative or the Company may prevent this Agreement from becoming effective without liability of any party to any other party, except as noted below in this Section 11, by giving the notice indicated in Section 11(d) before the time this Agreement becomes effective under the Securities Act.