Authorized Participant Agreement. To redeem a Creation Unit, a Participant generally must tender to the Fund the number of Vanguard ETF Shares specified in Annex I. In return, the Participant will receive a designated basket of securities (the “Redemption Securities”). The Cash Component of a redemption consists of the Balancing Amount minus the Transaction Fee. Depending on the amount of the Balancing Amount, the Cash Component may be paid by the Participant to the Fund or vice-versa. Certain Funds may, in their sole discretion, accept collateral in anticipation of the delivery of all or a portion of the Deposit Securities (in the case of a creation) or Vanguard ETF Shares (in the case of a redemption). See Annex VI. This Agreement is intended to set forth the procedures by which the Participant may purchase and/or redeem Creation Units of ETF Shares of those funds whose portfolio securities trade on a U.S securities market (“U.S. Funds”) (i) through the Continuous Net Settlement (“CNS”) clearing processes of NSCC as such processes have been enhanced to effect purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, such processes being referred to herein as the “NSCC Clearing Process,” or (ii) outside the NSCC Clearing Process, such processes being referred to herein as “Outside the NSCC Clearing Process.” This Agreement also sets forth the procedures by which the Participant may purchase and/or redeem Creation Units of ETF Shares of those Funds whose portfolio securities trade on securities markets outside the United States (the “International Funds”) through the DTC and international subcustodians. The procedures for processing an order to purchase ETF Shares (a “Purchase Order”) and an order to redeem ETF Shares (a “Redemption Order”) are described in the Fund’s Prospectus and in Annex II to this Agreement. The parties hereto, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements contained herein, agree as follows:
Authorized Participant Agreement the agreement between the Distributor, on behalf of the Trust, and a broker or dealer that is a DTC Participant governing the creation and redemption of Creation Units.
Authorized Participant Agreement participant or NSCC member, or its eligibility to participate in the CNS System, it shall promptly notify the Distributor in writing of the change in status or eligibility, and the Distributor may terminate this Agreement.
Authorized Participant Agreement. FOR EACH TRUST LISTED ON SCHEDULE A The following individuals are Authorized Persons pursuant to Section 8 of the Participant Agreement between ALPS Distributors, Inc., and State Street Bank and Trust Company: NAME(1) TITLE(1) SIGNATURE(1) TELEPHONE NUMBER(2) E-MAIL ADDRESS(2) CITY OF BIRTH(2) NAME OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT: (NSCC# ) By: Name: Title:
