Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. (b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund. (c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company. (d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists. (e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement. (f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement. (g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason. (h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you. (j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 16 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Sector Series, Inc.), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Massachusetts Municipals Fund)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI “PFSI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI’s use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund’s then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI’s printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 11 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Series), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Appreciation Fund, Inc), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Managed Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 7 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (Travelers Series Fund Inc), Distribution Agreement (Citifunds Trust Iii)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of Legg Mason prior to dist▇▇▇▇t▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or r publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with Legg Mason shall be resp▇▇▇▇b▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for r reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 6 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Equity Funds), Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Municipal Money Market Fund Inc), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners California Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Investment Funds, Inc.), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Sector Series, Inc.)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇Legg Mason prio▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution ▇ibution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇Legg Mason shal▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible ▇nsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Lifestyle Series, Inc.), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners California Municipals Fund, Inc), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Equity Funds)
Compliance Matters. The Adviser, at its expense, will provide the Manager with such compliance reports and certifications relating to its duties under this Agreement and the federal securities laws as may be agreed upon by such parties from time to time. The Adviser also shall: (ai) You cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Manager, the Trust’s administrator, custodian, transfer agent and pricing agents and all other agents and representatives of the Portfolios, the Trust and the Manager; (ii) keep all such persons fully informed as to such matters as they may reasonably deem necessary to the performance of their obligations to the Portfolios, the Trust and the Manager; (iii) provide prompt responses to reasonable requests made by such persons; and (iv) maintain any appropriate interfaces with each so as to promote the efficient exchange of information. In the performance of its services under this Agreement, the Adviser shall act in conformity with the Registration Statement as currently in effect and will conform to, and comply with, the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The Manager promptly shall notify the Adviser as to any act or omission of the Adviser hereunder that the Manager reasonably deems to constitute or to be the basis of any noncompliance or nonconformance with the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager shall remain responsible for ensuring each Portfolio’s and the Trust’s overall compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations and the Adviser is only obligated to comply with such requirements with respect to the assets managed by the Adviser. The Manager will advise the Adviser in a distributor timely manner regarding any Board actions that may affect the Portfolios or the services of the Adviser, make copies available to Adviser of any financial statements or reports made by the Portfolios to its shareholders, and principal underwriter provide any further materials or information which the Adviser may reasonably request to enable it to perform its functions under this Agreement. The Manager will provide the Adviser with reasonable advance notice of Shares any change in a Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Registration Statement, and the Adviser shall, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, manage the assets consistent with such changes, provided that the Adviser has received prompt notice of the effectiveness of such changes from the Trust or the Manager. In addition to such notice, the Manager shall make available to the Adviser a copy of a modified Registration Statement reflecting such changes. The Manager acknowledges and will use its best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all disclosure requirements under all applicable laws, rules federal and regulationsstate laws and regulations relating to the Trust or the Portfolios, including, without limitation, all the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Sharesthereunder, and accept purchasesthat the Adviser shall have no liability in connection therewith, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, except as to the accuracy of material information furnished in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide writing by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") Adviser to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution Trust or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring Manager specifically for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described inclusion in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Investment Advisory Agreement (American Beacon Funds), Investment Advisory Agreement (American Beacon Funds), Investment Advisory Agreement (American Beacon Funds)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Managed Municipals Fund, Inc), Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc /Md/), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Fundamental Value Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" know basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Sector Series Inc.), Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Oregon Municipals Fund)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇Legg Mason prior ▇▇ d▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution ▇bution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇Legg Mason shall ▇▇ r▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible ▇sible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Variable Portfolios Ii), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners California Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI “PFSI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc), Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Trust Ii)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc), Distribution Agreement (Variable Annuity Portfolios)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" know basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Series), Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Investment Series)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. .. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Arizona Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You In connection with the Plan, each Reorganized Debtor and any Distribution Agent, as applicable, shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects comply with all applicable lawstax deduction, rules and regulationswithholding, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Sharespayment, and accept purchasesreporting requirements imposed by applicable law, redemptions and exchanges for Sharesall Allowed Claims and Plan Distributions shall be subject to any such deduction, withholding, and reporting requirements as determined in compliance the good-faith discretion of the Reorganized Debtors or a Distribution Agent, as applicable. In connection with the Fund's registration statement Plan and all Plan Distributions, the (including its prospectus Reorganized) Debtors and statement of additional information), as it any Distribution Agent are authorized to take any and all actions that may be amended deemed necessary or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary appropriate to comply with the foregoing requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchasescase of a non-Cash issuance that is subject to withholding, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value liquidating a portion of the SharesPlan Distributions to generate sufficient funds to pay applicable withholding taxes; provided, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge)however, as determined that, in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from Distribution Agent shall first notify the public offering price retained by you will be based upon intended recipient in writing of such reduced sales charge. When placing wire tradescontemplated sale and offer the intended recipient a reasonable opportunity to provide sufficient Cash to satisfy such withholding tax in lieu of such liquidation, your agree and withholding Plan Distributions pending receipt of information necessary to advise facilitate such Plan Distributions) and establish any other mechanisms that the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer (Reorganized) Debtors or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase Distribution Agent, as applicable, believe are reasonable and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares appropriate, and all Allowed Claims and Plan Distributions shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions any such withholding and reporting requirements. All Holders of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Claims shall be responsible for reviewing required to provide an IRS Form W-9 or an appropriate IRS Form W-8 and any other IRS Form and any other information (including information with respect to any underlying Beneficial Owners) necessary to allow the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy Reorganized Debtors to comply with all withholding, payment, and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, reporting requirements with respect to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.such
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Restructuring Support Agreement (Spirit Airlines, Inc.)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iiiAct"),(iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. Statement With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares. 5.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Managed Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable amountspayable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Fundamental Value Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇Legg Mason prior ▇▇ d▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution ▇bution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" know basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇Legg Mason shall ▇▇ r▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible ▇sible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Sector Series Inc.)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act1940Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act 1940Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this inthis paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Fundamental Value Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. The Adviser, at its expense, will provide the Manager with such compliance reports and certifications relating to its duties under this Agreement and the federal securities laws as may be agreed upon by such parties from time to time. The Adviser also shall: (ai) You cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Manager, the Trust’s administrator, custodian, transfer agent and pricing agents and all other agents and representatives of the Portfolios, the Trust and the Manager; (ii) keep all such persons fully informed as to such matters as they may reasonably deem necessary to the performance of their obligations to the Portfolios, the Trust and the Manager; (iii) provide prompt responses to reasonable requests made by such persons; and (iv) maintain any appropriate interfaces with each so as to promote the efficient exchange of information. In the performance of its services under this Agreement, the Adviser shall act in conformity with the Registration Statement as currently in effect and will conform to, and comply with, the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The Manager promptly shall notify the Adviser as to any act or omission of the Adviser hereunder that the Manager reasonably deems to constitute or to be the basis of any noncompliance or nonconformance with the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager shall remain responsible for ensuring each Portfolio’s and the Trust’s overall compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations and the Adviser is only obligated to comply with such requirement with respect to the assets managed by the Adviser. The Manager will advise the Adviser in a distributor timely manner regarding any Board actions that may affect the Portfolios or the services of the Adviser, make copies available to Adviser of any financial statements or reports made by the Portfolios to its shareholders, and principal underwriter provide any further materials or information which the Adviser may reasonably request to enable it to perform its functions under this Agreement. The Manager will provide the Adviser with reasonable advance notice of Shares any change in a Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Registration Statement, and the Adviser shall, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, manage the assets consistent with such changes, provided that the Adviser has received prompt notice of the effectiveness of such changes from the Trust or the Manager. In addition to such notice, the Manager shall make available to the Adviser a copy of a modified Registration Statement reflecting such changes. The Manager acknowledges and will use its best efforts to ensure that the Registration Statement will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all disclosure requirements under all applicable laws, rules federal and regulationsstate laws and regulations relating to the Trust or the Portfolios, including, without limitation, all the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Sharesthereunder, and accept purchasesthat the Adviser shall have no liability in connection therewith, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, except as to the accuracy of material information furnished in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide writing by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") Adviser to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution Trust or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring Manager specifically for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described inclusion in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
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Sources: Investment Advisory Agreement (American Beacon Funds)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" know basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-co- principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners California Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance incompliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to - 3 - take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
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Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" know basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners California Municipals Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. .. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (Salomon Brothers Investors Value Fund Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulationregulatio n, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Sector Series Inc.)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇Legg Mason pri▇▇ ▇o ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution ribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇Legg Mason sha▇▇ ▇e ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible onsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's Fund"s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Fund"s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's Company"s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's Company"s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's Fund"s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Company"s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' " internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares. 5.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Aggressive Growth Fund, Inc.)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-money- laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Institutional Cash Management Fund Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Greenwich Street Series Fund)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇Legg Mason prior ▇▇ d▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution ▇bution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇Legg Mason shall ▇▇ r▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible ▇sible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Appreciation Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Legg Mason prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI ▇▇▇h ▇▇▇▇ Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Legg Mason shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of Sta▇▇▇▇n▇ ▇▇ the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Citifunds Institutional Trust)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇ the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("“CGMI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's ’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's ’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's ’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(ji) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares. 5.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Smith Barney Investment Funds Inc /Md/)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 1934, as amended ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI “PFSI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company Fund which is an affiliate of ▇L▇▇▇ M▇▇▇▇▇ , Inc. prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company Fund at the Investment Company's Fund’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's Fund’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company Fund agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company Fund on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company Fund shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund Funds of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company Fund and the Investment Company's Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.the
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Trust Ii)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-self- regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) intended for public distribution ("CGMI Marketing Materials") to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days in advance for review. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies of the Investment Company, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-co- principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇L▇▇▇ ▇M▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Appreciation Fund, Inc)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-self- regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("Registration Statement"). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials") to the co- principal underwriter of the Investment Company which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "Intermediaries") timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company at the Investment Company's reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company on a "need to know" basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company and the Investment Company's Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print current Fund prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI's use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund's then- current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI's printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board of the Investment Company may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company acknowledges that the co-co- principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Oregon Municipals Fund)
Compliance Matters. (a) You shall act as a distributor and principal underwriter of Shares in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all rules and regulations made or adopted pursuant to (i) the 1940 Act, (ii) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 1934, as amended ("“1934 Act"”), (iii) any securities association registered under the 1934 Act, including without limitation the NASD Conduct Rules or rules of any other applicable self-regulatory organization. You shall offer the Shares, and accept purchases, redemptions and exchanges for Shares, in compliance with the Fund's ’s registration statement (including its prospectus and statement of additional information), as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("“Registration Statement"”). You will comply with and abide by the terms of a Fund's ’s Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.
(b) You agree to submit sales literature and marketing materials (including memorandums, bulletins, and/or information or related materials) prepared by you intended for public distribution ("CGMI “PFSI Marketing Materials"”) to the co- co-principal underwriter of the Investment Company Fund which is an affiliate of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇, Inc. prior to distribution or publication for written approval. Such CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials shall be submitted 15 days for review in advance for reviewaccordance with procedures to be agreed upon by the parties. You shall be responsible for reviewing and making such filings with the NASD, as required, of CGMI PFSI Marketing Materials relating to each Fund.
(c) You shall adopt and follow procedures for the confirmation of sales to investors and qualified securities dealers, banks and other intermediaries (collectively "“Intermediaries"”) timeliness of orders, the collection of amounts payable by investors and Intermediaries on such sales, the correction of errors related to distribution of Shares, the cancellation of unsettled transactions, and assisting with the solicitation of proxies, and any other matters governed by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act (as may apply to a distributor or principal underwriter for a registered investment company), each as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the NASD, any other self- self-regulatory organization, and the federal securities laws. You shall provide reports or other information to the Investment Company Fund at the Investment Company's Fund’s reasonable request, including, without limitation, reports related to the operation and implementation of the Investment Company's Fund’s policies related to customer privacy, safeguarding of customer information, anti-money-laundering, sales and marketing practices, the operation of your code of ethics or other policies and procedures of the Investment Company.
(d) You represent, warrant and agree that you have adopted and implemented: (i) an anti-money-laundering program in compliance with the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the regulations thereunder and NASD Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, customer identification program procedures, monitoring for suspicious activity, and (ii) procedures to comply with applicable law and regulation related to cash transaction reporting requirements, as well as monitoring and reporting under FinCEN, OFAC and other government watch lists.
(e) The Investment Company Fund agrees that the information exchanged under the Agreement and information about the respective customers and potential customers of each is confidential and as such shall not be disclosed by the Fund, sold or used by the Fund in any way except to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such customer information may be disclosed by the Investment Company Fund on a "“need to know" ” basis as set forth in applicable privacy rules and regulations. The obligations regarding confidentiality hereunder shall not apply to any information which is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) already possessed by the entity to whom the information was disclosed prior to disclosure hereunder, (iii) independently developed by the entity, or (iv) disclosed pursuant to law, rule, regulation or court or administrative order. The Investment Company Fund shall have the right to use any list of shareholders of the Fund or any other list of investors which it obtains in connection with its provision of services under this Agreement, provided that such use is consistent with applicable law and your privacy policies and those of the Investment CompanyFund, including the provision of information to the Fund's ’s transfer agent or to agents used for the solicitation of proxies. You agree that you will comply with all of the foregoing obligations of this paragraph to the extent that information is treated as customer information of the Fund under applicable law or regulation, including without limitation Regulation S-P. Each party further agrees to take commercially reasonable steps, in accordance with applicable law, to safeguard customer information. The provisions of this paragraph will survive termination of the Agreement.
(f) From time to time, each Fund may implement policies, procedures or charges in an effort to avoid the potential adverse effects on the Fund Funds of short-term trading by market timers. You agree to provide other assistance reasonably designed to achieve compliance with these policies. You will maintain and enforce policies with respect to frequent trading and share redemption as are reasonable and customary in the industry. To the extent that accounts are held in street name, you agree to cooperate with the Investment Company Fund and the Investment Company's Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (including, to the extent practicable, providing account level sales and redemption information) to assist in compliance with the frequent trading and redemption fee provisions as set forth in the Fund's ’s prospectus and other policies set forth in the Fund's ’s Registration Statement.
(g) Purchases, exchanges and redemptions of Shares through you will be at the public offering price of such Shares (the net asset value of the Shares, with appropriate adjustments for any applicable sales charge), as determined in accordance with the then effective Registration Statement used in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares. The public offering price will reflect scheduled variations in or the elimination of sales charges on sales of Shares either generally to the public or in connection with special purchase plans, as described in the Registration Statement. You agree to apply any scheduled variation in or waivers of sales charges uniformly to all customers meeting the qualifications therefor as specified in the Registration Statement. With respect to Funds sold with an initial sales charge, your customers will be entitled to reduced sales charges on purchases made under any letter of intent or right of accumulation as described in the Registration Statement.. . In such case, the concession from the public offering price retained by you will be based upon such reduced sales charge. When placing wire trades, your agree to advise the Funds of any letter of intent executed by its customer or any available right of accumulation. The minimum initial purchase and the minimum subsequent purchase of any Shares shall be as set forth in the applicable Registration Statement. All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by the applicable Fund in its sole discretion for any reason.
(h) The handling and settlement of purchase, exchange and redemption orders will be subject to the provisions of the Registration Statement and such further procedures as the Investment Company Funds and you may determine to be appropriate from time-to-time, consistent with this Amendment. Citigroup Global Markets' ’ internal systems are suitably designed to handle such orders. Each Fund shall notify you of the states or jurisdictions in which its Shares are currently available for sale to the public. The Investment Company Funds shall have no obligation to register or make available Fund shares in any state or jurisdiction. You will be responsible for the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of purchase, redemption or exchange orders accepted by you.
(i) PFSI may print Fund current prospectuses and statements of additional information for PFSI’s use, which may not vary in any material respect from the relevant Fund’s then-current prospectus and statement of additional information. PFSI’s printing will comply in all material respects with all applicable legal and regulatory standards. The Board for any Fund may terminate these printing services at any time upon written notice to PFSI.
(j) The Investment Company Fund acknowledges that the co-principal underwriter which is affiliated with ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇, Inc. shall be responsible for reviewing the Registration Statement of the Fund each Fund, as applicable, for the accuracy and completeness of all disclosure concerning the distribution of Shares and that you shall not have such responsibility, except, in each case, to the extent the disclosure information is provided by you or pertains to information concerning your operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall alter your responsibilities for complying with the terms of the Registration Statement in your offering of Shares.
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Sources: Distribution Agreement (Legg Mason Partners Series Funds, Inc.)