Common use of Duties of the Fund Clause in Contracts

Duties of the Fund. (a) Each Fund shall furnish to the Distributor copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which the Distributor may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of its Shares, including one certified copy, upon request by the Distributor, of all financial statements prepared by the Fund and examined by independent accountants. Each Fund shall, at the expense of the Distributor, make available to the Distributor such number of copies of its Prospectus as the Distributor shall reasonably request. (b) Each Fund shall take, from time to time, but subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders, all necessary action to fix the number of its authorized Shares and to register Shares under the 1933 Act, to the end that there will be available for sale such number of Shares as investors may reasonably be expected to purchase. (c) Each Fund shall use its best efforts to pay the filing fees for an appropriate number of its Shares to be sold under the securities laws of such states as the Distributor and the Fund may approve. Any qualification to sell its Shares in a state may be withheld, terminated or withdrawn by a Fund at any time in its discretion. As provided in Section 8(c) hereof, such filing fees shall be paid by the Fund. The Distributor shall furnish any information and other material relating to its affairs and activities as may be required by a Fund in connection with the sale of its Shares in any state. (d) Each Fund shall, at the expense of the Distributor, furnish, in reasonable quantities upon request by the Distributor, copies of its annual and interim reports. SECTION 6.

Duties of the Fund. (a) Each The Fund shall furnish to the Distributor copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which the Distributor may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of its Sharesshares of the Fund, including one certified copyand this shall include, upon request by the Distributor, one certified copy of all financial statements prepared by for the Fund and examined by independent public accountants. Each The Fund shall, at the expense of the Distributor, shall make available to the Distributor such number of copies of its Prospectus prospectus and statement of additional information as the Distributor shall reasonably request. (b) Each The Fund shall take, from time to time, but subject to the necessary approval of its the shareholders, all necessary action to fix the number of its authorized Shares shares and such steps as may be necessary to register Shares the same under the 1933 Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to the end that there will be 7 available for sale such number of Shares shares as investors the Distributor reasonably may reasonably be expected to purchasesell. (c) Each The Fund shall use its best efforts to pay qualify and maintain the filing fees for qualification of an appropriate number of its Shares to be sold shares for sale under the securities laws of such states as the Distributor and the Fund may approve. Any such qualification to sell its Shares in a state may be withheld, terminated or withdrawn by a the Fund at any time in its discretion. As provided in Section 8(c) hereof, such filing fees the expense of qualification and maintenance of qualification shall be paid borne by the Fund. The Distributor shall furnish any such information and other material relating to its affairs and activities as may be required by a the Fund in connection with the sale of its Shares in any statesuch qualification. (d) Each The Fund shall, at the expense of the Distributor, will furnish, in reasonable quantities upon request by the Distributor, copies of its annual and interim reportsreports of the Fund. SECTION Section 6.