Common use of FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES Clause in Contracts

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC), provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; • Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; • Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

Appears in 11 contracts

Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Pioneer Core Trust I), Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Pioneer Series Trust Ii), Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Pioneer Real Estate Shares)

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FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereofcompliance; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; • Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; • Calculate and make available to the Fund’s investment advisor required total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If the chief executive officer Principle Executive Officer or chief financial officer Principle Financial Officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Alger Funds), Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Alger Global Focus Fund), Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Alger Institutional Funds)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the compliance; § Prepare Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted expense projections on a daily quarterly basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meansor as needed; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon in shall provide the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed following regulatory administration services for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the each Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).:

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Administration and Accounting Agreement (Federated Hermes ETF Trust), Administration and Accounting Agreement (Federated Hermes ETF Trust), Administration and Accounting Agreement (Federated Hermes ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for with respect to each FundTrust: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund▪ Monitor the Trust’s compliance, on a daily post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under pursuant to the 1940 Act compliance matrix agreed by the Administrator and rules thereunder and the IRC)BNY Mellon, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the FundTrust’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the FundTrust’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • ; ▪ Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund Trust approved invoices; Calculate Fund and disseminate information related to the Trust approved income and capital gains distributions including per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable FundTrust; Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to ▪ Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a FundTrust’s annual audit; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund Trust statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund the Trust is required to provide a certification as part of the FundTrust’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund Trust and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation; ▪ Attend Touchstone Audit Committee meetings; ▪ Prepare, review and maintain monthly fund budgets. Prepare the year end expense true-ups. Monitor the expense accruals and notify the Administrator or an officer of the Trust of any proposed adjustments; ▪ Control all disbursements and authorize such distribution calculations disbursements upon written Instructions; ▪ Prepare the monthly revenue file; ▪ Prepare the revenue and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releaseswaiver projections; Prepare such financial information quarterly broker security transactions summaries; ▪ Prepare monthly security transaction listing; and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information standard BNY Mellon materials for the FundBoard meetings including the following materials: financial statement overviews, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and class expense reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of businessdistribution plan and shareholder servicing reports, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare distribution report and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)recoupment report.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Sub Administration and Accounting Agreement (Touchstone Strategic Trust), Sub Administration and Accounting Agreement (Touchstone Variable Series Trust), Sub Administration and Accounting Agreement (Touchstone Funds Group Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: ◾ Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; ◾ Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); ◾ Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; ◾ Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series); ◾ Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; ◾ Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and ◾ Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such distribution calculations meetings 2. ◾ eBoard Book Services: ● Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly board meeting materials and related financial information such other board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)a Fund 2.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Matthews International Funds), Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Matthews International Funds)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for with respect to each FundFund and its Series: In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a daily post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; Calculate and disseminate Fund approved income and cap gains distributions including per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; Calculate standard SEC yield and total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q PORT or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. Provide standard monthly valuation reporting for quarterly valuation committee meetings Attend Touchstone Audit Committee meetings; Prepare, review and maintain monthly fund budgets. Prepare the year-end expense true-ups. Monitor the expense accruals and notify the Administrator or an officer of the Fund of any proposed adjustments. Control all disbursements and authorize such distribution calculations disbursements upon written instructions; Prepare the monthly revenue file; Prepare the revenue and waiver projections; Prepare quarterly broker security transactions summaries; Prepare monthly security transactions listing REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services with respect to each Fund and its Series: Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items and resolutions made by Fund counsel); Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings (and other off-cycle meetings, not to exceed three (3) Board meeting per quarter) and draft minutes thereof with a goal (but not the obligation) of distributing draft minutes to the Fund within thirty-five (35) days following a Board meeting; Attend (in-person or telephonically) Pricing Committee meetings and draft minutes thereof; Prepare and coordinate the filing of (1) annual post-effective amendments to the Funds’ registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related financial information to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series or the combining of multiple prospectuses into one prospectus or the splitting of one prospectus into multiple prospectuses or post effective amendments under Rule 485(a)) (including a secondary review of the iXBRL tagging, after completion of the tagging by the Workiva team (or a successor provider to that team) and review by the Administrator, and prior to the applicable filing), (2) annual summary prospectus filings, and (3) prospectus and Statement of Additional Information supplement filings as directed by Fund counsel; Prepare and coordinate annual and quarterly trustee questionnaires Provide reasonable assistance to the Funds and Fund counsel with respect to Trustee written consents. Prepare and coordinate the filing of certain SEC filings pursuant to Rule 497(c) and (j); and coordinate the filing of supplements pursuant to Rule 497(e); Coordinate EDGARization with Funds’ XXXXX team and Funds’ legal counsel as well as assist with filing coordination (including obtaining signatures and signoffs); Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Administrator may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time; Prepare and coordinate the Funds’ Fidelity Bond filings with the SEC; and Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such meetings 2. eBoard Book Services: Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly board meeting materials and such other board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)a Fund 2.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Sub Administration and Accounting Agreement (Touchstone ETF Trust), Fund Sub Administration and Accounting Agreement (Touchstone ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to § Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for the Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Fund’s registration statement if needed (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series or the combining of multiple prospectuses into one prospectus or the splitting of one prospectus into multiple prospectuses); § Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; § Assist in the preparation of notices of annual meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such distribution calculations meetings; and related financial information § Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Fund may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time. § eBoard Book Services: § Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly Board meeting materials and such other Board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information agreed between BNY Mellon and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Versus Capital Real Assets Fund LLC), Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Versus Capital Real Assets Fund LLC)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series); § Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon) 2; § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and § Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such meetings 2. § eBoard Book Services: Prepare Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly board meeting materials and such distribution calculations and related financial information other board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)a Fund 2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Bluepoint Investment Series Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fundthe Trust, and subject to portfolio limitations as set forth in each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information or other documents provided by such Fund the Trust to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation the requirements under of the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)such portfolio and other limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • ; § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoicesinvoices and expenses; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; § Prepare and disseminate vendor survey information; § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Funda Trust’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations ; § Respond to, or refer to the Trust’s officers, Investment Advisor, distributor or transfer agent inquiries relating to the Funds; § Assist the Trust with the filing of (or coordinating the filing of ) fidelity bond; and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information § Administratively assist Trust counsel and reports as may be reasonably required the Trust in the handling of routine SEC examinations by any banks from which providing those Trust documents that are on the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing SEC’s document request list and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within that are in the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by possession of BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)...

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (TrimTabs ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: · In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • · Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). · Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; · Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; · Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • · Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; · Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and · If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: · Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; · Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); · Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; · Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series); · Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); · Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; · Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such distribution calculations meetings; and related financial information · Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as the parties hereto may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time. · eBoard Book Services: · Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly board meeting materials and such other board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (THL Credit Senior Loan Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: · In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • · Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). · Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; · Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; · Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to · Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; · Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and · If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information following regulatory administration services for the Fund: · Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; · Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, the drafting of agendas and resolutions for closed-end funds such quarterly meetings of the Board (if requiredwith final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); • Provide such financial information · Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and reportsdraft minutes thereof; · As needed, provided prepare and coordinate the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course filing of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closedannual post-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by effective amendments to the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); · Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); · Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; · Assist in the preparation of notices of annual meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information meetings; and reports · Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Fund may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed agree upon for closed-end funds (if required)in writing from time to time.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (StoneCastle Financial Corp.)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: ■ Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; ■ Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); ■ Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for coordinate the Fund, including any information on an afterfiling of annual post-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition effective amendments to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); ■ Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; ■ Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and ■ Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)meetings 2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (GraniteShares ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each FundSeries: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fundthe Trust, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund the Trust to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s each Series’ compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereofSeries’ compliance; • Monitor the FundTrust’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund Trust approved invoices; • Calculate Fund Trust approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable FundTrust; • Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a FundTrust’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund Trust statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund the Trust is required to provide a certification as part of the FundTrust’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Series: Prepare Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Trust listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; • Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Trust counsel); • Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which coordinate the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Fund as required and defined by Trust’s registration statement (not including the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for initial registration statement or related to the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ one or more classes of shares are listed for closed-end funds (if requiredor series); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR and N-PX, as applicable (with the Trust supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; • Assist the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to Trust in the tax character handling of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required)SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and • Prepare Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)meetings2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Exchange Listed Funds Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to § Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for the Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series); § Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and § Assist with and/or coordinate such distribution calculations other filings, notices and related financial information regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Fund may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time. § eBoard Book Services: · Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly Board meeting materials and such other Board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information agreed between BNY Mellon and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Ramius Archview Credit & Distressed Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series); § Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and § Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such distribution calculations meetings 2. § eBoard Book Services: · Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly board meeting materials and related financial information such other board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)a Fund 2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Emerge ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: · In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • · Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). · Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; · Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; · Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • · Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; · Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and · If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: · Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; · Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); · Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • · Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for coordinate the Fund, including any information on an afterfiling of annual post-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition effective amendments to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); · Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); · Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and · Assist with and/or coordinate such financial information other filings, notices and reports regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Fund may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed agree upon for closed-end funds (if required)in writing from time to time.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Motley Fool Funds Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q PORT or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: ■ Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; ■ Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); ■ Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for coordinate the Fund, including any information on an afterfiling of annual post-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition effective amendments to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions one or more classes of shares or series) and any prospectus supplements hereto (supplements are limited to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredtwo per calendar quarter or eight in the aggregate on an annual basis); ■ Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-PORT, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; ■ Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and ■ Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)meetings 2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Simplify Exchange Traded Funds)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to § Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (EGA Frontier Diversified Core Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basisbasis (T+2), with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereofcompliance; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices, inclusive of expense reimbursement and recoupment in accordance with the expense limitation detailed in the applicable Fund’s prospectus; • Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; • Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: Prepare Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; • Assemble and distribute board materials (in .pdf format and hard copy) for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); • Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which coordinate the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the Fund as required and defined by initial registration statement or related to the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ one or more classes of shares are listed for closed-end funds (if requiredor series); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); • Assist the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to Fund in the tax character handling of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required)SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and • Prepare Assist with and/or coordinate such financial information other filings, notices and reports regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the applicable Fund may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time. • eBoard Book Services: • Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly Board meeting materials and such other Board meeting materials as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)between BNY Mellon and a Fund.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (TCW Alternative Funds)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: · In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • · Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC MC (if required). • ; · Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; · Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; · Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • · Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; · Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and · If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. , For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under wider any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: · Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; · Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); · Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; · Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series); · Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); · Assist the Fend in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that am on the SEC examination request list; · Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such distribution calculations meetings; and related financial information · Assist with and/or coordinate such other filings, notices and regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as the parties hereto may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time. · eBoard Book Services: · Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly board meeting materials and such other board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Eagle Growth & Income Opportunities Fund)

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FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to § Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information following regulatory administration services for the Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, the drafting of agendas and resolutions for closed-end funds such quarterly meetings of the Board (if requiredwith final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); • Provide such financial information § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required)draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); § Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and § Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)meetings2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to § Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information following regulatory administration services for the Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, the drafting of agendas and resolutions for closed-end funds such quarterly meetings of the Board (if requiredwith final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); • Provide such financial information § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required)draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); § Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and § Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)meetings2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Ark ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate standard SEC yield and total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception § Provide standard monthly valuation reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).quarterly valuation committee meetings

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (BNY Mellon ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q PORT or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: § Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; § Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); § Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and draft minutes thereof; § Prepare and coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to a Fund’s registration statement (not including the initial registration statement or related to the addition of one or more classes of shares or series or the combining of multiple prospectuses into one prospectus or the splitting of one prospectus into multiple prospectuses); § Prepare and coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); § Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and § Assist with and/or coordinate such distribution calculations other filings, notices and related financial information regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the applicable Fund may mutually agree upon in writing from time to time. § eBoard Book Services: § Permit persons or entities entering a valid password to have electronic access, via an Internet-based secure website, to current quarterly Board meeting materials and such other Board meeting materials as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by agreed between BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Ark Venture Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to timetime and agreed between the Fund and BNY Mellon, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereofcompliance; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; • Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; • Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 20022002 or as part of such other SEC filing as agreed between BNY Mellon and the Fund, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Versus Capital Infrastructure Income Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide Prepare and file, and/or oversee the following fund administration services preparation of and filing, with the SEC and the appropriate state securities authorities: (i) the registration statements for each the Fund and the Fund: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund's shares and all amendments thereto, (ii) shareholder reports and other applicable regulatory reports and communications, including reports on Form N-CSR, Form N-PX, Form N-Q, Form N-SAR, Form N-MFP, Form N-CR and annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, (iii) proxy materials, (iv) notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2, and subject (v) such other documents as may be necessary to portfolio limitations as provided by such enable the Fund to BNY Mellon continuously offer its shares; · Subject to the Board's direction, coordinate meetings of the Board (and its committees), including: (i) the creation of notices, agendas, legal memoranda and administrative reports, and (ii) the review and compilation of other materials prepared by the Fund's distributor, any Sub-Adviser, portfolio accountant, custodian, transfer agent, auditor, independent counsel or other service providers to support the Board's discussions and actions taken; · Prepare and maintain minutes of meetings of the Board, Board committees and shareholders; · Review and recommend changes to policies and procedures designed to reduce Fund expenses; · Monitor changes in writing from time applicable regulations and make corresponding changes in, or develop new, policies and procedures for the Fund or for any applicable service provider; · Arrange for and oversee the preparation and posting of money market fund daily website disclosures including, percentage of daily and weekly assets, shareholder net flows, net asset values and required historical information; · Compare the portfolio accountant's calculations of the Fund's distribution pool balances with the portfolio accountant's previous calculations for reasonableness of changes; · Provide portfolio accountant expense calculation oversight and payment authorization; · Prepare, review and negotiate standard forms of indentures, guarantees, agreements, certificates, confirmations and other documentation relating to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)legal terms of securities eligible for purchase by money market funds, provided that BNY Mellon maintains the Adviser shall not have any obligation to: (i) provide any written legal opinions regarding such securities or (ii) prepare, review or negotiate any document for which a standard form has not been developed and accepted for use by the investment company industry; · Respond to all inquiries or other communications from shareholders and other parties or, if the inquiry is more properly responded to by another of the Fund's service providers, referring the individual making the inquiry to the appropriate person; · Compare, as applicable, the portfolio accountant's calculation of the Fund's net asset value, yield, average maturity, dividends, Fund total return and performance and total assets with the portfolio accountant's previous calculations and with changes in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted relevant securities market on a daily basis using automated orfor reasonableness of changes; · Perform a weekly and month-end comparison, as applicable, of the portfolio accountant's amortized cost monitor with the previous amortized cost monitor for reasonableness of changes to the net asset value calculation; notify designated parties, as necessary, of deviations in compliance with the Fund's Rule 2a-7 procedures, if necessaryany; and · Perform the following "blue sky" services, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects either itself or through one or more affiliated or unaffiliated service providers: (1) provide a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable system to a Fund, it shall promptly notify monitor the total number of shares of the Fund thereof; • Monitor (and/or class) sold in each state, (2) monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M total number of shares of the IRC and Subchapter L Fund (and/or class) sold in each state and, where appropriate, increase the number of the IRC shares registered in such state, (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including 3) with respect to overdraft charges reportingshareholders of the Fund whose shareholdings are fully disclosed on the transfer agent's recordkeeping system, (a) identify those transactions and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; • Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions assets to be made by treated as exempt from blue sky reporting for each state and (b) verify the applicable Fund; • Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan classification of transactions for each state on the transfer agent's recordkeeping system, and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant (4) with respect to shareholders of the testing template Fund whose shareholdings are not fully disclosed on the transfer agent's recordkeeping system, rely upon information provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon relevant financial intermediary transacting for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If such holder of shares in performing the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- certification in support of certain matters obligations set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(asubsection (2) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)above.

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Samples: Investment Management and Administration Agreement (Edward Jones Money Market Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: ¡ In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • ¡ Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). • ; ¡ Monitoring and recording of corporate actions; ¡ Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; ¡ Monitor expense limitations and waivers and ensure they are accounted for in all relevant calculations; ¡ Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; ¡ Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closedinformation (including after-end funds (if requiredtax returns); ¡ Coordinate a the Fund’s annual audit; ¡ Provide reasonable assistance with complying with Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act requirements such as obtaining sub-certifications and coordinating the periodic meeting of the Fund’s (or investment adviser’s) Disclosure Controls Committee and attending and preparing the minutes related thereto; ¡ Make available BNY Mellon personnel for due diligence purposes to reasonably assist the Fund (or its chief compliance officer) in its 38a-1 oversight responsibilities; ¡ Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and ¡ If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information following regulatory administration services for the Fund: ¡ Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; ¡ Assemble and distribute materials for regular quarterly as well as annual Section 15(c) meetings of the Board and Committees, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, the drafting of agendas and resolutions for closed-end funds such meetings of the Board and Committees (if requiredwith final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); • Provide such financial information ¡ Attend (in-person or telephonically) regular quarterly Board meetings and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required)draft minutes thereof; ¡ Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments and supplements (no more than four (4) supplements per year) to the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); ¡ Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); ¡ Administratively assist in obtaining the fidelity bond and directors’ and officers’ errors and omissions insurance policies for the Fund and coordinating with the Fund the filing of its fidelity bond; ¡ Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and ¡ Assist with and/or coordinate such financial information other filings, notices and reports regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Fund may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed agree upon for closed-end funds (if required)in writing from time to time.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Bridgeway Funds Inc)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: · In accordance with Instructions received from a the Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to timetime (provided such limitations are acceptable to BNY Mellon), monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • · Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). · Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; · Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; · Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to · Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; · Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and · If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a the Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q PORT or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Polen Credit Opportunities Fund)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for each Fund: ■ Maintain a regulatory calendar for each Fund listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; ■ Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Fund counsel); ■ Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for coordinate the Fund, including any information on an afterfiling of annual post-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition effective amendments to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the a Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); ■ Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q, and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon)2; ■ Assist the Fund in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and ■ Assist in the preparation of notices of annual or special meetings of shareholders and proxy materials relating to such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)meetings 2.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (2023 ETF Series Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each the Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return informationinformation including after tax total return; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basisbasis and for the Fund’s Form N-1A provide performance figures, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reportingshareholder transaction expenses, annual fund operating expenses, advisor fees, trustee fees, as well as prepare the expense table data and expense samples; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information following regulatory administration services for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, : § Maintain a regulatory calendar for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained Fund listing SEC filing deadlines for those filings being prepared by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Regulatory Administration. § Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by coordinate the filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, registration statement (not including information the initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series); § Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR, N-Q and N-PX, as applicable (with the Fund supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); § Assist with and/or coordinate such financial information other filings, notices and reports regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the applicable Fund may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed agree upon for closed-end funds (if required)in writing from time to time.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Sequoia Fund Inc)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: § In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • § Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). § Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; § Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; § Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • § Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; § Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and § If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the a Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this the Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the SxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required).

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Active Weighting Funds ETF Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide the following fund administration services for each Fund: · In accordance with Instructions received from a Fundthe Trust, and subject to portfolio limitations as provided by such Fund the Trust to BNY Mellon in writing from time to time, monitor such the Fund’s compliance, on a post-trade basis, with such portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)limitations, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from the Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted on a daily basis using automated or, if necessary, manual meanscompliance; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • · Monitor the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC and Subchapter L of the IRC (if required). · Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratios, maintain expense files (including with respect to overdraft charges reporting) and coordinate the payment of Fund Trust approved invoices; · Calculate Fund Trust approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions to be made by the applicable Fund; · Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant to · Coordinate the testing template provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; · Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and · If the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund the Trust is required to provide a certification as part of the FundTrust’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- sub-certification in support of certain matters set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES BNY Mellon shall provide the following regulatory administration services for the Trust: · Maintain a regulatory calendar for the Trust listing various SEC filing and Board approval deadlines; · Assemble and distribute board materials for quarterly meetings of the Board, including the drafting of agendas and resolutions for such distribution calculations quarterly meetings of the Board (with final selection of agenda items made by Trust counsel) at the request of the Trust; · Attend (in-person or telephonically) quarterly Board meetings and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(a) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releasesdraft minutes thereof at the request of the Trust; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • · Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for coordinate the Fund, filing of annual post-effective amendments to the Trust’s registration statement (not including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information initial registration statement or related to the tax character addition of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if requiredone or more classes of shares or series or the combining of multiple prospectuses into one prospectus or the splitting of one prospectus into multiple prospectuses); · Prepare and • Prepare coordinate the filing of Forms N-CSR and N-PX, as applicable (with the Trust supplying the voting records in the format required by BNY Mellon); · Assist the Trust in the handling of SEC examinations by providing requested documents in the possession of BNY Mellon that are on the SEC examination request list; and · Assist with and/or coordinate such financial information other filings, notices and reports regulatory matters on such terms and conditions as BNY Mellon and the Trust may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed agree upon for closed-end funds (if required)in writing from time to time.

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Samples: Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement (Forethought Variable Insurance Trust)

FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. BNY Mellon shall provide Prepare and file, and/or oversee the following fund administration services preparation of and filing, with the SEC and the appropriate state securities authorities: (i) the registration statements for each the Fund and the Fund: • In accordance with Instructions received from a Fund’s shares and all amendments thereto, (ii) shareholder reports and other applicable regulatory reports and communications, including reports on Form N-CSR, Form N-PX, Form N-Q, Form N-CEN, Form N-MFP, Form N-CR and annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, (iii) proxy materials, (iv) notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2, and subject (v) such other documents as may be necessary to portfolio limitations as provided by such enable the Fund to BNY Mellon in writing from time continuously offer its shares; • Subject to timethe Board’s direction, monitor such coordinate meetings of the Board (and its committees), including: (i) the creation of notices, agendas, legal memoranda and administrative reports, and (ii) the review and compilation of other materials prepared by the Fund’s compliancedistributor, on a postany Sub-trade basisAdviser, portfolio accountant, custodian, transfer agent, auditor, independent counsel or other service providers to support the Board’s discussions and actions taken; • Prepare and maintain minutes of meetings of the Board, Board committees and shareholders; • Review and recommend changes to policies and procedures designed to reduce Fund expenses; • Monitor changes in applicable regulations and make corresponding changes in, or develop new, policies and procedures for the Fund or for any applicable service provider; • Arrange for and oversee the preparation and posting of money market fund daily website disclosures including, percentage of daily and weekly assets, shareholder net flows, net asset values and required historical information; • Compare the portfolio accountant’s calculations of the Fund’s distribution pool balances with such the portfolio limitations (including without limitation requirements under accountant’s previous calculations for reasonableness of changes; • Provide portfolio accountant expense calculation oversight and payment authorization; • Prepare, review and negotiate standard forms of indentures, guarantees, agreements, certificates, confirmations and other documentation relating to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder and the IRC)legal terms of securities eligible for purchase by money market funds, provided that BNY Mellon maintains in the normal course Adviser shall not have any obligation to: (i) provide any written legal opinions regarding such securities or (ii) prepare, review or negotiate any document for which a standard form has not been developed and accepted for use by the investment company industry; • Respond to all inquiries or other communications from shareholders and other parties or, if the inquiry is more properly responded to by another of its business all data necessary to measure the Fund’s compliance or receives necessary data from service providers, referring the individual making the inquiry to the appropriate person; • Compare, as applicable, the portfolio accountant’s calculation of the Fund’s net asset value, yield, average maturity, dividends, Fund or other sources utilized by BNY Mellon total return and performance and total assets with the portfolio accountant’s previous calculations and with changes in the normal course of its business. Such post-trade compliance testing shall be conducted relevant securities market on a daily basis using automated orfor reasonableness of changes; • Perform a weekly and month-end comparison, if as applicable, of the portfolio accountant’s amortized cost monitor with the previous amortized cost monitor for reasonableness of changes to the net asset value calculation; notify designated parties, as necessary, manual means; if BNY Mellon detects a possible non-of deviations in compliance with portfolio limitations applicable to a Fund, it shall promptly notify the Fund thereof; • Monitor the Fund’s status as Rule 2a-7 procedures, if any; and • Perform the following “blue sky” services, either itself or through one or more affiliated or unaffiliated service providers: (1) provide a regulated investment company under Subchapter M system to monitor the total number of shares of the IRC and Subchapter L Fund (and/or class) sold in each state, (2) monitor the total number of shares of the IRC Fund (if required). • Establish appropriate expense accruals and compute expense ratiosand/or class) sold in each state and, maintain expense files where appropriate, increase the number of shares registered in such state, (including 3) with respect to overdraft charges reportingshareholders of the Fund whose shareholdings are fully disclosed on the transfer agent’s recordkeeping system, (a) identify those transactions and coordinate the payment of Fund approved invoices; • Calculate Fund approved income and per share amounts required for periodic (monthly, quarterly, or annual) distributions assets to be made by treated as exempt from blue sky reporting for each state and (b) verify the applicable Fund; • Calculate total return information; • Calculate loan classification of transactions for each state on the transfer agent’s recordkeeping system, and preferred share limits and Fitch ratings pursuant (4) with respect to shareholders of the testing template Fund whose shareholdings are not fully disclosed on the transfer agent’s recordkeeping system, rely upon information provided by the Fund to BNY Mellon relevant financial intermediary transacting for closed-end funds (if required); • Coordinate a Fund’s annual audit; • Supply various normal and customary portfolio and Fund statistical data as requested on an ongoing basis, which may include foreign withholding reclaim reporting; and • If such holder of shares in performing the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of a Fund is required to provide a certification as part of the Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-CSR filing pursuant to regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 302 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, provide a sub- certification in support of certain matters obligations set forth in the aforementioned certification. Such sub-certification is to be in such form and relating to such matters as agreed to by BNY Mellon in advance. BNY Mellon shall be required to provide the sub-certification only during the term of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Fund and only if it receives such cooperation as it may request to perform its investigations with respect to the sub-certification. For clarity, the sub-certification is not itself a certification under the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or under any other law, rule or regulation. • Prepare such distribution calculations and related financial information as may be required to support any required Section 19(asubsection (2) notices or income or capital gain distribution press releases; • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be reasonably required by any banks from which the Fund borrow funds; • Daily asset coverage testing and exception reporting for indebtedness leverage within the Fund as required and defined by the 1940 Act. • Prepare and furnish yield and total return performance information for the Fund, including any information on an after-tax basis if applicable, based on market value in addition to Net Asset Value, for closed-end funds (if required); • Provide such financial information and reports, provided the same are maintained by BNY Mellon in the normal course of business, as may be required by any stock exchange on which the Funds’ shares are listed for closed-end funds (if required); • Prepare and disseminate such mutually agreed upon financial information as required by the Fund’s preferred shares auction agent information, including information related to the tax character of distributions to preferred shareholders, for closed-end funds (if required); and • Prepare such financial information and reports as may be required for implementation of any share purchase or dividend reinvestment programs as mutually agreed upon for closed-end funds (if required)above.

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Samples: Investment Management and Administration Agreement (Edward Jones Money Market Fund)

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