Common use of General Services Clause in Contracts

General Services. The Transfer Agent shall perform the following services in accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Customer and the Transfer Agent: (a) issue and record the appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder account; (b) maintain Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (i) establishing new accounts (ii) preparing and mailing W-9 solicitations for new accounts that do not have Tax Identification Numbers (iii) processing address changes (iv) processing Tax Identification Number changes (v) processing routine and non-routine transfers of ownership upon receipt of appropriate documentation (vi) posting debit and credit transactions (vii) responding to written Shareholder communications (viii) responding to Shareholder telephone inquiries (ix) placing and releasing stop transfers (x) Online access to Shareholder account information and services and (xi) Dividend Reinvestment Plan accounts and establish new participant accounts; (c) Computershare Inc. will prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Customer, provided good funds for said dividends or distributions are received by Computershare Inc. on or prior to the scheduled payable date on or about 11:00 a.m. ET for said dividends or distributions; (d) act as agent for Shareholders pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and other investment programs, if any, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreements relating thereto to which the Transfer Agent is or will be a party; (e) issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon receipt from the respective Shareholder by the Transfer Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it and holding it and the Customer harmless, absent notice to the Customer and the Transfer Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. The Transfer Agent, at its option, may issue replacement book entry shares in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity. Further, the Transfer Agent may at its sole option accept indemnification from a Customer to issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in lieu of an open penalty bond; (f) Computershare Inc. will issue replacement checks and place a stop payment order on original checks based on a Shareholder’s representation that a check was not received or was lost, once the check has been verified as outstanding; (g) Execute and deliver the letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Appendix B of the Agreement, annually upon demand of the Funds; (h) At the Customer’s request, prepare and deliver standard reports; (i) Support and implement Customer corporate action instructions, issuance or distribution of Shares to Shareholders (e.g., instructions relating to Fund mergers, liquidations, name changes, etc.) (may be subject to additional fees); (j) Perform any other services typically provided by a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, dividend reinvestment plan agent, and other investment programs consistent with those requirements in effect as of the date of the Agreement; (k) Computershare Inc. will prepare, mail and file tax filings relating to the Services or the subject thereof, with the IRS and the States; and (1) Provide Additional Services to the Customer pursuant to the Agreement as shall be agreed in writing between the Customer and Computershare from time to time. In connection with the appointment set forth in the Agreement, Computershare shall ensure that (i) all of its operations utilized in providing Services and (ii) the provision of the Services, shall comply with the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Side Agreement.

General Services. The Transfer Agent shall perform the following services in accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Customer and the Transfer Agent: (a) issue and record the appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder account; (b) maintain Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (i) establishing new accounts (ii) preparing and mailing W-9 solicitations for new accounts that do not have Tax Identification Numbers (iii) processing address changes (iv) processing Tax Identification Number changes (v) processing routine and non-routine transfers of ownership upon receipt of appropriate documentation (vi) posting debit and credit transactions (vii) responding to written Shareholder communications (viii) responding to Shareholder telephone inquiries (ix) placing and releasing stop transfers (x) Online access to Shareholder account information and services and (xi) Dividend Reinvestment Plan accounts and establish new participant accounts; (c) Computershare Inc. will prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Customer, provided good funds for said dividends or distributions are received by Computershare Inc. on or prior to the scheduled payable date on or about 11:00 a.m. ET for said dividends or distributions; (d) act as agent for Shareholders pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and other investment programs, if any, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreements relating thereto to which the Transfer Agent is or will be a party; (e) issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon receipt from the respective Shareholder by the Transfer Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it and holding it and the Customer harmless, absent notice to the Customer and the Transfer Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. The Transfer Agent, at its option, may issue replacement book entry shares in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity. Further, the Transfer Agent may at its sole option accept indemnification from a Customer to issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in lieu of an open penalty bond; (f) Computershare Inc. will issue replacement checks and place a stop payment order on original checks based on a Shareholder’s representation that a check was not received or was lost, once the check has been verified as outstanding; (g) Execute and deliver the letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Appendix B of the Agreement, annually upon demand of the Funds; (h) At the Customer’s request, prepare and deliver standard reports; (i) Support and implement Customer corporate action instructions, issuance or distribution of Shares to Shareholders (e.g., instructions relating to Fund mergers, liquidations, name changes, etc.) (may be subject to additional fees); (j) Perform any other services typically provided by a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, dividend reinvestment plan agent, and other investment programs consistent with those requirements in effect as of the date of the Agreement; (k) Computershare Inc. will prepare, mail and file tax filings relating to the Services or the subject thereof, with the IRS and the States; and (1) Provide Additional Services to the Customer pursuant to the Agreement as shall be agreed in writing between the Customer and Computershare from time to time. In connection with the appointment set forth in the Agreement, Computershare shall ensure that (i) all of its operations utilized in providing Services and (ii) the provision of the Services, shall comply with the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Side Agreement.

General Services. The Transfer Agent shall perform (1) Services to be provided on an ongoing basis to the following services extent applicable to a particular Fund: (i) Establish new shareholder accounts and Share ownership registrations in accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Customer new share ownership and the Transfer Agent:account applications received in good order. (aii) issue If new share ownership and record account applications are not received in good order, correspond to a commercially reasonable extent with the appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold submitting persons to remediate such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder accountdocumentation into good order status; (b) maintain Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (i) establishing new accounts (ii) preparing and mailing W-9 solicitations for new accounts that do not have Tax Identification Numbers (iii) processing address Make changes (iv) processing Tax Identification Number changes (v) processing routine and non-routine transfers of ownership upon receipt of appropriate documentation (vi) posting debit and credit transactions (vii) responding to written Shareholder communications (viii) responding to Shareholder telephone inquiries (ix) placing and releasing stop transfers (x) Online access to Shareholder account information and services and (xi) Dividend Reinvestment Plan accounts and establish new participant accountsShare ownership registrations in accordance with Shareholder instructions received in good order; (civ) Computershare Inc. will prepare Purchase Shares (subject to Section 3(a)(2) below), redeem Shares (subject to Section 3(a)(3) below), exchange Shares (subject to Section 3(a)(5) below) and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Customer, provided good funds for said dividends or distributions are received by Computershare Inc. on or prior to the scheduled payable date on or about 11:00 a.m. ET for said dividends or distributions; (d) act as agent for Shareholders pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and other investment programs, if any, as amended from time to time transfer shares in accordance with the terms of the agreements relating thereto to which the Transfer Agent is or will be a partyFund’s Prospectus and instructions received in good order and reject any requests not received in proper order; (ev) issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lostDirect payment processing of checks, stolen or destroyed upon receipt from the respective Shareholder by the Transfer Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it ACH transfers and holding it and the Customer harmless, absent notice to the Customer and the Transfer Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. The Transfer Agent, at its option, may issue replacement book entry shares in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity. Further, the Transfer Agent may at its sole option accept indemnification from a Customer to issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in lieu of an open penalty bondwire transfers; (fvi) Computershare Inc. will issue replacement checks Provide shareholders and place potential investors with toll free telephone access to a stop payment order on original checks based shareholder liaison staff having on-line access to Fund Data for telephone inquiries; (vii) Respond in a commercially reasonable manner and within a commercially reasonable period to written correspondence from shareholders to the extent reasonably permitted by Fund Data; (viii) Mail duplicate confirmations to broker dealers of their clients’ activity, whether executed through the broker dealer or directly with BNY; (ix) As reasonably requested by the Fund: provide periodic shareholder lists and statistics to the Fund in standard BNY System reports and certify shareholder lists; (x) Issue new Shares in uncertificated form and cancel share certificates when requested in writing by a shareholder; (xi) Provide industry-appropriate detailed data for underwriter/broker confirmations; (xii) Notify on a Shareholdertimely basis the Fund’s representation investment adviser, accounting agent, and custodian (“Fund Custodian”) of Share activity; (xiii) Perform other participating broker dealer shareholder services as may be agreed upon from time to time; (xiv) Calculate 12b-1 payments and such other fees, commissions, concessions and intermediary payables as the Fund and BNY shall reasonably agree, and remit such amounts to the applicable intermediaries; (xv) Record the issuance of Shares of the Funds and maintain a record of the total number of Shares of each Fund that a check was not received or was lostare authorized, once the check has been verified as issued and outstanding; (gxvi) Execute and deliver the letter substantially in the form attached hereto Remediation Services, as Appendix B of the Agreement, annually upon demand of the Fundsrequired; (hxvii) At Perform certain administrative and ministerial duties relating to opening accounts, maintaining accounts, and processing transactions for shareholders or financial intermediaries that report transactions to the Customer’s request, prepare and deliver standard reportsFunds through the NSCC; (ixviii) Support Upon reasonable request, provide the Fund with such periodic and implement Customer corporate action instructionsad hoc reports, issuance or distribution of Shares to Shareholders (e.g., instructions relating to Fund mergers, liquidations, name changes, etc.) (may be subject to additional fees); (j) Perform any other services typically provided by a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, dividend reinvestment plan agentdata extracts, and other investment programs consistent with those requirements in effect supporting information as of the date of the Agreement; (k) Computershare Inc. will prepareFund may reasonably require to verify, mail validate, and file tax filings relating to the Services reconcile asset positions, shareholder activity, and any fees or the subject thereofpayments calculated or remitted by BNY, with the IRS including without limitation average asset reports, position reports, and the States; and (1) Provide Additional Services to the Customer pursuant to the Agreement as fee-calculation and payment-support files. Such information shall be agreed provided in writing between the Customer a reasonably usable format and Computershare from time to time. In connection with the appointment set forth in the Agreement, Computershare shall ensure that (i) all of its operations utilized in providing Services and (ii) the provision of the Services, shall comply with the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Side Agreementwithin a commercially reasonable timeframe.

General Services. The Transfer Agent shall perform (1) Services to be provided on an ongoing basis to the following services extent applicable to a particular Fund: (i) Establish new shareholder accounts and Share ownership registrations in accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Customer new share ownership and the Transfer Agent: (a) issue and record the appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold such Shares account applications received in the appropriate Shareholder accountgood order; (b) maintain Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (i) establishing new accounts (ii) preparing If new share ownership and mailing W-9 solicitations for new accounts that do account applications are not have Tax Identification Numbers received in good order, correspond to a commercially reasonable extent with the submitting persons to remediate such documentation into good order status; (iii) processing address Make changes (iv) processing Tax Identification Number changes (v) processing routine and non-routine transfers of ownership upon receipt of appropriate documentation (vi) posting debit and credit transactions (vii) responding to written Shareholder communications (viii) responding to Shareholder telephone inquiries (ix) placing and releasing stop transfers (x) Online access to Shareholder account information and services and (xi) Dividend Reinvestment Plan accounts and establish new participant accountsShare ownership registrations in accordance with Shareholder instructions received in good order; (civ) Computershare Inc. will prepare Purchase Shares (subject to Section 3(a)(2) below), redeem Shares (subject to Section 3(a)(3) below), exchange Shares (subject to Section 3(a)(5) below and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Customer, provided good funds for said dividends or distributions are received by Computershare Inc. on or prior to the scheduled payable date on or about 11:00 a.m. ET for said dividends or distributions; (d) act as agent for Shareholders pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and other investment programs, if any, as amended from time to time transfer shares in accordance with the terms of the agreements relating thereto to which the Transfer Agent is or will be a partyFund’s Prospectus and instructions received in good order; (ev) issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lostDirect payment processing of checks, stolen or destroyed upon receipt from the respective Shareholder by the Transfer Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it ACH transfers and holding it and the Customer harmless, absent notice to the Customer and the Transfer Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. The Transfer Agent, at its option, may issue replacement book entry shares in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity. Further, the Transfer Agent may at its sole option accept indemnification from a Customer to issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in lieu of an open penalty bondwire transfers; (fvi) Computershare Inc. will Provide shareholders and potential investors with toll free telephone access to a shareholder liaison staff having on-line access to Fund Data for telephone inquiries; (vii) Respond in a commercially reasonable manner and within a commercially reasonable period to written correspondence from shareholders to the extent reasonably permitted by Fund Data; (viii) Mail duplicate confirmations to broker-dealers of their clients’ activity, whether executed through the broker-dealer or directly with BNY; (ix) As reasonably requested by the Fund: provide periodic shareholder lists and statistics to the Fund in standard BNY System reports and certify shareholder lists; (x) As appropriate, issue replacement checks new Shares in uncertificated form and place cancel share certificates when requested in writing by a stop payment order on original checks based shareholder; (xi) Provide industry-appropriate detailed data for underwriter/broker confirmations; (xii) Notify on a Shareholdertimely basis the Fund’s representation investment adviser, accounting agent, and custodian (“Fund Custodian”) of Share activity; (xiii) Perform other participating broker-dealer shareholder services as may be agreed upon from time to time; (xiv) Calculate 12b-1 payments and such other fees, commissions, concessions and intermediary payables as the Fund and BNY shall reasonably agree; (xv) Record the issuance of Shares of the Funds and maintain a record of the total number of Shares of each Fund that a check was not received or was lostare authorized, once the check has been verified as issued and outstanding; (gxvi) Execute and deliver the letter substantially in the form attached hereto Remediation Services, as Appendix B of the Agreement, annually upon demand of the Funds; (h) At the Customer’s request, prepare and deliver standard reports; (i) Support and implement Customer corporate action instructions, issuance or distribution of Shares to Shareholders (e.g., instructions relating to Fund mergers, liquidations, name changes, etc.) (may be subject to additional fees); (j) Perform any other services typically provided by a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, dividend reinvestment plan agent, and other investment programs consistent with those requirements in effect as of the date of the Agreement; (k) Computershare Inc. will prepare, mail and file tax filings relating to the Services or the subject thereof, with the IRS and the Statesrequired; and (1xvii) Provide Additional Services Perform certain administrative and ministerial duties relating to opening, maintaining and processing transactions for shareholders or financial intermediaries that report transactions to the Customer pursuant to Funds through the Agreement as shall be agreed in writing between the Customer and Computershare from time to time. In connection with the appointment set forth in the Agreement, Computershare shall ensure that (i) all of its operations utilized in providing Services and (ii) the provision of the Services, shall comply with the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Side AgreementNSCC.

General Services. The Transfer Agent shall perform the following services in accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Customer and the Transfer Agent: (a) issue and record the appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder account; (b) maintain Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (i) establishing new accounts (ii) preparing and mailing W-9 solicitations for new accounts that do not have Tax Identification Numbers (iii) processing address changes (iv) processing Tax Identification Number changes (v) processing routine and non-routine transfers of ownership upon receipt of appropriate documentation (vi) posting debit and credit transactions (vii) responding to written Shareholder communications (viii) responding to Shareholder telephone inquiries (ix) placing and releasing stop transfers (x) Online access to Shareholder account information and services and (xi) Dividend Reinvestment Plan accounts and establish new participant accounts; (c) Computershare Inc. will prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Customer, provided good funds for said dividends or distributions are received by Computershare Inc. on or prior to the scheduled payable date on or about 11:00 a.m. ET for said dividends or distributions; (d) act as agent for Shareholders pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and other investment programs, if any, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreements relating thereto to which the Transfer Agent is or will be a party; (e) issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon receipt from the respective Shareholder by the Transfer Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it and holding it and the Customer harmless, absent notice to the Customer and the Transfer Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. The Transfer Agent, at its option, may issue replacement book entry shares in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity. Further, the Transfer Agent may at its sole option accept indemnification from a Customer to issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in lieu of an open penalty bond; (f) Computershare Inc. will issue replacement checks and place a stop payment order on original checks based on a Shareholder’s representation that a check was not received or was lost, once the check has been verified as outstanding; (g) Execute and deliver the letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Appendix B of the Agreement, annually upon demand of the Funds; (h) At the Customer’s request, prepare and deliver standard reports; (i) Support and implement Customer corporate action instructions, issuance or distribution of Shares to Shareholders (e.g., instructions relating to Fund mergers, liquidations, name changes, etc.) (may be subject to additional fees); (j) Perform any other services typically provided by a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, dividend reinvestment plan agent, and other investment programs consistent with those requirements in effect as of the date of the Agreement; (k) Computershare Inc. will prepare, mail and file tax filings relating to the Services or the subject thereof, with the IRS and the States; and (1) Provide Additional Services to the Customer pursuant to the Agreement as shall be agreed in writing between the Customer and Computershare from time to time. In connection with the appointment set forth in the Agreement, Computershare shall ensure that (i) all of its operations utilized in providing Services and (ii) the provision of the Services, shall comply with the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Side Agreement.

General Services. The Transfer Agent shall perform the following services in accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Customer and the Transfer Agent: (a) issue and record the appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder account; (b) maintain Shareholder accounts, including but not limited to (i) establishing new accounts (ii) preparing and mailing W-9 solicitations for new accounts that do not have Tax Identification Numbers (iii) processing address changes (iv) processing Tax Identification Number changes (v) processing routine and non-routine transfers of ownership upon receipt of appropriate documentation (vi) posting debit and credit transactions (vii) responding to written Shareholder communications (viii) responding to Shareholder telephone inquiries (ix) placing and releasing stop transfers (x) Online access to Shareholder account information and services and (xi) Dividend Reinvestment Plan accounts and establish new participant accounts; (c) Computershare Inc. will prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Customer, provided good funds for said dividends or distributions are received by Computershare Inc. on or prior to the scheduled payable date on or about 11:00 a.m. ET for said dividends or distributions; (d) act as agent for Shareholders pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and other investment programs, if any, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreements relating thereto to which the Transfer Agent is or will be a party; (e) issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon receipt from the respective Shareholder by the Transfer Agent of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to it and holding it and the Customer harmless, absent notice to the Customer and the Transfer Agent that such certificates have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. The Transfer Agent, at its option, may issue replacement book entry shares in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof without such indemnity. Further, the Transfer Agent may at its sole option accept indemnification from a Customer to issue replacement book entry shares for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in lieu of an open penalty bond; (f) Computershare Inc. will issue replacement checks and place a stop payment order on original checks based on a Shareholder’s representation that a check was not received or was lost, once the check has been verified as outstanding; (g) Execute and deliver the letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Appendix B of the Agreement, annually upon demand of the Funds; (h) At the Customer’s request, prepare and deliver standard reports; (i) Support and implement Customer corporate action instructions, issuance or distribution of Shares to Shareholders (e.g., instructions relating to Fund mergers, liquidations, name changes, etc.) (may be subject to additional fees); (j) Perform any other services typically provided by a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, dividend reinvestment plan agent, and other investment programs consistent with those requirements in effect as of the date of the Agreement; (k) Computershare Inc. will prepare, mail and file tax filings relating to the Services or the subject thereof, with the IRS and the States; and (1l) Provide Additional Services to the Customer pursuant to the Agreement as shall be agreed in writing between the Customer and Computershare from time to time. In connection with the appointment set forth in the Agreement, Computershare shall ensure that (i) all of its operations utilized in providing Services and (ii) the provision of the Services, shall comply with the provisions of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Side Agreement.