Common use of Meetings of Shareholders Clause in Contracts

Meetings of Shareholders. The Trust shall not be required to hold annual meetings of Shareholders unless required by law. Special meetings of the Shareholders may be called by the Trustees for the purpose of acting on any matter requiring the vote or authority of Shareholders as herein provided, or on any other matter deemed by the Trustees to be necessary or desirable. Special meetings may be held at the principal office of the Trust or such other place as the Trustees may designate within or outside the state of Delaware. Special meetings also shall be called by the Trustees for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees upon the written request for such a meeting by Shareholders owning at least 10 percent of the outstanding Shares entitled to vote. Whenever ten or more Shareholders meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act, as the same may be amended from time to time or modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Commission or any rules or regulations adopted or interpretative releases of the Commission, seek the opportunity of furnishing materials to the other Shareholders with a view to obtaining signatures on such a request for a meeting, the Trustees shall comply with the provisions of said Section 16(c) with respect to providing such Shareholders access to the list of the Shareholders of record of the Trust or the mailing of such materials to such Shareholders of record. Shareholders shall be entitled to at least 15 days’ notice of any meeting.