Exhibit No. EX-99.h.2.c
AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of July 24, 2002, modifies the Transfer Agent Agreement
dated August 27, 1999, as amended, by and between U.S. Bancorp Fund Services,
LLC (the "Transfer Agent") and Jacob Internet Fund Inc. (the "Fund"), such
Agreement being hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement."
WHEREAS, Section 352 of the USA Patriot Act (the "Act") and the Interim Final
Rule (Section 103.130) adopted by the Department of the Treasury's Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network (the "Rule") requires the Fund to develop and
implement an anti-money laundering program and monitor the operation of the
program and assess its effectiveness; and
WHEREAS, in order to assist its transfer agent clients with their anti-money
laundering compliance responsibilities under the Act and the Rule, the Transfer
Agent has developed written procedures to promote the detection and reporting of
potential money laundering activity by monitoring certain aspects of shareholder
activity (the "Procedures");
WHEREAS, the Rule permits a mutual fund to delegate the implementation and
operation of its anti-money laundering program to a service provider, such as a
Transfer Agent; and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to delegate to the Transfer Agent the day-to-day
operation of the Procedures as part of the Fund's anti-money laundering program.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree, and the Agreement is hereby modified, as
follows:
1. The Fund acknowledges that they have had an opportunity to review and
consider the Procedures provided by the Transfer Agent. The Fund has
determined that the Procedures implemented by the Transfer Agent, as part
of the Fund's overall anti-money laundering program, are reasonably
designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the
financing of terrorist activities and to achieve compliance with the
applicable provision of the Bank Secrecy Act and the implementing
regulations thereunder.
2. Based on this determination, the Fund hereby delegates to the Transfer
Agent the day-to-day operation of the Procedures as part of the Fund's
anti-money laundering program.
3. It is contemplated that these Procedures will be amended from time to time
by the parties as additional regulations are adopted and/or regulatory
guidance is provided relating to the Fund's anti-money laundering
responsibilities.
4. The Transfer Agent agrees to provide to the Fund (a) prompt written
notification of any transaction or combination of transactions that the
Transfer Agent believes, based on the Procedures, evidence money laundering
activity in connection with the Fund or any shareholder of the Fund, (b)
prompt written notification of any customer(s) that the Transfer Agent
reasonably believes, based upon its Procedures, to be engaged in money
laundering activity, provided that the Fund agrees not to communicate this
information to the customer, (c) any reports received by the Transfer Agent
from any government agency or applicable
industry self-regulatory organization pertaining to the Transfer Agent's
anti-money laundering monitoring for the Fund, as provided in this
Amendment to the extent permitted by law, (d) prompt written notification
of any action taken in response to anti-money laundering violations as
described in (a), (b) or (c) to the extent permitted by law, and (e) an
annual report of its monitoring and customer identification activities on
behalf of the Fund. The Transfer Agent shall provide such other reports on
the monitoring and customer identification activities conducted at the
direction of the Fund as may be agreed to from time to time by the Transfer
Agent and the Fund.
5. The Fund hereby directs, and the Transfer Agent acknowledges, that the
Transfer Agent shall (a) permit federal regulators access to such
information and records maintained by the Transfer Agent and relating to
the Transfer Agent's implementation of the Procedures on behalf of the
Fund, as they may request, and (b) permit such federal regulators to
inspect the Transfer Agent's implementation of the Procedures with respect
to Fund investors.
6. Fees and expenses (other than those already set forth in the Agreement) for
services to be provided by the Transfer Agent hereunder shall be set forth
in a fee schedule agreed upon by the Fund and the Transfer Agent from time
to time. A copy of the initial fee schedule is attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
7. This Amendment constitutes the written instructions of the Fund pursuant to
the terms of the Agreement. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date
and year first above written.
/s/Xxxx Xxxxx /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Jacob Internet Fund Inc. U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
By: /s/Xxxx Xxxxx By:
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Authorized Officer Authorized Officer
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