CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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This Agreement is made as of December 31, 1996 by and between PNC BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, and WARBURG, XXXXXX HEALTH
SCIENCES FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund").
The Fund is registered as an open-end investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Fund wishes to
retain PNC Bank to provide custodian services, and PNC Bank wishes to furnish
custodian services, either directly or through an affiliate or affiliates, as
more fully described herein.
In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
(a) "Authorized Person". The term "Authorized Person" shall mean any
officer of the Fund and any other person, who is duly authorized by the Fund's
Governing Board, to give Oral and Written Instructions on behalf of the Fund.
Such persons are listed in the Certificate attached hereto as the Authorized
Persons Appendix as such appendix may be amended in writing by the Fund's
Governing Board from time to time.
(b) "Book-Entry System". The term "Book-Entry System" means Federal
Reserve Treasury book-entry system for United States and federal agency
securities, its successor or successors, and its nominee or nominees and any
book-entry system maintained by an
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exchange registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act.
(c) "CFTC". The term "CFTC" shall mean the Commodities Futures
Trading Commission.
(d) "Governing Board". The term "Governing Board" shall mean the
Fund's Board of Directors if the Fund is a corporation or the Fund's Board of
Trustees if the Fund is a trust, or, where duly authorized, a competent
committee thereof.
(e) "Oral Instructions". The term "Oral Instructions" shall mean
oral instructions received by PNC Bank from an Authorized Person or from a
person reasonably believed by PNC Bank to be an Authorized Person.
(f) "PNC Bank". The term "PNC Bank" shall mean PNC Bank, National
Association or a subsidiary or affiliate of PNC Bank, National Association.
(g) "SEC". The term "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(h) "Securities and Commodities Laws". The term shall mean the "1933
Act", the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the "1934 Act", the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the "1940 Act", and the "CEA", the Commodities
Exchange Act, as amended.
(i) "Shares". The term "Shares" shall mean the shares of stock of
any series or class of the Fund, or, where appropriate, units of beneficial
interest in a trust where the Fund is organized as a Trust.
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(j) "Property". The term "Property" shall mean:
(i) any and all securities and other investment items
which the Fund may from time to time deposit, or
cause to be deposited, with PNC Bank or which PNC
Bank may from time to time hold for the Fund;
(ii) All income in respect of any of such securities or
other investment items;
(iii) all proceeds of the sale of any of such securities
or investment items; and
(iv) all proceeds of the sale of securities issued by
the Fund, which are received by PNC Bank from time
to time, from or on behalf of the Fund.
(k) "Written Instructions". The term "Written Instructions" shall
mean written instructions signed by two Authorized Persons and received by PNC
Bank. The instructions may be delivered by hand, mail, tested telegram, cable,
telex or facsimile sending device.
2. Appointment. The Fund hereby appoints PNC Bank to provide custodian
services, and PNC Bank accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish such
services.
3. Delivery of Documents. The Fund has provided or, where applicable,
will provide PNC Bank with the following:
(a) certified or authenticated copies of the resolutions of the
Fund's Governing Board, approving the appointment of PNC Bank or
its affiliates to provide services;
(b) a copy of the Fund's most recent effective registration
statement;
(c) a copy of the Fund's advisory agreement or agreements;
(d) a copy of the Fund's distribution agreement or
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agreements;
(e) a copy of the Fund's administration agreements if PFPC is not
providing the Fund with such services;
(f) copies of any shareholder servicing agreements made in respect
of the Fund; and
(g) certified or authenticated copies of any and all amendments or
supplements to the foregoing.
4. Compliance with Government Rules and Regulations. PNC Bank
undertakes to comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities and
Commodities Laws, and any laws, rules and regulations of governmental
authorities having jurisdiction with respect to all duties to be performed by
PNC Bank hereunder. Except as specifically set forth herein, PNC Bank assumes no
responsibility for such compliance by the Fund.
5. Instructions. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, PNC Bank
shall act only upon Oral and Written Instructions. PNC Bank shall be entitled to
rely upon any Oral and Written Instructions it receives from an Authorized
Person (or from a person reasonably believed by PNC Bank to be an Authorized
Person) pursuant to this Agreement. PNC Bank may assume that any Oral or Written
Instructions received hereunder are not in any way inconsistent with the
provisions of organizational documents of the Fund or of any vote, resolution or
proceeding of the Fund's Governing Board or of the Fund's shareholders.
The Fund agrees to forward to PNC Bank Written Instructions confirming
Oral Instructions so that PNC Bank receives the Written Instructions by the
close of business on the same day that such
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Oral Instructions are received. The fact that such confirming Written
Instructions are not received by PNC Bank shall in no way invalidate the
transactions or enforceability of the transactions authorized by the Oral
Instructions.
The Fund further agrees that PNC Bank shall incur no liability to the
Fund in acting upon Oral or Written Instructions provided such instructions
reasonably appear to have been received from an Authorized Person.
6. Right to Receive Advice.
(a) Advice of the Fund. If PNC Bank is in doubt as to any action it
should or should not take, PNC Bank may request directions or advice, including
Oral or Written Instructions, from the Fund.
(b) Advice of Counsel. If PNC Bank shall be in doubt as to any
questions of law pertaining to any action it should or should not take, PNC Bank
may request advice at its own cost from such counsel of its own choosing (who
may be counsel for the Fund, the Fund's advisor or PNC Bank, at the option of
PNC Bank).
(c) Conflicting Advice. In the event of a conflict between
directions, advice or Oral or Written Instructions PNC Bank receives from the
Fund, and the advice it receives from counsel, PNC Bank shall be entitled to
rely upon and follow the advice of counsel.
(d) Protection of PNC Bank. PNC Bank shall be protected in any
action it takes or does not take in reliance upon
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directions, advice or Oral or Written Instructions it receives from the Fund or
from counsel and which PNC Bank believes, in good faith, to be consistent with
those directions, advice or Oral or Written Instructions.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed so as to impose an
obligation upon PNC Bank (i) to seek such directions, advice or Oral or Written
Instructions, or (ii) to act in accordance with such directions, advice or Oral
or Written Instructions unless, under the terms of other provisions of this
Agreement, the same is a condition of PNC Bank's properly taking or not taking
such action.
7. Records. The books and records pertaining to the Fund, which are in
the possession of PNC Bank, shall be the property of the Fund. Such books and
records shall be prepared and maintained as required by the 1940 Act and other
applicable securities laws, rules and regulations. The Fund, or the Fund's
authorized representatives, shall have access to such books and records at all
times during PNC Bank's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of
the Fund, copies of any such books and records shall be provided by PNC Bank to
the Fund or to an authorized representative of the Fund, at the Fund's expense.
8. Confidentiality. PNC Bank agrees to keep confidential all records of
the Fund and information relative to the Fund and its Shareholders (past,
present and potential), unless the release of such records or information is
otherwise consented to, in
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writing, by the Fund. The Fund further agrees that, should PNC Bank be required
to provide such information or records to duly constituted authorities (who may
institute civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply), PNC
Bank shall not be required to seek the Fund's consent prior to disclosing such
information; provided that PNC Bank gives the Fund prior written notice of the
provision of such information and records.
9. Cooperation with Accountants. PNC Bank shall cooperate with the
Fund's independent public accountants and shall take all reasonable action in
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to ensure that the
necessary information is made available to such accountants for the expression
of their opinion, as required by the Fund.
10. Disaster Recovery. PNC Bank shall enter into and shall maintain in
effect with appropriate parties one or more agreements making reasonable
provision for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment to the
extent appropriate equipment is available. In the event of equipment failures,
PNC Bank shall, at no additional expense to the Fund, take reasonable steps to
minimize service interruptions but shall have no liability with respect thereto.
11. Compensation. As compensation for custody services rendered by PNC
Bank during the term of this Agreement, the Fund will pay to PNC Bank a fee or
fees as may be agreed to in writing from time to time by the Fund and PNC Bank.
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12. Indemnification. The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless PNC
Bank and its nominees from all taxes, charges, expenses, assessment, claims and
liabilities (including, without limitation, liabilities arising under the
Securities and Commodities Laws, and any state and foreign securities and blue
sky laws, and amendments thereto, and expenses, including (without limitation)
attorneys' fees and disbursements, arising directly or indirectly from any
action which PNC Bank takes or does not take (i) at the request or on the
direction of or in reliance on the advice of the Fund or (ii) upon Oral or
Written Instructions. Neither PNC Bank, nor any of its nominees, shall be
indemnified against any liability to the Fund or to its shareholders (or any
expenses incident to such liability) arising out of PNC Bank's or its nominees'
own willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of
its duties and obligations under this Agreement or PNC Bank's own grossly
negligent failure to perform its duties under this Agreement.
13. Responsibility of PNC Bank. PNC Bank shall be under no duty to take
any action on behalf of the Fund except as specifically set forth herein or as
may be specifically agreed to by PNC Bank, in writing. PNC Bank shall be
obligated to exercise care and diligence in the performance of its duties
hereunder, to act in good faith and to use its best efforts, within reasonable
limits, in performing Services provided for under this Agreement. PNC Bank shall
be responsible for its own or its nominees' own
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willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
duties and obligations under this Agreement or PNC Bank's own grossly negligent
failure to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of any other
provision of this Agreement, PNC Bank, in connection with its duties under this
Agreement, shall not be under any duty or obligation to inquire into and shall
not be liable for (a) the validity or invalidity or authority or lack thereof of
any Oral or Written Instruction, notice or other instrument which conforms to
the applicable requirements of this Agreement, and which PNC Bank reasonably
believes to be genuine; or (b) delays or errors or loss of data occurring by
reason of circumstances beyond PNC Bank's control, including acts of civil or
military authority, national emergencies, fire, flood or catastrophe, acts of
God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the mails, transportation,
communication or power supply.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, PNC Bank
shall have no liability to the Fund for any consequential, special or indirect
losses or damages which the Fund may incur or suffer by or as a consequence of
PNC Bank's performance of the services provided hereunder, whether or not the
likelihood of such losses or damages was known by PNC Bank.
14. Description of Services.
(a) Delivery of the Property. Notwithstanding anything
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in this Agreement to the contrary, PNC Bank shall be the custodian of all
securities, cash and other property of the Fund received by it for the account
of the Fund, including cash received as a result of the distribution of its
Shares, during the period that is set forth in this Agreement. PNC Bank will not
be responsible for such property until actual receipt.
(b) Receipt and Disbursement of Money. PNC Bank, acting upon Written
Instructions, shall open and maintain separate account(s) in the Fund's name
using all cash received from or for the account of the Fund, subject to the
terms of this Agreement. In addition, upon Written Instructions, PNC Bank shall
open separate custodial accounts for each separate series, portfolio or class of
the Fund and shall hold in such account(s) all cash received from or for the
accounts of the Fund specifically designated to each separate series, portfolio
or class.
PNC Bank shall make cash payments from or for the account of the Fund
only for:
(i) purchases of securities in the name of the Fund or
PNC Bank or PNC Bank's nominee as provided in
sub-paragraph j and for which PNC Bank has received
a copy of the broker's or dealer's confirmation or
payee's invoice, as appropriate;
(ii) purchase or redemption of Shares of the Fund
delivered to PNC Bank;
(iii) payment of, subject to Written Instructions,
interest, taxes, administration, accounting,
distribution, advisory, management fees or similar
expenses which are to be borne by the Fund;
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(iv) payment to, subject to receipt of Written
Instructions, the Fund's transfer agent, as agent
for the shareholders, an amount equal to the amount
of dividends and distributions stated in the
Written Instructions to be distributed in cash by
the transfer agent to shareholders, or, in lieu of
paying the Fund's transfer agent, PNC Bank may
arrange for the direct payment of cash dividends
and distributions to shareholders in accordance
with procedures mutually agreed upon from time to
time by and among the Fund, PNC Bank and the Fund's
transfer agent.
(v) payments, upon receipt Written Instructions, in
connection with the conversion, exchange or
surrender of securities owned or subscribed to by
the Fund and held by or delivered to PNC Bank;
(vi) payments of the amounts of dividends received with
respect to securities sold short;
(vii) payments made to a sub-custodian pursuant to
provisions in sub-paragraph c of this Paragraph 14;
and
(viii) payments, upon Written Instructions made for other
proper Fund purposes.
PNC Bank is hereby authorized to endorse and collect
all checks, drafts or other orders for the payment
of money received as custodian for the account of
the Fund.
(c) Receipt of Securities.
(i) PNC Bank shall hold all securities received by it
for the account of the Fund in a separate account
that physically segregates such securities from
those of any other persons, firms or corporations.
All such securities shall be held or disposed of
only upon Written Instructions of the Fund
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pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. PNC Bank shall
have no power or authority to assign, hypothecate,
pledge or otherwise dispose of any such securities or
investment, except upon the express terms of this
Agreement and upon Written Instructions, accompanied by
a certified resolution of the Fund's Governing Board,
authorizing the transaction. In no case may any member
of the Fund's Governing Board, or any officer, employee
or agent of the Fund withdraw any securities.
At PNC Bank's own expense and for its own convenience,
PNC Bank may enter into sub-custodian agreements with
other United States banks or trust companies to perform
duties described in this sub-paragraph c. Such bank or
trust company shall have an aggregate capital, surplus
and undivided profits, according to its last published
report, of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000), if
it is a subsidiary or affiliate of PNC Bank, or at least
twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) if such bank or
trust company is not a subsidiary or affiliate of PNC
Bank. In addition, such bank or trust company must be
qualified to act as custodian and agree to comply with
the relevant provisions of the 1940 Act and other
applicable rules and regulations. Any such arrangement
will not be entered into without prior written notice to
the Fund.
PNC Bank shall remain responsible for the performance of
all of its duties as described in this Agreement and
shall hold the Fund and the Money Market Series harmless
from its own acts or omissions, under the standards of
care provided for herein, or the acts and omissions of
any sub-custodian chosen by PNC Bank under the terms of
this sub-paragraph c.
(d) Transactions Requiring Instructions. Upon receipt of Oral or
Written Instructions and not otherwise, PNC Bank, directly or through the use of
the Book-Entry System, shall:
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(i) deliver any securities held for the Fund against
the receipt of payment for the sale of such
securities;
(ii) execute and deliver to such persons as may be
designated in such Oral or Written Instructions,
proxies, consents, authorizations, and any other
instruments whereby the authority of the Fund as
owner of any securities may be exercised;
(iii) deliver any securities to the issuer thereof, or
its agent, when such securities are called,
redeemed, retired or otherwise become payable;
provided that, in any such case, the cash or other
consideration is to be delivered to PNC Bank;
(iv) deliver any securities held for the Fund against
receipt of other securities or cash issued or paid
in connection with the liquidation, reorganization,
refinancing, tender offer, merger, consolidation or
recapitalization of any corporation, or the
exercise of any conversion privilege;
(v) deliver any securities held for the Fund to any
protective committee, reorganization committee or
other person in connection with the reorganization,
refinancing, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or sale of assets of any
corporation, and receive and hold under the terms
of this Agreement such certificates of deposit,
interim receipts or other instruments or documents
as may be issued to it to evidence such delivery;
(vi) make such transfer or exchanges of the assets of
the Fund and take such other steps as shall be
stated in said Oral or Written Instructions to be
for the purpose of effectuating a duly authorized
plan of liquidation, reorganization, merger,
consolidation or recapitalization of the Fund;
(vii) release securities belonging to the Fund
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to any bank or trust company for the purpose of a
pledge or hypothecation to secure any loan incurred
by the Fund; provided, however, that securities
shall be released only upon payment to PNC Bank of
the monies borrowed, except that in cases where
additional collateral is required to secure a
borrowing already made subject to proper prior
authorization, further securities may be released
for that purpose; and repay such loan upon
redelivery to it of the securities pledged or
hypothecated therefor and upon surrender of the
note or notes evidencing the loan;
(viii) release and deliver securities owned by the Fund in
connection with any repurchase agreement entered
into on behalf of the Fund, but only on receipt of
payment therefor; and pay out moneys of the Fund in
connection with such repurchase agreements, but
only upon the delivery of the securities;
(ix) release and deliver or exchange securities owned by
the Fund in connection with any conversion of such
securities, pursuant to their terms, into other
securities;
(x) release and deliver securities owned by the fund
for the purpose of redeeming in kind shares of the
Fund upon delivery thereof to PNC Bank; and
(xi) release and deliver or exchange securities owned by
the Fund for other corporate purposes.
PNC Bank must also receive a certified resolution
describing the nature of the corporate purpose and
the name and address of the person(s) to whom
delivery shall be made when such action is pursuant
to sub-paragraph d.
(e) Use of Book-Entry System. The Fund shall deliver to PNC Bank
certified resolutions of the Fund's Governing Board
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approving, authorizing and instructing PNC Bank on a continuous and on-going
basis, to deposit in the Book-Entry System all securities belonging to the Fund
eligible for deposit therein and to utilize the Book-Entry System to the extent
possible in connection with settlements of purchases and sales of securities by
the Fund, and deliveries and returns of securities loaned, subject to repurchase
agreements or used as collateral in connection with borrowings. PNC Bank shall
continue to perform such duties until it receives Written or Oral Instructions
authorizing contrary actions(s).
To administer the Book-Entry System properly, the following provisions
shall apply:
(i) With respect to securities of the Fund which are
maintained in the Book-Entry system, established
pursuant to this sub-paragraph e hereof, the
records of PNC Bank shall identify by Book-Entry or
otherwise those securities belonging to the Fund.
PNC Bank shall furnish the Fund a detailed
statement of the Property held for the Fund under
this Agreement at least monthly and from time to
time and upon written request.
(ii) Securities and any cash of the Fund deposited in
the Book-Entry System will at all times be
segregated from any assets and cash controlled by
PNC Bank in other than a fiduciary or custodian
capacity but may be commingled with other assets
held in such capacities. PNC Bank and its
sub-custodian, if any, will pay out money only upon
receipt of securities and will deliver securities
only upon the receipt of money.
(iii) All books and records maintained by PNC Bank which
relate to the Fund's participation in the
Book-Entry System will at all times during PNC
Bank's
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regular business hours be open to the inspection of
the Fund's duly authorized employees or agents, and
the Fund will be furnished with all information in
respect of the services rendered to it as it may
require.
(iv) PNC Bank will provide the Fund with copies of any
report obtained by PNC Bank on the system of
internal accounting control of the Book-Entry
System promptly after receipt of such a report by
PNC Bank.
PNC Bank will also provide the Fund with such reports
on its own system of internal control as the Fund
may reasonably request from time to time.
(f) Registration of Securities. All Securities held for the Fund
which are issued or issuable only in bearer form, except such securities held in
the Book-Entry System, shall be held by PNC Bank in bearer form; all other
securities held for the Fund may be registered in the name of the Fund; PNC
Bank; the Book-Entry System; a sub-custodian; or any duly appointed nominee(s)
of the Fund, PNC Bank, Book-Entry system or sub-custodian. The Fund reserves the
right to instruct PNC Bank as to the method of registration and safekeeping of
the securities of the Fund. The Fund agrees to furnish to PNC Bank appropriate
instruments to enable PNC Bank to hold or deliver in proper form for transfer,
or to register its registered nominee or in the name of the Book-Entry System,
any securities which it may hold for the account of the Fund and which may from
time to time be registered in the name of the Fund. PNC Bank shall hold all such
securities which are not
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held in the Book-Entry System in a separate account for the Fund in the name of
the Fund physically segregated at all times from those of any other person or
persons.
(g) Voting and Other Action. Neither PNC Bank nor its nominee shall
vote any of the securities held pursuant to this Agreement by or for the account
of the Fund, except in accordance with Written Instructions. PNC Bank, directly
or through the use of the Book-Entry System, shall execute in blank and promptly
deliver all notice, proxies, and proxy soliciting materials to the registered
holder of such securities. If the registered holder is not the Fund then Written
or Oral Instructions must designate the person(s) who owns such securities.
(h) Transactions Not Requiring Instructions. In the absence of
contrary Written Instructions, PNC Bank is authorized to take the following
actions:
(i) Collection of Income and Other Payments.
(A) collect and receive for the account of the
Fund, all income, dividends, distributions,
coupons, option premiums, other payments and
similar items, included or to be included in
the Property, and, in addition, promptly
advise the Fund of such receipt and credit
such income, as collected, to the Fund's
custodian
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account;
(B) endorse and deposit for collection, in the
name of the Fund, checks, drafts, or other
orders for the payment of money;
(C) receive and hold for the account of the Fund
all securities received as a distribution on
the Fund's portfolio securities as a result
of a stock dividend, share split-up or
reorganization, recapitalization,
readjustment or other rearrangement or
distribution of rights or similar securities
issued with respect to any portfolio
securities belonging to the Fund held by PNC
Bank hereunder;
(D) present for payment and collect the amount
payable upon all securities which may mature
or be called, redeemed, or retired, or
otherwise become payable on the date such
securities become payable; and
(E) take any action which may be necessary and
proper in connection with the collection and
receipt of such income and other payments and
the endorsement for collection of checks,
drafts, and other negotiable instruments.
(ii) Miscellaneous Transactions.
(A) PNC Bank is authorized to deliver or cause to
be delivered Property against payment or
other consideration or written receipt
therefor in the following cases:
(1) for examination by a broker or dealer
selling for the account of the Fund in
accordance with street delivery custom;
(2) for the exchange of interim receipts
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or temporary securities for definitive
securities; and
(3) for transfer of securities into the
name of the Fund or PNC Bank or nominee
of either, or for exchange of
securities for a different number of
bonds, certificates, or other evidence,
representing the same aggregate face
amount or number of units bearing the
same interest rate, maturity date and
call provisions, if any; provided that,
in any such case, the new securities
are to be delivered to PNC Bank.
(B) Unless and until PNC Bank receives Oral or Written
Instructions to the contrary, PNC Bank shall:
(1) pay all income items held by it which
call for payment upon presentation and
hold the cash received by it upon such
payment for the account of the Fund;
(2) collect interest and cash dividends
received, with notice to the Fund, to
the account of the Fund;
(3) hold for the account of the Fund all
stock dividends, rights and similar
securities issued with respect to any
securities held by us; and
(4) execute as agent on behalf of the Fund
all necessary ownership certificates
required by the Internal Revenue Code
or the Income Tax Regulations of the
United States Treasury Department or
under the laws of any State now or
hereafter in effect,
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inserting the Fund's name on such
certificate as the owner of the
securities covered thereby, to the
extent it may lawfully do so.
(i) Segregated Accounts.
(i) PNC Bank shall upon receipt of Written or
Oral Instructions establish and maintain a
segregated account(s) on its records for and
on behalf of the Fund. Such account(s) may be
used to transfer cash and securities,
including securities in the Book-Entry
System:
(A) for the purposes of compliance by the Fund
with the procedures required by a securities
or option exchange, providing such procedures
comply with the 1940 Act and any releases of
the SEC relating to the maintenance of
segregated accounts by registered investment
companies; and
(B) Upon receipt of Written Instructions, for
other proper corporate purposes.
(ii) PNC Bank shall arrange for the establishment
of XXX custodian accounts for such
shareholders holding shares through XXX
accounts, in accordance with the Prospectus,
the Internal Revenue Code (including
regulations), and with such other procedures
as are mutually agreed upon from time to time
by and among the Fund, PNC Bank and the
Fund's transfer agent.
(j) Purchases of Securities. PNC Bank shall settle purchased
securities upon receipt of Oral or Written Instructions from the fund or its
investment advisor(s) that specify:
(i) the name of the issuer and the title of the
securities, including CUSIP number if
applicable;
(ii) the number of shares or the principal
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amount purchased and accrued interest,
if any;
(iii) the date of purchase and settlement;
(iv) the purchase price per unit;
(v) the total amount payable upon such purchase; and
(vi) the name of the person from whom or the broker
through whom the purchase was made. PNC Bank shall
upon receipt of securities purchased by or for the
Fund pay out of the moneys held for the account of
the Fund the total amount payable to the person
from whom or the broker through whom the purchase
was made, provided that the same conforms to the
total amount payable as set forth in such Oral or
Written Instructions.
(k) Sales of Securities. PNC Bank shall sell securities upon receipt
of Oral Instructions from the Fund that specify:
(i) the name of the issuer and the title of the
security, including CUSIP number if applicable;
(ii) the number of shares or principal amount sold, and
accrued interest, if any;
(iii) the date of trade, settlement and sale;
(iv) the sale price per unit;
(v) the total amount payable to the Fund upon such
sale;
(vi) the name of the broker through whom or the person
to whom the sale was made; and
(vii) the location to which the security must be
delivered and delivery deadline, if any.
PNC Bank shall deliver the securities upon receipt of the
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total amount payable to the Fund upon such sale, provided that the total amount
payable is the same as was set forth in the Oral or Written Instructions.
Subject to the foregoing, PNC Bank may accept payment in such form as shall be
satisfactory to it, and may deliver securities and arrange for payment in
accordance with the customs prevailing among dealers in securities.
(l) Reports.
(i) PNC Bank shall furnish the Fund the following
reports:
(A) such periodic and special reports as the Fund may
reasonably request;
(B) a monthly statement summarizing all transactions
and entries for the account of the Fund, listing
the portfolio securities belonging to the fund
with the adjusted average cost of each issue and
the market value at the end of such month, and
stating the cash account of the Fund including
disbursement;
(C) the reports to be furnished to the Fund pursuant
to Rule 17f-4; and
(D) such other information as may be agreed upon from
time to time between the Fund and PNC Bank.
(ii) PNC Bank shall transmit promptly to the Fund any
proxy statement, proxy material, notice of a call
or conversion or similar communication received by
it as custodian of the Property. PNC Bank shall be
under no other obligation to inform the Fund as to
such actions or events.
(m) Collections. All collections of monies or other property in
respect, or which are to become part, of the Property
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(but not the safekeeping thereof upon receipt by PNC Bank) shall be at the sole
risk of the Fund. If payment is not received by PNC Bank within a reasonable
time after proper demands have been made, PNC Bank shall notify the Fund in
writing, including copies of all demand letters, any written responses,
memoranda of all oral responses and to telephonic demands thereto, and await
instructions from the Fund. PNC Bank shall not be obliged to take legal action
for collection unless and until reasonably indemnified to its satisfaction. PNC
Bank shall also notify the Fund as soon as reasonably practicable whenever
income due on securities is not collected in due course.
15. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall continue until
terminated by the Fund or by PNC Bank on sixty (60) days' prior written notice
to the other party. In the event this Agreement is terminated (pending
appointment of a successor to PNC Bank or vote of the shareholders of the Fund
to dissolve or to function without a custodian of its cash, securities or other
property), PNC Bank shall not deliver cash, securities or other property of the
Fund to the Fund. It may deliver them to a bank or trust company of PNC Bank's,
having an aggregate capital, surplus and undivided profits, as shown by its last
published report, of not less than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), as a
custodian for the Fund to be held under terms similar to those of this
Agreement. PNC Bank shall not be required to make any such delivery or payment
until full payment shall have been made to PNC
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Bank of all of its fees, compensation, costs and expenses. PNC Bank shall have a
security interest in and shall have a right of setoff against Property in the
Fund's possession as security for the payment of such fees, compensation, costs
and expenses.
16. Notices. All notices and other communications, including Written
Instructions, shall be in writing or by confirming telegram, cable, telex or
facsimile sending device. Notice shall be addressed (a) if to PNC Bank at PNC
Bank's address, Airport Business Center, International Court 2, 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, marked for the attention of the
Custodian Services Department (or its successor) (b) if to the Fund, at the
address of the Fund; or (c) if to neither of the foregoing, at such other
address as shall have been notified to the sender of any such Notice or other
communication. If notice is sent by confirming telegram, cable, telex or
facsimile sending device, it shall be deemed to have been given immediately. If
notice is sent by first-class mail, it shall be deemed to have been given five
days after it has been mailed. If notice is sent by messenger, it shall be
deemed to have been given on the day it is delivered.
17. Amendments. This Agreement, or any term hereof, may be changed or
waived only by a written amendment, signed by the party against whom enforcement
of such change or waiver is sought.
18. Delegation. PNC Bank may assign its rights and delegate its duties
hereunder to any wholly-owned direct or indirect
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subsidiary of PNC Bank, National Association or PNC Bank Corp., provided that
(i) PNC Bank gives the Fund thirty (30) days prior written notice; (ii) the
delegate agrees with PNC Bank to comply with all relevant provisions of the 1940
Act; and (iii) PNC Bank and such delegate promptly provide such information as
the Fund may request, and respond to such questions as the Fund may ask,
relative to the delegation, including (without limitation) the capabilities of
the delegate.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
20. Further Actions. Each party agrees to perform such further acts and
execute such further documents as are necessary to effectuate the purposes
hereof.
21. Miscellaneous. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, provided that the parties
may embody in one more separate documents their agreement, if any, with respect
to delegated and/or Oral Instructions.
The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.
This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made in
Pennsylvania and governed by Pennsylvania law. If any provision of
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this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule
or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
This Agreement shall be binding and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers designated below on the day and year first above
written.
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx XX
Title: Vice President
WARBURG, XXXXXX HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President and Secretary
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