Exhibit (h)(1)
AGENCY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated the 16th day of February, 1999, by and between FARMERS
INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust ("Fund"), and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SERVICE
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation ("Service Company").
WHEREAS, Fund wants to appoint Service Company as Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent, and Service Company wants to accept such appointment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Documents to be Filed with Appointment. In connection with the
appointment of Service Company as Transfer Agent and Dividend
Disbursing Agent for Fund, there will be filed with Service
Company the following documents:
A. A certified copy of the resolutions of the Board of
Trustees of Fund appointing Service Company as
Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent,
approving the form of this Agreement, and designating
certain persons to give written instructions and
requests on behalf of Fund.
B. A certified copy of the Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of Fund and any amendments thereto.
C. A certified copy of the Bylaws of Fund.
D. Copies of Registration Statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
E. Specimens of the signatures of the officers of the
Fund authorized to sign written instructions and
requests on behalf of the Fund.
F. An opinion of counsel for Fund:
(1) With respect to Fund's organization and
existence under the laws of The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
(2) With respect to the status of all shares of
Fund covered by this appointment under the
Securities Act of 1933, and any other
applicable federal or state statute.
(3) To the effect that all issued shares are,
and all unissued shares will be when issued,
validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
2. Certain Representations and Warranties of Service
Company. Service Company represents and warrants to
Fund that:
A. It is a corporation duly organized and existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
B. It is duly qualified to carry on its business in the
State of Missouri.
C. It is empowered under applicable laws and by its
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to enter into
and perform the services contemplated in this
Agreement.
D. All requisite corporate action has been taken to
authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement.
E. It has and will continue to have and maintain the
necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to
perform its duties and obligations under this
Agreement.
F. It is, and will continue to be, registered as a
transfer agent under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
3. Certain Representations and Warranties of Fund. Fund
represents and warrants to Service Company that:
A. It is a business trust duly organized and existing
and in good standing under the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B. It is an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
C. A registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933 has been filed and will be effective with
respect to all shares of Fund being offered for sale
at any time and from time to time.
D. All requisite steps have been or will be taken to
register Fund's shares for sale in all applicable
states, including the District of Columbia.
E. Fund and its Trustees are empowered under applicable
laws and by the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of
Trust and Bylaws to enter into and perform this
Agreement.
4. Scope of Appointment.
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A. Subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Fund hereby employs and appoints Service
Company as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing
Agent effective the date hereof.
B. Service Company hereby accepts such employment and
appointment and agrees that it will act as Fund's
Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent. Service
Company agrees that it will also act as agent in
connection
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with Fund's periodic withdrawal payment accounts and
other open-account or similar plans for shareholders,
if any.
C. Service Company agrees to provide the necessary
facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its
duties and obligations hereunder in accordance with
industry practice.
D. Fund agrees to use all reasonable efforts to deliver
to Service Company in Kansas City, Missouri, as soon
as they are available, all its shareholder account
records.
E. Subject to the provisions of Sections 18 and 19
hereof, Service Company agrees that it will perform
all the usual and ordinary services of Transfer Agent
and Dividend Disbursing Agent and as agent for the
various shareholder accounts, including, without
limitation, the following: maintaining all
shareholder accounts, preparing shareholder meeting
lists, mailing proxies, receiving and tabulating
proxies, mailing shareholder reports and
prospectuses, withholding federal income taxes,
preparing and mailing checks for disbursement of
income and capital gains dividends, preparing and
filing all required U.S. Treasury Department
information returns for all shareholders, preparing
and mailing confirmation forms to shareholders and
dealers with respect to all purchases and
liquidations of Fund shares and other transactions in
shareholder accounts for which confirmations are
required, recording reinvestments of dividends and
distributions in Fund shares, recording redemptions
of Fund shares and preparing and mailing checks for
payments upon redemption and for disbursements to
systematic withdrawal plan shareholders.
5. Compensation and Expenses.
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A. In consideration for the services provided hereunder
by Service Company as Transfer Agent and Dividend
Disbursing Agent, Fund will pay to Service Company
from time to time compensation as agreed upon for all
services rendered as Agent, and also all its
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other
disbursements incurred in connection with the agency.
Such compensation will be set forth in a separate
schedule to be agreed to by Fund and Service Company.
The initial agreement regarding compensation is
attached as Exhibit A.
B. Fund agrees to promptly reimburse Service Company for
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses or advances
incurred by Service Company in connection with the
performance of services under this Agreement
including, but not limited to, postage, envelopes,
check forms, continuous forms, forms for reports and
statements, stationery, and other similar items,
telephone and telegraph charges incurred in answering
inquiries from dealers or shareholders, microfilm
used each year to record the previous year's
transactions in shareholder accounts and computer
tapes used for permanent storage of records and cost
of insertion of materials in
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mailing envelopes by outside firms. Service Company
may, at its option, arrange to have various service
providers submit invoices directly to the Fund for
payment of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable
hereunder.
6. Efficient Operation of Service Company System.
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A. In connection with the performance of its services
under this Agreement, Service Company is responsible
for the accurate and efficient functioning of its
system at all times, including:
(1) The accuracy of the entries in Service
Company's records reflecting purchase and
redemption orders and other instructions
received by Service Company from dealers,
shareholders, Fund or its principal
underwriter.
(2) The timely availability and the accuracy of
shareholder lists, shareholder account
verifications, confirmations and other
shareholder account information to be
produced from Service Company's records or
data.
(3) The accurate and timely issuance of dividend
and distribution checks in accordance with
instructions received from Fund.
(4) The accuracy of redemption transactions and
payments in accordance with redemption
instructions received from dealers,
shareholders or Fund or other authorized
persons.
(5) The deposit daily in Fund's appropriate
special bank account of all checks and
payments received from dealers or
shareholders for investment in shares.
(6) The requiring of proper forms of
instructions, signatures and signature
guarantees and any necessary documents
supporting the rightfulness of transfers,
redemptions and other shareholder account
transactions, all in conformance with
Service Company's present procedures with
such changes as may be deemed reasonably
appropriate by Service Company or as may be
reasonably approved by or on behalf of Fund.
(7) The maintenance of a current duplicate set
of Fund's essential or required records, as
agreed upon from time to time by Fund and
Service Company, at a secure distant
location, in form available and usable
forthwith in the event of any breakdown or
disaster disrupting its main operation.
7. Indemnification.
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A. Fund shall indemnify and hold Service Company
harmless from and against any and all claims,
actions, suits, losses, damages, costs, charges,
counsel fees, payments, expenses and liabilities
arising out of or attributable to any action or
omission by Service Company pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the agency
relationship created by this Agreement, provided that
Service Company has acted in good faith, without
negligence and without willful misconduct.
B. Service Company shall indemnify and hold Fund
harmless from and against any and all claims,
actions, suits, losses, damages, costs, charges,
counsel fees, payments, expenses and liabilities
arising out of or attributable to any action or
omission by Service Company pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the agency
relationship created by this Agreement, provided that
Service Company has not acted in good faith, without
negligence and without willful misconduct.
C. In order that the indemnification provisions
contained in this Section 7 shall apply, upon the
assertion of a claim for which either party (the
"Indemnifying Party") may be required to provide
indemnification hereunder, the party seeking
indemnification (the "Indemnitee") shall promptly
notify the Indemnifying Party of such assertion, and
shall keep such party advised with respect to all
developments concerning such claim. The Indemnifying
Party shall be entitled to assume control of the
defense and the negotiations, if any, regarding
settlement of the claim. If the Indemnifying Party
assumes control, the Indemnitee shall have the option
to participate in the defense and negotiations of
such claim at its own expense. The Indemnitee shall
in no event confess, admit to, compromise, or settle
any claim for which the Indemnifying Party may be
required to indemnify it except with the prior
written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
8. Certain Covenants of Service Company and Fund.
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A. All requisite steps will be taken by Fund from time
to time when and as necessary to register the Fund's
shares for sale in all states in which Fund's shares
shall at the time be offered for sale and require
registration. If at any time Fund receives notice of
any stop order or other proceeding in any such state
affecting such registration or the sale of Fund's
shares, or of any stop order or other proceeding
under the Federal securities laws affecting the sale
of Fund's shares, Fund will give prompt notice
thereof to Service Company.
B. Service Company hereby agrees to establish and
maintain facilities and procedures reasonably
acceptable to Fund for safekeeping of check forms and
facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any; and
for the preparation or use, and for keeping account
of, such forms and devices. Further, Service Company
agrees to carry insurance, as specified in Exhibit B
hereto, with insurers reasonably acceptable to Fund
and in minimum
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amounts that are reasonably acceptable to Fund, which
will not be changed without the consent of Fund,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and
which will be expanded in coverage or increased in
amounts from time to time if and when reasonably
requested by Fund. If Service Company determines that
it is unable to obtain any such insurance upon
commercially reasonable terms, it shall promptly so
advise Fund in writing. In such event, Fund shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement upon 30
days notice.
C. To the extent required by Section 31 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules thereunder,
Service Company agrees that all records maintained by
Service Company relating to the services to be
performed by Service Company under this Agreement are
the property of Fund and will be preserved and will
be surrendered promptly to Fund on request.
D. Service Company agrees to furnish Fund semi-annual
reports of its financial condition, consisting of a
balance sheet, earnings statement and any other
reasonably available financial information reasonably
requested by Fund. The annual financial statements
will be certified by Service Company's certified
public accountants.
E. Service Company represents and agrees that it will
use all reasonable efforts to keep current on the
trends of the investment company industry relating to
shareholder services and will use all reasonable
efforts to continue to modernize and improve its
system without additional cost to Fund.
F. Service Company will permit Fund and its authorized
representatives to make periodic inspections of its
operations at reasonable times during business hours.
G. If Service Company is prevented from complying,
either totally or in part, with any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement, by reason of fire,
flood, storm, strike, lockout or other labor trouble,
riot, war, rebellion, accidents, acts of God,
equipment, utility or transmission failure or damage,
and/or any other cause or casualty beyond the
reasonable control of Service Company, whether
similar to the foregoing matters or not, then upon
written notice to Fund, the requirements of this
Agreement that are affected by such disability, to
the extent so affected, shall be suspended during the
period of such disability; provided, however, that
Service Company shall make reasonable effort to
remove such disability as soon as possible. During
such period, Fund may seek alternate sources of
service without liability hereunder; and Service
Company will use all reasonable efforts to assist
Fund to obtain alternate sources of service. Service
Company shall have no liability to Fund for
nonperformance because of the reasons set forth in
this Section 8.G; but if a disability that, in Fund's
reasonable belief, materially affects Service
Company's ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement continues for a period of 30
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days, then Fund shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement upon 10 days written notice to Service
Company.
9. Death, Resignation or Removal of Signing Officer. Fund will
file promptly with Service Company written notice of any
change in the officers authorized to sign written instructions
or requests, together with two signature cards bearing the
specimen signature of each newly authorized officer, all as
certified by an appropriate officer of the Fund.
10. Future Amendments of Agreement and Declaration of Trust and
Bylaws. Fund will promptly file with Service Company copies of
all material amendments to its Agreement and Declaration of
Trust and Bylaws and Registration Statement made after the
date of this Agreement.
11. Instructions, Opinion of Counsel and Signatures. At any time
Service Company may apply to any officer of Fund for
instructions, and may consult with legal counsel for Fund at
the expense of Fund, or with its own legal counsel at its own
expense, with respect to any matter arising in connection with
the agency; and it will not be liable for any action taken or
omitted by it in good faith in reliance upon such instructions
or upon the opinion of such counsel. Service Company is
authorized to act on the orders, directions or instructions of
such persons as the Board of Trustees of Fund shall from time
to time designate by resolution. Service Company will be
protected in acting upon any paper or document, including any
orders, directions or instructions, reasonably believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person or
persons; and Service Company will not be held to have notice
of any change of authority of any person so authorized by Fund
until receipt of written notice thereof from Fund.
12. Papers Subject to Approval of Counsel. The acceptance by
Service Company of its appointment as Transfer Agent and
Dividend Disbursing Agent, and all documents filed in
connection with such appointment and thereafter in connection
with the agencies, will be subject to the approval of legal
counsel for Service Company, which approval will not be
unreasonably withheld.
13. Certification of Documents. The required copy of the Agreement
and Declaration of Trust of Fund and copies of all amendments
thereto will be certified by the appropriate official of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and if such Agreement and
Declaration of Trust and amendments are required by law to be
also filed with a county, city or other officer or official
body, a certificate of such filing will appear on the
certified copy submitted to Service Company. A copy of the
order or consent of each governmental or regulatory authority
required by law for the issuance of Fund shares will be
certified by the Secretary or Clerk of such governmental or
regulatory authority, under proper seal of such authority. The
copy of the Bylaws and copies of all amendments thereto and
copies of resolutions of the Board of Trustees of Fund will be
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Fund.
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14. Records. Service Company will maintain customary records in
connection with its agency, and particularly will maintain
those records required to be maintained pursuant to
sub-paragraph (2)(iv) of paragraph (b) of Rule 31a-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, if any.
15. Disposition of Books and Records. Service Company will send
periodically to Fund, or to where designated by the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of Fund, all books, documents and
records no longer deemed needed for current purposes, upon the
understanding that such books, documents and records will not
be destroyed by Fund without the consent of Service Company
(which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), but will be
safely stored for possible future reference.
16. Provisions Relating to Service Company as Transfer Agent.
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A. Fund will furnish Service Company with sufficient
funds to pay any taxes required on the original issue
of the shares. Fund will furnish Service Company such
evidence as may be required by Service Company to
show the actual value of the shares. If no taxes are
payable, Service Company will upon request be
furnished with an opinion of outside counsel to that
effect.
B. Shares will be transferred or shares accepted for
redemption and funds remitted therefor upon
submission of such documents as Service Company may
deem necessary to evidence the authority of the
person making the transfer or redemption, and bearing
satisfactory evidence of the payment of any
applicable share transfer taxes. Service Company
reserves the right to refuse to transfer or redeem
shares until it is satisfied that any such document
is valid and genuine, and for that purpose it may
require a guarantee of signature by such persons as
may from time to time be specified in the prospectus
related to such shares or otherwise authorized by
Fund. Service Company also reserves the right to
refuse to transfer or redeem shares until it is
satisfied that the requested transfer or redemption
is legally authorized, and it will incur no liability
for the refusal in good faith to make transfers or
redemptions which, in its judgment, are improper,
unauthorized, or otherwise not rightful. Service
Company may, in effecting transfers or redemptions,
rely upon Simplification Acts or other statutes which
protect it and Fund in not requiring complete
fiduciary documentation.
C. Service Company will issue and mail subscription
warrants provided by Fund and representing share
dividends, exchanges or split-ups, or act as
Conversion Agent upon receiving written instructions
from any officer of Fund and such other documents as
Service Company deems necessary.
D. Service Company will supply a list of shareholders to
Fund, properly certified by an officer of Service
Company, for any shareholder meeting
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upon receiving a request from an officer of Fund. It
will also supply lists at such other times as may be
reasonably requested by an officer of Fund.
E. Upon receipt of written instructions of an officer of
Fund, Service Company will address and mail notices
to shareholders.
F. In case of any request or demand for the inspection
of the share books of Fund or any other books of Fund
in the possession of Service Company, Service Company
will endeavor to notify Fund and to secure
instructions as to permitting or refusing such
inspection. Service Company reserves the right,
however, to exhibit the share books or other books to
any person in case it is advised by its counsel that
it may be held responsible for the failure to exhibit
the share books or other books to such person.
17. Provisions Relating to Dividend Disbursing Agency.
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A. Service Company will, at the expense of Fund, provide
a special form of check containing the imprint of any
device or other matter desired by Fund. Said checks
must, however, be of a form and size convenient for
use by Service Company.
B. If Fund wants to include additional printed matter,
financial statements, etc., with the dividend checks,
the same will be furnished to Service Company within
a reasonable time prior to the date of mailing of the
dividend checks, at the expense of Fund.
C. If Fund wants its distributions mailed in any special
form of envelopes, sufficient supply of the same will
be furnished to Service Company but the size and form
of said envelopes will be subject to the approval of
Service Company. If stamped envelopes are used, they
must be furnished by Fund; or, if postage stamps are
to be affixed to the envelopes, the stamps or the
cash necessary for such stamps must be furnished by
Fund.
D. Service Company will maintain one or more deposit
accounts as Agent for Fund, into which the funds for
payment of dividends, distributions, redemptions or
other disbursements provided for hereunder will be
deposited, and against which checks will be drawn.
18. Termination of Agreement.
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A. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon
sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other
party.
B. Fund, in addition to any other rights and remedies,
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
forthwith upon the occurrence at any time of any of
the following events:
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(1) Any interruption or cessation of operations
by Service Company or its assigns which
materially interferes with the business
operation of Fund.
(2) The bankruptcy of Service Company or its
assigns or the appointment of a receiver for
Service Company or its assigns.
(3) Any merger, consolidation or sale of
substantially all the assets of Service
Company or its assigns.
(4) The acquisition of a controlling interest in
Service Company or its assigns, by any
broker, dealer, investment adviser or
investment company except as may presently
exist.
(5) Failure by Service Company or its assigns to
perform its duties in accordance with this
Agreement, which failure materially
adversely affects the business operations of
Fund and which failure continues for thirty
(30) days after written notice from Fund.
(6) The registration of Service Company or its
assigns as a transfer agent under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is revoked,
terminated or suspended for any reason.
C. In the event of termination, Fund will promptly pay
Service Company all amounts due to Service Company
hereunder. Upon termination of this Agreement,
Service Company shall deliver all shareholder and
account records pertaining to Fund either to Fund or
as directed in writing by Fund.
19. Assignment.
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A. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned by Service Company without
the written consent of Fund; provided, however, no
assignment will relieve Service Company of any of its
obligations hereunder.
B. This Agreement including, without limitation, the
provisions of Section 7 will inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties and their respective
successors and assigns.
C. Service Company is authorized by Fund to use the
system services of DST Systems, Inc. and the system
and other services, including data entry, of
Administrative Management Group, Inc.
20. Confidentiality.
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A. Except as provided in the last sentence of Section
16.F hereof, or as otherwise required by law, Service
Company will keep confidential all
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records of and information in its possession relating
to Fund or its shareholders or shareholder accounts
and will not disclose the same to any person except
at the request or with the consent of Fund.
B. Except as otherwise required by law, Fund will keep
confidential all financial statements and other
financial records (other than statements and records
relating solely to Fund's business dealings with
Service Company) and all manuals, systems and other
technical information and data, not publicly
disclosed, relating to Service Company's operations
and programs furnished to it by Service Company
pursuant to this Agreement and will not disclose the
same to any person except at the request or with the
consent of Service Company. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Section 20.B, if an attempt
is made pursuant to subpoena or other legal process
to require Fund to disclose or produce any of the
aforementioned manuals, systems or other technical
information and data, Fund shall give Service Company
prompt notice thereof prior to disclosure or
production so that Service Company may, at its
expense, resist such attempt.
21. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All
representations and warranties by either party herein
contained will survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.
22. Miscellaneous.
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A. This Agreement is executed and delivered in the State
of Illinois and shall be governed by the laws of said
state (except as to Section 22.G hereof which shall
be governed by the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts).
B. No provisions of this Agreement may be amended or
modified in any manner except by a written agreement
properly authorized and executed by both parties
hereto.
C. The captions in this Agreement are included for
convenience of reference only, and in no way define
or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise
affect their construction or effect.
D. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date
hereof.
E. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously 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.
F. If any part, term or provision of this Agreement is
held by the courts to be illegal, in conflict with
any law or otherwise invalid, the remaining portion
or portions shall be considered severable and not be
affected, and the rights and obligations of the
parties shall be construed and enforced as if
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the Agreement did not contain the particular part,
term or provision held to be illegal or invalid.
G. All parties hereto are expressly put on notice of
Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust which is on
file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and the limitation of shareholder and
trustee liability contained therein. This Agreement
has been executed by and on behalf of Fund by its
representatives as such representatives and not
individually, and the obligations of Fund hereunder
are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or
shareholders of the Fund individually but are binding
upon only the assets and property of Fund. With
respect to any claim by Service Company for recovery
of that portion of the compensation and expenses (or
any other liability of Fund arising hereunder)
allocated to a particular Portfolio, whether in
accordance with the express terms hereof or
otherwise, Service Company shall have recourse solely
against the assets of that Portfolio to satisfy such
claim and shall have no recourse against the assets
of any other Portfolio for such purpose.
H. This Agreement, together with the Fee Schedule, is
the entire contract between the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective duly authorized officer as of the day and year
first set forth above.
FARMERS INVESTMENT TRUST ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SERVICE COMPANY
By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
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FEE SCHEDULE
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TRANSFER AGENCY FUNCTION FEE PAYABLE BY FUND
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CLASS A CLASS B
Annual Open Account Fee
Equity 10.00 10.00
Taxable Bond 14.00 14.00
Tax-Free Bond 14.00 14.00
Money 10.00 10.00
CDSC Fee Applied to B Share Open Accounts 2.00
New Accounts Fee*
Equity 5.00 5.00
Taxable Bond 5.00 5.00
Tax-Free Bond 5.00 5.00
Money 5.00 5.00
Asset Based Fee (in basis points)
Equity 8.00 8.00
Taxable Bond 5.00 5.00
Tax-Free Bond 2.00 2.00
Money 5.00 5.00
The out-of-pocket expenses of Service Company will be reimbursed by Fund in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the Agency Agreement.
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* The new shareholder account fee is not applicable to Class A Share
accounts established in connection with a conversion from Class B
Shares.
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EXHIBIT B
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
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DESCRIPTION OF POLICY:
Brokers Blanket Bond, Standard Form 14
Covering losses caused by dishonesty of employees, physical loss of securities
on or outside of premises while in possession of authorized person, loss caused
by forgery or alteration of checks or similar instruments.
Errors and Omissions Insurance
Covering replacement of destroyed records and computer errors and omissions.
Special Forgery Bond
Covering losses through forgery or alteration of checks or drafts of customers
processed by insured but drawn on or against them.
Mail Insurance (applies to all full service operations) Provides indemnity for
the following types of securities lost in the mails:
o Non-negotiable securities mailed to domestic locations via registered
mail.
o Non-negotiable securities mailed to domestic locations via first-class
or certified mail.
o Non-negotiable securities mailed to foreign locations via registered
mail.
o Negotiable securities mailed to all locations via registered mail.
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