October 1, 2019 American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC Operations Center
October 1, 2019
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center
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Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Re: Transfer Agency and Registrar Services Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please be advised that, pursuant to action taken by the Board of Trustees of the AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund, a closed-end management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (the “Fund”), on October 1, 2019, your firm was appointed transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund.
Reference is hereby made to that certain Transfer Agency and Registrar Services Agreement dated July 1, 2015 (as amended, the “Agreement”) by and among American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and each entity listed on Exhibit A thereto. Effective as of the date of this amendment (this “Letter Amendment”), the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit A thereof and replacing it with the new Exhibit A attached hereto as Schedule 1.
On and after the effectiveness of this Letter Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement, as amended by this Letter Amendment.
The Agreement, as specifically amended by this Letter Amendment, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Letter Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the parties under the Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision set forth therein.
This Letter Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Letter Amendment by telecopier or email shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Letter Amendment.
This Letter Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflicts of law principles.
[Signature page follows]
| AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer | |
Accepted and Acknowledged:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Relationship Management |
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Schedule 1
Exhibit A
LIST OF FUNDS
| FUND |
| ALLIANZGI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME FUND |
| ALLIANZGI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME FUND II |
| ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIBLE INCOME FUND |
| ALLIANZGI NFJ DIVIDEND INTEREST & PREMIUM STRATEGY FUND |
| ALLIANZGI DIVERSIFIED INCOME & CONVERTIBLE FUND |
| ALLIANZGI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME 2024 TARGET TERM FUND |
| ALLIANZGI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
Dated: October 1, 2019
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