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Exhibit 8A
CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of June 20, 1996 by and between PNC BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association ("PNC Bank"), and ▇▇▇▇▇
TREASURY FUND, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act");
and
WHEREAS, the Fund wishes to retain PNC Bank to provide custodian
services to its investment portfolios listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and
made a part hereof, as such Exhibit A may be amended from time to time (each a
"Portfolio"), and PNC Bank wishes to furnish custodian services, either directly
or through an affiliate or affiliates, as more fully described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT:
(a) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(c) "Authorized Person" means any officer of the Fund and any other
person duly authorized by the Fund's Board of
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Trustees to give Oral and Written Instructions on behalf of the Fund and listed
on the Authorized Persons Appendix attached hereto and made a part hereof or any
amendment thereto as may be received by PNC Bank. An Authorized Person's scope
of authority may be limited by the Fund by setting forth such limitation in the
Authorized Persons Appendix.
(d) "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 exchange registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act.
(e) "CEA" means the Commodities Exchange Act, as amended.
(f) "Oral Instructions" 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.
(g) "PNC Bank" means PNC Bank, National Association or a subsidiary
or affiliate of PNC Bank, National Association.
(h) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(i) "Securities Laws" mean the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act
and the CEA.
(j) "Shares" mean the shares of beneficial interest of any series or
class of the Fund.
(k) "Property" means:
(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
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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" 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 to the Fund, on behalf of each of its investment portfolios (each, a
"Portfolio"), 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 Board of Trustees, 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 each Portfolio's advisory agreements;
(d) a copy of the distribution agreement with respect to each
class of Shares;
(e) a copy of each Portfolio's administration agreement if PNC
Bank is not providing the Portfolio with such services;
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(f) copies of any shareholder servicing agreements made in respect
of the Fund or a Portfolio; and
(g) certified or authenticated copies of any and all amendments or
supplements to the foregoing.
4. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
PNC Bank undertakes to comply with all applicable requirements of the
Securities Laws and any laws, rules and regulations of governmental authorities
having jurisdiction with respect to the 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 or any Portfolio.
5. INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, PNC Bank shall act
only upon Oral and Written Instructions.
(b) 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 Board of Trustees or
of the Fund's shareholders, unless and until PFPC receives Written Instructions
to the contrary.
(c) The Fund agrees to forward to PNC Bank Written Instructions
confirming Oral Instructions (except where such Oral Instructions are given by
PNC Bank or its affiliates) so that PNC Bank receives the Written Instructions
by the close of business on the next day
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that such 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. Where Oral or Written Instructions reasonably appear to have been
received from an Authorized Person, PNC Bank shall incur no liability to the
Fund in acting upon such Oral or Written Instructions provided that PNC Bank's
actions comply with the other provisions of this Agreement.
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
question 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 investment adviser 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. In the event PNC Bank so relies on
the advice of counsel, PNC Bank remains liable, to the extent provided for in
Paragraph 13 of this Agreement, for any action or omission on the part of PNC
Bank which constitutes willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence
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or reckless disregard by PNC Bank of any duties, obligations or responsibilities
set forth in this Agreement.
(d) Protection of PNC Bank. PNC Bank shall be protected in any
action it takes or does not take in reliance upon 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 section 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. Nothing in this subsection shall excuse PNC
Bank when an action or omission on the part of PNC Bank constitutes willful
misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard by PNC Bank of any
duties, obligations or responsibilities set forth in this Agreement.
7. RECORDS; VISITS. The books and records pertaining to the Fund and
any Portfolio, which are in the possession or under the control 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 and Authorized Persons 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 or its
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agents, 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 on its own behalf and that of its
employees to keep confidential all records of the Fund and information relating
to the Fund and its shareholders (past, present and future), unless the release
of such records or information is otherwise consented to, in writing, by the
Fund. The Fund agrees that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and
may not be withheld where PNC Bank may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt
proceedings or when required to divulge such information or records to duly
constituted authorities.
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
provisions for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment. In the
event of equipment failures, PNC Bank shall, at no additional expense to the
Fund, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions. PNC Bank shall
have no liability with respect to the loss of data or service interruptions
caused by equipment failure, provided such loss or interruption is
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not caused by PNC Bank's own willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or
reckless disregard of its duties or obligations under this Agreement.
11. COMPENSATION. As compensation for custody services rendered by PNC
Bank during the term of this Agreement, the Fund, on behalf of each of the
Portfolios, 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.
12. INDEMNIFICATION. The Fund, on behalf of each Portfolio, agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless PNC Bank and its affiliates from all taxes, charges,
expenses, assessments, claims and liabilities (including, without limitation,
liabilities arising under the Securities 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 or omission to act which PNC Bank takes (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 affiliates,
shall be indemnified against any liability (or any expenses incident to such
liability) arising out of PNC Bank's or its affiliates' own willful misfeasance,
bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.
13. RESPONSIBILITY OF PNC BANK.
(a) PNC Bank shall be under no duty to take any action on behalf of
the Fund or any Portfolio except as specifically set
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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 liable for any damages arising out of PNC Bank's performance of or
failure to perform its duties under this agreement to the extent such damages
arise out of PNC Bank's willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless
disregard of its duties under this Agreement. In any event, PNC Bank's
liabilities under this Agreement shall be limited to its total compensation
earned hereunder during the preceding twelve months, for any liability or loss
suffered by the Fund, including, but not limited to, any liability relating to
qualification of the Fund as a regulated investment company or any liability
relating to the Fund's compliance with any federal or state tax or securities
statute, regulation or ruling.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or of any
other provision of this Agreement, (i) PNC Bank 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) subject
to section 10, delays or errors or loss of data occurring by reason of
circumstances beyond PNC Bank's control,
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including acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, fire,
flood, catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, riots or failure of the
mails, transportation, communication or power supply.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, PNC
Bank shall have no liability to the Fund or to any Portfolio 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. The Fund will deliver or arrange for
delivery to PNC Bank, all the Property owned by the Portfolios, including cash
received as a result of the distribution of 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 accounts 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 or Portfolio of the
Fund (collectively, the "Accounts") and shall hold in the Accounts
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all cash received from or for the Accounts of the Fund specifically designated
to each separate series or Portfolio.
PNC Bank shall make cash payments from or for the Accounts of a
Portfolio only for:
(i) purchases of securities in the name of a Portfolio or
PNC Bank or PNC Bank's nominee as provided in
sub-section (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 a Portfolio;
(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 of 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;
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(vii) payments made to a sub-custodian pursuant to
provisions in sub-section (c) of this Section; 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 Accounts.
(c) Receipt of Securities; Subcustodians.
(i) PNC Bank shall hold all securities received by it for
the Accounts in a separate account that physically
segregates such securities from those of any other
persons, firms or corporations, except for securities
held in a Book-Entry System. All such securities
shall be held or disposed of only upon Written
Instructions of the Fund 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 investments, except
upon the express terms of this Agreement and upon
Written Instructions, accompanied by a certified
resolution of the Fund's Board of Trustees,
authorizing the transaction. In no case may any
member of the Fund's Board of Trustees, 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-section (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
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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 each Portfolio 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-section (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:
(i) deliver any securities held for a Portfolio 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 a Portfolio 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 a Portfolio 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 a Portfolio
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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
Portfolios 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 a Portfolio to any
bank or trust company for the purpose of a pledge or
hypothecation to secure any loan incurred by the Fund
on behalf of that Portfolio; 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 a Portfolio
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
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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 Board of Trustees approving,
authorizing and instructing PNC Bank on a continuous basis, to deposit in the
Book-Entry System all securities belonging to the Portfolios 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
Portfolios, 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.
PNC Bank shall administer the Book-Entry System as follows:
(i) With respect to securities of each Portfolio which
are maintained in the Book-Entry System, the records
of PNC Bank shall identify by Book-Entry or otherwise
those securities belonging to each Portfolio. PNC
Bank shall furnish to the Fund a detailed statement
of the Property held for each Portfolio under this
Agreement at least monthly and from time to time and
upon written request.
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(ii) Securities and any cash of each Portfolio 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 regular
business hours be open to the inspection of
Authorized Persons, and PNC Bank will furnish to the
Fund all information in respect of the services
rendered as it may require.
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 a
Portfolio 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 a Portfolio may be registered in the name of
the Fund on behalf of that Portfolio, PNC Bank, the Book-Entry System, a
sub-custodian, or any duly appointed nominees 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 in the name of its
nominee
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or in the name of the Book-Entry System, any securities which it may hold for
the Accounts and which may from time to time be registered in the name of the
Fund on behalf of a Portfolio.
(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 a Portfolio, 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 notices, proxies and proxy soliciting materials
to the registered holder of such securities. If the registered holder is not the
Fund on behalf of a Portfolio, then Written or Oral Instructions must designate
the person 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 each
Portfolio, 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 each
Portfolio of such receipt and credit such income,
as collected, to each Portfolio's custodian
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 each
Portfolio all securities received as a
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distribution on the Portfolio's 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
securities belonging to a Portfolio and 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) 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 a Portfolio in accordance
with street delivery custom;
(2) for the exchange of interim receipts or
temporary securities for definitive
securities; and
(3) for transfer of securities into the name of
the Fund on behalf of a Portfolio 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
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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 each Portfolio;
(2) collect interest and cash dividends received,
with notice to the Fund, to the account of
each Portfolio;
(3) hold for the account of each Portfolio all
stock dividends, rights and similar
securities issued with respect to any
securities held by PNC Bank; 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, inserting the Fund's
name, on behalf of a Portfolio, 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 segregated accounts on its records
for and on behalf of each Portfolio. Such accounts may be
used to transfer cash and securities, including securities
in the Book-Entry System:
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(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 ▇▇▇
custodian accounts for such shareholders holding
Shares through ▇▇▇ accounts, in accordance with the
Fund's prospectuses, the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (including regulations promulgated
thereunder), 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 advisers 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 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;
(vi) the Portfolio involved; and
(vii) 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 a
Portfolio
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pay out of the moneys held for the account of the
Portfolio 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 settle sold securities upon
receipt of Oral or Written 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 and settlement;
(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; and
(viii) the Portfolio involved.
PNC Bank shall deliver the securities upon receipt of the total amount
payable to the Portfolio 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.
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(l) Reports; Proxy Materials.
(i) PNC Bank shall furnish to 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 each Portfolio,
listing each Portfolio securities belonging to
each Portfolio with the adjusted average cost of
each issue and the market value at the end of
such month and stating the cash account of each
Portfolio including disbursements;
(C) the reports required 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 (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 shall await instructions from the Fund. PNC Bank shall not be
obliged to take legal action for collection unless and
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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 and shall provide the Fund with periodic status reports
of such income collected after a reasonable time.
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
Portfolios to the Fund. It may deliver them to a bank or trust company of PNC
Bank's choice, 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 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 the Property 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. If notice is
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sent during regular business hours, 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. Notices shall be addressed
(a) if to PNC Bank at Airport Business Center, International Court 2, ▇▇▇
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Custodian Services Department (or its successor) (b) if to the Fund, at ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or (c) if to
neither of the foregoing, at such other address as shall have been given by like
notice to the sender of any such notice or other communication by the other
party.
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; ASSIGNMENT. PNC Bank may assign its rights and delegate
its duties hereunder to any wholly-owned direct or indirect 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 (or assignee)
agrees with PNC Bank and the Fund to comply with all relevant provisions of the
1940 Act; and (iii) PNC Bank and such delegate (or assignee) promptly provide
such information as the Fund may request, and respond to such questions as the
Fund may ask, relative to the
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delegation (or assignment), including (without limitation) the capabilities of
the delegate (or assignee).
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.
(a) Entire Agreement. 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 or more separate documents their agreement, if any, with
respect to delegated duties and Oral Instructions.
(b) Captions. 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.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract
made in Pennsylvania and governed by Pennsylvania law, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law.
(d) Partial Invalidity. If any provision of 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.
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(e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
(f) Facsimile Signatures. The facsimile signature of any party to
this Agreement shall constitute the valid and binding execution hereof by such
party.
(g) Massachusetts Business Trust Disclaimer. The Fund is organized
as a Massachusetts business trust, and references in this Agreement to the Fund
mean and refer to the Trustees from time to time serving under its Declaration
of Trust on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, as the same may be amended from time to time, pursuant to which
the Fund conducts its business. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of
the Fund hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders,
nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Fund, as provided in said
Declaration of Trust. Moreover, if the Fund has more than one series, no series
of the Fund other than the series on whose behalf a specified transaction shall
have been undertaken shall be responsible for the obligations of the Fund, and
persons engaging in transactions with the Fund shall look only to the assets of
that series to satisfy those obligations. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement has been authorized by the Trustees and signed by an authorized
officer of the Fund, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such
Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have
been made by and of them but shall bind only the trust property of the Fund as
provided in such Declaration of Trust.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇ TREASURY FUND
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By: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
THIS EXHIBIT A, dated as of June 20, 1996, is Exhibit A to that certain
Custodian Services Agreement dated as of June 20, 1996 between PNC Bank,
National Association and ▇▇▇▇▇ Treasury Fund.
PORTFOLIOS
▇▇▇▇▇ Treasury Only Money Market Fund
▇▇▇▇▇ Intermediate Treasury Fund
▇▇▇▇▇ Treasury Bond Fund
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇ TREASURY FUND
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By: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
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