SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of January 1, 2004 (this “Agreement”) between FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Adviser”), and FEDERATED ADVISORY SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (“FASC”),
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTAccounting Services Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2011 is made, severally and not jointly (except that the parties agree that the calculation required by Section XIII hereunder shall be joint and not several) by each of the investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Trust”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”).
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENTAdministrative Services • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. • Pennsylvania
This Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement for Administrative Services (the “Agreement”) is made, severally and not jointly, as of September 1, 2022, by each of the registered investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto, each having its principal office and place of business at 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086 (collectively, the “Investment Company”), and FEDERATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at Federated Hermes Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (“FAS”). The Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that Third Amended and Restated Agreement for Administrative Services by and between the Investment Company and FAS dated September 1, 2021, as amended, (the “Superseded Agreement”).
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
AGREEMENT, dated as of June 7, 2005 between the registered investment companies, on behalf of each Series of such registered investment companies, if any, listed on Schedule I to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time (each standalone registered investment company and each Series a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian” or “Bank”).
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
THIS AGREEMENT, amended and restated as of December 1, 2001, is entered into between each Fund listed on Schedule 1, as may be amended from time to time, severally and not jointly, and Federated Shareholder Services Company, ("FSSC"). Unless otherwise defined herein, Section 10 sets forth the definition of capitalized terms used in this Agreement.
FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTFund Accounting Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2011 is made, severally and not jointly (except that the parties agree that the calculation required by paragraph 31 hereunder shall be joint and not several) by and between the registered investment companies listed on Schedule I to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time (each stand-alone registered investment company and each series company of a registered investment company a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business, having its principal place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (hereinafter called the “Bank”).
Services AgreementServices Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. • Massachusetts
BLACKROCK RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFunds Investment Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. • Delaware
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each registered open-end investment company (each, a “Registrant”), on behalf of each portfolio series of each such Registrant listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or if the relevant Registrant has no portfolio series, then the relevant Registrant (as applicable, each an “Acquiring Fund” or “Acquired Fund” pursuant to the applicable schedule), each severally and not jointly.
RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFunds Investment Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. • New York
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (“Effective Date”), is made among Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc., on behalf of each of their series listed in Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”) and the Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust, on behalf of each of their series (except such series listed on Schedule B, as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, INC. DISTRIBUTOR'S CONTRACTDistributor's Contract • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
AGREEMENT made this 24th day of December, 1991, by and between FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, INC. (the "Corporation"), a Maryland corporation, and FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP. ("FSC"), a Pennsylvania Corporation.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
THIS AGREEMENT, is made this 10th of January, 2022, by and among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (the “Fidelity Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the State of Delaware, on behalf of itself and its current and future series as identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund” and collectively, the “Acquiring Funds”), and each corporation or trust identified on Schedule B (each, an “Underlying Company”), on behalf of itself and its respective series identified on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and collectively the “Acquired Funds” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”), and shall become effective on January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”).
