ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. (a) Each Party acknowledges and agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor, and will have no authority to act as agent for the Funds or the Distributor in any matter or in any respect under this Agreement. The Participant agrees to make itself and its employees available, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours to consult with the Funds or the Distributor or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall have no authority in any matter or in any respect to act as agent of the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or the Trust.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority in any matter or in any respect to act as agent of the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or the Trust.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. The Participant shall have no authority in any transaction to act as agent of the Distributor, Transfer Agent or the Trust.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. (a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor, and will have no authority to act as agent for the Funds or the Distributor in any matter or in any respect. The Participant agrees to make itself and its employees available upon request during normal business hours to consult with a Fund or the Distributor or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT a. Not Acting as Agent The Participant acknowledges and agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority in any transaction or in any respect to act as agent of the Trust, the Distributor, or the Transfer Agent. The Participant agrees to make itself and its employees available, upon request, during normal business hours to consult with the Trust, the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, or the Participant’s custodian or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. The Participant shall have no authority in any transaction to act as agent of the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, any Trust or any Fund. (a) The Participant agrees (i) subject to any privacy obligations or other obligations arising under the federal or state securities laws it may have to it customers, to assist the Distributor in ascertaining certain information regarding sales of Shares made by or through Participant upon the request of a Trust or Fund or the Distributor necessary for the applicable Trust or Fund to comply with its obligation to distribute information to its shareholders as may be required from time to time under applicable state or federal securities laws, or (ii) in lieu thereof, and at the option of the Participant, the Participant may undertake to deliver Prospectuses, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, proxy material, annual and other reports of a Fund or other similar information that the applicable Trust or Fund is obligated to deliver to its shareholders to the Participant's customers that custody Fund Shares with the Participant, after receipt from the applicable Trust or Fund or the Distributor of sufficient quantities to allow mailing thereof to such customers. The expenses associated with such transmissions shall be borne by the Distributor or the applicable Trust or Fund in accordance with usual custom and practice in respect of such communications. None of the Distributor, the applicable Trust or Fund or any of their respective affiliates shall use the names and addresses and other information concerning Participant's customers for any purpose except in connection with the performance of their duties and responsibilities hereunder and except for servicing and informational mailings described in this clause (a) of Section 5, or as may otherwise be required by applicable law.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. (a) The Participant shall have no authority in any transaction to act as agent of the Distributor, the Fund or State Street Bank.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. (a) Each party acknowledges and agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor, and will have no authority to act as agent for the Funds or the Distributor in any matter or in any reasonable respect. The Participant and the Distributor each agrees, to the extent reasonably practicable, to make itself and its employees available, upon request, during normal business hours to consult with the other party or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement; provided that the Participant shall be under no obligation to divulge or otherwise discuss any information that the Participant believes (i) is confidential or proprietary in nature or (ii) the disclosure of which to third parties would be prohibited by law, contract, corporate policy or otherwise.
ROLE OF PARTICIPANT. (a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor, and will have no authority to act as agent for the Trust, Funds or the Distributor in any matter or in any respect. The Participant agrees to make itself and its employees available, upon request, during normal business hours to consult with the Trust, Funds or the Distributor or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities under this Agreement. (b) The Participant agrees as a DTC Participant and in connection with any purchase or redemption transactions in which it acts on behalf of a third party, that it shall extend to such party all of the rights, and shall be bound by all of the obligations, of a DTC Participant in addition to any obligations that it undertakes hereunder or in accordance with the Fund Documents. (c) The Participant agrees to maintain all books and records of all sales of Shares made by or through it pursuant to its obligations under the federal securities laws and to furnish copies of such records to the Trust, Funds or the Distributor upon the request of the Trust, Funds or the Distributor subject to any privacy, confidentiality, or other obligations it may have to its customers arising under federal or state securities laws or the applicable rules of any self-regulatory organization. (d) The Participant represents that from time to time it may be a Beneficial Owner (as that term is defined Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the 0000 Xxx) of Shares. To the extent that it is a Beneficial Owner of Shares, the Participant agrees to irrevocably appoint Distributor as its attorney and proxy with full authorization and power to vote (or abstain from voting) its beneficially owned shares, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such appointment would be limited in scope to the matters described in this subparagraph (d). The Distributor, which accepts the appointment, intends to vote (or abstain from voting) the Participant’s beneficially owned shares in the same proportion as the votes (or abstentions) of all other shareholders of each Fund on any matter submitted to the vote of shareholders of the Fund or Trust. The Distributor, as attorney and proxy for Participant under this Paragraph, (i) is hereby given full power of substitution and revocation; (ii) may act through such agents, nominees, or attorneys as it may appoint from time to time; and (iii) may provide votin...
