Assignment of this Agreement (a) We may assign, transfer, sub-contract or sell our rights, benefits or obligations under this Agreement at any time to any of our Affiliates or to an unaffiliated third party and you consent to this without us having to notify you. (b) If we do so, or intend to do so, we may give information about you and the Account, including confidential information about you, the Account or this Agreement, to the relevant third party or Affiliate. (c) You may not assign, charge or otherwise transfer or purport to assign, charge or otherwise transfer your rights or obligations under this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement, without our prior written consent, and any purported assignment, charge or transfer in violation of this clause shall be void.
Amendments of this Agreement This Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by (i) the Directors/Trustees of a Fund, or by the vote of a majority of outstanding voting securities of a Fund, and (ii) a majority of those Directors/Trustees of a Fund who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in this Agreement or in any Agreement related to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
ASSIGNMENT TERMINATES THIS AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without the payment of any penalty, in the event of its assignment or in the event that the Investment Management Agreement between the Manager and the Fund shall have terminated for any reason; and this Agreement shall not be amended unless such amendment is approved at a meeting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, and by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, of a majority of the Trustees of the Fund who are not interested persons of the Fund or of the Manager or the Portfolio Manager.
Copies of this Agreement This Agreement shall be executed in four counterparts; each party holds one and the rest are used for the transaction of related formalities. Each of the copies shall be deemed as the original one and has the same effect.
Terms of this Agreement The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement and all of the respective terms of this Agreement shall be treated as Confidential Information of both Parties.