Class Action Claims. We, together with the custodian, will in our and the Custodian’s sole discretion, determine what role we and the Custodian will take in any legal proceedings affecting any securities held in your Account. It is not our current practice to take the role of lead plaintiff on class actions but we may in our sole discretion decide to do so in the future. However, we may, in our sole discretion, if you are an eligible member of a class, process class action claims on your behalf or, may enlist another company or firm in respect of exercising such discretion. Accordingly, we may handle all pendency notices (notices of pending class action group filings/formations) and proof of claim forms (forms for you to complete and return to the class actions administrator or other designated party in order to claim your portion of the proposed settlement) in connection with a class action involving a security held in your Account. Notwithstanding the above, we will not process any class action claims on your behalf or take any action whatsoever with respect to class actions if your Account is closed. Accordingly, you have an obligation to keep track of class actions in the event that your Account is closed. We may charge you a reasonable fee for the filing of each class action claim, which filing fee, if any, will be charged quarterly. There may be instances where we believe in good faith that the proceeds of settlement of a class action claim may not cover the filing fee. In such instances, we may, in our discretion, choose not to file the class action claim on your behalf.
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