Exhibit (h)(6)
SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT
Between
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS I and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS II, EACH ON BEHALF OF ITS
SERIES AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE B
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINITIONS...............................................................1
2. APPOINTMENT OF STATE STREET...............................................2
3. SECURITIES TO BE LOANED...................................................2
4. BORROWERS.................................................................3
5. SECURITIES LOAN AGREEMENTS................................................4
6. LOANS OF AVAILABLE SECURITIES.............................................4
7. DISTRIBUTIONS ON AND VOTING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO LOANED SECURITIES......5
8. COLLATERAL................................................................6
9. INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL AND COMPENSATION............................7
10. FEE DISCLOSURE............................................................9
11. RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTS................................................9
12. STANDARD OF CARE..........................................................9
13. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES...........................................10
14. INDEMNIFI CATION.........................................................11
15. CONTINUING AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION.....................................12
16. NOTICES..................................................................13
17. MISCELLANEOUS............................................................13
18. SECURITIES INVESTORS PROTECTION ACT......................................14
19. COUNTERPARTS.............................................................14
20. MODIFICATION.............................................................15
21. FUNDS....................................................................15
22. TRUST NOTICE.............................................................16
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
EXHIBIT 4.1 (State Street Securities Loan Agreement)
EXHIBIT 5 (Securities Loan Agreement - U.S. Government Securities)
SCHEDULE A (Schedule of Fees/Investment Vehicle for Cash Collateral)
SCHEDULE A-1 (Securities Loan Limitation)
SCHEDULE B (Funds)
SCHEDULE 8.1 (Acceptable Forms of Collateral)
SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT
Agreement dated the 30th date of August, 2004 between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ YLES FUNDS
I and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS II, each on behalf of its series as listed on Schedule
B, severally and not jointly, each a registered management investment company
organized and existing under the laws of Massachusetts (the "Trusts," and each a
"Trust"), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, its affiliates or
subsidiaries ("State Street"), setting forth the terms and conditions under
which State Street is authorized to act on behalf of the Trusts with respect to
the lending of certain securities of the Trusts held by State Street as trustee,
agent or custodian.
This Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes to constitute a separate
and discrete agreement between State Street and each of the series of shares of
the Trusts as listed on Schedule B to this Agreement (each a "Fund" and
collectively, the "Funds") as it may be amended by the parties, and no series of
shares of the Trusts shall be responsible or liable for any of the obligations
of any other series of the Trusts under this Agreement or otherwise,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and of the mutual
covenants contained herein, each of the parties does hereby covenant and agree
as follows:
1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof:
(a) "Available Securities" means the securities of the Funds that are
available for Loans pursuant to Section 3.
(b) "Borrower" means any of the entities to which Available Securities may
be loaned under a Securities Loan Agreement, as described in Section 4.
(c) "Collateral" means collateral delivered by a Borrower to secure its
obligations under a Securities Loan Agreement.
(d) "Investment Manager" when used in any provision, means the person or
entity who has discretionary authority over the investment of the Available
Securities to which the provision applies.
(e) "Loan" means a loan of Available Securities to a Borrower.
(f) "Loaned Security" shall mean any "security" which is delivered as a
Loan under a Securities Loan Agreement; provided that, if any new or different
security shall be exchanged for any Loaned Security by recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, or other corporate action, such new or different security shall,
effective upon such exchange, be
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deemed to become a Loaned Security in substitution for the former Loaned
Security for which such exchange was made.
(g) "Market Value" of a security means the market value of such
security (including, in the case of a Loaned Security that is a debt security,
the accrued interest on such security) as determined by the independent pricing
service designated by State Street, or such other independent sources as may be
selected by State Street on a reasonable basis, provided that the Market Value
of a Loaned Security shall mean the value of that security as calculated for
purposes of determining the Fund's net asset value.
(h) "Securities Loan Agreement" means the agreement between a Borrower and
State Street (on behalf of the Funds) that governs Loans, as described in
Section 5.
(i) "Replacement Securities" means securities of the same issuer, class and
denomination as Loaned Securities.
2. Appointment of State Street.
Each Fund hereby appoints and authorizes State Street, its affiliates or
subsidiaries, as its agent to lend Available Securities to Borrowers in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. State Street shall have the
responsibility and authority to do or cause to be done all acts State Street
shall determine to be desirable, necessary, or appropriate to implement and
administer this securities lending program. Each Fund agrees that State Street
is acting as a fully disclosed agent and not as principal in connection with the
securities lending program. State Street may take action as agent of the Fund on
an undisclosed or a disclosed basis.
Each Fund also authorizes State Street, its affiliates or subsidiaries, as
its agent, to enter into fee for holds arrangements with respect to certain
Available Securities. State Street will, in return for a fee from the Borrower,
hold and reserve certain Available Securities and refrain from lending such
Available Securities to any third party without the Borrower's permission,
provided, however, that the fee for holds arrangements shall not restrict or
otherwise affect the Fund's ownership rights with regard to the Available
Securities, and the Fund shall have the right to terminate any such arrangement
at any time. The fee from the Borrower shall be allocated between State Street
and the Fund in accordance with Schedule A.
3. Securities to be Loaned.
All of the Fund's securities held by State Street as agent, trustee or
custodian shall be subject to this securities lending program and constitute
Available Securities hereunder, except for one percent (l %) of the shares or
other units or principal amount owned by the Fund of any class or series of
issuer's securities and except for those securities which the Fund or the
Investment Manager specifically identifies herein or in notices to State Street
as not being Available Securities. In addition, no Loans shall be made on behalf
of a particular
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Fund if, as a result, the aggregate value of all Loans of such Fund exceeds the
percentage of the value of its total assets as shown for such Fund on Schedule
A-I. In the absence of any such identification herein or other notices
identifying specific securities as not being Available Securities (and except
for the one percent (1 %) exclusion set forth immediately above), State Street
shall have no authority or responsibility for determining whether any of the
Fund's securities should be excluded from the securities lending program.
4. Borrowers.
The Available Securities may be loaned to any Borrower identified on the
Schedule of Approved Borrowers agreed to by State Street and the Funds in
writing from time to time. Such Schedule of Approved Borrowers may be modified
from time to time by the written agreement of State Street and the Fund.
However, if Available Securities are loaned to State Street, in addition to
being consistent with the terms hereof, said Loan shall be made in accordance
with the terms of the Securities Loan Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1,
as modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions therein and
herein (hereinafter, the "State Street Securities Loan Agreement"). The form of
the State Street Securities Loan Agreement may be modified by State Street from
time to time, without the consent of the Funds, in order to comply with the
requirements of law or any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over State
Street, the Funds, the securities lending program or in any other manner that is
not material or adverse to the interests of the Funds.
Each Fund acknowledges that it is aware that State Street, acting as
"Lender's Agent" hereunder and thereunder, is or may be deemed to be the same
legal entity as State Street acting as "Borrower" under the State Street
Securities Loan Agreement, notwithstanding the different designations used
herein and therein or the dual roles assumed by State Street hereunder and
thereunder. Each Fund represents that the power granted herein to State Street,
as agent, to lend Available Securities owned by the Fund (including, in legal
effect, the power granted to State Street to make Loans to itself) and the other
powers granted to State Street, as agent herein, are given expressly for the
purpose of averting and waiving any prohibitions upon such lending or other
exercise of such powers which might exist in the absence of such powers, and
that transactions effected pursuant to and in compliance with this Agreement and
the State Street Securities Loan Agreement will not constitute a breach of trust
or other fiduciary duty by State Street.
Each Fund further acknowledges that it has granted State Street the power
to effect Loans with State Street and other powers assigned to State Street
hereunder and under the Securities Loan Agreements and the State Street
Securities Loan Agreement as a result of the Fund's desire to increase the
opportunity for it to lend securities held in its account on fair and reasonable
terms to qualified Borrowers without such loans being considered a breach of
State Street's fiduciary duty. In connection therewith, each party hereby agrees
that it shall furnish to the other party, upon request (i) the most recent
publicly available audited statement of its financial condition, and (ii) the
most recent publicly available unaudited statement of its financial condition,
if more recent than the audited statement. As long as any
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Loan is outstanding under this Agreement, each party shall also promptly deliver
to the other party any such financial information that is subsequently
available, and any other financial information or statements that such other
party may reasonably request.
In the event any such Loan is made to ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ hereby
covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Funds that it has adopted and
implemented procedural safeguards to help ensure that all actions taken by it
hereunder will be effected by individuals other than, and not under the
supervision of, individuals who are acting in a capacity as Borrower thereunder,
and that all trades effected hereunder will take place at the same fully
negotiated "arms length" prices offered to similarly situated third parties by
State Street when it acts as lending agent, notwithstanding the inherent
conflict of interest with respect to Loans to be effected by State Street to
State Street.
5. Securities Loan Agreements.
Each Fund authorizes State Street to enter into one or more Securities Loan
Agreements with such Borrowers as may be selected by State Street. Each
Securities Loan Agreement shall have such terms and conditions as State Street
may negotiate with the Borrower. Certain terms of individual Loans, including
rebate fees to be paid to the Borrower for the use of cash Collateral, shall be
negotiated at the time a Loan is made. A form of the Securities Loan Agreement
provided to U.S. domiciled Borrowers that want to borrow U.S. Government
Securities is attached hereto as Exhibit 5. Copies of other forms of Securities
Loan Agreements to be entered into between State Street and Borrowers shall be
provided promptly to a Fund upon its request. State Street agrees not to revise
such form in any way that is material or adverse to the interests of the Funds.
6. Loans of Available Securities.
State Street shall be responsible for determining whether any Loans shall
be made and shall have the authority to terminate any Loan in its discretion, at
any time and without prior notice to the Fund.
Each Fund acknowledges that State Street administers securities lending
programs for other clients of State Street. State Street will allocate
securities lending opportunities among its clients (including State Street and
its affiliates, to the extent they are lenders of securities), using reasonable
and equitable methods established by State Street from time to time. State
Street does not represent or warrant that any amount or percentage of the Fund's
Available Securities will in fact be loaned to Borrowers. Each Fund agrees that
it shall have no claim against State Street and State Street shall have no
liability arising from, based on, or relating to, loans made for other clients,
or loan opportunities refused hereunder, whether or not State Street has made
fewer or more loans for any other client, and whether or not any loan for
another client, or the opportunity refused, could have resulted in loans made
under this Agreement.
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Each Fund also acknowledges that, under the applicable Securities Loan
Agreements, the Borrowers will not be required to return Loaned Securities
immediately upon receipt of notice from State Street terminating the applicable
Loan, but instead will be required to return such Loaned Securities within such
period of time following such notice as is specified in the applicable
Securities Loan Agreement and in no event later than within three (3) trading
days after notice is received by the Borrower. Upon receiving a notice from the
Fund or the Investment Manager that Available Securities which have been loaned
to a Borrower should no longer be considered Available Securities (whether
because of the sale of such securities or otherwise), State Street shall notify
promptly thereafter the Borrower which has borrowed such securities that the
Loan of such Available Securities is terminated and that such Available
Securities are to be returned within the time specified by the applicable
Securities Loan Agreement and in no event later than within three (3) trading
days after notice is received by the Borrower.
7. Distributions on and Voting Rights with Respect to Loaned Securities.
Each Fund represents and warrants that it is the beneficial owner of (or
exercises complete investment discretion over) all Available Securities free and
clear of all liens, claims, security interests and encumbrances (except for any
liens, claims, security interests or encumbrances arising under its custodial
arrangements) and no such security has been sold, and that it is entitled to
receive all distributions made by the issuer with respect to Loaned Securities.
Except as provided in the next sentence, all interest, dividends, and other
distributions paid with respect to Loaned Securities shall be credited to the
Fund's account on the date such amounts are delivered by the Borrower to State
Street. Any non-cash distribution on Loaned Securities which is in the nature of
a stock split or a stock dividend shall be added to the Loan (and shall be
considered to constitute Loaned Securities) as of the date such non-cash
distribution is received by the Borrower; provided that the Fund or Investment
Manager may, by giving State Street ten (10) business days' notice prior to the
date of such non-cash distribution, direct State Street to request that the
Borrower deliver such non-cash distribution to State Street, pursuant to the
applicable Securities Loan Agreement, in which case State Street shall credit
such non-cash distribution to the Fund's account on the date it is delivered to
State Street.
Each Fund acknowledges that it will not be entitled to participate in any
dividend reinvestment program or to vote with respect to Available Securities
that are on loan on the applicable record date for such Available Securities.
Each Fund also acknowledges that any payments of distributions from
Borrower to the Fund are in substitution for the interest or dividend accrued or
paid in respect of Loaned Securities and that the tax and accounting treatment
of such payment may differ from the tax and accounting treatment of such
interest or dividend.
If an installment, call or rights issue becomes payable on or in respect of
any Loaned Securities, State Street shall use all reasonable endeavors to ensure
that any timely
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instructions from the Fund or its Investment Manager are complied with, but
State Street shall not be required to make any payment unless the Fund has first
provided State Street with funds to make such payment.
8. Collateral.
(a) Receipt of Collateral. Each Fund hereby authorizes State Street to
receive and to hold, on the Fund's behalf, Collateral from Borrowers to secure
the obligations of Borrowers with respect to any Loan of Available Securities
made on behalf of the Fund pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreements. All
investments of cash Collateral shall be for the account and at the risk of the
Fund. Concurrently with or prior to the delivery of the Loaned Securities to the
Borrower under any Loan, State Street shall receive from the Borrower Collateral
in any of the forms listed on Schedule 8. Said Schedule may be amended from time
to time by the mutual consent of State Street and the Fund.
(b) Marking to Market. The initial Collateral received shall have a value
of at least 102% of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities except that the
initial Collateral received for Loans of non-US equity securities shall have a
value of at least 105% of the Market Value of such non-US equity securities, and
the initial Collateral received for Loans of UK Gilts shall have a value of at
least 102.5% of the Market Value of such UK Gilts.
Pursuant to the terms of the applicable Securities Loan Agreement, State
Street shall, in accordance with State Street's reasonable and customary
practices, and prevailing industry practices, ▇▇▇▇ Loaned Securities and
Collateral to their Market Value each business day based upon the Market Value
of the Collateral and the Loaned Securities at the close of business employing
the most recently available pricing information, and ensure that each applicable
Securities Loan Agreement shall require each Borrower to deliver additional
Collateral (for Collateral comprised of a letter of credit, an additional or
replacement letter of credit) to State Street as follows:
In the case of a Loan of US equity securities or US corporate debt, the
Borrower will be required to deliver additional Collateral in the event that the
Market Value of the Collateral is less than one hundred and two percent (102%)
of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, and such additional Collateral
together with the Collateral previously delivered shall have a Market Value of
not less than one hundred and two percent (102%) of the Market Value of the
Loaned Securities.
In the case of a Loan of non-US equities, the Borrower will be required to
deliver additional Collateral in the event that the Market Value of the
Collateral is less than one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Market Value
of the Loaned Securities, and such additional Collateral together with the
Collateral previously delivered shall have a Market Value of not less than one
hundred and five percent (105%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities.
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In the case of a Loan of United States government securities (including
securities issued by US agencies or instrumentalities), or a Loan of sovereign
debt issued by non-US governments, or a Loan of non-US corporate debt, the
Borrower will be required to deliver additional Collateral in the event that the
Market Value of the Collateral provided with respect to such Loan is less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Market Value of the Loaned Securities. Such
additional Collateral together with the Collateral previously delivered with
respect to such Loan, and all other Loans with such Borrower as described in
this paragraph, shall have a Market Value not less than one hundred and two
percent (102%) of the Market Value of all such Loaned Securities.
In the case of a Loan which is comprised of UK Gilts, the Borrower will be
required to deliver additional Collateral in the event that the Market Value of
the Collateral is less than one hundred and two and one-half percent (102.5%) of
the Market Value of the Loaned Securities, and such additional Collateral
together with the Collateral previously delivered shall have a Market Value not
less than one hundred and two and one-half percent (102.5%) of the Market Value
of the Loaned Securities.
(c) Return of Collateral. The Collateral shall be returned to Borrower at
the termination of the Loan upon the return of the Loaned Securities by Borrower
to State Street in accordance with the applicable Securities Loan Agreement.
(d) Limitations. State Street shall invest cash Collateral in accordance
with the directions set forth in Paragraph 3 of Schedule A. State Street shall
exercise reasonable care, skill, diligence and prudence in the investment of
Collateral. Subject to the foregoing limits and standard of care, State Street
does not assume any market or investment risk of loss with respect to the
investment of cash Collateral. If the value of the cash Collateral so invested
is insufficient to return any and all other amounts due to such Borrower
pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement, the Fund shall be responsible for
such shortfall as set forth in Section 9.
9. Investment of Cash Collateral and Compensation.
To the extent that a Loan is secured by cash Collateral, such cash
Collateral, including money received with respect to the investment of the same,
or upon the maturity, sale, or liquidation of any such investments, shall be
invested by State Street subject to the directions set forth in Paragraph 3 of
Schedule A.
Each Fund acknowledges that the investment guidelines for the Navigator
Trust (as defined in Section 13 of this Agreement) allow for investment in
obligations or other securities of State Street or of any State Street affiliate
and investments in any short-term investment fund, mutual fund, securities
lending trust or other collective investment fund with respect to which State
Street and/or its affiliates provide investment management or
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advisory, trust, custody, transfer agency, shareholder servicing and/or other
services for which they are compensated.
Each Fund acknowledges that interests in mutual funds, securities lending
trusts and other collective investment funds, to which State Street and/or one
or more of its affiliates provide services are not guaranteed or insured by
State Street or any of its affiliates or by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any government agency. Each Fund hereby authorizes the investment
manager of the Navigator Trust (as defined below in Section 13) to purchase or
sell investments of the Navigator Trust to or from other accounts held by State
Street or its affiliates.
The net income generated by any investment made pursuant to the first
paragraph of this Section 9 shall be allocated among the Borrower, State Street,
and the Fund, as follows: (a) a portion of such income shall be paid to the
Borrower in accordance with the agreement negotiated between the Borrower and
State Street; (b) the balance, if any, shall be split between State Street, as
compensation for its services in connection with this securities lending
program, and the Fund and such income shall be credited to the Fund's account,
in accordance with the fee split set forth on Schedule A.
In the event the net income generated by any investment made pursuant to
the first paragraph of this Section 9 does not equal or exceed the amount due
the Borrower (the rebate fee for the use of cash Collateral) in accordance with
the agreement between Borrower and State Street, State Street and the Fund
shall, in accordance with the fee split set forth on Schedule A, share the
amount equal to the difference between the net income generated and the amounts
to be paid to the Borrower pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement. The Fund
shall be solely responsible for any and all other amounts due to such Borrower
pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement and State Street may debit the Fund's
account accordingly. In the event debits to the Fund's account produce a deficit
therein, State Street shall sell or otherwise liquidate investments made with
cash Collateral and credit the net proceeds of such sale or liquidation to
satisfy the deficit. In the event the foregoing does not eliminate the deficit,
State Street shall have the right to charge the deficiency to any other account
or accounts maintained by the Fund with State Street.
To the extent that a Loan is secured by non-cash Collateral, the Borrower
shall be required to pay a loan premium, the amount of which shall be negotiated
by State Street. Such loan premium shall be allocated between State Street and
the Fund as follows: (a) a portion of such loan premium shall be paid to State
Street as compensation for its services in connection with this securities
lending program, in accordance with Schedule A hereto; and (b) the remainder of
such loan premium shall be credited to the Fund's account.
Each Fund hereby agrees that it shall reimburse State Street for any and
all funds advanced by State Street on behalf of the Fund as a consequence of the
Fund's obligations hereunder, including the Fund's obligation to return cash
Collateral to the Borrower and to pay any fees due the Borrower, all as provided
in Section 8 hereof.
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10. Fee Disclosure.
The fees associated with the investment of cash Collateral in funds
maintained or advised by State Street are disclosed on Schedule A hereto. Said
fees may be changed from time to time by State Street upon notice to the Funds.
An annual report with respect to such funds is available to the Funds, at no
expense, upon request.
11. Recordkeeping and Reports.
State Street will establish and maintain such records as are reasonably
necessary to account for Loans that are made and the income derived therefrom.
On a monthly basis, State Street will provide the Funds with a statement
describing the Loans made, and the income derived from the Loans, during the
period covered by such statement. Each party to this Agreement shall comply with
the reasonable requests of the other for information necessary to the
requester's performance of its duties in connection with this securities lending
program.
12. Standard of Care
Subject to the requirements of applicable law, State Street shall not be
liable for any loss or damage, including counsel fees and court costs, whether
or not resulting from its acts or omissions to act hereunder or otherwise,
unless the loss or damage arises out of State Street's negligence, willful
misconduct, recklessness, bad faith, misfeasance or nonfeasance. Except for any
liability, loss, or expense arising from or connected with State Street's
negligence, willful misconduct, recklessness, bad faith, misfeasance or
nonfeasance, each Fund agrees to reimburse and hold State Street harmless from
and against any liability, loss and expense, including counsel fees, expenses
and court costs, arising in connection with any breach of any representation,
covenant or agreement of the Fund contained in this Agreement or any Loan or
arising from or connected with claims of any third parties, including any
Borrower, from and against all taxes and other governmental charges, and from
and against any out-of-pocket or incidental expenses. State Street may charge
any amounts to which it is entitled hereunder against the relevant Fund's
account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Fund agrees: (i)
that State Street shall not be responsible for any statements, representations
or warranties which any Borrower makes in connection with any securities loans
hereunder, or for the performance by any Borrower of the terms of a Loan, or any
agreement related thereto, and shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as
to the performance or observance of, or a default under the terms of, a Loan or
any agreement related thereto; (ii) that State Street shall be fully protected
in acting in accordance with the oral or written instructions of any person
reasonably believed by State Street to be authorized by the Board of Trustees of
the Trusts to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Funds (an "Authorized
Person"); (iii) that in the event of a default by a Borrower under a Loan, State
Street shall be fully protected in acting in its sole discretion in a manner it
deems appropriate; and (iv) that the records of State Street shall be presumed
to reflect accurately
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any oral instructions given by an Authorized Person or a person reasonably
believed by State Street to be an Authorized Person.
Each Fund acknowledges that in the event that its participation in
securities lending generates income for the Fund, State Street may be required
to withhold tax or may claim such tax from the Fund as is appropriate in
accordance with applicable law.
State Street, in determining the Market Value of Securities, including
without limitation, Collateral, may rely upon any recognized pricing service and
shall not be liable for any errors made by such service, unless the choice of
such pricing service by State Street amounts to negligence, willful misconduct,
recklessness, bad faith, misfeasance or nonfeasance on the part of State Street.
13. Representations and Warranties.
Each party hereto represents and warrants that (a) it has the power to
execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into the transactions contemplated
hereby, and to perform its obligations hereunder; (b) it has taken all necessary
action to authorize such execution, delivery, and performance; (c) this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation enforceable against
it; and (d) the execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Agreement
will at all times comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Each Fund represents and warrants that (a) it has made its own
determination as to the tax and accounting treatment of any dividends,
remuneration or other funds received hereunder; and (b) the financial statements
delivered to State Street pursuant to Section 4 fairly present its financial
condition and there has been no material adverse change in its financial
condition since the date of the balance sheet included within such financial
statements. Each Loan shall constitute a present representation by the Fund that
there has been no material adverse change in its financial condition that has
not been disclosed in writing to State Street since the date of the most recent
financial statements furnished to State Street pursuant to Section 4.
Each Fund represents and warrants that it will immediately notify State
Street, orally and by written notice, of the relevant details of any corporate
actions, private consent offers/agreements and/or any other off-market
arrangements that may require the recall and/or restriction of a security from
lending activity. Such written notices shall be delivered sufficiently in
advance so as to: (a) provide State Street with reasonable time to notify
Borrowers of any instructions necessary to comply with the terms of the
corporate actions, private consent offers/agreements and/or other off-market
arrangements and (b) provide such Borrowers with reasonable time to comply with
any such instructions.
The person executing this Agreement on behalf of each party represents that
he or she has the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of such party.
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Each Fund hereby represents to State Street that: (i) its policies and
objectives generally permit it to engage in securities lending transactions;
(ii) its policies permit it to purchase shares of the State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Trust (the "Navigator Trust") with cash Collateral; (iii) its
participation in State Street's securities lending program has been approved by
a majority of the directors or trustees of such Fund which directors and
trustees are not "interested persons" within the meaning of section 2(a)(l9) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, and such directors or trustees will evaluate
the securities lending program no less frequently than annually to determine
that the investment of cash Collateral in the Navigator Trust, including any
series thereof, is in the Fund's best interest; and (iv) its prospectus provides
appropriate disclosure concerning its securities lending activity.
Each Fund hereby further represents that it is not subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") with respect to
this Agreement and the Securities; that it qualifies as an "accredited investor"
within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended; and that the taxpayer identification number(s) and corresponding tax
year-end are as set forth on Schedule B.
14. Indemnification.
(a) If at the time of a default by a Borrower with respect to a Loan
(within the meaning of the applicable Securities Loan Agreement), some or all of
the Loaned Securities under such Loan have not been returned by the Borrower,
and subject to the terms of this Agreement, State Street shall indemnify the
Fund against the failure of the Borrower as follows. State Street shall purchase
a number of Replacement Securities equal to the number of such unreturned Loaned
Securities, to the extent that such Replacement Securities are available on the
open market. Such Replacement Securities shall be purchased by applying the
proceeds of the Collateral with respect to such Loan to the purchase of such
Replacement Securities. Subject to the Fund's obligations pursuant to Section 8
hereof, if and to the extent that such proceeds are insufficient or the
Collateral is unavailable, the purchase of such Replacement Securities shall be
made at State Street's expense.
(b) If State Street is unable to purchase Replacement Securities pursuant
to Paragraph (a) hereof, State Street shall credit to the Fund's account an
amount equal to the Market Value of the unreturned Loaned Securities for which
Replacement Securities are not so purchased, determined as of (i) the last day
the Collateral continues to be successfully marked to market by State Street
against the unreturned Loaned Securities; or (ii) the next business day
following the day referred to in (i) above, if higher.
(c) In addition to making the purchases or credits required by Paragraphs
(a) and (b) hereof, State Street shall credit to the Fund's account the value of
all distributions on the Loaned Securities (not otherwise credited to the Fund's
accounts with State Street), for record dates which occur before the date that
State Street purchases Replacement Securities pursuant to Paragraph (a) or
credits the Fund's account pursuant to Paragraph (b).
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(d) Any credits required under Paragraphs (b) and (c) hereof shall be made
by application of the proceeds of the Collateral, if any, that remains after the
purchase of Replacement Securities pursuant to Paragraph (a). If and to the
extent that the Collateral is unavailable or the value of the proceeds of the
remaining Collateral is less than the value of the sum of the credits required
to be made under Paragraphs (b) and ( c), such credits shall be made at State
Street's expense.
(e) If after application of Paragraphs (a) through (d) hereof, additional
Collateral remains or any previously unavailable Collateral becomes available or
any additional amounts owed by the Borrower with respect to such Loan are
received from the Borrower, State Street shall apply the proceeds of such
Collateral or such additional amounts first to reimburse itself for any amounts
expended by State Street pursuant to Paragraphs (a) through (d) above, and then
to credit to the Fund's account all other amounts owed by the Borrower to the
Fund with respect to such Loan under the applicable Securities Loan Agreement.
(f) In the event that State Street is required to make any payment and/or
incur any loss or expense under this Section, State Street shall, to the extent
of such payment, loss, or expense, be subrogated to, and succeed to, all of the
rights of the Fund against the Borrower under the applicable Securities Loan
Agreement.
(g) The provisions of this Section 14 shall not apply to losses
attributable to war, riot, revolution, acts of government or other causes beyond
the reasonable control or apprehension of State Street. For the sake of clarity,
the parties agree that "causes beyond the reasonable control or apprehension of
State Street" shall not include a default by a Borrower in returning when due
some or all of the Loaned Securities that are the subject of any Loan or
Borrower otherwise failing to perform its obligations under the applicable
Securities Loan Agreement.
15. Continuing Agreement and Termination.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement shall
constitute a continuing agreement in every respect and shall apply to each and
every Loan, whether now existing or hereafter made. The Funds and State Street
may each at any time terminate this Agreement upon five (5) business days'
written notice to the other to that effect. The only effects of any such
termination of this Agreement will be that (a) following such termination, no
further Loans shall be made hereunder by State Street on behalf of the Funds,
and (b) State Street shall immediately terminate any and all outstanding Loans.
The provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect in all other
respects until all Loans have been terminated and all obligations satisfied as
herein provided. State Street does not assume any market or investment risk of
loss associated with the Fund's change in cash Collateral investment vehicles or
termination of, or change in, its participation in this securities lending
program and the corresponding liquidation of cash Collateral investments. State
Street shall immediately terminate any Loan upon receipt of written instructions
to do so from the Funds.
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16. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, notices under this
Agreement may be made orally, in writing, or by any other means mutually
acceptable to the parties. If in writing, a notice shall be sufficient if
delivered to the party entitled to receive such notices at the following
addresses:
If to the Funds:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds I and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds II
c/o CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: Fund Administration, Dept Head
with a copy to: General Counsel
If to State Street:
State Street Bank and Trust Company Securities Finance
State Street Financial Center
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
or to such other addresses as either party may furnish the other party by
written notice under this section.
Whenever this Agreement permits or requires the Funds to give notice to,
direct, provide information to State Street, such notice, direction, or
information shall be provided to State Street on the Funds' behalf by any
individual designated for such purpose by the Funds in a written notice to State
Street. This Agreement shall be considered such a designation of the person
executing the Agreement on the Funds' behalf. After State Street's receipt of
such a notice of designation and until its receipt of a notice revoking such
designation, State Street shall be fully protected in relying upon the notices,
directions, and information given by such designee.
17. Miscel1aneous.
This Agreement supersedes any other agreement between the parties or any
representations made by one party to the other, whether oral or in writing,
concerning Loans of Available Securities by State Street on behalf of the Funds.
Subject to the foregoing, this
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Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors, and assigns.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any Massachusetts state or Federal court sitting in The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in any action or proceeding arising out of or
related to this Agreement and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in
respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such
Massachusetts state or Federal court except that this provision shall not
preclude any party from removing any action to Federal court. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense
of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. Each
Fund hereby irrevocably appoints ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq., General Counsel of CDC
IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc., as its agent to receive on its behalf
service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may
be served in any such action or proceeding (the "Process Agent"). Such service
may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process, in care of the
Process Agent at the above address. Each Fund hereby irrevocably authorizes and
directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an
alternative method of service, each Fund also irrevocably consents to the
service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing
of copies of such process to the Funds at their address specified in Section 16
hereof. Each Fund agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding,
all appeals having been taken or the time period for such appeals having
expired, shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit
on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. The provisions of this
Agreement are severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision
hereof shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement. If in the
construction of this Agreement any court should deem any provision to be invalid
because of scope or duration, then such court shall forthwith reduce such scope
or duration to that which is appropriate and enforce this Agreement in its
modified scope or duration.
18. Securities Investors Protection Act of 1970 Notice.
EACH FUND IS HEREBY ADVISED AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1970 MAY NOT PROTECT THE FUND WITH RESPECT
TO THE LOAN OF SECURITIES HEREUNDER AND THAT, THEREFORE, THE COLLATERAL
DELIVERED TO THE FUND MAY CONSTITUTE THE ONLY SOURCE OF SA TISF ACTION OF THE
BROKER'S OR DEALER'S OBLIGATION IN THE EVENT THE BROKER OR DEALER F AILS TO
RETURN THE SECURITIES.
19. Counterparts.
The Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together,
constitute only one (1) instrument.
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20. Modification.
This Agreement shall not be modified except by an instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.
21. Funds.
This Agreement is an agreement entered into between State Street and each
Trust with respect to each Fund. With respect to any obligation of the Trusts on
behalf of any Fund arising out of this Agreement, State Street shall look for
payment or satisfaction of such obligation solely to the assets of the Fund to
which such obligation relates as though State Street had separately contracted
with each Trust by separate written instrument with respect to such Fund.
Furthermore, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this
Agreement to any actions to be taken by the Trusts shall be deemed to refer to
duties and obligations with respect to such respective Fund. If a Trust selects
additional Funds for which it seeks to employ State Street as a securities
lending agent hereunder, that Trust shall notify State Street in writing. Upon
written acceptance by State Street, such additional Fund or Funds shall become
subject to the provisions of this Agreement to the same extent as the existing
Funds, except to the extent that such provisions (including those relating to
the compensation and expenses payable by the relevant Trust and its Funds) may
be modified with respect to each additional Fund in writing by such Trust and
State Street at the time of the addition of the Fund.
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22. Trust Notice.
A copy of each Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, establishing
the Trusts is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed on
behalf of the Trusts by the officers of the Trusts as officers and not
individually and that the obligation or arising out of this Agreement are not
binding upon any of the trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are
binding only upon the assets and property belonging respectively to the
respective Fund(s).
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS I and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
FUNDS II, each on behalf of its
respective series as listed on
Schedule B, severally and not jointly
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Its: Treasurer
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Its: Senior Vice President