BYLAWS
OF
CASH ACCUMULATION TRUST
ARTICLE 1
Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Principal Office
1.1 AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST. These Bylaws shall be subject
to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as from time to time in effect (the
"Declaration of Trust"), of Cash Accumulation Trust, the Massachusetts business
trust established by the Declaration of Trust (the "Trust").
1.2 PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE TRUST. A principal office of the Trust
shall be located in Boston, Massachusetts. The Trust may have such other
offices within or without Massachusetts as the Trustees may determine or as they
may authorize.
ARTICLE 2
Meetings of Trustees
2.1 REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Trustees may be held
without call or notice at such places and at such times as the Trustees may from
time to time determine, provided that notice of the first regular meeting
following any such determination shall be given to absent Trustees. A regular
meeting of the Trustees may be held without call or notice immediately after and
at the same place as the annual meeting of the shareholders.
2.2 SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Trustees may be held at
any time and at any place designated in the call of the meeting when called by
the Chairman of the Trustees, the President or the Treasurer or by two or more
Trustees, sufficient notice thereof being given to each Trustee by the Clerk or
an Assistant Clerk or by the officer or the Trustees calling the meeting.
2.3 NOTICE. It shall be sufficient notice to the Trustee of a special
meeting to send notice by mail at least forty-eight hours or by telegram, telex
or telecopy or other electronic facsimile transmission method at least twenty-
four hours before the meeting addressed to the Trustee at his or her usual or
last known business or residence address
or to give notice to him or her in person or by telephone at least twenty-four
hours before the meeting. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Trustee
if a written waiver of notice, executed by him or her before the meeting, is
filed with the records of the meeting, or to any Trustee who attends the meeting
without protesting prior thereto or at its commencement the lack of notice to
him or her. Neither notice of a meeting nor a waiver of a notice need specify
the purposes of the meeting.
2.4 QUORUM. At any meeting of the Trustees a majority of the Trustees
then in office shall constitute a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from
time to time by a majority of the votes cast upon the question, whether or not a
quorum is present, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further
notice.
ARTICLE 3
Officers
3.1 ENUMERATION: QUALIFICATION. The officers of the Trust shall be a
President, a Treasurer, a Clerk, and such other officers including a Chairman of
the Trustees, if any, as the Trustees from time to time may in their discretion
elect. The Trust may also have such agents as the Trustees from time to time
may in their discretion appoint. The Chairman of the Trustees, if one is
elected, shall be a Trustee and may but need not be a shareholder; and any other
officer may but not need be a Trustee or a shareholder. Any two or more offices
may be held by the same person.
3.2 ELECTION. The President, the Treasurer, and the Clerk shall be
elected annually by the Trustees. Other officers, if any, may be elected or
appointed by the Trustees at said meeting or at any other time. Vacancies in
any office may be filled at any time.
3.3 TENURE. The Chairman of the Trustees, if one is elected, the
President, the Treasurer and the Clerk shall hold office until their respective
successors are chosen and qualified, or in each case until he or she sooner
dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each other officer shall
hold office and each agent shall retain authority at the pleasure of the
Trustees.
3.4 POWERS. Subject to the other provisions of these
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Bylaws, each officer shall have, in addition to the duties and powers herein and
in the Declaration of Trust set forth, such duties and powers as are commonly
incident to the office occupied by him or her as if the Trust were organized as
a Massachusetts business corporation and such other duties and powers as the
Trustees may from time to time designate.
3.5 CHAIRMAN; PRESIDENT. Unless the Trustees otherwise provide, the
Chairman of the Trustees or, if there is none or in the absence of the Chairman,
the President shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the
Trustees. The President shall be the chief executive officer.
3.6 TREASURER. The Treasurer shall be the chief financial and
accounting officer of the Trust, and shall, subject to the provisions of the
Declaration of Trust and to any arrangement made by the Trustees with a
custodian, investment adviser or manager, or transfer, shareholder servicing or
similar agent, be in charge of the valuable papers, books of account and
accounting records of the Trust, and shall have such other duties and powers as
may be designated from time to time by the Trustees or by the President.
3.7 CLERK. The Clerk shall record all proceedings of the shareholders
and the Trustees in books to be kept therefor, which books or a copy thereof
shall be kept at the principal office of the Trust. In the absence of the Clerk
from any meeting of the shareholders or Trustees, an assistant clerk, or if
there be none or if he or she is absent, a temporary clerk chosen at such
meeting shall record the proceedings thereof in the aforesaid books.
3.8 RESIGNATIONS. Any officer may resign at any time by written
instrument signed by him or her and delivered to the Chairman, the President or
the Clerk or to a meeting of the Trustees. Such resignation shall be effective
upon receipt unless specified to be effective at some other time. Except to the
extent expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust, no officer
resigning and no officer removed shall have any right to any compensation for
any period following his or her resignation or removal, or any right to damages
on account of such removal.
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ARTICLE 4
Committees
4.1 QUORUM; VOTING. A majority of the members of any Committee of the
Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any
action of such a Committee may be taken at a meeting by a vote of a majority of
the members present (a quorum being present) or evidenced by one or more
writings signed by such a majority. Members of a Committee may participate in a
meeting of such Committee by means of a conference telephone or other
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other at the same time and participation by such means
shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
ARTICLE 5
Reports
5.1 GENERAL. The Trustees and officers shall render reports at the time
and in the manner required by the Declaration of Trust or any applicable law.
Officers and Committees shall render such additional reports as they may deem
desirable or as may from time to time be required by the Trustees.
ARTICLE 6
Fiscal Year
6.1 GENERAL. Except as from time to time otherwise provided by the
Trustees, the initial fiscal year of the Trust shall end on such date as is
determined in advance or in arrears by the Treasurer, and subsequent fiscal
years shall end on such date in subsequent years.
ARTICLE 7
Seal
7.1 GENERAL. The seal of the Trust shall consist of a flat-faced die
with the word "Massachusetts", together with the name of the Trust and the year
of its organization cut or engraved thereon but, unless otherwise required by
the Trustees, the seal shall not be necessary to be placed on, and its absence
shall not impair the validity of, any
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document, instrument or other paper executed and delivered by or on behalf of
the Trust.
ARTICLE 8
Execution of Papers
8.1 GENERAL. Except as the Trustees may generally or in particular
cases authorize the execution thereof in some other manner, all deeds, leases,
contracts, notes and other obligations made by the Trustees shall be signed by
the President or by the Treasurer and need not bear the seal of the Trust.
ARTICLE 9
Issuance of Share Certificates
9.1 SHARE CERTIFICATES. In lieu of issuing certificates for shares, the
Trustees or the transfer agent may either issue receipts therefor or may keep
accounts upon the books of the Trust for the record holders of such shares, who
shall in either case be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be the holders of
certificates for such shares as if they had accepted such certificates and shall
be held to have expressly assented and agreed to the terms hereof.
The Trustees may at any time authorize the issuance of share certificates.
In that event, each shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate stating the
number of shares owned by him, in such form as shall be prescribed from time to
time by the Trustees. Such certificates shall be signed by the president or
vice-president and by the treasurer or assistant treasurer. Such signatures may
be facsimile if the certificate is signed by a transfer agent, or by a
registrar, other than a Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust. In case any
officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on such
certificate shall cease to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it
may be issued by the Trust with the same effect as if he were such officer at
the time of its issue.
9.2 LOSS OF CERTIFICATES. In case of the alleged loss or destruction or
the mutilation of a share certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued in
place thereof, upon such terms as the Trustees shall prescribe.
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9.3 ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATES TO PLEDGEE. A pledgee of shares
transferred as collateral security shall be entitled to a new certificate if the
instrument of transfer substantially describes the debt or duty that is intended
to be secured thereby. Such new certificates shall express on its face that it
is held as collateral security, and the name of the pledgor shall be stated
thereon, who alone shall be liable as a shareholder and entitled to vote
thereon.
9.4 DISCONTINUANCE OF ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. The Trustees may at any
time discontinue the issuance of share certificates and may, by written notice
to each shareholder, require the surrender of share certificates to the Trust
for cancellation. Such surrender and cancellation shall not effect the
ownership of shares in the Trust.
ARTICLE 10
Provisions Relating to the Conduct of the Trust's Business
10.1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. When used herein the following words shall
have the following meanings: "Distributor" shall mean any one or more
corporations, firms or associations which have distributor's or principal
underwriter's contracts in effect with the Trust providing that redeemable
shares issued by the Trust shall be offered and sold by such Distributor.
"Manager" shall mean any corporation, firm or association which may at the
time have an advisory or management contract with the Trust and any
corporation, firm or association which may at any time have a sub-advisory
contract relating to the Trust with any such Manager.
10.2 LIMITATION ON HOLDINGS BY THE TRUST OF CERTAIN SECURITIES AND ON
DEALINGS WITH OFFICERS OR TRUSTEES. The Trust may not purchase or retain shares
or securities issued by an issuer if one or more of the holders of the shares or
securities issued by an issuer or one or more of the officers or directors of
such issuer is an officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of the
Manager and if one or more of such officers, Trustees or directors owns
beneficially more than 1/2 of 1% of the shares or securities, or both, of such
issuer and such officers, Trustees and directors owning more than 1/2 of 1% of
such shares or securities together own beneficially more 5% of such shares or
securities. Each officer and Trustee of the
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Trust shall keep the Treasurer of the Trust informed of the names of all issuers
shares or securities of which are held in the portfolio of the Trust in which
such officer or Trustee owns as much as 1/2 of 1% of the outstanding shares or
securities.
The Trust will not lend any of its assets to the Distributor or Manager or
to any officer or director of the Distributor or Manager or any officer or
Trustee of the Trust, and shall not permit any officer or Trustee or any officer
or director of the Distributor or Manager to deal for or on behalf of the Trust
with himself or herself as principal or agent, or with any partnership,
association or corporation in which he or she has a financial interest; provided
that the foregoing provisions shall not prevent (a) officers and Trustees of the
Trust or officers and directors of the Distributor or Manager from buying,
holding or selling shares in the Trust or from being partners, officers or
directors of or otherwise financially interested in the Distributor or the
Manager; (b) purchases or sales of securities or other property if such
transaction is permitted by or is exempt or exempted from the provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or any Rule or Regulation thereunder; (c)
employment of legal counsel, registrar, transfer agent, shareholder servicing
agent, dividend disbursing agent or custodian who is, or has a partner,
shareholder, officer or director who is, an officer or Trustee of the Trust or
an officer or director of the Distributor or Manager; (d) sharing statistical,
research, legal and management expenses and office hire and expenses with any
other investment company in which an officer or Trustee of the Trust or an
officer or director of the Distributor or Manager is an officer or director or
otherwise financially interested.
10.3 LIMITATION ON DEALING IN SECURITIES OF THE TRUST BY CERTAIN
OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, DISTRIBUTOR OR MANAGER. Neither the Distributor nor
Manager, nor any officer or Trustee of the Trust or officer or director of the
Distributor or Manager shall take long or short positions in securities issued
by the Trust; provided, however, that:
(a) the Distributor may purchase from the Trust and otherwise deal
in shares issued by the Trust pursuant to the terms of its contract with
the Trust;
(b) any officer or Trustee of the Trust or
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officer or director of the Distributor or Manager or any trustee or
fiduciary for the benefit of any of them may at any time, or from time to
time, purchase from the Trust or from the Distributor shares issued by the
Trust at the price available to the public or to such officer, Trustee,
director, trustee or fiduciary, no such purchase to be in contravention of
any applicable state or federal requirement; and
(c) the Distributor or the Manager may at any time, or from time
to time, purchase for investment shares issued by the Trust.
10.4 SECURITIES AND CASH OF THE TRUST TO BE HELD BY CUSTODIAN SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
(a) All securities and cash owned by this Trust shall be held by
or deposited with one or more banks or trust companies having (according to
its last published report) not less than $5,000,000 aggregate capital,
surplus and undivided profits (any such bank or trust company being hereby
designated as "Custodian"), provided such a Custodian can be found ready
and willing to act; subject to such rules, regulations and orders, if any,
as the Securities and Exchange Commission may adopt, this Trust may, or may
permit any Custodian to, deposit all or any part of the Securities owned by
this Trust in a system for the central handling of securities pursuant to
which all securities of any particular class or series of any issue
deposited within the system may be transferred or pledged by bookkeeping
entry, without physical delivery. The Custodian may appoint, subject to
the approval of the Trustees, one or more subcustodians.
(b) The Trust shall enter into a written contract with each
Custodian regarding the powers, duties and compensation of such Custodian
with respect to the cash and securities of the Trust held by such
Custodian. Said contract and all amendments thereto shall be approved by
the Trustees.
(c) The Trust shall upon the resignation or inability to serve of
any Custodian or upon change of any Custodian:
(i) in case of such resignation or inability
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to serve, use its best efforts to obtain a successor Custodian;
(ii) require that the cash and securities owned by the Trust be
delivered directly to the successor Custodian; and
(iii) in the event that no successor Custodian can be found,
submit to the shareholders before permitting delivery of the cash
and securities owned by the Trust otherwise than to a successor
Custodian, the question whether the Trust shall be liquidated or
shall function without a Custodian.
10.5 REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
Every advisory or management contract entered into by the Trust shall provide
that in the event that the total expenses of any series of shares of the Trust
for any fiscal year should exceed the limits imposed on investment company
expenses imposed by any statute or regulatory authority of any jurisdiction in
which shares of the Trust are offered for sale, the compensation due the Manager
for such fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of such excess by a
reduction or refund thereof.
10.6 REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DISTRIBUTIONS FROM REALIZED GAINS. The
Trust shall send to each shareholder of record at least semi-annually a
statement of the condition of the Trust and of the results of its operations,
containing all information required by applicable laws or regulations.
10.7 DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE. Net asset value per
share of each series of shares of the Trust shall mean: (i) the value of all the
assets of such series; (ii) less total liabilities of such series; (iii) divided
by the number of shares of such series outstanding, in each case at the time of
each determination. The net asset value per share of each series shall be
determined as of the normal close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on
each day on which such Exchange is open. As of any time other than the normal
close of trading on such Exchange, the Trustees may cause the net asset value
per share last determined to be determined again in a similar manner or adjusted
to reflect changes in market values of securities in the portfolio, such
adjustment to be made on the basis of changes in selected security prices
determined by the
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Trustees to be relevant to the portfolio of such series or in averages or in
other standard and readily ascertainable market data, and the Trustees may fix
the time when such redetermined or adjusted net asset value per share of each
series shall become effective.
In valuing the portfolio investments of any series for determination of net
asset value per share of such series, securities for which market quotations are
readily available shall be valued at prices which, in the opinion of the
Trustees or the person designated by the Trustees to make the determination,
most nearly represent the market value of such securities, and other securities
and assets shall be valued at their fair value as determined by or pursuant to
the direction of the Trustees, which in the case of short-term debt obligations,
commercial paper and repurchase agreements may, but need not, be on the basis of
quoted yields for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type, or on the
basis of amortized cost. Expenses and liabilities of the Trust shall be accrued
each day. Liabilities may include such reserves for taxes, estimated accrued
expenses and contingencies as the Trustees or their designates may in their sole
discretion deem fair and reasonable under the circumstances. No accruals shall
be made in respect of taxes on unrealized appreciation of securities owned
unless the Trustees shall otherwise determine. Dividends payable by the Trust
shall be deducted as at the time of but immediately prior to the determination
of net asset value per share on the record date therefor.
ARTICLE 11
Shareholders' Voting Powers and Meetings
11.1 VOTING POWERS. The Shareholders shall have power to vote only (i)
for the election of Trustees as provided in Article IV, Section I of the
Declaration of Trust, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no meeting of Shareholders is
require to be called for the purpose of electing Trustees unless and until such
time as less than a majority of the Trustees have been elected by the
Shareholders, (ii) with respect to any Manager or Sub-Adviser as provided in
Article IV, Section 6 of the Declaration of Trust to the extent required by the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder,
(iii) with respect to any termination of this Trust to the extent and as
provided in Article IX, Section 4 of the Declaration of Trust, (iv) with respect
to any amendment of the Declaration of Trust to the extent and as
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provided in Article IX, Section 7 of the Declaration of Trust, (v) to the same
extent as the stockholders of a Massachusetts business corporation as to whether
or not a court action, proceeding or claim should or should not be brought or
maintained derivatively or as a class action on behalf of the Trust or the
Shareholders, and (vi) with respect to such additional matters relating to the
Trust as may be required by law, the Declaration of Trust, these Bylaws or any
registration of the Trust with the Commission (or any successor agency) or any
state, or as the Trustees may consider necessary or desirable. Each whole Share
shall be entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote
and each fractional Share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote.
On any matter submitted to a vote of Shareholders all Shares of the Trust then
entitled to vote shall be voted by individual series, except (i) when required
by the 1940 Act, Shares shall be voted in the aggregate and not by individual
series and (ii) when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects only
the interests of one or more series, then only Shareholders of such series shall
be entitled to vote thereon. There shall be no cumulative voting in the
election of Trustees. Shares may be voted in person or by proxy. A proxy with
respect to Shares held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if
executed by any one of them unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the
Trust receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them.
A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Shareholder shall be
deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of
proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Until Shares are issued, the
Trustees may exercise all rights of Shareholders and may take any action
required by law, the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws to be taken by
shareholders.
11.2 VOTING POWER AND MEETINGS. Meetings of the Shareholders may be
called by the Trustees for the purpose of electing Trustees as provided in
Article IV, Section 1 of the Declaration of Trust and for such other purposes as
may be prescribed by law, by the Declaration of Trust or by these Bylaws.
Meetings of the Shareholders may also be called by the Trustees from time to
time for the purpose of taking action upon any other matter deemed by the
Trustees to be necessary or desirable. A meeting of Shareholders may be held at
any place designated by the Trustees. Written notice of any meeting of
Shareholders shall be given or caused to be given by the Trustees by mailing
such notice at
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least seven days before such meeting, postage prepaid, time and place of the
meeting, to each at the Shareholder's address as it appears on the records of
the Trust. Whenever notice of a meeting is required to be given to a
Shareholder under the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, a written waiver
thereof, executed before or after the meeting by such Shareholder or his
attorney thereunto authorized and filed with the records of the meeting, shall
be deemed equivalent to such notice.
11.3 QUORUM AND REQUIRED VOTE. A majority of Shares entitled to vote
shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at a Shareholders' meeting,
except that where any provision of law or of the Declaration of Trust or these
Bylaws permits or requires that holders of any series shall vote as a series,
then a majority of the aggregate number of Shares of that series entitled to
vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
by that series. Any lesser number shall be sufficient for adjournments. Any
adjourned session or sessions may be held, within a reasonable time after the
date set for the original meeting, without the necessity of further notice.
Except when a larger vote is required by any provision of law or the Declaration
of Trust or these Bylaws, a majority of the Shares voted shall decide any
questions and a plurality shall elect a Trustee, provided that where any
provision of law or of the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws permits or
requires that the holders of any series shall vote as a series, then a majority
of the Shares of that series voted on the matter (or a plurality with respect to
the election of a Trustee) shall decide that matter insofar as that series is
concerned.
11.4 ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT. Any action taken by Shareholders may be
taken without a meeting if a majority of Shareholders entitled to vote on the
matter (or such larger proportion thereof as shall be required by any express
provision of law or the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws) consent to the
action in writing and such written consents are filed with the records of the
meetings of Shareholders. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a
vote taken at a meeting of Shareholders.
11.5 RECORD DATES. For the purpose of determining the shareholders who
are entitled to vote or act at any meeting or any adjournment thereof, or who
are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or of any other distribution,
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Trustees may from time to time fix a time, which shall be not more than 60 days
before the date of any meeting of shareholders or the date for the payment of
any dividend or of any other distribution, as the record date for determining
the shareholders having the right to notice of and to vote at such meeting and
any adjournment thereof or the right to receive such dividend or distribution,
and in such case only shareholders of record on such record date shall have such
right notwithstanding any transfer of shares on the books of the Trust after the
record date; or without fixing such record date the Trustees may for any of such
purposes close the register or transfer books for all or any part of such
period.
ARTICLE 12
Amendments to the Bylaws
12.1 GENERAL. These Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in
part, by a majority of the Trustees then in office at any meeting of the
Trustees, or by one or more writings signed by such a majority.
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