TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AXA ENTERPRISE FUNDS TRUST AND BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
Exhibit (h)(2)
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
AND
BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Terms of Appointment and Duties | 1 | ||
| 2. |
Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans | 4 | ||
| 3. |
Fees and Expenses | 5 | ||
| 4. |
Representations and Warranties of the Transfer Agent | 6 | ||
| 5. |
Representations and Warranties of the Fund | 6 | ||
| 6. |
Wire Transfer Operating Guidelines | 7 | ||
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Data Access and Proprietary Information | 8 | ||
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Indemnification | 10 | ||
| 9. |
Standard of Care/Limitation of Liability | 11 | ||
| 10. |
Confidentiality | 11 | ||
| 11. |
Covenants of the Fund and the Transfer Agent | 13 | ||
| 12. |
Termination of Agreement | 13 | ||
| 13. |
Assignment and Third Party Beneficiaries | 14 | ||
| 14. |
Subcontractors | 15 | ||
| 15. |
Miscellaneous | 15 | ||
| 16. |
Additional Funds | 17 | ||
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 3rd day of June, 2005, by and between AXA ENTERPRISE FUNDS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the “Fund”), and BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC., a Massachusetts corporation having its principal office and place of business at ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the “Transfer Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue shares in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
WHEREAS, the Fund offers shares in multiple series, such series are named in the attached Schedule A which may be amended by the parties from time to time (each such series, together with all other series subsequently established by the Fund and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 16, being herein referred to as a “Portfolio”, and collectively as the “Portfolios”); and
WHEREAS, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, desires to appoint the Transfer Agent as its transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, custodian of certain retirement plans and agent in connection with certain other activities, and the Transfer Agent desires to accept such appointment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
| 1. | Terms of Appointment and Duties |
| 1.1 | Transfer Agency Services. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolios, hereby employs and appoints the Transfer Agent to act as, and the Transfer Agent agrees to act as its transfer agent for the Fund’s authorized and issued shares of its beneficial interest (“Shares”), dividend disbursing agent, custodian of certain retirement plans and agent in connection with any accumulation, open-account or similar plan provided to the shareholders of each of the respective Portfolios of the Fund (“Shareholders”) and set out in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information (“prospectus”) of the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio, including without limitation any periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program. In accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement between the Fund on behalf of each of the Portfolios, as applicable and the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent agrees that it will perform the following services: |
(a) Receive for acceptance, orders for the purchase of Shares, and promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation thereof to the Custodian of the Fund authorized pursuant to the Declaration of Trust of the Fund (the “Custodian”);
(b) Pursuant to purchase orders, issue the appropriate number of Shares and hold such Shares in the appropriate Shareholder account;
(c) Receive for acceptance redemption requests and redemption directions and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to the Custodian;
(d) In respect to the transactions in items (a), (b) and (c) above, the Transfer Agent shall execute transactions directly with broker-dealers, banks, or trust entities authorized by the Fund;
(e) At the appropriate time as and when it receives monies paid to it by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay over or cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies as instructed by the redeeming Shareholders;
(f) Effect transfers of Shares by the registered owners thereof upon receipt of appropriate instructions;
(g) Prepare and transmit payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Fund on behalf of the applicable Portfolio;
(h) Issue replacement certificates for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon receipt by the Transfer Agent of indemnification satisfactory to the Transfer Agent and protecting the Transfer Agent and the Fund, and the Transfer Agent at its option, may issue replacement certificates in place of mutilated stock certificates upon presentation thereof and without such indemnity;
(i) Maintain records of account for and advise the Fund and its Shareholders as to the foregoing; and
(j) Record the issuance of Shares of the Fund and maintain pursuant to SEC Rule 17Ad-10(e) a record of the total number of Shares of the Fund which are authorized, based upon data provided to it by the Fund, and issued and outstanding. The Transfer Agent shall also provide the Fund on a regular basis with the total number of Shares which are authorized and issued and outstanding and shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares or to take cognizance of any laws relating to the issue or sale of such Shares, which functions shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund.
| 1.2 | Additional Services. In addition to, and neither in lieu nor in contravention of, the services set forth in the above paragraph, the Transfer Agent shall perform the following services: |
(a) Other Customary Services. Perform the customary services of a transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, custodian of certain retirement plans and, as relevant, agent in connection with accumulation, open-account or similar plan (including without limitation any periodic investment plan or periodic withdrawal program), including but not limited to: maintaining all Shareholder accounts, preparing Shareholder meeting lists, mailing Shareholder proxies, Shareholder reports and prospectuses to current Shareholders, withholding taxes on U.S. resident and non-resident alien accounts, preparing and filing U.S. Treasury Department Forms 1099 and other appropriate forms required with respect
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to dividends and distributions by federal authorities for all Shareholders, preparing and mailing confirmation forms and statements of account to Shareholders for all purchases and redemptions of Shares and other confirmable transactions in Shareholder accounts, preparing and mailing activity statements for Shareholders, and providing Shareholder account information;
(b) Control Book (also known as “Super Sheet”). Maintain a daily record and produce a daily report for the Fund of all transactions and receipts and disbursements of money and securities and deliver a copy of such report for the Fund for each business day to the Fund no later than 9:00 AM Eastern Time, or such earlier time as the Fund may reasonably require, on the next business day;
(c) “Blue Sky” Reporting. The Fund shall (i) identify to the Transfer Agent in writing those transactions and assets to be treated as exempt from blue sky reporting for each State; and (ii) verify the establishment of transactions for each State on the system prior to activation and thereafter monitor the daily activity for each State. The responsibility of the Transfer Agent for the Fund’s blue sky State registration status is solely limited to the initial establishment of transactions subject to blue sky compliance by the Fund and providing a system which will enable the Fund to monitor the total number of Shares sold in each State;
(d) National Securities Clearing Corporation (the “NSCC”). (i) accept and effectuate the registration and maintenance of accounts through Networking and the purchase, redemption, transfer and exchange of shares in such accounts through Fund/SERV (Networking and Fund/SERV being programs operated by the NSCC on behalf of NSCC’s participants, including the Fund), in accordance with, instructions transmitted to and received by the Transfer Agent by transmission from NSCC on behalf of broker-dealers and banks which have been established by, or in accordance with the instructions of authorized persons, as hereinafter defined on the dealer file maintained by the Transfer Agent; (ii) issue instructions to Fund’s banks for the settlement of transactions between the Fund and NSCC (acting on behalf of its broker-dealer and bank participants); (iii) provide account and transaction information from the affected Fund’s records on DST Systems, Inc. computer system TA2000 (“TA2000 System”) in accordance with NSCC’s Networking and Fund/SERV rules for those broker-dealers; and (iv) maintain Shareholder accounts on TA2000 System through Networking;
(e) New Procedures. New procedures as to who shall provide certain of these services in Section 1 may be established in writing from time to time by agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent may at times perform only a portion of these services and the Fund or its agent may perform these services on the Fund’s behalf;
(f) Additional Telephone Support Services. If the parties elect to have the Transfer Agent provide additional telephone support services under this Agreement, the parties will agree to such services, fees and sub-contracting as stated in Schedule 1.2(f) entitled “Telephone Support Services” attached hereto; and
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(g) Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Delegation. If the Fund elects to delegate to the Transfer Agent certain AML duties under this Agreement, the parties will agree to such duties and terms as stated in the attached schedule (“Schedule 1.2(g) entitled “AML Delegation” which may be changed from time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the parties. In consideration of the performance of the duties by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this Section 1.2(g), the Fund agrees to pay the Transfer Agent for the reasonable administrative expense that may be associated with such additional duties in the amount as the parties may from time to time agree in writing in accordance with Section 3 (Fees and Expenses) below.
| 1.3 | Retirement Accounts. With respect to certain retirement plans or accounts (such as individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”)), SIMPLE IRAs, SEP IRAs, ▇▇▇▇ IRAs, 403(b) Plans, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Education Savings Accounts (such accounts, “Fiduciary Accounts”), the Transfer Agent, at the request of the Fund, shall arrange for the provision of appropriate prototype plans as well as provide or arrange for the provision of various services to such plans and/or accounts, which services may include custodial services to be provided by State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”), account set-up maintenance, and disbursements as well as such other services as the parties hereto shall mutually agree upon. |
| 2. | Third Party Administrators for Defined Contribution Plans |
| 2.1 | The Fund may decide to make available to certain of its customers, a retirement plan program (the “Program”) pursuant to which the customers (“Employers”) may adopt certain plans of deferred compensation (“Plan or Plans”) for the benefit of the individual Plan participant (the “Plan Participant”), such Plan(s) being either qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) or non-qualified plans, employer-sponsored ▇▇▇ plans and in each case administered by third party administrators which may be plan administrators as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “TPA(s)”). |
| 2.2 | In accordance with the procedures established in the initial Schedule 2.1 entitled “Third Party Administrator Procedures”, as may be amended by the Transfer Agent and the Fund from time to time (“Schedule 2.1”), the Transfer Agent shall: |
(a) Treat Shareholder accounts established by the Plans in the name of the Trustees, Plans or TPA’s as the case may be as omnibus accounts;
(b) Maintain omnibus accounts on its records in the name of the TPA or its designee as the Trustee for the benefit of the Plan; and
(c) Perform all services under Section 1 as transfer agent of the Funds and not as a record-keeper for the Plans.
| 2.3 | Transactions identified under Section 2 of this Agreement shall be deemed exception services (“Exception Services”) when such transactions: |
(a) Require the Transfer Agent to use methods and procedures other than those usually employed by the Transfer Agent to perform services under Section 1 of this Agreement;
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(b) Involve the provision of information to the Transfer Agent after the commencement of the nightly processing cycle of the TA2000 System; or
(c) Require more manual intervention by the Transfer Agent, either in the entry of data or in the modification or amendment of reports generated by the TA2000 System than is usually required by non-retirement plan and pre-nightly transactions.
| 3. | Fees and Expenses |
| 3.1 | Fee Schedule. For the performance by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund agrees to pay the Transfer Agent an annual maintenance fee for each Shareholder account as set forth in the attached fee schedule (“Schedule 3.1”). Such fees and out-of-pocket expenses and advances identified under Section 3.2 below may be changed from time to time subject to mutual written agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent. |
| 3.2 | Out-of-Pocket Expenses. In addition to the fee paid under Section 3.1 above, the Fund agrees to reimburse the Transfer Agent for out-of-pocket expenses, including but not limited to confirmation production, postage, forms, telephone, microfilm, microfiche, mailing and tabulating proxies, records storage, or advances incurred by the Transfer Agent for the items set out in Schedule 3.1 attached hereto. In addition, any other expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent at the request or with the consent of the Fund, will be reimbursed by the Fund. |
| 3.3 | Postage. Postage for mailing of dividends, proxies, Fund reports and other mailings to all shareholder accounts shall be advanced to the Transfer Agent by the Fund at least seven (7) days prior to the mailing date of such materials. |
| 3.4 | Invoices. The Fund agrees to pay all fees and reimbursable expenses within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the respective billing notice, except for any fees or expenses which are subject to good faith dispute. In the event of such a dispute, the Fund may only withhold that portion of the fee or expense subject to the good faith dispute. The Fund shall notify the Transfer Agent in writing within twenty-one (21) calendar days following the receipt of each billing notice if the Fund is disputing any amounts in good faith. If the Fund does not provide such notice of dispute within the required time, the billing notice will be deemed accepted by the Fund. The Fund shall settle such disputed amounts within five (5) days of the day on which the parties agree on the amount to be paid by payment of the agreed amount. If no agreement is reached, then such disputed amounts shall be settled as may be required by law or legal process. |
| 3.5 | Cost of Living Adjustment. Following the Initial Term of this Agreement, unless the parties shall have otherwise agreed to a new fee schedule in writing, the total fee for all services shall equal the fee that would be charged for the same services based on a fee rate (as reflected in a fee rate schedule) increased by the percentage increase for the twelve-month period of such previous calendar year of the CPI-W (defined below), or, in the event that publication of such Index is terminated, any successor or substitute index, appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties as used herein, “CPI-W” shall mean the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, (area: Kansas City, MO, KS, Base Period: 1982-84 = 100), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.. |
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| 3.6 | Late Payments. If any undisputed amount in an invoice of the Transfer Agent (for fees or reimbursable expenses) is not paid when due, the Fund shall pay the Transfer Agent interest thereon (from the due date to the date of payment) at a per annum rate equal to one percent (1.0%) plus the Prime Rate (that is, the base rate on corporate loans posted by large domestic banks) published by The Wall Street Journal (or, in the event such rate is not so published, a reasonably equivalent published rate selected by the Fund) on the first day of publication during the month when such amount was due. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such interest rate shall be no greater than permitted under applicable provisions of Massachusetts law. |
| 4. | Representations and Warranties of the Transfer Agent |
The Transfer Agent represents and warrants to the Fund that:
| 4.1 | It is a trust company duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
| 4.2 | It is duly qualified to carry on its business in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
| 4.3 | It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Charter and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement. |
| 4.4 | All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement. |
| 4.5 | It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement. |
| 5. | Representations and Warranties of the Fund |
The Fund represents and warrants to the Transfer Agent that:
| 5.1 | It is a statutory trust duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. |
| 5.2 | It is empowered under applicable laws and by its Declaration of Trust and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement. |
| 5.3 | All corporate proceedings required by said Declaration of Trust and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement. |
| 5.4 | It is an open-end and diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
| 5.5 | A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended is currently effective and will remain effective, and appropriate state securities law filings have been made and will continue to be made, with respect to all Shares of the Fund being offered for sale. |
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| 6. | Wire Transfer Operating Guidelines/Articles 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code |
| 6.1 | Obligation of Sender. The Transfer Agent is authorized to promptly debit the appropriate Fund account(s) upon the receipt of a payment order in compliance with the selected security procedure (the “Security Procedure”) chosen for funds transfer and in the amount of money that the Transfer Agent has been instructed to transfer. The Transfer Agent shall execute payment orders in compliance with the Security Procedure and with the Fund instructions on the execution date provided that such payment order is received by the customary deadline for processing such a request, unless the payment order specifies a later time. All payment orders and communications received after this the customary deadline will be deemed to have been received the next business day. |
| 6.2 | Security Procedure. The Fund acknowledges that the Security Procedure it has designated on the Fund Selection Form was selected by the Fund from security procedures offered by the Transfer Agent. The Fund shall restrict access to confidential information relating to the Security Procedure to authorized persons as communicated to the Transfer Agent in writing. The Fund must notify the Transfer Agent immediately if it has reason to believe unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such information or of any change in the Fund’s authorized personnel. The Transfer Agent shall verify the authenticity of all Fund instructions according to the Security Procedure. |
| 6.3 | Account Numbers. The Transfer Agent shall process all payment orders on the basis of the account number contained in the payment order. In the event of a discrepancy between any name indicated on the payment order and the account number, the account number shall take precedence and govern. |
| 6.4 | Rejection. The Transfer Agent reserves the right to decline to process or delay the processing of a payment order which (a) is in excess of the collected balance in the account to be charged at the time of the Transfer Agent’s receipt of such payment order; (b) if initiating such payment order would cause the Transfer Agent, in the Transfer Agent’s sole judgement, to exceed any volume, aggregate dollar, network, time, credit or similar limits which are applicable to the Transfer Agent; or (c) if the Transfer Agent, in good faith, is unable to satisfy itself that the transaction has been properly authorized. |
| 6.5 | Cancellation Amendment. The Transfer Agent shall use reasonable efforts to act on all authorized requests to cancel or amend payment orders received in compliance with the Security Procedure provided that such requests are received in a timely manner affording the Transfer Agent reasonable opportunity to act. However, the Transfer Agent assumes no liability if the request for amendment or cancellation cannot be satisfied. |
| 6.6 | Errors. The Transfer Agent shall assume no responsibility for failure to detect any erroneous payment order provided that the Transfer Agent complies with the payment order instructions as received and the Transfer Agent complies with the Security Procedure. The Security Procedure is established for the purpose of authenticating payment orders only and not for the detection of errors in payment orders. |
| 6.7 | Interest. The Transfer Agent shall assume no responsibility for lost interest with respect to the refundable amount of any unauthorized payment order, unless the Transfer Agent is notified of the unauthorized payment order within thirty (30) days of notification by the Transfer Agent of the acceptance of such payment order. |
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| 6.8 | ACH Credit Entries/Provisional Payments. When the Fund initiates or receives Automated Clearing House credit and debit entries pursuant to these guidelines and the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association and the New England Clearing House Association, the Transfer Agent will act as an Originating Depository Financial Institution and/or Receiving Depository Financial Institution, as the case may be, with respect to such entries. Credits given by the Transfer Agent with respect to an ACH credit entry are provisional until the Transfer Agent receives final settlement for such entry from the Federal Reserve Bank. If the Transfer Agent does not receive such final settlement, the Fund agrees that the Transfer Agent shall receive a refund of the amount credited to the Fund in connection with such entry, and the party making payment to the Fund via such entry shall not be deemed to have paid the amount of the entry. |
| 6.9 | Confirmation. Confirmation of Transfer Agent’s execution of payment orders shall ordinarily be provided within twenty four (24) hours notice of which may be delivered through the Transfer Agent’s proprietary information systems, or by facsimile or call-back. Fund must report any objections to the execution of an order within thirty (30) days. |
| 7. | Data Access and Proprietary Information |
| 7.1 | The Fund acknowledges that the databases, computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, and documentation manuals furnished to the Fund by the Transfer Agent as part of the Fund’s ability to access certain Fund-related data (“Customer Data”) maintained by the Transfer Agent on databases under the control and ownership of the Transfer Agent or other third party (“Data Access Services”) constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary information (collectively, “Proprietary Information”) of substantial value to the Transfer Agent or other third party. In no event shall Proprietary Information be deemed Customer Data. The Fund agrees to treat all Proprietary Information as proprietary to the Transfer Agent and further agrees that it shall not divulge any Proprietary Information to any person or organization except as may be provided hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Fund agrees for itself and its employees and agents to: |
(a) Use such programs and databases (i) solely on the Fund’s computers, or (ii) solely from equipment at the location agreed to between the Fund and the Transfer Agent and (iii) solely in accordance with the Transfer Agent’s applicable user documentation;
(b) Refrain from copying or duplicating in any way (other than in the normal course of performing processing on the Fund’s computer(s)), the Proprietary Information;
(c) Refrain from obtaining unauthorized access to any portion of the Proprietary Information, and if such access is inadvertently obtained, to inform in a timely manner of such fact and dispose of such information in accordance with the Transfer Agent’s instructions;
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(d) The acceptance of facsimile transaction requests on behalf of individual Shareholders received from broker-dealers, TPAs or the Fund, and the reliance by the Transfer Agent on the broker-dealer, TPA or the Fund ensuring that the original source documentation is in good order and properly retained;
(e) Refrain from causing or allowing information transmitted from the Transfer Agent’s computer to the Fund’s terminal to be retransmitted to any other computer terminal or other device except as expressly permitted by the Transfer Agent (such permission not to be unreasonably withheld);
(f) Allow the Fund to have access only to those authorized transactions as agreed to between the Fund and the Transfer Agent; and
(g) Honor all reasonable written requests made by the Transfer Agent to protect at the Transfer Agent’s expense the rights of the Transfer Agent in Proprietary Information at common law, under federal copyright law and under other federal or state law.
| 7.2 | Proprietary Information shall not include all or any portion of any of the foregoing items that: (i) are or become publicly available without breach of this Agreement; (ii) are released for general disclosure by a written release by the Transfer Agent; or (iii) are already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of receipt without obligation of confidentiality or breach of this Agreement. |
| 7.3 | The Fund acknowledges that its obligation to protect the Transfer Agent’s Proprietary Information is essential to the business interest of the Transfer Agent and that the disclosure of such Proprietary Information in breach of this Agreement would cause the Transfer Agent immediate, substantial and irreparable harm, the value of which would be extremely difficult to determine. Accordingly, the parties agree that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available in law, equity, or otherwise for the disclosure or use of the Proprietary Information in breach of this Agreement, the Transfer Agent shall be entitled to seek and obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive relief, or other equitable relief against the continuance of such breach. |
| 7.4 | If the Fund notifies the Transfer Agent that any of the Data Access Services do not operate in material compliance with the most recently issued user documentation for such services, the Transfer Agent shall endeavor in a timely manner to correct such failure. Organizations from which the Transfer Agent may obtain certain data included in the Data Access Services are solely responsible for the contents of such data and the Fund agrees to make no claim against the Transfer Agent arising out of the contents of such third-party data, including, but not limited to, the accuracy thereof. DATA ACCESS SERVICES AND ALL COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS IS, AS AVAILABLE BASIS. THE TRANSFER AGENT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |
| 7.5 | If the transactions available to the Fund include the ability to originate electronic instructions to the Transfer Agent in order to: (i) effect the transfer or movement of cash or Shares; or (ii) transmit Shareholder information or other information, then in such |
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event the Transfer Agent shall be entitled to rely on the validity and authenticity of such instruction without undertaking any further inquiry as long as such instruction is undertaken in conformity with security procedures established by the Transfer Agent from time to time.
| 7.6 | Each party shall take reasonable efforts to advise its employees of their obligations pursuant to this Section 7. The obligations of this Section shall survive any earlier termination of this Agreement. |
| 8. | Indemnification |
| 8.1 | The Transfer Agent shall not be responsible for, and the Fund the Fund shall indemnify and hold the Transfer Agent and with respect to Section 8.1(e) herein, also the Bank, harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to: |
(a) All actions of the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement (including the defense of any law suit in which the Transfer Agent or affiliate is a named party), provided that such actions are taken in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct;
(b) The Fund’s lack of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct;
(c) The reliance upon, and any subsequent use of or action taken or omitted, by the Transfer Agent, or its agents or subcontractors on: (i) any information, records, documents, data, stock certificates or services, which are received by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors by machine readable input, facsimile, CRT data entry, electronic instructions or other similar means authorized by the Fund, and which have been prepared, maintained or performed by the Fund or any other person or firm on behalf of the Fund including but not limited to any broker-dealer, TPA or previous transfer agent; (ii) any instructions or requests of the Fund or any of its officers; (iii) any instructions or opinions of legal counsel with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement which are provided to the Transfer Agent after consultation with such legal counsel; or (iv) any paper or document, reasonably believed to be genuine, authentic, or signed by the proper person or persons;
(d) The offer or sale of Shares in violation of federal or state securities laws or regulations requiring that such Shares be registered or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by any federal or any state agency with respect to the offer or sale of such Shares;
(e) The negotiation and processing of any checks including without limitation for deposit into the Fund’s demand deposit account maintained by the Transfer Agent; or
(f) Upon the Fund’s request entering into any agreements required by the NSCC for the transmission of Fund or Shareholder data through the NSCC clearing systems.
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| 8.2 | In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Section 8 shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which the Fund may be required to indemnify the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent shall promptly notify the Fund of such assertion, and shall keep the Fund advised with respect to all developments concerning such claim. The Fund shall have the option to participate with the Transfer Agent in the defense of such claim or to defend against said claim in its own name or in the name of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the Fund may be required to indemnify the Transfer Agent except with the Fund’s prior written consent. |
| 9. | Standard of Care/Limitation of Liability |
The Transfer Agent shall at all times act in good faith and agrees to use its best efforts within reasonable limits to ensure the accuracy of all services performed under this Agreement, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors, including encoding and payment processing errors, unless said errors are caused by its negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees or agents. The parties agree that any encoding or payment processing errors shall be governed by this standard of care and Section 4-209 of the Uniform Commercial Code is superseded by Section 9 of this Agreement. This standard of care also shall apply to Exception Services, as defined in Section 2.3 herein, but such application shall take into consideration the manual processing involved in, and time sensitive nature of, Exception Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Transfer Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the aggregate of the amounts actually received hereunder by the Transfer Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the six (6) calendar months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from the Transfer Agent is being sought.
| 10. | Confidentiality |
| 10.1 | All Company Confidential Information shall be proprietary and the Transfer Agent shall hold all Company Confidential Information confidential and in strict confidence and shall not disclose Company Confidential Information to any third party, unless written authorization to make such disclosure has been given by Company. For purposes of this Section 10, the term Transfer Agent shall mean Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Transfer Agent shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries and affiliates not to, use any Company Confidential Information or disclose any Company Confidential Information for purposes of solicitation of or making sales of any products or services to Shareholders. “Company Confidential Information” shall mean any information obtained by or on behalf of the Transfer Agent from, or disclosed to the Transfer Agent or its representatives by Company, whether any of such information is in oral or printed form or on any computer disks, computer tapes, or other electronic or magnetic formats, including, without limitation, financial statements and financial data concerning Shareholders, client information or related information, any communications with Shareholders (including, without limitation, tape recorded conversations), the Services and the results from the |
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provision of the Services, and computer software and coding for computer software (excluding any Software or Hardware modification provided by the Transfer Agent), and any other information which is considered confidential under the Program Requirements. Under no circumstances shall the Transfer Agent’s Proprietary Information be deemed to be Company Confidential Information.
| 10.2. | Section 10.1 shall not restrict any disclosure required to be made by applicable law, except that (i) in case of any requests or demands for the inspection of Company Confidential Information that arise from persons other than authorized officers of Company, the Transfer Agent will notify Company and secure instructions from an authorized officer of Company as to such inspection and (ii) the Transfer Agent shall promptly notify an authorized officer of Company in writing of any and all legal actions received by or served on the Transfer Agent, and shall use its best efforts to promptly notify Company of all contacts and/or correspondence received by the Transfer Agent from any regulatory department or agency or other governmental authority purporting to regulate Company and not the Transfer Agent, regarding the Transfer Agent’s duties and activities performed in connection with this Agreement, and will cooperate with Company in responding to such legal actions, contacts and/or correspondence. Notwithstanding the restrictions on Company Confidential Information described herein, when required by law, court order, subpoena or regulatory authority, the Transfer Agent will disclose such Company Confidential Information as it deems reasonable and appropriate when required to do so by law, court order or regulatory authority. Company and the Transfer Agent will agree on reasonable procedures regarding such required disclosure and the Transfer Agent will make reasonable effort to notify Company of requests for such information by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or State securities regulatory agencies prior to the release of such records. |
| 10.3 | The Transfer Agent shall maintain reasonable safeguards for maintaining, in confidence, any and all Company Confidential Information. The Transfer Agent shall not, at any time, use any such Company Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specifically authorized by this Agreement, or in writing by Company. |
| 10.4 | Upon termination of this Agreement, or as otherwise requested by Company, all Company Confidential Information held by or on behalf of the Transfer Agent shall be promptly returned to Company, or an authorized officer of the Transfer Agent will certify to Company in writing that all such information has been destroyed. |
| 10.5 | The Transfer Agent acknowledges that its obligation to protect Company’s Confidential Information is essential to the business interest of Company and that the disclosure of such Confidential Information in breach of this Agreement would cause Company immediate, substantial and irreparable harm, the value of which would be extremely difficult to determine. Accordingly, the parties agree that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available in law, equity, or otherwise for the disclosure or use of the Confidential Information in breach of this Agreement, Company shall be entitled to seek and obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive relief, or other equitable relief against the continuance of such breach. |
| 10.6 | The provisions of Section 10.1 though 10.4 shall also apply to the delegates and subcontractors of the Transfer Agent and to directors, officers, employees and agents of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall use its best efforts to ensure that its |
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employees, officers, directors and agents and its delegates and their employees, officers, directors and agents adhere to the confidentiality requirements set forth herein. Use and disclosure of Company Confidential Information by such employees and agents to the extent necessary to carry out the terms and purposes of this Agreement is acceptable.
| 10.7 | The Transfer Agent shall take reasonable efforts to advise its employees of their obligations pursuant to this Section 10. The obligations of this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement |
| 11. | Covenants of the Fund and the Transfer Agent |
| 11.1 | The Fund shall, to the extent not already provided, promptly furnish to the Transfer Agent the following: |
(a) A certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Fund authorizing the appointment of the Transfer Agent and the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and
(b) A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Fund and all material amendments thereto.
| 11.2 | The Transfer Agent hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the Fund for safekeeping of stock certificates, check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such certificates, forms and devices. |
| 11.3 | The Transfer Agent shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable. To the extent required by Section 31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules thereunder, the Transfer Agent agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by the Transfer Agent relating to the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent hereunder are the property of the Fund and will be preserved, maintained and made available in accordance with such Section and Rules, and will be surrendered promptly to the Fund on and in accordance with its request. |
| 12. | Termination of Agreement |
| 12.1 | Term. The initial term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) shall be until December 31, 2007 unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12. Unless a terminating party gives written notice to the other party one hundred and twenty (120) days before the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, this Agreement will renew automatically from year to year (each such year-to-year renewal term a “Renewal Term”). One hundred and twenty (120) days before the expiration of the Initial Term or a Renewal Term the parties to this Agreement will agree upon a Fee Schedule for the upcoming Renewal Term. Otherwise, the fees shall be increased pursuant to Section 3.5 of this Agreement. |
| 12.2 | Early Termination. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, should the Fund desire to move any of its services provided by the Transfer Agent hereunder to a successor service provider prior to the expiration of the then current Initial or Renewal Term, or without the required notice, the Transfer Agent shall make a good faith effort to facilitate the conversion on such prior date; however, there can be no |
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guarantee or assurance that the Transfer Agent will be able to facilitate a conversion of services on such prior date. In connection with the foregoing, should services be converted to a successor service provider, or if the Fund is liquidated or its assets merged or purchased or the like with or by another entity which does not utilize the services of the Transfer Agent, the fees payable to the Transfer Agent shall be calculated as if the services had been performed by the Transfer Agent until the expiration of the then current Initial or Renewal Term and calculated at the asset and/or Shareholder account levels, as the case may be, on the date notice of termination was given to the Transfer Agent, and the payment of all fees to the Transfer Agent as set forth herein shall be accelerated to the business day immediately prior to the conversion or termination of services.
| 12.3 | Expiration of Term. During the Initial Term or Renewal Term, whichever currently is in effect, should either party exercise its right to terminate, all out-of-pocket expenses or costs associated with the movement of records and material will be borne by the Fund. Additionally, the Transfer Agent reserves the right to charge for any other reasonable expenses associated with such termination. |
| 12.4 | Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party shall return to the other party all copies of confidential or proprietary materials or information received from such other party hereunder, other than materials or information required to be retained by such party under applicable laws or regulations. |
| 12.5 | Unpaid Invoices. The Transfer Agent may terminate this Agreement immediately upon an unpaid invoice payable by the Fund to the Transfer Agent being outstanding for more than ninety (90) days, except with respect to any amount subject to a good faith dispute within the meaning of Section 3.4 of this Agreement. |
| 12.6 | Bankruptcy. Either party hereto may terminate this Agreement by notice to the other party, effective at any time specified therein, in the event that (a) the other party ceases to carry on its business or (b) an action is commenced by or against the other party under Title 11 of the United States Code or a receiver, conservator or similar officer is appointed for the other party and such suit, conservatorship or receivership is not discharged within thirty (30) days. |
| 13. | Assignment and Third Party Beneficiaries |
| 13.1 | Except as provided in Section 14.1 below, neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other party. Any attempt to do so in violation of this Section shall be void. Unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility under this Agreement. |
| 13.2 | Except as explicitly stated elsewhere in this Agreement, nothing under this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits in this Agreement to anyone other than the Transfer Agent and the Fund, and the duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Transfer Agent and the Fund. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. |
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| 13.3 | This Agreement does not constitute an agreement for a partnership or joint venture between the Transfer Agent and the Fund. Other than as provided in Section 14.1 and Schedule 1.2(f), neither party shall make any commitments with third parties that are binding on the other party without the other party’s prior written consent. |
| 14. | Subcontractors |
| 14.1 | The Transfer Agent may, without further consent on the part of the Fund, subcontract for the performance hereof with (i) Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Boston Financial”) which is duly registered as a transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (ii) a Boston Financial subsidiary duly registered as a transfer agent or (iii) a Boston Financial affiliate duly registered as a transfer agent; provided, however, that the Transfer Agent shall be fully responsible to the Fund for the acts and omissions of Boston Financial or its subsidiary or affiliate as it is for its own acts and omissions. |
| 14.2 | Nothing herein shall impose any duty upon the Transfer Agent in connection with or make the Transfer Agent liable for the actions or omissions to act of unaffiliated third parties such as by way of example and not limitation, Airborne Services, Federal Express, United Parcel Service, the U.S. Mails, the NSCC and telecommunication companies, provided, if the Transfer Agent selected such company, the Transfer Agent shall have exercised due care in selecting the same. |
| 15. | Miscellaneous |
| 15.1 | Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified by a written agreement executed by both parties and authorized or approved by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. |
| 15.2 | Massachusetts Law to Apply. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
| 15.3 | Force Majeure. In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes, equipment or transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or other causes reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liable for damages to the other for any damages resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such causes. |
| 15.4 | Consequential Damages. Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for special, indirect or consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement or for any special, indirect or consequential damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder. |
| 15.5 | Survival. All provisions regarding indemnification, warranty, liability, and limits thereon, and confidentiality and/or protections of proprietary rights and trade secrets shall survive the termination of this Agreement. |
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| 15.6 | Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. |
| 15.7 | Priorities Clause. In the event of any conflict, discrepancy or ambiguity between the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and any Schedules or attachments hereto, the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall take precedence. |
| 15.8 | Waiver. No waiver by either party or any breach or default of any of the covenants or conditions herein contained and performed by the other party shall be construed as a waiver of any succeeding breach of the same or of any other covenant or condition. |
| 15.9 | Merger of Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof whether oral or written. |
| 15.10 | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. |
| 15.11 | Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all schedules, exhibits, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. |
| 15.12 | Notices. All notices and other communications as required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or to such other address or addresses of which the respective party shall have notified the other. |
| (a) | If to the Transfer Agent, to: |
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.
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Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.
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| 16. | Additional Funds |
In the event that the Fund establishes one or more series of Shares, in addition to those listed on the attached Schedule A, with respect to which it desires to have the Transfer Agent render services as transfer agent under the terms hereof, it shall so notify the Transfer Agent in writing, and provide the Transfer Agent with all applicable information including the current prospectus with respect to such series and if the Transfer Agent agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall be deemed to be a Portfolio hereunder. The Transfer Agent shall prepare a revised Schedule A to include such new series and provide it to the Fund as soon as practicable following the receipt of such information.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above written.
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SCHEDULE A
AXA Enterprise Small Company Growth Fund
AXA Enterprise Small Company Value Fund
AXA Enterprise Capital Appreciation Fund
AXA Enterprise Deep Value Fund
AXA Enterprise Equity Fund
AXA Enterprise Equity Income Fund
AXA Enterprise Growth Fund
AXA Enterprise Growth and Income Fund
AXA Enterprise International Growth Fund
AXA Enterprise Global Financial Services Fund
AXA Enterprise Global Socially Responsive Fund
AXA Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund
AXA Enterprise Government Securities Fund
AXA Enterprise High-Yield Bond Fund
AXA Enterprise Short Duration Bond Fund
AXA Enterprise Tax-Exempt Income Fund
AXA Enterprise Money Market Fund
SCHEDULE 1.2(f)
ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE SUPPORT FEES AND SERVICES
Dated
| I. | SERVICES |
| 1. | Transfer Agent and Telephone Support Functions |
| a. | Answer telephone inquiries from [XXX 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. eastern standard time Monday through Friday EXCEPT Christmas Day XXX][XXX OTHER HOLIDAY COVERAGE AVAILABLE? XXX] from [XXX existing customers and prospective customers XXX] of the Fund [XXX for sales literature XXX] in accordance with the telephone script provided by the Fund. |
| b. | Answer questions pertaining thereto the extent that such questions are answerable based upon the information supplied to the Transfer Agent by the Fund. |
| c. | [XXX As the Fund and the Transfer Agent may agree in writing, the Transfer Agent will receive calls and take written transaction requests from shareholders of the Fund. Transfer Agent transactions include: [XXX telephone redemptions, account maintenance, exchanges, transfers, confirmed purchases, account balances and general inquiries XXX]. Some transactions may result in research which will be done by the Fund. Other calls may be referred directly to the Fund. Fax any referrals to [XXX name of company XXX] on the same day the telephone call is received XXX]; |
| 2. | Incorporate new information into the above referenced script upon written instructions from the Fund; |
| 3. | Maintain prospect detail information for six (6) months thereafter, provide such information to the Fund in the form that the Fund may reasonably request; |
| 4. | Send all literature orders for information from NFDS/DST [XXX [how?] [to whom?] XXX] a minimum of [XXX one XXX] transmission per day; |
| 5. | Provide the Fund with a [XXX daily/weekly/monthly XXX] telephone report detailing the calls received during the [XXX day/week/month XXX]; |
| 6. | [XXX Provide the Fund with monthly conversion reports as selected by the Fund from DST’s standard report package. XXX] |
| 7. | TARGET SERVICE LEVELS: Average speed of answer is fifteen (15) seconds, abandon rate of no more than 2%, and an overall service level of 85%. The averages will be calculated on a weekly basis. |
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| II. | SUBCONTRACTORS |
| 1. | The Transfer Agent may, without further consent on the part of the Fund, subcontract ministerial telephone support services for the performance hereof. |
| III. | FEES |
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SCHEDULE 1.2(G)
AML DELEGATION
| 1. | Delegation. In connection with the enactment of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (collectively, the “USA PATRIOT Act”), the Fund has developed and implemented a written anti-money laundering program (the “AML Program”), which is designed to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act. Under the USA PATRIOT Act, a mutual fund can elect to delegate certain duties with respect to the implementation and operation of its AML Program to a service provider, including its transfer agent. The Fund is desirous of having the Transfer Agent perform certain delegated duties pursuant to the AML Program and the Transfer Agent desires to accept such delegation. |
| 2. | Limitation on Delegation. The Fund acknowledges and agrees that in accepting the delegation hereunder, the Transfer Agent is agreeing to perform only those duties that have been expressly delegated on this Schedule 1.2(g) (the “Delegated Duties”), as may be amended from time to time, and is not undertaking and shall not be responsible for any other aspect of the AML Program or for the overall compliance by the Fund with the USA PATRIOT Act or for any other matters that have not been delegated hereunder. Additionally, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Transfer Agent shall only be responsible for performing the Delegated Duties with respect to the ownership of, and transactions in, shares in the Fund for which the Transfer Agent maintains the applicable shareholder information. |
| 3. | Consent to Examination. In connection with the performance by the Transfer Agent of the Delegated Duties, the Transfer Agent understands and acknowledges that the Fund remains responsible for assuring compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act and that the records the Transfer Agent maintains for the Fund relating to the AML Program may be subject, from time to time, to examination and/or inspection by federal regulators in order that the regulators may evaluate such compliance. The Transfer Agent hereby consents to such examination and/or inspection and agrees to cooperate with such federal examiners in connection with their review. For purposes of such examination and/or inspection, the Transfer Agent will use its best efforts to make available, during normal business hours and on reasonable notice all required records and information for review by such examiners. |
| 4. | Delegated Duties |
| 4.1 | With respect to the beneficial ownership of, and transactions in, shares in the Fund for which the Transfer Agent maintains the applicable shareholder information, the Transfer Agent shall: |
(a) Submit all new account and registration maintenance transactions through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) database and such other lists or databases of trade restricted individuals or entities as may be required from time to time by applicable regulatory authorities;
(b) Submit special payee checks through OFAC database;
(c) Review redemption transactions that occur within thirty (30) days of account establishment or maintenance;
(d) Review wires sent pursuant to banking instructions other than those on file with the Transfer Agent;
(e) Review accounts with small balances followed by large purchases;
(f) Review accounts with frequent activity within a specified date range followed by a large redemption;
(g) On a daily basis, review purchase and redemption activity per tax identification number (“TIN”) within the Funds to determine if activity for that TIN exceeded the $100,000 threshold on any given day;
(h) Compare all new accounts and registration maintenance through the Known Offenders database and notify the Fund of any match.
(i) Monitor and track cash equivalents under $10,000 for a rolling twelve-month period and file IRS Form 8300 and issue the Shareholder notices required by the IRS;
(j) Determine when a suspicious activity report (“SAR”) should be filed as required by regulations applicable to mutual funds; prepare and file the SAR. Provide the Fund with a copy of the SAR within a reasonable time after filing; notify Fund if any further communication is received from U.S. Department of the Treasury or other law enforcement agencies regarding the SAR;
(k) Compare account information to any FinCEN request received by the Fund and provided to the Transfer Agent pursuant to USA PATRIOT Act Sec. 314(a). Provide the Fund with documents/information necessary to respond to requests under USA PATRIOT Act Sec. 314(a) within required time frames; and
(l) (i) verify the identity of any person seeking to open an account with the Fund, (ii) maintain records of the information used to verify the person’s identity and (iii) determine whether the person appears on any lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorists organizations provided to the Fund by any government agency.
| 4.2 | In the event that the Transfer Agent detects activity as a result of the foregoing procedures, which necessitates the filing by the Transfer Agent of a SAR, a Form 8300 or other similar report or notice to OFAC, then the Transfer Agent shall also immediately notify the Fund, unless prohibited by applicable law. |
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SCHEDULE 2.1
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR(S) PROCEDURES
Dated: December 13, 2005
| 1. | On each day on which both the New York Stock Exchange and the Fund are open for business (a “Business Day”), the TPA(s) shall receive, on behalf of and as agent of the Fund, Instructions (as hereinafter defined) from the Plan. Instructions shall mean as to each Fund (i) orders by the Plan for the purchases of Shares, and (ii) requests by the Plan for the redemption of Shares; in each case based on the Plan’s receipt of purchase orders and redemption requests by Participants in proper form by the time required by the terms of the Plan, but not later than the time of day at which the net asset value of a Fund is calculated, as described from time to time in that Fund’s prospectus. Each Business Day on which the TPA receives Instructions shall be a “Trade Date”. |
| 2. | The TPA(s) shall communicate the TPA(s)’s acceptance of such Instructions, to the applicable Plan. |
| 3. | On the next succeeding Business Day following the Trade Date on which it accepted Instructions for the purchase and redemption of Shares, (TD+1), the TPA(s) shall notify the Transfer Agent of the net amount of such purchases or redemptions, as the case may be, for each of the Plans. In the case of net purchases by any Plan, the TPA(s) shall instruct the Trustees of such Plan to transmit the aggregate purchase price for Shares by wire transfer to the Transfer Agent on (TD+1). In the case of net redemptions by any Plan, the TPA(s) shall instruct the Fund’s custodian to transmit the aggregate redemption proceeds for Shares by wire transfer to the Trustees of such Plan on (TD+1). The times at which such notification and transmission shall occur on (TD+1) shall be as mutually agreed upon by each Fund, the TPA(s), and the Transfer Agent. |
| 4. | The TPA(s) shall maintain separate records for each Plan, which record shall reflect Shares purchased and redeemed, including the date and price for all transactions, and Share balances. The TPA(s) shall maintain on behalf of each of the Plans a single master account with the Transfer Agent and such account shall be in the name of that Plan, the TPA(s), or the nominee of either thereof as the record owner of Shares owned by such Plan. |
| 5. | The TPA(s) shall maintain records of all proceeds of redemptions of Shares and all other distributions not reinvested in Shares. |
| 6. | The TPA(s) shall prepare, and transmit to each of the Plans, periodic account statements showing the total number of Shares owned by that Plan as of the statement closing date, purchases and redemptions of Shares by the Plan during the period covered by the statement, and the dividends and other distributions paid to the Plan on Shares during the statement period (whether paid in cash or reinvested in Shares). |
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SCHEDULE 2.1
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR(S) PROCEDURES
Dated: December 13, 2005
(continued)
| 7. | The TPA(s) shall, at the request and expense of each Fund, transmit to the Plans prospectuses, proxy materials, reports, and other information provided by each Fund for delivery to its shareholders. |
| 8. | The TPA(s) shall, at the request of each Fund, prepare and transmit to each Fund or any agent designated by it such periodic reports covering Shares of each Plan as each Fund shall reasonably conclude are necessary to enable the Fund to comply with state Blue Sky requirements. |
| 9. | The TPA(s) shall transmit to the Plans confirmation of purchase orders and redemption requests placed by the Plans; and |
| 10. | The TPA(s) shall, with respect to Shares, maintain account balance information for the Plan(s) and daily and monthly purchase summaries expressed in Shares and dollar amounts. |
| 11. | Plan sponsors may request, or the law may require, that prospectuses, proxy materials, periodic reports and other materials relating to each Fund be furnished to Participants in which event the Transfer Agent or each Fund shall mail or cause to be mailed such materials to Participants. With respect to any such mailing, the TPA(s) shall, at the request of the Transfer Agent or each Fund, provide at the TPA(s)’s expense a complete and accurate set of mailing labels with the name and address of each Participant having an interest through the Plans in Shares. |
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SCHEDULE 3.1
FEES
Dated: December 13, 2004 through December 31, 2007
General:
Fees are billable on a monthly basis at the rate of 1/12 of the annual fee. A charge is made for an account in the month that an account opens and closes.
| Implementation Fee |
$ | 7,500.00/CUSIP | |
| Basis Point Fee for Y Shares |
3 basis points/year | ||
| Annual Account Service Fees: |
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| Money Market Funds |
$ | 13.86/account | |
| Monthly Dividend Funds |
$ | 10.68/account | |
| Non-Monthly Dividend Funds |
$ | 9.74/account | |
| Matrix ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ Accounts* |
$ | 8.00/account | |
| Closed Account Fee |
$ | 2.40/account | |
* Note: Discounted $0.50 for 2004. |
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| Activity Based Fees: |
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| New Account Set Up** |
$ | 4.00/each | |
| Telephone Calls± |
$ | 2.75/each | |
| Correspondence |
$ | 1.00/each | |
| Listbill Transactions |
$ | 0.50/each | |
| Omnibus Transactions for Y Shares |
$ | 1.00/each | |
| Checkwriting Drafts |
$ | 1.00/each | |
| Checkwriting Set Up |
$ | 5.00/each | |
| Manual & Maintenance Transactions |
$ |
1.25/each ($0.25 increase each calendar year) | |
** Note: Money Market accounts are discounted $1.00. |
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| 12b-1/Trail Commission Processing |
$ | 1.40/account | |
| Jumbo Commission Fees for A Shares |
$ | 3,000.00/CUSIP | |
| CDSC Processing |
$ | 2.40/account | |
| Investor Processing |
$ | 1.10/each | |
| Anti Money Laundering±± |
$ | .25/account | |
| Fiduciary Maintenance (Paid by Shareholder) |
$ | 15.00/SSN/Plan | |
±± Note: Excludes Matrix Level 3 accounts. |
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SCHEDULE 3.1
FEES
Dated: December 13, 2004 through December 31, 2007
(continued)
Discounts: 2004 - A 5% monthly discount will apply to the Account Fees Revenue¥ in excess of $300,000 each month
| ¥Note: | Account Fees Revenue comprises the total aggregate revenue of Open Accounts fees (excluding Matrix Level 3 accounts), 12b-1/Trail Commission fees, Closed Account fees, CDSC fees, Investor Processing fees and Jumbo Commission fees. |
Out-of-Pocket Expenses: Out-of-pocket expenses are billed as incurred and include, but are not limited to costs associated with mailing expenses (i.e., statements, stationery, checks, certificates, sales literature, printing, postage, etc.), automated telephone servicing charges, telecommunication expense, equipment and software expenses (client-site only), programming expenses (i.e., charges necessary to establish consolidated statement), microfiche, freight, ACH, or bank charges. In addition, any other expenses incurred by the Transfer Agent at the request or with the consent of the Fund, will be reimbursed by the Fund.
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