JOINT FIDELITY BOND AGREEMENT
JOINT FIDELITY BOND
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made this day of May, 2011, by and between the parties as set forth in Schedule I, attached hereto and incorporated by reference of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds, Inc. and its two series, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Fund and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund and The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mutual Funds, Inc. and its three series, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Growth Fund, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Value Fund, and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focus 30 Fund, and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds Trust and its three series, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Growth Fund, Series II, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Large Growth Fund and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Select Large Value Fund and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SPARX Funds Trust and its two series, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Select SPARX Japan Fund and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Select SPARX Japan Smaller Companies Fund.
In consideration of the mutual agreements set forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The parties agree to obtain an Investment Companies Joint Fidelity Bond from an insurer or group of insurers, as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule 17g-1 (the "Rule") under Section 17 (g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in an amount equal to at least the sum of the minimum fidelity bonds required for each of them from time to time under the Rule.
2. The parties agree that each party shall pay that proportion of the total annual premium for such joint bond equal to the proportion that the gross assets of such party (with consideration to its individual series, if any) bear to the aggregate of the gross assets of the parties (with consideration to their individual series, if any) at the annual renewal of the joint fidelity bond.
3. The parties agree that any increase in the total premium of the joint fidelity bond shall be paid by the party or parties whose increase in gross assets has resulted in such premium increase.
4. The parties agree that if any recovery is received under such bond as a result of a loss sustained by each of the parties, each party shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery equal at least to the amount it would have received if it had maintained a separate fidelity bond in an amount equal to the minimum fidelity bond required for it from time to time under the Rule.
5. Each party shall file a copy of this Agreement and any amendment hereto with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Rule.
6. This Agreement shall supersede any prior agreement between the parties.
Disclaimer of Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is executed by the Directors, Trustees and/or Officers of each entity by them not individually but as such Directors, Trustees and/or Officers of each entity, and the obligations hereunder are not binding upon any of the Directors, Trustees, Officers or Shareholders individually but bind only the estate of such entity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by duly authorized officers as of the date first stated above.
Schedule 1
of the
Joint Fidelity Bond
Agreement
The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds, Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Total Return Fund
The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mutual Funds, Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Growth Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Value Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focus 30 Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds Trust
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Growth Fund, Series II
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cornerstone Large Growth Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Select Large Value Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SPARX Funds Trust
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Select SPARX Japan Fund
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Select SPARX Japan Smaller Companies Fund