ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY |
P.O. Box 730 |
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730 |
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND |
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY |
P.O. Box 730 |
Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730 |
DECLARATIONS |
Item 1. | Name of Insured (the Insured) | Bond Number | |||||||
UBS Cashfund, Inc. | 87118108B | ||||||||
Principal Address: | 51 West 52nd Street, 14th Floor | ||||||||
New York, NY 10019-6114 | |||||||||
Item 2. | Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on December 15, 2008, to 12:01 a.m. on December 15,
2009, or the earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond, standard
time at the Principal Address as to each of said dates. |
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Item 3. | Limit of Liability | ||||||||
Subject to Sections 9, 10, and 12 hereof: | |||||||||
LIMIT OF | DEDUCTIBLE | ||||||||
LIABILITY | AMOUNT | ||||||||
Insuring Agreement A | FIDELITY | $70,000,000 | N/A | ||||||
Insuring Agreement B | AUDIT EXPENSE | $50,000 | $10,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement C | ON PREMISES | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement D | IN TRANSIT | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement E | FORGERY OR ALTERATION | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement F | SECURITIES | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement G | COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement H | UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT | $25,000 | $5,000 | ||||||
Insuring Agreement I | PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
If Not Covered is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such
Insuring agreement and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be deleted from
this Bond. |
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OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER: | |||||||||
Insuring Agreement J | COMPUTER SECURITY | $70,000,000 | $250,000 | ||||||
Item 4. |
Offices or Premises CoveredAll the Insureds offices or other premises
in existence at the time this Bond becomes effective are covered under this Bond,
except the offices or other premises excluded by Rider. Offices or other premises
acquired or established after the effective date of this Bond are covered subject
to the terms of General Agreement A. |
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Item 5. | The liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the Underwriter) is subject to the terms of the following Riders attached hereto: | ||||||||
Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 | |||||||||
and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period. |
By: | /S/ Catherine Dalton | |
Authorized Representative | ||
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INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND | |
ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the Underwriter), in consideration of an agreed premium,
and in reliance upon the Application and all other information furnished to the
Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance with the Declarations,
General Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this
bond (including all riders hereto) (Bond), to the extent of the Limit of Liability
and subject to the Deductible Amount, agrees to indemnify the Insured for the loss,
as described in the Insuring Agreements, sustained by the Insured at any time but
discovered during the Bond Period. |
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INSURING AGREEMENTS | |
A. | FIDELITY |
Loss (including
loss of Property) caused by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by
an Employee anywhere, alone or in collusion with other persons (whether or not Employees),
during the time such Employee has the status of an Employee as defined herein, and
even if such loss is not discovered until after he or she ceases to be an Employee,
EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement B. |
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B. | AUDIT EXPENSE |
Expense incurred
by the Insured for that part of audits or examinations required by any governmental
regulatory authority or Self Regulatory Organization to be conducted by such authority
or Organization or by an independent accountant or other person, by reason of the
discovery of loss sustained by the Insured and covered by this Bond. |
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C. | ON PREMISES |
Loss of Property
(including damage thereto or destruction thereof) located or reasonably believed
by the Insured to be located within the Insureds offices or premises, caused
by Theft or by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or through Mysterious Disappearance,
EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. |
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D. | IN TRANSIT |
Loss of Property
(including damage thereto or destruction thereof) while the Property is in transit
in the custody of any person authorized by an Insured to act as a messenger, except
while in the mail or with a carrier for hire (other than a Security Company), EXCLUDING
loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. Property is in transit beginning immediately
upon receipt of such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately
upon delivery at the specified destination. |
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E. | FORGERY OR ALTERATION | ||
Loss caused by the Forgery or Alteration of or on (1) any bills of exchange, checks,
drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay certain sums in money, acceptances,
certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit; or (2) other
written instructions, requests or applications to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging
the transfer, payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of Property, or giving notice
of any bank account, which instructions or requests or applications purport to have
been signed or endorsed by (a) any customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder
of or subscriber to shares issued by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial
or banking institution or stockbroker; or (3) withdrawal orders or receipts for
the withdrawal of Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for Property
and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or of another Investment Company for
which the Insured acts as agent. |
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This Insuring Agreement E does not cover loss caused by Forgery or Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. | |||
F. | SECURITIES | ||
Loss resulting from the Insured, in good faith, in the ordinary course of business,
and in any capacity whatsoever, whether for its own account or for the account of
others, having acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any
value, extended any credit or assumed any liability on the faith of any Securities,
where such loss results from the fact that such Securities (1) were Counterfeit,
or (2) were lost or stolen, or (3) contain a Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding
whether or not the act of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution,
by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization, whether or not
the Insured was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement
A. |
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G. | COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY | ||
Loss caused by the Insured in good faith having received or accepted (1) any money
orders which prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2) paper currencies
or coin of the United States of America or Canada which prove to be Counterfeit. |
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This Insuring Agreement G does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. | |||
H. | UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT | ||
Loss resulting from the payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or redemptions
or exchanges permitted from an account with the Fund as a consequence of |
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(1) | uncollectible
Items of Deposit of a Funds customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by
the Insured or its agent to such persons Fund account, or |
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(2) | any Item of
Deposit processed through an automated clearing house which is reversed by a Funds customer, shareholder or subscriber and is deemed uncollectible by the Insured; |
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PROVIDED, that (a) Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insureds collection procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares between Funds
with exchange privileges shall be covered hereunder only if all such Funds are insured
by the Underwriter for uncollectible Items of Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund
shall have implemented and maintained a policy to hold Items of Deposit for the
minimum number of days stated in its Application (as amended from time to time)
before paying any dividend or permitting any withdrawal with respect to such Items
of Deposit (other |
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than exchanges between Funds). Regardless of the number of transactions between Funds
in an exchange program, the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit must be held
shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit was first credited to any Insured
Fund. |
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This Insuring Agreement H does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. | |||
I. | PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS | ||
Loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction, where the request for such Phone/Electronic Transaction: | |||
(1) | is transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission; and | ||
(2) | is made by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or subscriber or an authorized agent of a Fund shareholder or subscriber; and | ||
(3) | is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive; | ||
PROVIDED, that the entity receiving such request generally maintains and follows
during the Bond Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures with
respect to all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and |
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EXCLUDING loss resulting from: | |||
(1) | the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or | ||
(2) | any redemption
of Investment Company shares which had been improperly credited to a shareholders account where such shareholder (a) did not cause, directly or indirectly,
such shares to be credited to such account, and (b) directly or indirectly received
any proceeds or other benefit from such redemption; or |
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(3) | any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the Shareholder of Record,
or (b) any other person or bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds
(i) in the initial account application, or (ii) in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission) accompanied by a signature guarantee; or |
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(4) | any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be sent to other than any address for such account which was designated
(a) in the initial account application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission),
where such writing is received at least one (1) day prior to such redemption request,
or (c) by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission at least fifteen
(15) days prior to such redemption; or |
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(5) | the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or | ||
(6) | a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or transmitted by any method not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or |
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(7) | the failure or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection device, including any firewall, that imposes restrictions on the flow of electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System. | ||
This Insuring Agreement I does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity or Insuring Agreement J, Computer Security. | |||
GENERAL AGREEMENTS | |||
A. | ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEESCONSOLIDATION OR MERGERNOTICE | ||
1. | Except as
provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any additional office(s)
established by the Insured during the Bond Period and to all Employees during the
Bond Period, without the need to give notice thereof or pay additional premiums
to the Underwriter for the Bond Period. |
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2. | If during
the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge or consolidate with an
institution in which such Insured is the surviving entity, or purchase substantially
all the assets or capital stock of another institution, or acquire or create a separate
investment portfolio, and shall within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter thereof,
then this Bond shall automatically apply to the Property and Employees resulting
from such merger, consolidation, acquisition or creation from the date thereof;
provided, that the Underwriter may make such coverage contingent upon the payment
of an additional premium. |
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B. | WARRANTY | ||
No statement made by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the Application
or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but only a warranty that
such statement is true to the best of the knowledge of the person responsible for
such statement. |
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C. | COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES | ||
The Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable attorneys fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense of any legal proceeding brought
against the Insured claiming that the Insured is liable for any loss, claim or damage
which, if established against the Insured, would constitute a loss sustained by
the Insured covered under the terms of this Bond;
provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity shall
apply only in the event that |
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1. | an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss; or | ||
2. | in the absence
of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to
the Insured and the Underwriter concludes, after a review of an agreed statement
of facts, that an Employee has committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft
which caused the loss. |
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The Insured shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such legal proceeding
and upon request shall furnish the Underwriter with copies of all pleadings and
other papers therein. At the Underwriters election the Insured shall permit
the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such legal proceeding in the Insureds
name, through attorneys of the Underwriters selection. In such event, the |
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Insured shall give all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter
shall deem necessary to the proper defense of such legal proceeding. |
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If the amount of the Insureds liability or alleged liability in any such legal
proceeding is greater than the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover
under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C), or if a Deductible
Amount is applicable, or both, the indemnity liability of the Underwriter under
this General Agreement C is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount
which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant
to this General Agreement C) bears to the sum of such amount plus the amount which
the Insured is not entitled to recover. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the
Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement. |
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THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS | |||
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING | |||
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS: | |||
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS | |||
The following terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this Section: | |||
A. | Alteration
means the marking, changing or altering in a material way of the terms, meaning
or legal effect of a document with the intent to deceive. |
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B. | Application
means the Insureds application (and any attachments and materials submitted
in connection therewith) furnished to the Underwriter for this Bond. |
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C. | Computer
System means (1) computers with related peripheral components, including storage
components, (2) systems and applications software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related
communications networks or customer communication systems, and (5) related electronic
funds transfer systems; by which data or monies are electronically collected, transmitted,
processed, stored or retrieved. |
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D. | Counterfeit
means, with respect to any item, one which is false but is intended to deceive
and to be taken for the original authentic item. |
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E. | Deductible
Amount means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the amount set forth
under the heading Deductible Amount in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider
for such Insuring Agreement, applicable to each Single Loss covered by such Insuring
Agreement. |
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F. | Depository
means any securities depository (other than any foreign securities depository)
in which an Investment Company may deposit its Securities in accordance with Rule
17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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G. | Dishonest
or Fraudulent Act means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including larceny
and embezzlement as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
committed with the conscious manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain
a loss and (2) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person
(other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, |
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awards, profit sharing, pensions or other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act does not mean or include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent
act. |
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H. |
Electronic Transmission means any transmission effected by electronic
means, including but not limited to a transmission effected by telephone tones,
Telefacsimile, wireless device, or over the Internet. |
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I. | Employee means: | |||||
(1) | each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of the Insured, and | |||||
(2) |
each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of any predecessor of the Insured
whose principal assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with,
or purchase of assets or capital stock of, such predecessor, and |
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(3) |
each attorney performing legal services for the Insured and each employee of such
attorney or of the law firm of such attorney while performing services for the Insured,
and |
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(4) | each student who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in any of the Insureds offices, and | |||||
(5) | each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of | |||||
(a) | an investment adviser, | |||||
(b) | an underwriter (distributor), | |||||
(c) | a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or | |||||
(d) | an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records, | |||||
for an Investment Company named as an Insured, but only while (i) such officer, partner
or employee is performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an
officer or employee of an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner
or employee is acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to
examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured, or
(iii) such director or trustee (or anyone acting in a similar capacity) is acting
outside the scope of the usual duties of a director or trustee; provided, that the
term Employee shall not include any officer, director, trustee, partner or employee
of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator (x) which
is not an affiliated person (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named as Insured or of the adviser or underwriter
of such Investment Company, or (y) which is a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940), and |
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(6) |
each individual assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel,
in either case on a contingent or part-time basis, to perform the usual duties of
an employee in any office of the Insured, and |
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(7) |
each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee or officer of
any entity authorized by written agreement with the Insured to perform services
as electronic data processor of checks or other accounting records of the Insured,
but excluding a processor which acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity
for the Insured in issuing checks, drafts or securities, unless included under subsection
(5) hereof, and |
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(8) | each officer, partner or employee of | |||||
(a) | any Depository or Exchange, | |||||
(b) | any nominee
in whose name is registered any Security included in the systems for the central
handling of securities established and maintained by any Depository, and |
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(c) | any recognized
service company which provides clerks or other personnel to any Depository or Exchange
on a contract basis, while such officer, partner or employee is performing services for any Depository
in the operation of systems for the central handling of securities, and |
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(9) |
in the case of an Insured which is an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section
3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)) for officers,
directors or employees of another Insured (In-House Plan), any fiduciary or
other plan official (within the meaning of Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House
Plan, provided that such fiduciary or other plan official is a director, partner,
officer, trustee or employee of an Insured (other than an In-House Plan). |
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Each employer of temporary personnel and each entity referred to in subsections (6)
and (7) and their respective partners, officers and employees shall collectively
be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond. |
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Brokers, agents, independent contractors, or representatives of the same general
character shall not be considered Employees, except as provided in subsections (3),
(6), and (7). |
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J. | Exchange means any national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | |||||
K. |
Forgery means the physical signing on a document of the name of another
person (whether real or fictitious) with the intent to deceive. A Forgery may be
by means of mechanically reproduced facsimile signatures as well as handwritten
signatures. Forgery does not include the signing of an individuals own name,
regardless of such individuals authority, capacity or purpose. |
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L. | Items of Deposit means one or more checks or drafts. | |||||
M. | Investment Company or Fund means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. | |||||
N. | Limit
of Liability means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the limit of liability
of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement as set
forth under the heading Limit of Liability in Item 3 of the Declarations or in
any Rider for such Insuring Agreement. |
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O. | Mysterious
Disappearance means any disappearance of Property which, after a reasonable
investigation has been conducted, cannot be explained. |
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P. | Non-Fund means any corporation, business trust, partnership, trust or other entity which is not an Investment Company. | ||
Q. | Phone/Electronic
Transaction Security Procedures means security procedures for Phone/Electronic
Transactions as provided in writing to the Underwriter. |
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R. | Phone/Electronic
Transaction means any (1) redemption of shares issued by an Investment
Company, (2) election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders,
(3) exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically
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another Fund
in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, or (4) purchase
of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption, election, exchange
or purchase is requested by voice over the telephone or through an Electronic Transmission. |
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S. | Property
means the following tangible items: money, postage and revenue stamps, precious
metals, Securities, bills of exchange, acceptances, checks, drafts, or other written
orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, certificates of deposit, due
bills, money orders, letters of credit, financial futures contracts, conditional
sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds, mortgages, and assignments
of any of the foregoing, and other valuable papers, including books of account and
other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, and all other
instruments similar to or in the nature of the foregoing (but excluding all data
processing records), in which the Insured has an interest or in which the Insured
acquired or should have acquired an interest by reason of a predecessors declared
financial condition at the time of the Insureds consolidation or merger with,
or purchase of the principal assets of, such predecessor or which are held by the
Insured for any purpose or in any capacity. |
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T. | Securities
means original negotiable or non-negotiable agreements or instruments which
represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership or debt (including stock certificates,
bonds, promissory notes, and assignments thereof), which are in the ordinary course
of business and transferable by physical delivery with appropriate endorsement or
assignment. Securities does not include bills of exchange, acceptances, certificates
of deposit, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums certain
in money, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit. |
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U. | Security
Company means an entity which provides or purports to provide the transport
of Property by secure means, including, without limitation, by use of armored vehicles
or guards. |
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V. | Self Regulatory
Organization means any association of investment advisers or securities dealers
registered under the federal securities laws, or any Exchange. |
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W. | Shareholder
of Record means the record owner of shares issued by an Investment Company
or, in the case of joint ownership of such shares, all record owners, as designated
(1) in the initial account application, or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or (3)
pursuant to procedures as set forth in the Application. |
X. | Single Loss means: | ||||
(1) | all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft committed by one person, or | ||||
(2) | all loss caused by any one act (other than a Theft or a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act) committed by one person, or | ||||
(3) | all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one person, or | ||||
(4) | all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or | ||||
(5) | all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through (4) above. | ||||
All acts or omissions of one or more persons which directly or indirectly aid or,
by failure to report or otherwise, permit the continuation of an act referred to
in subsections (1) through (3) above of any other person shall be deemed to be the
acts of such other person for purposes of this subsection. |
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All acts or
occurrences or events which have as a common nexus any fact, circumstance, situation,
transaction or series of facts, circumstances, situations, or transactions shall
be deemed to be one act, one occurrence, or one event.
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Y. | Telefacsimile means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material (as, for example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines or over the Internet. | ||
Z. | Theft means robbery, burglary or hold-up, occurring with or without violence or the threat of violence. | ||
SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS | |||
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER: | |||
A. | Loss resulting
from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada,
or (2) war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power,
wherever occurring; except if such loss occurs in transit, is otherwise covered
under Insuring Agreement D, and when such transit was initiated, the Insured or
any person initiating such transit on the Insureds behalf had no knowledge
of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces,
or usurped power. |
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B. | Loss in time
of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity, or biological
or chemical agents or hazards, or fire, smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any
of the foregoing. |
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C. | Loss resulting
from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by any person while acting in the
capacity of a member of the Board of Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured
or of any other entity. |
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D. | Loss resulting
from any nonpayment or other default of any loan or similar transaction made by
the Insured or any of its partners, directors, officers or employees, whether or
not authorized and whether procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F. |
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E. | Loss resulting
from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of any law, or any rule or
regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self Regulatory Organization, regulating
the issuance, purchase or sale of securities, securities transactions upon security
exchanges or over the counter markets, Investment Companies, or investment advisers,
unless such loss, in the absence of such law, rule or regulation, would be covered
under Insuring Agreement A, E or F. |
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F. | Loss of Property
while in the custody of any Security Company, unless such loss is covered under
this Bond and is in excess of the amount recovered or received by the Insured under
(1) the Insureds contract with such Security Company, and (2) insurance or
indemnity of any kind carried by such Security Company for the benefit of, or otherwise
available to, users of its service, in which case this Bond shall cover only such
excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and Deductible Amount. |
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G. | Potential
income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the
Insured because of a loss covered under this Bond, except when covered under Insuring
Agreement H. |
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H. | Loss in the
form of (1) damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except
direct compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines, or penalties, including without
limitation two-thirds of treble damage awards pursuant to judgments under any statute
or regulation. |
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I. | Loss resulting from the surrender of Property away from an office of the Insured as a result of a threat |
(1) | to do bodily
harm to any person, except loss of Property in transit in the custody of any person
acting as messenger as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person, if
the Insured had no knowledge of such threat at the time such transit was initiated,
or |
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(2) | to do damage
to the premises or Property of the Insured, unless such loss is otherwise covered
under Insuring Agreement A. |
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J. | All costs,
fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of
or amount of loss covered under this Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses
are covered under Insuring Agreement B. |
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K. | Loss resulting
from payments made to or withdrawals from any account, involving funds erroneously
credited to such account, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement
A. |
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L. | Loss resulting
from uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn upon a financial institution
outside the United States of America, its territories and possessions, or Canada. |
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M. | Loss resulting
from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions of an Employee
primarily engaged in the sale of shares issued by an Investment Company to persons
other than (1) a person registered as a broker under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 or (2) an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual. |
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N. | Loss resulting
from the use of credit, debit, charge, access, convenience, identification, cash
management or other cards, whether such cards were issued or purport to have been
issued by the Insured or by anyone else, unless such loss is otherwise covered under
Insuring Agreement A. |
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O. | Loss resulting
from any purchase, redemption or exchange of securities issued by an Investment
Company or other Insured, or any other instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice
or transaction involving securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured
or the dividends in respect thereof, when any of the foregoing is requested, authorized
or directed or purported to be requested, authorized or directed by voice over the
telephone or by Electronic Transmission, unless such loss is otherwise covered under
Insuring Agreement A or Insuring Agreement I. |
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P. | Loss resulting
from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee as defined
in Section 1.I(2), unless such loss (1) could not have been reasonably discovered
by the due diligence of the Insured at or prior to the time of acquisition by the
Insured of the assets acquired |
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from a predecessor,
and (2) arose out of a lawsuit or valid claim brought against the Insured by a person
unaffiliated with the Insured or with any person affiliated with the Insured. |
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Q. | Loss resulting
from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction of data
in, or the change of data elements or programs within, any Computer System, unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A. |
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SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS | |
Upon payment
to the Insured hereunder for any loss, the Underwriter shall be subrogated to the
extent of such payment to all of the Insureds rights and claims in connection
with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter shall not be subrogated
to any such rights or claims one named Insured under this Bond may have against
another named Insured under this Bond. At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured
shall execute all assignments or other documents and take such action as the Underwriter
may deem necessary or desirable to secure and perfect such rights and claims, including
the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to bring suit in
the name of the Insured. |
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Assignment
of any rights or claims under this Bond shall not bind the Underwriter without the
Underwriters written consent. |
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SECTION 4. LOSSNOTICEPROOFLEGAL PROCEEDINGS | |
This Bond
is for the use and benefit only of the Insured and the Underwriter shall not be
liable hereunder for loss sustained by anyone other than the Insured, except that
if the Insured includes such other loss in the Insureds proof of loss, the
Underwriter shall consider its liability therefor. As soon as practicable and not
more than sixty (60) days after discovery of any loss covered hereunder, the Insured
shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and, as soon as practicable and
within one year after such discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter affirmative
proof of loss with full particulars. The Underwriter may extend the sixty day notice
period or the one year proof of loss period if the Insured requests an extension
and shows good cause therefor. |
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See also General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys Fees). | |
The Underwriter
shall not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless each of the Securities
is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number or by such identification
means as the Underwriter may require. The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period
after receipt of a proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate
the claim, but where the loss is of Securities and is clear and undisputed, settlement
shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves Securities
of which duplicates may be obtained. |
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The Insured
shall not bring legal proceedings against the Underwriter to recover any loss hereunder
prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof of loss or subsequent to twenty-four
(24) months after the discovery of such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding
to recover hereunder on account of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement
of any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover court costs or attorneys
fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the
final judgment in or settlement of such suit. If any limitation in this Bond is
prohibited by any applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended
to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law. |
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Notice hereunder
shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability Claims, ICI Mutual Insurance Company,
P.O. Box 730, Burlington, Vermont 05402-0730. |
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SECTION 5. DISCOVERY | |
For all purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss occurs, when the Insured |
(1) | becomes aware of facts, or | ||
(2) | receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances, |
which would
cause a reasonable person to assume that loss covered by this Bond has been or is
likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be
known. |
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SECTION 6. VALUATION OF PROPERTY | |
For the purpose
of determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value of any Property shall
be the market value of such Property at the close of business on the first business
day before the discovery of such loss; except that |
(1) | the value
of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of a claim therefor
shall be the actual market value of such Property at the time of replacement, but
not in excess of the market value of such Property on the first business day before
the discovery of the loss of such Property; |
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(2) | the value
of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription, conversion, redemption
or deposit privileges shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding
the expiration thereof if the loss of such Securities is not discovered until after
such expiration, but if there is no quoted or other ascertainable market price for
such Property or privileges referred to in clauses (1) and (2), their value shall
be fixed by agreement between the parties or by arbitration before an arbitrator
or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and |
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(3) | the value
of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its
business shall be limited to the actual cost of blank books, blank pages or other
materials if the books or records are reproduced plus the cost of labor for the
transcription or copying of data furnished by the Insured for reproduction. |
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SECTION 7. LOST SECURITIES | |
The maximum
liability of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities shall be the payment
for, or replacement of, such Securities having an aggregate value not to exceed
the applicable Limit of Liability. If the Underwriter shall make payment to the
Insured for any loss of securities, the Insured shall assign to the Underwriter
all of the Insureds right, title and interest in and to such Securities. In
lieu of such payment, the Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities,
and in such case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such replacement. To effect
the replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the
issuance of a lost instrument bond. If the value of such Securities does not exceed
the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss), the
Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond and will
indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that it may sustain
because of the issuance of such bond. |
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If the value
of such Securities exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery
of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion of the usual premium charged for
the lost instrument bond, equal to the percentage that the applicable Deductible
Amount bears to the value of such Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will
indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that is not recovered
from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject to the
applicable Limit of Liability. |
SECTION 8. SALVAGE | |
If any recovery
is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss within
the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the Underwriter shall be entitled to
the full amount of such recovery to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid
hereunder with respect to such loss. If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured
or the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit of
Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any
source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security or indemnity taken
by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the amount of such recovery, net of the
actual costs and expenses of recovery, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured
in full for the portion of such loss in excess of such Limit of Liability, and the
remainder, if any, shall be paid first to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts
paid hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of
the portion of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute
all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable to secure to the
Underwriter the rights provided for herein. |
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SECTION 9. NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY | |
Prior to its
termination, this Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit of Liability for
each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss, notwithstanding any previous loss
(other than such Single Loss) for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable
to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that regardless of the number of years this
Bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or
paid, the liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single
Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of the total
amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year
or from period to period. |
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SECTION 10. MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES | |
The maximum
liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by any Insuring Agreement
under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable to such Insuring Agreement,
subject to the applicable Deductible Amount and the other provisions of this Bond.
Recovery for any Single Loss may not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement.
If any Single Loss covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole
or in part because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies
issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the
Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the greater of either
(1) the applicable Limit of Liability under this Bond, or (2) the maximum liability
of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies. |
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SECTION 11. OTHER INSURANCE | |
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, if any loss covered by this Bond shall also be
covered by other insurance or suretyship for the benefit of the Insured, the Underwriter
shall be liable hereunder only for the portion of such loss in excess of the amount
recoverable under such other insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable
Limit of Liability of this Bond. |
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SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT | |
The Underwriter
shall not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the amount of the loss covered
thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery
received by the Insured with respect to such loss (other than from any other bond,
suretyship or insurance policy or as an advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall
exceed the applicable Deductible Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall be liable
only for such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and the other
terms of this Bond. |
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No Deductible
Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any
Investment Company named as an Insured. |
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SECTION 13. TERMINATION | |
The Underwriter
may terminate this Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds only by written notice
to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is terminated as to any Investment
Company, to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60)
days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice. |
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The Insured
may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the Underwriter not less than
sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the termination specified in such
notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the Insured terminates this Bond as
to any Investment Company, the effective date of termination shall be not less than
sixty (60) days from the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the termination
to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. |
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This Bond
will terminate as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and without notice
upon (1) the takeover of such Insureds business by any State or Federal official
or agency, or by any receiver or |
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liquidator,
or (2) the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute relative to bankruptcy
or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of
the Insured. |
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Premiums are
earned until the effective date of termination. The Underwriter shall refund the
unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the Underwriters
standard short rate cancellation tables if this Bond is terminated by the Insured
or pro rata if this Bond is terminated by the Underwriter. |
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Upon the detection
by any Insured that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s)
or Theft, the Insured shall immediately remove such Employee from a position that
may enable such Employee to cause the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent
Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft. The Insured, within two (2) business days
of such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars
of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft. |
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For purposes
of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer, or supervisory employee
of any Insured, who is not in collusion with such Employee, becomes aware that the
Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft. |
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This Bond
shall terminate as to any Employee by written notice from the Underwriter to each
Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of an Insured Investment Company, to
the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all cases not less than sixty (60) days
prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice. |
SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION | |
At any time
prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to any Insured, such
Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter, elect to purchase the right under
this Bond to an additional period of twelve (12) months within which to discover
loss sustained by such Insured prior to the effective date of such termination and
shall pay an additional premium therefor as the Underwriter may require. |
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Such additional
discovery period shall terminate immediately and without notice upon the takeover
of such Insureds business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by
any receiver or liquidator. Promptly after such termination the Underwriter shall
refund to the Insured any unearned premium. |
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The right
to purchase such additional discovery period may not be exercised by any State or
Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed
to take over the Insureds business. |
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SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES | |
The Underwriter
shall not be liable for loss in connection with the central handling of securities
within the systems established and maintained by any Depository (Systems), unless
the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under any bond
or policy or participants fund insuring the Depository against such loss (the
Depositorys Recovery); in such case the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder
only for the Insureds share of such excess loss, subject to the applicable
Limit of Liability, the Deductible Amount and the other terms of this Bond. |
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For determining
the Insureds share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured shall be deemed to
have an interest in any certificate representing any security included within the
Systems equivalent to the |
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interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing the same security
included within the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably and fairly
apportioned the Depositorys Recovery among all those having an interest as
recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository in Property
involved in such loss, so that each such interest shall share in the Depositorys Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears to the total
value of all such interests; and (3) the Insureds share of such excess loss
shall be the amount of the Insureds interest in such Property in excess of
the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository. |
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This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange or any
nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the Systems. |
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SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED | |||
If more than one entity is named as the Insured: | |||
A. | the total
liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single Loss shall not exceed the
Limit of Liability which would be applicable if there were only one named Insured,
regardless of the number of Insured entities which sustain loss as a result of such
Single Loss, |
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B. | the Insured
first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed authorized to make, adjust,
and settle, and receive and enforce payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent
of each other Insured for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice
required or permitted to be given hereunder; provided, that the Underwriter shall
promptly furnish each named Insured Investment
Company with (1) a copy of this Bond and any amendments thereto, (2) a copy of each
formal filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured, and (3) notification of
the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of such settlement, |
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C. | the Underwriter
shall not be responsible or have any liability for the proper application by the
Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations of any payment made hereunder
to the first named Insured, |
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D. | for the purposes
of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, officer
or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery by
every named Insured, |
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E. | if the first
named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under this Bond, then the Insured
next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for the purposes
of this Bond, and |
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F. | each named Insured shall constitute the Insured for all purposes of this Bond. | ||
SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL | |||
Within thirty
(30) days after learning that there has been a change in control of an Insured by
transfer of its outstanding voting securities the Insured shall give written notice
to the Underwriter of: |
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A. | the names
of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the
voting securities are registered in another name), and |
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B. | the total
number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the transferees (or the
beneficial owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and |
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C. | the total number of outstanding voting securities. | ||
As used in
this Section, control means the power to exercise a controlling influence over
the management or policies of the Insured. |
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SECTION 18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION | |||
This Bond may only be modified by written Rider forming a part hereof over the signature
of the Underwriters authorized representative. Any Rider which modifies the
coverage provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a manner which adversely
affects the rights of an Insured Investment Company shall not become effective until
at least sixty (60) days after the Underwriter has given written notice thereof
to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured
Investment Company affected thereby. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has caused this Bond to be executed on the Declarations Page. |
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ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 1
INSURED |
BOND NUMBER |
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UBS Cashfund Inc. |
87118108B | |
EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 |
December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the following:
UBS Master Series, Inc., a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS Money Market Fund | ||
UBS Managed Municipal Trust, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS RMA California Municipal Money Fund | ||
| UBS RMA New York Municipal Money Fund | ||
UBS RMA Money Fund, Inc., a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS Retirement Money Fund | ||
| UBS RMA Money Market Portfolio | ||
| UBS RMA U.S. Government Portfolio | ||
UBS RMA Tax-Free Fund, Inc. | |||
UBS Series Trust, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| U.S. Allocation Portfolio | ||
UBS PACE Select Advisors Trust, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS PACE Alternative Strategies Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Global Fixed Income Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Global Real Estate Securities Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Government Securities Fixed Income Investments | ||
| UBS PACE High Yield Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Intermediate Fixed Income Investments | ||
| UBS PACE International Emerging Markets Equity Investments | ||
| UBS PACE International Equity Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Large Co Growth Equity Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Large Co Value Equity Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Money Market Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Municipal Fixed Income Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Small/Medium Co Growth Equity Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Small/Medium Co Value Equity Investments | ||
| UBS PACE Strategic Fixed Income Investments |
Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. | |||
Global High Income Fund Inc. | |||
Managed High Yield Plus Fund Inc. | |||
Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc. | |||
Insured Municipal Income Fund Inc. | |||
UBS Index Trust, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS S&P 500 Index Fund | ||
UBS Investment Trust, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS U.S. Allocation Fund | ||
UBS Municipal Money Market Series, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS RMA New Jersey Municipal Money Fund | ||
UBS Money Series, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS Cash Reserves Fund | ||
| UBS Liquid Assets Fund | ||
| UBS Select Prime Capital Fund | ||
| UBS Select Prime Investor Fund | ||
| UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund | ||
| UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund | ||
| UBS Select Tax-Free Institutional Fund | ||
| UBS Select Tax-Free Preferred Fund | ||
| UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund | ||
| UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund | ||
| UBS Select Tax-Free Capital Fund | ||
| UBS Select Tax-Free Investor Fund | ||
| UBS Select Treasury Capital Fund | ||
| UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund | ||
The UBS Funds, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund | ||
| UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund | ||
| UBS Emerging Markets Debt Fund | ||
| UBS Emerging Markets Equity Fund | ||
| UBS Global Allocation Fund | ||
| UBS Global Bond Fund | ||
| UBS Global Equity Fund | ||
| UBS Global Frontier Fund | ||
| UBS High Yield Fund | ||
| UBS International Equity Fund | ||
| UBS Tax Free Short Intermediate Bond Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Bond Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund |
| UBS U.S. Real Estate Equity Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund | ||
UBS Relationship Funds, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| UBS Absolute Return Investment Grade Bond Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Absolute Return Bond Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Corporate Bond Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Emerging Markets Debt Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Emerging Markets Equity Completion Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Emerging Markets Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Enhanced Yield Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Global Aggregate Bond Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Global Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Global (ex-U.S.) Bond Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Global (ex-U.S.) Smaller Cap Equity Completion Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Global Securities Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS High Yield Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS International Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Large Cap Select Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Opportunistic Emerging Markets Debt Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Opportunistic High Yield Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Opportunistic Loan Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Short Duration Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS Small Cap Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Bond Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Cash Management Prime Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Core Plus Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Value Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Select Growth Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Smaller Cap Equity Completion Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Small-Mid Cap Core Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Small-Mid Cap Growth Equity Relationship Fund | ||
| UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Relationship Fund | ||
Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. | |||
SMA Relationship Trust, a series fund consisting of: | |||
| Series A | ||
| Series M | ||
| Series T |
Master Trust | |||
| Prime Master Fund | ||
| Treasury Master Fund | ||
| Tax-Free Master Fund |
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 2
INSURED |
BOND NUMBER |
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UBS Cashfund Inc. |
87118108B |
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EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 |
December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and
agreed that the Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or Alteration,
and Insuring Agreement F, Securities, shall not apply with respect to loss through
Forgery of a signature on the following documents: |
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(1) | letter requesting
redemption of $50,000 or less payable by check to the shareholder of record and addressed
to the address of record; or |
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(2) | letter requesting
redemption of $50,000 or less by wire transfer to the record shareholders bank
account of record; or |
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(3) | written request
to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement Account (DRA) which holds
shares of an Insured Fund, where such request (a) purports to be from or at the
instruction of the Owner of such DRA, and (b) directs such trustee or custodian
to transfer $50,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for another DRA
established for the benefit of such Owner; |
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provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described above
shall be $50,000 and that the Insured shall bear 20% of each such loss. This Rider
shall not apply in the case of any such Single Loss which exceeds $50,000; in such
case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations
shall control. |
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For purposes of this Rider: | ||
(A) | Designated
Retirement Account means any retirement plan or account described or qualified
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount thereof.
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(B) | Owner means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount thereof, is established. | |
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any
of the terms of this Bond. |
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 3
INSURED |
BOND NUMBER |
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UBS Cashfund Inc. |
87118108B |
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EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 |
December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and
agreed that this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with
the acceptance of any Third Party Check, unless |
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(1) | such Third
Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is registered in the name
of one or more of the payees on such Third Party Check, and |
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(2) | reasonable
efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving Third Party Checks on
behalf of the Insured, to verify all endorsements on all Third Party Checks made
payable in amounts greater than $100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated failure
to make such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage, subject
to the exclusions herein and in the Bond), |
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and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond. | ||
For purposes of this Rider, Third Party Check means a check made payable to one
or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties. |
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It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary
above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from
or in connection with the acceptance of a Third Party Check where: |
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(1) | any payee on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a corporation or other entity; or | |
(2) | such Third
Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than $100,000 and does not include
the purported endorsements of all payees on such Third Party Check. |
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It is further understood and agreed that this Rider shall not apply with respect
to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity.
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond. |
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 4
INSURED |
BOND NUMBER |
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UBS Cashfund Inc. |
87118108B |
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EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 |
December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in General Agreement A of this Bond, Item 1 of the Declarations shall include any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio provided that the Insured shall submit to the Underwriter within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar quarter, a list of all Newly Created Investment Companies or portfolios, the estimated annual assets of each Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio, and copies of any prospectuses and statements of additional information relating to such Newly Created Investment Companies or portfolios, unless said prospectuses and statements of additional information have been previously submitted. Following the end of a calendar quarter, any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio created within the preceding calendar quarter will continue to be an Insured only if the Underwriter is notified as set forth in this paragraph, the information required herein is provided to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter acknowledges the addition of such Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio to the Bond by a Rider to this Bond.
For purposes of this Rider, Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio shall mean any Investment Company or portfolio for which registration with the SEC has been declared effective for a time period of less than one calendar quarter.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 5
INSURED |
BOND NUMBER |
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UBS Cashfund Inc. |
87118108B |
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EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 |
December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from any On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s) involving an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 per shareholder account per day, unless before such redemption(s) or purchase(s), in a procedure initiated by the Insured or by the entity receiving the request for such On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s):
(i) the Shareholder of Record verifies, by some method other than an Electronic Transmission effected by computer-to-computer over the Internet or utilizing modem or similar connections, that each such redemption or purchase has been authorized, and (ii) if such redemption or purchase is to be effected by wire to or from a particular bank account, a duly authorized employee of the bank verifies the account number to or from which funds are being transferred, and that the name on the account is the same as the name of the intended recipient of the proceeds.
It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the Limit of Liability set forth herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit of Liability with respect to any Single Loss caused by an On-Line Transaction shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) and the On-Line Deductible with respect to Insuring Agreement I is Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 8, Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability, or any other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate Limit of Liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused by On-Line Transactions shall be an aggregate of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.
For purposes of this Rider, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
On-Line Purchase means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company, which purchase is requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
On-Line Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
On-Line Transaction means any Phone/Electronic Transaction requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 6
INSURED | BOND NUMBER | |
UBS Cashfund Inc. | 87118108B | |
EFFECTIVE DATE | BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 | December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, with respect to Insuring Agreement I only, the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations (Phone/Electronic Deductible) shall not apply with respect to a Single Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring Agreement I, caused by:
(1) | a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by check to the Shareholder of Record at the address of record; or | ||
(2) | a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by wire transfer to the Shareholder of Records bank account of record, |
provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described in (1) or (2) above shall be the lesser of 80% of such loss or $40,000 and that the Insured shall bear the remainder of each such Loss. This Rider shall not apply if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible to the Single Loss would result in coverage of greater than $40,000 or more; in such case the Phone-initiated Deductible and Limit of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider, Phone/Electronic Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by voice over the telephone, (b) by Telefacsimile, or (c) by computer-to-computer transmission over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 7
INSURED | BOND NUMBER | |
UBS Cashfund Inc. | 87118108B | |
EFFECTIVE DATE | BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 | December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not cover loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction requested:
| by use of an automated telephone tone or voice response system; or | ||
| by wireless device transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet), |
except insofar as such loss is covered under Insuring Agreement A Fidelity of this Bond.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 8
INSURED | BOND NUMBER | |
UBS Cashfund Inc. | 87118108B | |
EFFECTIVE DATE | BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 | December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q of this Bond, this Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement J as follows:
J. | COMPUTER SECURITY | ||||||||
Loss (including loss of Property) resulting directly from Computer Fraud; provided,
that the Insured has adopted in writing and generally maintains and follows during
the Bond Period all Computer Security Procedures. The isolated failure of the Insured
to maintain and follow a particular Computer Security Procedure in a particular
instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the
specific exclusions herein and in the Bond. |
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1. | Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have
the following meanings: |
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a. | Authorized
User means any person or entity designated by the Insured (through contract, assignment
of User Identification, or otherwise) as authorized to use a Covered Computer System,
or any part thereof. |
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b. | Computer
Fraud means the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction
of data in, or change of data elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System
which: |
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(1) | is committed
by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone or in collusion with other Unauthorized
Third Parties; and |
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(2) | is committed
with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss, and
(b) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person; and |
(3) | causes
(x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered; or (y) an account of the Insured,
or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited; or (z) an unauthorized
or fictitious account to be debited or credited. |
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c. | Computer Security Procedures means procedures for prevention of unauthorized computer access and administration of computer access as provided in writing to the Underwriter. | ||||||||
d. | Covered Computer System means any Computer System as to which the Insured has possession, custody and control. | ||||||||
e. |
Unauthorized
Third Party means any person or entity that, at the time of the Computer Fraud,
is not an Authorized User. |
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2. |
Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement
J shall not cover: |
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a. | Any loss covered
under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, of this Bond; and |
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b. | Any loss resulting
directly or indirectly from Theft or misappropriation of confidential or proprietary
information, material or data (including but not limited to trade secrets, computer
programs or customer information); and |
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c. | Any loss resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Computer Security Procedures; and | ||||||||
d. | Any loss resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in collusion with: | ||||||||
(1) | any Authorized
User (whether a natural person or an entity); or |
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(2) | in the
case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a) any director, officer, partner,
employee or agent of such Authorized User, or (b) any entity which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Authorized User (Related Entity),
or (c) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Related Entity;
or |
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(3) | in the
case of any Authorized User who is a natural person, (a) any entity for which such
Authorized User is a director, officer, partner, employee or agent (Employer Entity),
or (b) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer Entity,
or (c) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Employer Entity (Employer-Related Entity), or (d) any director, officer,
partner, employee or agent of such Employer-Related Entity; |
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and |
e. | Any loss
resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any Covered Computer System,
or any part thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated therewith; and |
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f. | Any loss not
directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud (including, without limitation,
disruption of business and extra expense); and |
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g. | Payments made
to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has denied authorized access to a
Covered Computer System or otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business of the
Insured. |
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For purposes
of this Insuring Agreement, Single Loss, as defined in Section 1.X of this Bond,
shall also include all loss caused by Computer Fraud(s) committed by one person,
or in which one person is implicated, whether or not that person is specifically
identified. A series of losses involving unidentified individuals, but arising from
the same method of operation, may be deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same
individual and in that event shall be treated as a Single Loss. |
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It is further
understood and agreed that nothing in this Rider shall affect the exclusion set
forth in Section 2.0 of this Bond. |
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Coverage under
this Insuring Agreement shall terminate upon termination of this Bond. Coverage
under this Insuring Agreement may also be terminated without terminating this Bond
as an entirety: |
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(a) | by written
notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective
date of termination specified in such notice; or |
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(b) | immediately
by written notice from the Insured to the Underwriter. |
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any
of the terms of this Bond. |
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 9
INSURED | BOND NUMBER | |
UBS Cashfund Inc. | 87118108B | |
EFFECTIVE DATE | BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
December 15, 2008 | December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
Most property and casualty insurers, including ICI Mutual Insurance Company (ICI Mutual), are subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (the Act). The Act establishes a Federal insurance backstop under which ICI Mutual and these other insurers will be partially reimbursed for future insured losses resulting from certified acts of terrorism. (Each of these bolded terms is defined by the Act.) The Act also places certain disclosure and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.
Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI Mutual caused by certified acts of terrorism will be partially reimbursed by the United States government under a formula established by the Act. Under this formula, the United States government will reimburse ICI Mutual for 90% of ICI Mutuals insured losses in excess of a statutorily established deductible until total insured losses of all participating insurers reach $100 billion. If total insured losses of all property and casualty insurers reach $100 billion during any applicable period, the Act provides that the insurers will not be liable under their policies for their portions of such losses that exceed such amount. Amounts otherwise payable under this bond may be reduced as a result.
This bond has no express exclusion for acts of terrorism. However, coverage under this bond remains subject to all applicable terms, conditions and limitations of the bond (including exclusions) that are permissible under the Act. The portion of the premium that is attributable to any coverage potentially available under the bond for acts of terrorism is one percent (1%).
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 10
INSURED | BOND NUMBER | |
UBS Cashfund Inc. | 87118108B | |
EFFECTIVE DATE | BOND PERIOD | AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
April 30, 2009 | December 15, 2008 to December 15, 2009 | /S/ Catherine Dalton |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the following:
| UBS Global (ex-U.S.) All Cap Growth Relationship Fund, a series of: | ||
UBS Relationship Funds |
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
(AMERICAS) INC.
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG
JOINTLY INSURED PARTIES
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of April 30, 2009, by and among the following registered investment companies, which are referred to herein individually as a Fund and collectively as the Funds or the insured parties: UBS CASHFUND INC.; UBS MANAGED MUNICIPAL TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS RMA California Municipal Money Fund and UBS RMA New York Municipal Money Fund; UBS MASTER SERIES, INC., a series fund consisting of UBS Money Market Fund; UBS RMA MONEY FUND INC., a series fund consisting of UBS Retirement Money Fund, UBS RMA Money Market Portfolio and UBS RMA U.S. Government Portfolio; UBS RMA TAX-FREE FUND INC.; UBS SERIES TRUST, a series fund consisting of U.S. Allocation Portfolio; STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.; INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC.; INSURED MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC.; GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.; UBS PACESM SELECT ADVISORS TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS PACE Money Market Investments, UBS PACE Government Securities Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Intermediate Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Strategic Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Municipal Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Global Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Large Co Value Equity Investments, UBS PACE Large Co Growth Equity Investments, UBS PACE Small/Medium Co Value Equity Investments, UBS PACE Small/Medium Co Growth Equity Investments, UBS PACE International Equity Investments, UBS PACE International Emerging Markets Equity Investments, UBS PACE Alternative Strategies Investments, UBS PACE High Yield Investments and UBS PACE Global Real Estate Securities Investments; UBS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET SERIES, a series fund consisting of UBS RMA New Jersey Municipal Money Fund; UBS INVESTMENT TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS U.S. Allocation Fund; MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FUND INC.; UBS INDEX TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS S&P 500 Index Fund; UBS MONEY SERIES, a series fund consisting of UBS Cash Reserves Fund, UBS Liquid Assets Fund, UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Institutional Fund, UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Preferred Fund, UBS Select Prime Investor Fund, UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Investor Fund, UBS Select Prime Capital Fund, UBS Select Treasury Capital Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Capital Fund; MASTER TRUST, a series fund consisting of Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Tax-Free Master Fund; SMA RELATIONSHIP TRUST, a series fund consisting of Series A, Series M and Series T; THE UBS FUNDS, a series fund consisting of UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund, UBS U.S.
Small Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Real Estate Equity Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Debt Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global Equity Fund, UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund, UBS International Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund, UBS Global Frontier Fund and UBS Tax Free Short Intermediate Bond Fund; UBS RELATIONSHIP FUNDS, a series fund consisting of UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Relationship Fund, UBS Global Aggregate Bond Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Relationship Fund, UBS Global Securities Relationship Fund, UBS Small Cap Equity Relationship Fund, UBS High Yield Relationship Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Relationship Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Debt Relationship Fund, UBS Cash Management Prime Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Relationship Fund, UBS Large-Cap Select Equity Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Large-Cap Value Equity Relationship Fund, UBS International Equity Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Core Plus Relationship Fund, UBS Short Duration Relationship Fund, UBS Enhanced Yield Relationship Fund, UBS Opportunistic Emerging Markets Debt Relationship Fund, UBS Opportunistic High Yield Relationship Fund, UBS Corporate Bond Relationship Fund, UBS Absolute Return Investment Grade Bond Relationship Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Completion Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Small-Mid Cap Growth Equity Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Relationship Fund, UBS Global Equity Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Smaller Cap Equity Completion Relationship Fund, UBS Global ex U.S. Smaller Cap Equity Completion Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Large-Cap Select Growth Equity Relationship Fund, UBS Global (ex-US) Bond Relationship Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Value Relationship Fund, UBS Opportunistic Loan Relationship Fund and UBS Global (ex-U.S.) All Cap Growth Relationship Fund; and FORT DEARBORN INCOME SECURITIES, INC.
WHEREAS, each Fund is a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act);
WHEREAS, the insured parties are named as insureds under a joint fidelity bond (the Bond); and
WHEREAS, the insured parties desire to confirm the criteria by which recoveries under the Bond shall be allocated among insured parties;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
1. In the event that recovery is received under the Bond as a result of a loss sustained by a Fund and one or more other insured parties, each Fund shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery in relation to the respective claims,
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but at least equal to the amount it would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required under Rule 17g-1 under the Act.
2. The obligations of a Fund under this Agreement are not binding upon any of the board members of a Fund or Fund shareholders individually, but are binding only with respect to the assets of that Fund.
3. The insured parties consent to having any other registered investment company for which UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. serves as manager, investment adviser or investment sub-adviser become a party to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the insured parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized.
UBS CASHFUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MANAGED MUNICIPAL TRUST
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MASTER SERIES, INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS RMA MONEY FUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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UBS RMA TAX-FREE FUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS SERIES TRUST
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
INSURED MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS PACESM SELECT ADVISORS TRUST
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET SERIES
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS INVESTMENT TRUST
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FUND INC.
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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UBS INDEX TRUST
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MONEY SERIES
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
MASTER TRUST
By: /s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A. Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
SMA RELATIONSHIP TRUST
By: /s/ Tammie Lee
Tammie Lee
Vice
President and Assistant Secretary
THE UBS FUNDS
By: /s/ Tammie Lee
Tammie Lee
Vice
President and Assistant Secretary
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UBS RELATIONSHIP FUNDS
By: /s/ Tammie Lee
Tammie Lee
Vice
President and Assistant Secretary
FORT DEARBORN INCOME SECURITIES, INC.
By: /s/ Tammie Lee
Tammie Lee
Vice
President and Assistant Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF FORT
DEARBORN INCOME SECURITIES, INC. CERTIFYING
RESOLUTIONS
APPROVING THE JOINT FIDELITY BOND
THE UNDERSIGNED, the duly appointed Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the Fund), registered as a management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), does hereby certify that the resolutions set forth below were approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund (the Board), including a majority of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (the Independent Directors), on March 5, 2009 at a meeting of the Board:
WHEREAS, | the Board
has considered all relevant factors concerning a fidelity bond issued by ICI Mutual
Insurance Company (ICI Mutual) in the amount of $70 million (Joint
Fidelity Bond), which Joint Fidelity Bond is currently in effect with respect
to the Fund and other investment companies managed or advised by UBS Global AM (Americas)
(collectively, Insured Series), as joint insureds under the Joint Fidelity
Bond, including but not limited to, the amount of coverage provided by the Joint
Fidelity Bond and those factors set forth in Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act; and |
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WHEREAS, | the Board
has concluded that it is consistent with the best interests of each Insured Series
and its shareholders for UBS Global (ex-U.S.) All Cap Growth Relationship Fund (the
New Series) to be included as an Insured Series under the Joint Fidelity Bond; and |
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WHEREAS, | the Joint
Fidelity Bond will provide adequate coverage for the New Series, taking into consideration
all relevant factors, including the number of the parties to be named as insureds,
their respective assets, the requirements of Rule 17g-1, the nature of the business
activities of such other parties, the amount of the Joint Fidelity Bond and the
amount of the premiums for such Bond, the ratable allocation of the premiums among
all parties named as insureds, the extent to which the share of the premium allocated
to an Insured |
Series
is less than the premium it would have to pay if it had provided and maintained
a single insured bond and the coverage provided under the Joint Fidelity Bond; |
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RESOLVED, | that Fidelity
Bond No. 87118108B (the Fidelity Bond or Bond), issued by
ICI Mutual, which Fidelity Bond provides for joint coverage for each Insured Series
and the New Series, in the amount of $70 million (together, the Covered Series), will provide adequate coverage for the Covered Series, and such Bond, including
the portion of the premium to be paid by each Covered Series, is hereby approved
by the Board, including the Independent Directors, taking into consideration all
relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the number of the other parties
named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
the amount of the Fidelity Bond, the amount of the premiums for such Bond, the ratable
allocation of the premiums among all parties named as insureds and the extent to
which the share of the premium for the Fidelity Bond allocated to each Covered Series
is less than the premiums the Series would have to pay if they provided and maintained
a fidelity bond that covered only the Covered Series as the insured; and |
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FURTHER RESOLVED, | that the
Fidelity Bond in the amount of $70 million and the allocation of the entire premium
of the Fidelity Bond to the New Series and the Covered Series on the basis of net
assets, except for any additional premium related to the addition of the New Series,
which additional premium is to be paid by the New Series, be, and they hereby are,
approved; and |
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FURTHER RESOLVED, | that the
appropriate officers of the Fund be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to execute
and deliver such documents and to make such regulatory filings as may be necessary
to effect the fidelity bond coverage contemplated hereby in accordance with the
1940 Act, the rules thereunder and the Funds by-laws, as applicable; and |
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FURTHER RESOLVED, | that the
Secretary of the Fund be, and hereby is, designated as the officer to make filings
with the SEC and give notices as may be required from time to time pursuant to Rule
17g-1(g) and Rule 17g-1(h) under the 1940 Act. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as such officer of the Fund this 7th day of May, 2009.
FORT DEARBORN INCOME | ||
SECURITIES, INC. | ||
/s/ Keith A. Weller | ||
Keith A. Weller | ||
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
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