ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
501 Commerce Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
615-622-0000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Filing Pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 with Respect to Registered Investment
Companies Managed by AllianceBernstein L.P. |
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed, on behalf of each of the registered investment
companies (the "Funds") managed by AllianceBernstein L.P. (see Schedule A, attached hereto), and pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are copies of the following documents:
(i) The Investment Company Blanket Bond (the "Bond")
for the period May 15, 2022 to May 15, 2023, on which AllianceBernstein L.P. and the Funds are the named insureds (Exhibit A);
(ii) The Joint Fidelity Bond Agreement entered into by
AllianceBernstein L.P. and the Funds (Exhibit B); and
(iii) The resolutions of the Boards of Directors or Trustees
of the Funds, including a majority of the Directors or Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds, approving the amount, type,
form and coverage of the Bond (Exhibits C-1 and C-2).
The premium in connection with the Bond has been paid
in full.
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/s/ David Lesser |
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David Lesser |
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Senior Vice President, Counsel and
Corporate Secretary |
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Enclosures
SCHEDULE A
NAME OF FUND |
File No. |
AB
ACTIVE ETFs, INC. |
811-23799 |
AB BOND FUND, INC. |
811-02383 |
AB CAP FUND, INC. |
811-01716 |
AB CORE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. |
811-09687 |
AB CORPORATE SHARES |
811-21497 |
AB DISCOVERY GROWTH FUND, INC. |
811-00204 |
AB EQUITY INCOME FUND, INC. |
811-07916 |
AB FIXED-INCOME SHARES, INC. |
811-06068 |
AB GLOBAL BOND FUND, INC. |
811-06554 |
AB GLOBAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND, INC. |
811-07707 |
AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION FUND, INC. |
811-00134 |
AB HIGH INCOME FUND, INC. |
811-08188 |
AB INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. |
811-08403 |
AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. |
811-06730 |
AB MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVE FUND |
811-22671 |
AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. |
811-04791 |
AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II |
811-07618 |
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC. |
811-00126 |
AB SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. |
811-03131 |
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. |
811-08426 |
AB TRUST |
811-10221 |
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC. |
811-05398 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC. |
811-07732 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. |
811-10573 |
BERNSTEIN FUND, INC. |
811-23100 |
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN FUND, INC. |
811-05555 |
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN FUND II, INC. |
811-21034 |
THE AB PORTFOLIOS |
811-05088 |
Exhibit A
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Notification
CHANGE
TO INSURER'S ADDRESS
Please
be advised that all references to the address 175 Water Street, New York, NY 10038 contained in the Policy, Policy Declarations, riders,
endorsements, and Policy notices are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: 1271 Ave of the Americas FL 37,
New York, NY 10020-1304
All other terms and
conditions of the Policy remain the same.
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POLICYHOLDER
NOTICE
Thank
you for purchasing insurance from a member company of American International Group, Inc.
(AIG). The AIG member companies generally
pay compensation to brokers
and independent agents, and may have
paid compensation in connection with your
policy. You can review and obtain information
about the nature and range of compensation
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1-800-706-3102.
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National
Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
A capital
stock company
POLICY
NUMBER: 08-832-61-13 REPLACEMENT OF POLICY NUMBER: 01-277-07-93
INVESTMENT
COMPANY BLANKET BOND
(A
Stock Insurance Company, Herein Called the Underwriter)
DECLARATIONS |
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Item 1. |
Name of Insured (herein
called Insured): |
AllianceBernstein
Complex of
Registered Investment Companies |
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Principal Address: |
501 COMMERCE STREET
NASHVILLE, TN 37204 |
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Item 2. |
Bond Period:
from 12:01a.m. 05/15/2022 to 12:01a.m. 05/15/2023
the effective
date of the termination or cancellation 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, |
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Amount
applicable to
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Deductible |
Insuring Agreement
(A)-FIDELITY |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (B)-AUDIT EXPENSE |
$50,000 |
$10,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (C)-ON PREMISES |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (D)-IN TRANSIT |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (E)-FORGERY OR ALTERATION |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (F)-SECURITIES |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (G)-COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (H)-STOP PAYMENT |
$25,000 |
$5,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (I)-UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
Optional
Insuring Agreements: |
$25,000 |
$5,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (J)-COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (K)-UNAUTHORIZED SIGNATURES |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
Insuring
Agreement (L)-AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
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If
"Not Covered" is inserted above opposite any specified Insuring Agreement or Coverage, such Insuring Agreement or Coverage
and any other reference thereto in this bond shall be deemed to be deleted therefrom. |
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Offices
or Premises Covered--Offices acquired or established subsequent to the effective date of this bond are covered according to the terms
of General Agreement A. All the Insured's offices or premises in existence at the time this bond becomes effective are covered under
this bond except the offices or premises located as follows: No Exceptions |
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The
liability of the Underwriter is subject to the terms of the following riders attached hereto: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8,
#9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 |
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The
Insured by the acceptance of this bond gives to the Underwriter terminating or cancelling prior bond(s) or policy(ies) No.(s) 01-277-07-93
such termination or cancellation to be effective as of the time this bond becomes effective. |
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Item
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PREMIUM:
$51,231 part of $168,123 |
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Insurer has caused this Policy to be signed by its President, Secretary and Authorized Representative.
This Policy shall not be valid unless signed below at the time of issuance by an authorized representative of the insurer.
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National
Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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AUTHORIZED
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COUNTERSIGNED
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AON
RISK SERVICES NORTHEAST INC
ONE
LIBERTY PLAZA 165 BROADWAY
NEW
YORK, NY 10006
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National
Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
A capital stock company
INVESTMENT
COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
The
Underwriter, in consideration of an agreed premium, and subject to the Declarations made a part hereof, the General Agreements, Conditions
and Limitations and other terms of this bond, agrees with the Insured, in accordance with the Insuring Agreements hereof to which an
amount of insurance is applicable as set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations and with respect to loss sustained by the Insured at any
time but discovered during the Bond Period, to indemnify and hold harmless the Insured for:
INSURING
AGREEMENTS
(A) FIDELITY
Loss resulting from any dishonest or fraudulent
act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement committed by an Employee, committed anywhere and whether committed alone or in collusion with
others, including loss of Property resulting from such acts of an Employee, which Property is held by the Insured for any purpose or in
any capacity and whether so held gratuitously or not and whether or not the Insured is liable therefor.
Dishonest or fraudulent act(s) as used in this
Insuring Agreement shall mean only dishonest or fraudulent act(s) committed by such Employee with the manifest intent:
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| (b) | to obtain financial benefit for the Employee, or for any other person or organization intended by the
Employee to receive such benefit, other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, promotions, awards, profit sharing, pensions or other
employee benefits earned in the normal course of employment. |
(B) AUDIT
EXPENSE
Expense incurred by the Insured for that part
of the costs of audits or examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority to be conducted either by such authority or by
an independent accountant by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the Insured through any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including
Larceny or Embezzlement of any of the Employees. The total liability of the Underwriter for such expense by reason of such acts of any
Employee or in which such Employee is concerned or implicated or with respect to any one audit or examination is limited to the amount
stated opposite Audit Expense in Item 3 of the Declarations; it being understood, however, that such expense shall be deemed to be a loss
sustained by the Insured through any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement of one or more of the Employees
and the liability under this paragraph shall be in addition to the Limit of liability stated in Insuring Agreement (A) in Item 3 of the
Declarations.
(C) ON
PREMISES
Loss of Property (occurring with or without
negligence or violence) through robbery, burglary, Larceny, theft, holdup, or other fraudulent means, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable
disappearance, damage thereto or destruction thereof, abstraction or removal from the possession, custody or control of the Insured, and
loss of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges through the misplacement or loss of Property, while the Property is
(or is supposed or believed by the Insured to be) lodged or deposited within any offices or premises located anywhere, except in an office
listed in Item 4 of the Declarations or amendment thereof or in the mail or with a carrier for hire other than an armored motor vehicle
company, for the purpose of transportation.
Offices and Equipment
| (1) | Loss of or damage to, furnishings, fixtures, stationery, supplies or equipment, within any of the Insured's
offices covered under this bond caused by Larceny or theft in, or by burglary, robbery or holdup of such office, or attempt thereat, or
by vandalism or malicious mischief; or |
| (2) | loss through damage to any such office by Larceny or theft in, or by burglary, robbery or holdup of such
office or attempt thereat, or to the interior of any such office by |
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vandalism or malicious mischief provided, in
any event, that the Insured is the owner of such offices, furnishings, fixtures, stationery, supplies or equipment or is legally liable
for such loss or damage, always excepting, however, all loss or damage through fire.
(D) IN
TRANSIT
Loss of Property (occurring with or without
negligence or violence) through robbery, Larceny, theft, holdup, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, being lost or otherwise
made away with, damage thereto or destruction thereof, and loss of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges through
the misplacement or loss of Property, while the Property is in transit anywhere in the custody of any person or persons acting as messenger,
except while in the mail or with a carrier for hire, other than an armored motor vehicle company, for the purpose of transportation, such
transit to begin immediately upon receipt of such Property by the transporting person or persons, and to end immediately upon delivery
thereof at destination.
(E) FORGERY
OR ALTERATION
Loss through FORGERY or ALTERATION of, on or
in any bills of exchange, checks, drafts, acceptances, certificates of deposit. promissory notes, or other written promises, orders or
directions to pay sums certain in money, due bills, money orders, warrants, orders upon public treasuries, letters of credit, written
instructions, advices or applications directed to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer, payment, delivery or receipt
of funds or Property, which instructions or advices or applications purport to have been signed or endorsed by any customer of the Insured,
shareholder or subscriber to shares, whether certificated or uncertificated, of any Investment Company or by any financial or banking
institution or stockbroker but which instructions, advices or applications either bear the forged signature or endorsement or have been
altered without the knowledge and consent of such customer, shareholder or subscriber to shares, whether certificated or uncertificated,
of an Investment Company, financial or banking institution or stockbroker, withdrawal orders or receipts for the withdrawal of funds or
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, excluding, however, any loss covered under Insuring Agreement (F) hereof whether or not coverage
for Insuring Agreement (F) is provided for in the Declarations of this bond.
Any check or draft (a) made payable to a fictitious
payee and endorsed in the name of such fictitious payee or (b) procured in a transaction with the maker or drawer thereof or with one
acting as an agent of such maker or drawer or anyone impersonating another and made or drawn payable to the one so impersonated and endorsed
by anyone other than the one impersonated, shall be deemed to be forged as to such endorsement.
Mechanically reproduced facsimile signatures
are treated the same as handwritten signatures.
(F) SECURITIES
Loss sustained by the Insured, including loss
sustained by reason of a violation of the constitution, by- laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization of which the
Insured is a member or which would have been imposed upon the Insured by the constitution, by- laws, rules or regulations of any Self
Regulatory Organization if the Insured had been a member thereof,
| (1) | through the Insured's having, in good faith and in the course of business, whether for its own account
or for the account of others, in any representative, fiduciary, agency or any other capacity, either gratuitously or otherwise, purchased
or otherwise acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed any liability, on
the faith of, or otherwise acted upon, any securities, documents or other written instruments which prove to have been |
| (b) | forged as to the signature of any maker, drawer, issuer, endorser, assignor, lessee, transfer agent or
registrar, acceptor, surety or guarantor or as to the signature of any person signing in any other capacity, or |
| (c) | raised or otherwise altered, or lost, or stolen, or |
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guaranteed in writing or witnessed any signatures
whether for valuable consideration or not and whether or not such guaranteeing or witnessing is ultra vires the Insured, upon any transfers,
assignments, bills of sale, powers of attorney, guarantees, endorsements or other obligations upon or in connection with any securities,
documents or other written instruments and which pass or purport to pass title to such securities, documents or other written instruments;
EXCLUDING, losses caused by FORGERY or ALTERATION of, on or in those instruments covered under Insuring Agreement (E) hereof.
Securities, documents or other written instruments
shall be deemed to mean original (including original counterparts) negotiable or non- negotiable agreements which in and of themselves
represent an equitable interest, ownership, or debt, including an assignment thereof which instruments are in the ordinary course of business,
transferable by delivery of such agreements with any necessary endorsement or assignment.
The word "counterfeited" as used in
this Insuring Agreement shall be deemed to mean any security, document or other written instrument which is intended to deceive and to
be taken for an original.
Mechanically produced facsimile signatures are
treated the same as handwritten signatures.
(G) COUNTERFEIT
CURRENCY
Loss through the receipt by the Insured, in
good faith, of any counterfeited money orders or altered paper currencies or coin of the United States of America or Canada issued or
purporting to have been issued by the United States of America or Canada or issued pursuant to a United States of America or Canadian
statute for use as currency.
(H) STOP
PAYMENT
Loss against any and all sums which the Insured
shall become obligated to pay by reason of the Liability imposed upon the Insured by law for damages:
For having either complied with or failed to
comply with any written notice of any customer, shareholder or subscriber of the Insured or any Authorized Representative of such customer,
shareholder or subscriber to stop payment of any check or draft made or drawn by such customer, shareholder or subscriber or any Authorized
Representative of such customer, shareholder or subscriber, or
For having refused to pay any check or draft
made or drawn by any customer, shareholder or subscriber of the Insured or any Authorized Representative of such customer, shareholder
or subscriber.
(I) UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
Loss resulting from payments of dividends or
fund shares, or withdrawals permitted from any customer's, shareholder's or subscriber's account based upon Uncollectible Items of Deposit
of a customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by the Insured or the Insured's agent to such customer's, shareholder's or subscriber's
Mutual Fund Account; or loss resulting from any Item of Deposit processed through an Automated Clearing House which is reversed by the
customer, shareholder or subscriber and deemed uncollectible by the Insured.
Loss includes dividends and interest accrued
not to exceed 15% of the Uncollectible Items which are deposited.
This Insuring Agreement applies to all Mutual
Funds with "exchange privileges" if all Fund(s) in the exchange program are insured by a National Union Fire Insurance Company
of Pittsburgh, PA for Uncollectible Items of Deposit. Regardless of the number of transactions between Fund(s), the minimum number of
days of deposit within the Fund(s) before withdrawal as declared in the Fund(s) prospectus shall begin from the date a deposit was first
credited to any Insured Fund(s).
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GENERAL
AGREEMENTS
A. ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR
EMPLOYEES-CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER- NOTICE
| 1. | If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, establish any additional office or offices, such office
or offices shall be automatically covered hereunder from the dates of their establishment, respectively. No notice to the Underwriter
of an increase during any premium period in the number of offices or in the number of Employees at any of the offices covered hereunder
need be given and no additional premium need be paid for the remainder of such premium period. |
| 2. | If an Investment Company, named as Insured herein, shall, while this bond is in force, merge or consolidate
with, or purchase the assets of another institution, coverage for such acquisition shall apply automatically from the date of acquisition.
The Insured shall notify the Underwriter of such acquisition within 60 days of said date, and an additional premium shall be computed
only if such acquisition involves additional offices or employees. |
B. WARRANTY
No statement made by or on behalf of the Insured,
whether contained in the application or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a warranty of anything except that it is true to the best of
the knowledge and belief of the person making the statement.
C. COURT
COSTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES (Applicable to all Insuring Agreements or Coverages now or hereafter forming part of this bond)
The Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against
court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense, whether or not successful, whether or not fully
litigated on the merits and whether or not settled of any suit or legal proceeding brought against the Insured to enforce the Insured's
liability or alleged liability on account of 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
| (1) | an Employee admits to being guilty of any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement;
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| (2) | an Employee is adjudicated to be guilty of any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement; |
| (3) | in the absence of (1) or (2) above an arbitration panel agrees, after a review of an agreed statement
of facts, that an Employee would be found guilty of dishonesty if such Employee were prosecuted. |
The Insured shall promptly give notice to the
Underwriter of any such suit or legal proceeding and at the request of the Underwriter shall furnish it with copies of all pleadings and
other papers therein. At the Underwriter's election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such suit or legal
proceeding, in the Insured's name, through attorneys of the Underwriter's selection. In such event, the Insured shall give all reasonable
information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper defense of such suit or legal proceeding.
If the amount of the Insured's liability or
alleged liability is greater than the amount recoverable under this bond, or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the liability
of the Underwriter under this General Agreement is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys' fees incurred and paid by the
Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount recoverable under this bond bears to the total of such amount plus the amount which is not
so recoverable. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement or Coverage.
D. FORMER
EMPLOYEE
Acts of an Employee, as defined in this bond,
are covered under Insuring Agreement (A) only while the Employee is in the Insured's employ. Should loss involving a former Employee of
the Insured be discovered subsequent to the termination of employment, coverage would still apply under Insuring Agreement (A) if the
direct proximate cause of the loss occurred while the former Employee performed duties within the scope of his/ her employment.
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THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS
ARE SUBJECT TO
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
The following terms, as used in this bond, shall
have the respective meanings stated in this Section:
| (1) | any of the Insured's officers, partners, or employees, and |
| (2) | any of the officers or employees 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 |
| (3) | attorneys retained by the Insured to perform legal services for the Insured and the employees of such
attorneys while such attorneys or the employees of such attorneys are performing such services for the Insured, and |
| (4) | guest students pursuing their studies or duties in any of the Insured's offices, and |
| (5) | directors or trustees of the Insured, the investment advisor, underwriter (distributor), transfer agent,
or shareholder accounting record keeper, or administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/ or other required records,
but only while performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an officer or employee or while 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, and |
| (6) | any individual or individuals assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee within the premises
of the Insured, by contract, or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel on a contingent or part- time basis, and |
| (7) | each natural person, partnership or corporation 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 any such processor who acts
as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in issuing checks, drafts or securities for the Insured, unless included under Sub-
section (9) hereof, and |
| (8) | those persons so designated in Section 15, Central Handling of Securities, and |
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| c) | a transfer agent or shareholder accounting record- keeper, or |
| d) | an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/ or other required records, for an Investment Company named as Insured while
performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an officer or Employee of any Investment Company named as Insured herein,
or while 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 any such Investment Company, provided that only Employees or partners of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting record- keeper or
administrator which is an affiliated person as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of an Investment Company named as Insured
or is an affiliated person of the adviser, underwriter or administrator of such Investment Company, and which is not a bank, shall be
included within the definition of Employee.
Each employer of temporary personnel or processors
as set forth in Sub- Sections (6) and of Section 1(a) and their partners, officers and employees shall collectively be deemed to be one
person for all the purposes of this bond, excepting, however, the last paragraph of Section 13. |
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Brokers, or other agents
under contract or representatives of the same general character shall not be considered Employees.
| (b) | "Property" means money (i.e.. currency, coin, bank notes, Federal Reserve notes), postage and
revenue stamps, U.S. Savings Stamps, bullion, precious metals of all kinds and in any form and articles made therefrom, jewelry, watches,
necklaces, bracelets, gems, precious and semi- precious stones, bonds, securities, evidences of debts, debentures, scrip, certificates,
interim receipts, warrants, rights, puts, calls, straddles, spreads, transfers, coupons, drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances, notes,
checks, withdrawal orders, money orders, warehouse receipts, bills of lading, conditional sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance
policies, deeds, mortgages under real estate and/ or chattels and upon interests therein, and assignments of such policies, mortgages
and instruments, 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 including Electronic Representations of such instruments enumerated
above (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 predecessor's declared financial condition at the time of the Insured's 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 and whether
so held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity and whether so held gratuitously or not and whether or not the Insured is liable
therefor. |
| (c) | "Forgery" means the signing of the name of another with intent to deceive; it does not include
the signing of one's own name with or without authority, in any capacity, for any purpose. |
| (d) | "Larceny and Embezzlement" as it applies to any named Insured means those acts as set forth
in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
| (e) | "Items of Deposit" means any one or more checks and drafts. Items of Deposit shall not be deemed
uncollectible until the Insured's collection procedures have failed. |
SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
| (a) | loss effected directly or indirectly by means of forgery or alteration of, on or in any instrument, except
when covered by Insuring Agreement (A), (E), (F) or (G). |
| (b) | loss due to riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada; or loss due to military,
naval or usurped power, war or insurrection unless such loss occurs in transit in the circumstances recited in Insuring Agreement (D),
and unless, when such transit was initiated, there was no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, military, naval or usurped power, war
or insurrection on the part of any person acting for the Insured in initiating such transit. |
| (c) | loss, in time of peace or war, directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from the effects of nuclear
fission or fusion or radioactivity; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to loss resulting from industrial uses of nuclear
energy. |
| (d) | loss resulting from any wrongful act or acts of any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Insured or a member of any equivalent body by whatsoever name known unless such person is also an Employee or an elected official,
partial owner or partner of the Insured in some other capacity, nor, in any event, loss resulting from the act or acts of any person while
acting in the capacity of a member of such Board or equivalent body. |
| (e) | loss resulting from the complete or partial non- payment of, or default upon, any loan or transaction
in the nature of, or amounting to, a loan made by or obtained from the Insured or any of its partners, directors or Employees, whether
authorized or unauthorized and whether procured in good faith or through trick, artifice, fraud or false pretenses. unless such |
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loss is covered under
Insuring Agreement (A), (E) or (F).
| (f) | loss resulting from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee |
| (1) | of law regulating (a) the issuance, purchase or sale of securities, (b) securities transactions upon Security
Exchanges or over the counter market, (c) Investment Companies, or (d) Investment Advisors, or |
| (2) | of any rule or regulation made pursuant to any such law, unless such loss, in the absence of such laws,
rules or regulations, would be covered under Insuring Agreements (A) or (E). |
| (g) | loss of Property or loss of privileges through the misplacement or loss of Property as set forth in Insuring
Agreement (C) or (D) while the Property is in the custody of any armored motor vehicle company, unless such loss shall be in excess of
the amount recovered or received by the Insured under (a) the Insured's contract with said armored motor vehicle company, (b) insurance
carried by said armored motor vehicle company for the benefit of users of its service, and (c) all other insurance and indemnity in force
in whatsoever form carried by or for the benefit of users of said armored motor vehicle company's service, and then this bond shall cover
only such excess. |
| (h) | potential income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the Insured because
of a loss covered under this bond, except as included under Insuring Agreement (I). |
| (i) | all damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except direct compensatory damages arising
from a loss covered under this bond. |
| (j) | loss through 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 provided that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge by the Insured of any such threat, or |
| (2) | to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured, except when covered under Insuring Agreement
(A). |
| (k) | all costs, fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of or amount
of loss covered under this bond unless such indemnity is provided for under Insuring Agreement (B). |
| (l) | loss resulting from payments made or withdrawals from the account of a customer of the Insured, shareholder
or subscriber to shares involving funds erroneously credited to such account, unless such payments are made to or withdrawn by such depositor
or representative of such person, who is within the premises of the drawee bank of the Insured or within the office of the Insured at
the time of such payment or withdrawal or unless such payment is covered under Insuring Agreement (A). |
| (m) | any loss resulting from Uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn from a financial institution outside
the fifty states of the United States of America, District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States of America,
and Canada. |
SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
This bond does not afford coverage in favor
of any Employers of temporary personnel or of processors as set forth in sub- sections (6) and (7) of Section 1(a) of this bond, as aforesaid,
and upon payment to the Insured by the Underwriter on account of any loss through dishonest or fraudulent act(s) including Larceny or
Embezzlement committed by any of the partners, officers or employees of such Employers, whether acting alone or in collusion with others,
an assignment of such of the Insured's rights and causes of action as it may have against such Employers by reason of such acts so committed
shall, to the extent of such payment, be given by the Insured to the Underwriter, and the Insured shall execute all papers necessary to
secure to the Underwriter the rights herein provided for.
SECTION 4. LOSS- NOTICE- PROOF- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
This bond is for the use and benefit only of
the Insured named in the Declarations and the Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for
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loss sustained by anyone other than the Insured
unless the Insured, in its sole discretion and at its option, shall include such loss in the Insured's proof of loss. At the earliest
practicable moment after discovery of any loss hereunder the Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and shall also
within six months after such discovery furnish to the Underwriter affirmative proof of loss with full particulars. If claim is made under
this bond for loss of securities or shares, the Underwriter shall not be liable unless each of such securities or shares is identified
in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number or, where such securities or shares are uncertificated, by such identification means
as agreed to by the Underwriter. The Underwriter shall have thirty days after notice and proof of loss within which to investigate the
claim, but where the loss is clear and undisputed, settlement shall be made within forty- eight hours; and this shall apply notwithstanding
the loss is made up wholly or in part of securities of which duplicates may be obtained. Legal proceedings for recovery of any loss hereunder
shall not be brought prior to the expiration of sixty days after such proof of loss is filed with the Underwriter nor after the expiration
of twenty- four months from the discovery of such loss, except that any action or proceeding to recover hereunder on account of any judgment
against the Insured in any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover attorneys' fees paid in any such suit, shall be begun within
twenty- four months from the date upon which the judgment in such suit shall become final. If any limitation embodied in this bond is
prohibited by any law controlling the construction hereof, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as to be equal to the minimum
period of limitation permitted by such law.
Discovery occurs when the Insured
| (a) | becomes aware of facts, or |
| (b) | receives written notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured
is liable under circumstance which would cause a reasonable person to assume that a loss covered by the bond has been or will be incurred
even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be then known. |
SECTION 5. VALUATION OF PROPERTY
The value of any Property, except books of accounts
or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, for the loss of which a claim shall be made hereunder, shall be determined
by the average market value of such Property on the business day next preceding the discovery of such loss; provided, however, that the
value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of claim therefor shall be the actual market value at the time of replacement;
and further provided that in case of a loss or misplacement of interim certificates, warrants, rights, or other securities, the production
which is necessary to the exercise of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges, the value thereof shall be the market
value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration thereof if said loss or misplacement is not discovered until after their
expiration. If no market price is quoted for such Property or for such privileges, the value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties
or by arbitration.
In case of any loss or damage to Property consisting
of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, the Underwriter shall be liable under this bond
only if such books or records are actually reproduced and then for not more than the cost of blank books, blank pages or other materials
plus the cost of labor for the actual transcription or copying of data which shall have been furnished by the Insured in order to reproduce
such books and other records.
SECTION 6. VALUATION OF PREMISES AND FURNISHINGS
In case of damage to any office of the Insured,
or loss of or damage to the furnishings, fixtures, stationery, supplies, equipment, safes or vaults therein, the Underwriter shall not
be liable for more than the actual cash value thereof, or for more than the actual cost of their replacement or repair. The Underwriter
may, at its election, pay such actual cash value or make such replacement or repair. If the Underwriter and the Insured cannot agree upon
such cash value or such cost of replacement or repair, such shall be determined by arbitration.
SECTION 7. LOST SECURITIES
If the Insured shall sustain a loss of securities
the total value of which is in excess of the limit stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond, the liability of the Underwriter
shall
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be limited to payment for, or duplication of,
securities having value equal to the limit stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond.
If the Underwriter shall make payment to the
Insured for any loss of securities, the Insured shall thereupon assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured's rights, title and interests
in and to said securities.
With respect to securities the value of which
do not exceed the Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss) and for which the Underwriter may at its sole discretion
and option and at the request of the Insured issue a Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds to effect replacement thereof, the Insured will pay
the usual premium charged therefor and will indemnify the Underwriter against all loss or expense that the Underwriter may sustain because
of the issuance of such Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds.
With respect to securities the value of which
exceeds the Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery of the loss) and for which the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the issuance
of a Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds to effect replacement thereof, the Insured agrees that it will pay as premium therefor a proportion
of the usual premium charged therefor, said proportion being equal to the percentage that the Deductible Amount bears to the value of
the securities upon discovery of the loss, and that it will indemnify the issuer of said Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds against all loss
and expense that is not recoverable from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND subject
to the Limit of Liability hereunder.
SECTION 8. SALVAGE
In case of recovery, whether made by the Insured
or by the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the 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 net amount of such recovery, less the actual costs and expenses of making same, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured in full
for the excess portion of such loss, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid first in reimbursement of the Underwriter and thereafter
in reimbursement of the Insured for that part of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute all necessary papers
to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
SECTION 9. NON- REDUCTION AND NON- ACCUMULATION
OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
At all times prior to termination hereof this
bond shall continue in force for the limit stated in the applicable sections of Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond notwithstanding
any previous 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 all loss resulting from
| (a) | any one act of burglary, robbery or holdup, or attempt thereat, in which no Partner or Employee is concerned
or implicated shall be deemed to be one loss, or |
| (b) | any one unintentional or negligent act on the part of any one person resulting in damage to or destruction
or misplacement of Property, shall be deemed to be one loss, or |
| (c) | all wrongful acts, other than those specified in (a) above, of any one person shall be deemed to be one
loss, or |
| (d) | all wrongful acts, other than those specified in (a) above, of one or more persons (which dishonest act(s)
or act(s) of Larceny or Embezzlement include, but are not limited to, the failure of an Employee to report such acts of others) whose
dishonest act or acts intentionally or unintentionally, knowingly or unknowingly, directly or indirectly, aid or aids in any way, or permits
the continuation of, the dishonest act or acts of any other person or persons shall be deemed to be one loss with the act or acts of the
persons aided, or |
| (e) | any one casualty or event other than those specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) preceding, shall be deemed
to be one loss, and |
shall be limited to the applicable Limit of
Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses and shall not be cumulative
in amounts from year to year or
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from period to period.
Sub- section (c) is not applicable to any situation
to which the language of sub- section (d) applies.
SECTION 10. LIMIT OF LIABILITY
With respect to any loss set forth in the PROVIDED
clause of Section 9 of this bond which is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part under any other bonds or policies issued by the
Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the Insured and terminated or cancelled or allowed to expire and in which
the period for discovery has not expired at the time any such loss thereunder is discovered, the total liability of the Underwriter under
this bond and under other bonds or policies shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount carried hereunder on such loss or the amount
available to the Insured under such other bonds or policies, as limited by the terms and conditions thereof, for any such loss if the
latter amount be the larger.
SECTION 11. OTHER INSURANCE
If the Insured shall hold, as indemnity against
any loss covered hereunder, any valid and enforceable insurance or suretyship, the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for such
amount of such loss which is in excess of the amount of such other insurance or suretyship, not exceeding, however, the Limit of Liability
of this bond applicable to such loss.
SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE
The Underwriter shall not be liable under any
of the Insuring Agreements of this bond on account of loss as specified, respectively, in sub- sections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of
Section 9, NON- REDUCTION AND NON- ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY, unless the amount of such loss, after deducting the
net amount of all reimbursement and/ or recovery obtained or made by the Insured, other than from any bond or policy of insurance issued
by an insurance company and covering such loss, or by the Underwriter on account thereof prior to payment by the Underwriter of such loss,
shall exceed the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations hereof (herein called Deductible Amount) and then for such
excess only, but in no event for more than the applicable Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations.
The Insured will bear, in addition to the Deductible
Amount, premiums on Lost Instrument Bonds as set forth in Section 7.
There shall be no deductible applicable to any
loss under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any Investment Company named as Insured herein.
SECTION 13. TERMINATION
The Underwriter may terminate this bond as an
entirety by furnishing written notice specifying the termination date which cannot be prior to 60 days after the receipt of such written
notice by each Investment Company named as Insured and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. The Insured may terminate
this bond as an entirety by furnishing written notice to the Underwriter. When the Insured cancels, the Insured shall furnish written
notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington. D.C. prior to 60 days before the effective date of the termination. The
Underwriter shall notify all other Investment Companies named as Insured of the receipt of such termination notice and the termination
cannot be effective prior to 60 days after receipt of written notice by all other Investment Companies. Premiums are earned until the
termination date as set forth herein.
This Bond will terminate as to any one Insured
immediately upon taking over of such Insured by a receiver or other liquidator or by State or Federal officials, or immediately upon 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. or immediately upon such Insured ceasing to exist, whether through merger into another entity, or
by disposition of all of its assets.
The Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium
computed at short rates in accordance with the standard short rate cancellation tables if terminated by the Insured or pro rata if terminated
for any other reason.
This Bond shall terminate
| (a) | as to any Employee as soon as any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of the Insured, who is not
in collusion with such Employee, shall learn of any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement on the part of such
Employee without prejudice to the loss of any Property then in transit in the custody of such Employee (See |
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Section 16[d]), or
| (b) | as to any Employee 60 days after receipt by each Insured and by the Securities and Exchange Commission
of a written notice from the Underwriter of its desire to terminate this bond as to such Employee, or |
| (c) | as to any person, who is a partner, officer or employee of any Electronic Data Processor covered under
this bond, from and after the time that the Insured or any partner or officer thereof not in collusion with such person shall have knowledge
or information that such person has committed any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement in the service of
the Insured or otherwise, whether such act be committed before or after the time this bond is effective. |
SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION
At any time prior to the termination or cancellation
of this bond as an entirety, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, the Insured may give to the Underwriter notice that it desires
under this bond an additional period of 12 months within which to discover loss sustained by the Insured prior to the effective date of
such termination or cancellation and shall pay an additional premium therefor.
Upon receipt of such notice from the Insured,
the Underwriter shall give its written consent thereto; provided, however, that such additional period of time shall terminate immediately;
| (a) | on the effective date of any other insurance obtained by the Insured, its successor in business or any
other party, replacing in whole or in part the insurance afforded by this bond, whether or not such other insurance provides coverage
for loss sustained prior to its effective date, or |
| (b) | upon takeover of the Insured's business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver
or liquidator, acting or appointed for this purpose |
without the necessity of the Underwriter giving
notice of such termination. In the event that such additional period of time is terminated, as provided above, the Underwriter shall refund
any unearned premium.
The right to purchase such additional period
for the discovery of loss 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 Insured's business for the operation or for the liquidation thereof or for any other purpose.
SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
Securities included in the systems for the central
handling of securities established and maintained by Depository Trust Company, Midwest Depository Trust Company, Pacific Securities Depository
Trust Company, and Philadelphia Depository Trust Company, hereinafter called Corporations, to the extent of the Insured's interest therein
as effective by the making of appropriate entries on the books and records of such Corporations shall be deemed to be Property.
The words "Employee" and "Employees"
shall be deemed to include the officers, partners, clerks and other employees of the New York Stock Exchange, Boston Stock Exchange, Midwest
Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Exchange and Philadelphia Stock Exchange, hereinafter called Exchanges, and of the above named Corporations,
and of any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the systems for the central handling of securities established
and maintained by such Corporations, and any employee of any recognized service company, while such officers, partners, clerks and other
employees and employees of service companies perform services for such Corporations in the operation of such systems. For the purpose
of the above definition a recognized service company shall be any company providing clerks or other personnel to said Exchanges or Corporation
on a contract basis.
The Underwriter shall not be liable on account
of any loss(es) in connection with the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by such Corporations,
unless such loss(es) shall be in excess of the amount(s) recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy of insurance indemnifying such
Corporations, against such loss(es), and then the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the Insured's share of such excess loss(es),
but in no event for more than the Limit of Liability applicable hereunder.
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For the purpose of determining the Insured's
share of excess loss(es) it shall be deemed that the Insured has an interest in any certificate representing any security included within
such systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing the same security included within such systems
and that such Corporations shall use their best judgment in apportioning the amount(s) recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy
of insurance indemnifying such Corporations against such loss(es) in connection with the central handling of securities within such systems
among all those having an interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of such Corporations in Property involved
in such loss(es) on the basis that each such interest shall share in the amount(s) so recoverable or recovered in the ratio that the value
of each such interest bears to the total value of all such interests and that the Insured's share of such excess loss(es) shall be the
amount of the Insured's interest in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by such Corporations.
This bond does not afford coverage in favor
of such Corporations or Exchanges or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the systems for the central
handling of securities established and maintained by such Corporations, and upon payment to the Insured by the Underwriter on account
of any loss(es) within the systems, an assignment of such of the Insured's rights and causes of action as it may have against such Corporations
or Exchanges shall to the extent of such payment, be given by the Insured to the Underwriter, and the Insured shall execute all papers
necessary to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS
INSURED
If more than one corporation, co- partnership
or person or any combination of them be included as the Insured herein:
| (a) | the total liability of the Underwriter hereunder for loss or losses sustained by any one or more or all
of them shall not exceed the limit for which the Underwriter would be liable hereunder if all such loss were sustained by any one of them, |
| (b) | the one first named herein shall be deemed authorized to make, adjust and receive and enforce payment
of all claims hereunder and shall be deemed to be the agent of the others for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice
required or permitted to be given by the terms hereof, provided that the Underwriter shall furnish each named Investment Company with
a copy of the bond and with any amendment thereto, together with a copy of each formal filing of the settlement of each such claim prior
to the execution of such settlement, |
| (c) | the Underwriter shall not be responsible for the proper application of any payment made hereunder to said
first named Insured, |
| (d) | knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall
for the purposes of Section 4 and Section 13 of this bond constitute knowledge or discovery by all the Insured, and |
| (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. |
SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
Upon the Insured's obtaining knowledge of a
transfer of its outstanding voting securities which results in a change in control (as set forth in Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940) of the Insured, the Insured shall within thirty (30) days of such knowledge give written notice to the Underwriter
setting forth:
| (a) | the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the voting securities
are requested in another name), and |
| (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 |
| (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.
Failure to give the required notice shall result
in termination of coverage of this bond,
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effective upon the date of stock transfer for
any loss in which any transferee is concerned or implicated.
Such notice is not required to be given in the
case of an Insured which is an Investment Company.
SECTION 18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
This bond or any instrument amending or effecting
same may not be changed or modified orally. No changes in or modification thereof shall be effective unless made by written endorsement
issued to form a part hereof over the signature of the Underwriter's Authorized Representative. When a bond covers only one Investment
Company no change or modification which would adversely affect the rights of the Investment Company shall be effective prior to 60 days
after written notification has been furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. by the Insured or by the Underwriter.
If more than one Investment Company is named as the Insured herein, the Underwriter shall give written notice to each Investment Company
and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. not less than 60 days prior to the effective date of any change or modification
which would adversely affect the rights of such Investment Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has caused
this bond to be executed on the Declarations Page.
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ENDORSEMENT#
1
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
NEW YORK STATUTORY RIDER
It is agreed that:
| 1. | Part (a) of the Section entitled "Termination or Cancelation" of this bond/policy is deleted. |
| 2. | Cancelation of this bond/policy by the Underwriter/Company is subject to the following provisions: |
If the bond/policy has been
in effect for 60 days or less, it may be cancelled by the Underwriter/Company for any reason. Such cancelation shall be effective 20 days
after the Underwriter/Company mails a notice of cancelation to the first-named insured at the mailing address shown in the bond/policy.
However, if the bond/policy has been in effect for more than 60 days or is a renewal, then cancelation must be based on one of the following
grounds:
| (A) | non-payment of premium; |
| (B) | conviction of a crime arising out of acts increasing the hazard insured against; |
| (C) | discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in the obtaining of the bond/policy
or in the presentation of claim thereunder; |
| (D) | after issuance of the bond/policy or after the last renewal date, discovery of
an act or omission, or a violation of any bond/policy condition that substantially and materially increases the hazard insured against,
and which occurred subsequent to inception of the current bond/policy period; |
| (E) | material change in the nature or extent of the risk, occurring after issuance
or last annual renewal anniversary date of the bond/policy, which causes the risk of loss to be substantially and materially increased
beyond that contemplated at the time the bond/policy was issued or last renewed; |
| (F) | the cancelation is required pursuant to a determination by the superintendent that
continuation of the present premium volume of the insurer would jeopardize that insurer's solvency or be hazardous to the interests of
the insureds, the insurer's creditors or the public; |
| (G) | a determination by the superintendent that the continuation of the bond/policy
would violate, or would place the insurer in violation of, any provision of the New York State insurance laws. |
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ENDORSEMENT#
1 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (H) | where the insurer has reason to believe, in good faith and with sufficient cause,
that there is a possible risk or danger that the insured property will be destroyed by the insured for the purpose of collecting the insurance
proceeds, provided, however, that: |
| (i) | a notice of cancelation on this ground shall inform the insured in plain language
that the insured must act within ten days if review by the Insurance Department of the State of New York of the ground for cancelation
is desired, and |
| (ii) | notice of cancelation on this ground shall be provided simultaneously by the insurer
to the Insurance Department of the State of New York. Cancelation based on one of the above grounds shall be effective 15 days after the
notice of cancellation is mailed or delivered to the named insured, at the address shown on the bond/policy, and to its authorized agent
or broker. |
| 3. | If the Underwriter/Company elects not to replace a bond/policy at the termination
of the bond/policy period, it shall notify the insured not more than 120 days nor less than 60 days before termination. If such notice
is given late, the bond/policy shall continue in effect for 60 days after such notice is given. The Aggregate Limit of Liability shall
not be increased or reinstated. The notice not to replace shall be mailed to the insured and its broker or agent. |
| 4. | If the Underwriter/Company elects to replace the bond/policy, but with a change
of limits, reduced coverage, increased deductible, additional exclusion, or upon increased premiums in excess of ten percent (exclusive
of any premium increase as a result of experience rating), the Underwriter must mail written notice to the insured and its agent or broker
not more than 120 days nor less than 60 days before replacement. If such notice is given late, the replacement bond/policy shall be in
effect with the same terms, conditions and rates as the terminated bond/policy for 60 days after such notice is given. |
| 5. | The Underwriter/Company may elect to simply notify the insured that the bond/policy
will either be not renewed or renewed with different terms, conditions or rates. In this event, the Underwriter/Company will inform the
insured that a second notice will be sent at a later date specifying the Underwriter's/Company's exact intention. The Underwriter shall
inform the insured that, in the meantime, coverage shall continue on the same terms, conditions and rates as the expiring bond/policy
until the expiration date of the bond/policy or 60 days after the second notice is mailed or delivered, whichever is later. |
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ENDORSEMENT#
1 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
FOR USE WITH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BONDS, STANDARD
FORMS NOS. 14, 15, 24, AND 25 AND EXCESS BANK EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY BONDS, STANDARD FORM NO. 28, AND COMPUTER CRIME POLICY FOR FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
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ENDORSEMENT#
2
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
ADDITIONAL NAMED INSURED RIDER
In consideration of the premium charged, it is hereby understood
and agreed that:
| 1. | In Item 1 of the Declarations page, the section entitled “Name of Insured (herein called Insured),”
is amended to include the following at the end thereof: |
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund
AB Active ETFs, Inc.
-AB Ultra Short Income ETF
-AB Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF
AB Bond Fund, Inc.:
AB Bond Inflation Strategy
AB Limited Duration High Income Portfolio
AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy
AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio
AB Total Return Bond Portfolio
AB All Market Real Return Portfolio
AB High Yield Portfolio
AB Income Fund
AB Short Duration Income Portfolio
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio
AB High Income Fund, Inc.
AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc.
AB Government Money Market Portfolio
AB Corporate Shares
AB Corporate Income Shares
AB Municipal Income Shares
AB Tax Aware Real Return Income Shares
AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares
AB Impact Municipal Income Shares
AB Global Bond Fund,
Inc.
AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc.:
-AB California Portfolio
-AB National Portfolio
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2
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
END 002
ENDORSEMENT#
2 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
-AB New York Portfolio
-AB High Income Municipal Portfolio
AB Municipal Income Fund II:
-AB Arizona Portfolio
-AB Massachusetts Portfolio
-AB Minnesota Portfolio
-AB New Jersey Portfolio
-AB Ohio Portfolio
-AB Pennsylvania Portfolio
-AB Virginia Portfolio
AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc.
AB Cap Fund, Inc.:
-AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio
-AB Emerging Market Multi-Asset Portfolio
-AB Select US Equity Portfolio
-AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio
-AB Concentrated Growth Fund
-AB Global Core Equity Portfolio
-AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio
-AB Small Cap Value Portfolio
-AB International Strategic Core Portfolio
-AB All Market Income Portfolio
-AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio
-AB All China Equity Portfolio
AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc.
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc.
AB Relative Value Fund, Inc.
AB Institutional Funds, Inc.:
-AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II
AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc.
AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc.
AB Trust
-AB International Value Fund
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ENDORSEMENT#
2 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
-AB Discovery Value Fund
-AB Value Fund
AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.
The AB Portfolios:
-AB Growth Fund
-AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy
-AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy
-AB All Market Total Return Portfolio
-AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio
-AB Tax-Managed All Market Income Portfolio
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.:
-California Municipal Portfolio
-Diversified Municipal Portfolio
-New York Municipal Portfolio
-Short Duration Plus Portfolio
-Intermediate Duration Portfolio
-Short Duration Diversified Municipal Portfolio
-Emerging Markets Portfolio
-Overlay A Portfolio
-Overlay B Portfolio
-Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio
-Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio
-Tax-Aware Overlay C Portfolio
-Tax-Aware Overlay N Portfolio
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc.:
-Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio
AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.:
-AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio
-AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio
-AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio
-AB Growth and Income Portfolio
-AB Sustainable International Thematic Portfolio
-AB International Value Portfolio
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ENDORSEMENT#
2 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
-AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio
-AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio
-AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio
-AB Global Risk Allocation – Moderate Portfolio
Bernstein Fund, Inc:
-International Strategic Equities Portfolio
-International Small Cap Portfolio
-Small Cap Core Portfolio
and any other fund(s) now existing in the AllianceBernstein Complex
of Registered Investment Companies mutual fund program;
| 2. | Nothing contained herein shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions or agreements of
the attached bond other than as above stated. |
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ENDORSEMENT#
3
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
AMENDED INSURING AGREEMENT (A) FIDELITY
In consideration of the premium charged, it is hereby understood
and agreed that:
| 1. | Insuring Agreement (A) FIDELITY is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
Loss resulting directly from dishonest
or fraudulent acts, including Larceny and Embezzlement, committed by an Employee anywhere and
whether committed alone or in collusion with others,
including loss of Property resulting from such acts of an Employee, which Property is held
by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity and whether
so held gratuitously or not and whether or not the Insured
is liable therefor.
Such dishonest or fraudulent acts
must be committed by the Employee with the manifest intent:
| (a) | to cause the Insured to sustain such loss; or |
| (b) | to obtain financial benefit for the Employee, or for any other person or organization
intended by the Employee to receive such benefit. |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, it is agreed that with
regard to Loans and/or Trading, this bond covers only loss resulting directly from dishonest
or fraudulent acts committed by an Employee with the intent to cause the Insured
to sustain such loss and which results in a financial benefit for the Employee.
The term “Loans” as used
in this Insuring Agreement shall be deemed to mean all extensions of credit by the Insured and all transactions creating a creditor relationship
in favor of the Insured and all transactions by which the Insured assumes an existing creditor relationship.
The term “Trading” as
used in this Insuring Agreement shall be deemed to mean trading or other dealings in securities, commodities, futures, options, swaps,
foreign or Federal Funds, currencies, foreign exchange and the like.
As used throughout this Insuring Agreement,
financial benefit does not include any salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, promotions, awards, profit sharing, pensions or other employee
benefits earned in the normal course of employment.
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ENDORSEMENT#
3 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| 2. | Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, limitations
conditions or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated. |
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©All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#
4
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 am
May 15, 2022 forms a
part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ENDORSEMENT
This endorsement modifies insurance provided
under the following:
Coverage
shall only be provided and payment
of loss under this policy shall only
be made in full compliance with enforceable United
Nations economic and trade sanctions and the trade and economic
sanction laws or regulations of the European Union and the United States of America,
including, but not limited to, sanctions, laws and regulations administered
and enforced by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control
("OFAC").
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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ENDORSEMENT#
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119679 (9/15) |
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ENDORSEMENT#
5
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
AMENDED INSURING AGREEMENT (G) COUNTERFEIT
CURRENCY
It is agreed that:
| 1. | Insuring Agreement (G), COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY,
is amended so that coverage applies to any counterfeited money orders or altered paper currencies or coin of
any country. |
| 2. | Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or
extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated. |
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©All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#
6
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
COMPUTER
CRIME COVERAGE RIDER
(ICBB VERSION)
In consideration of the premium charged, it is hereby understood
and agreed that bond is hereby amended as follows:
| 1. | All the terms and conditions of the Investment Company Blanket Bond, Form No.
41206 (09/84), shall apply to coverage as is afforded by this endorsement unless specifically stated otherwise herein or in any endorsement
attached hereto. |
| 2. | Item 3 of the Declarations is hereby amended by adding the following under Optional
Insuring Agreements and Coverages section: |
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Limit of Liability |
Deductible |
(CC-1) Computer Systems Fraud |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
(CC-2) Data Processing Service Operations |
NIL |
NIL |
(CC-3) Voice Initiated Transfer Fraud |
NIL |
NIL |
(CC-4) Telefacsimile Transfer Fraud |
$49,225,000 |
$100,000 |
(CC-5) Destruction of Data or Programs by Hacker |
NIL |
NIL |
(CC-6) Destruction of Data or Programs by Virus |
NIL |
NIL |
(CC-7) Voice Computer Systems Fraud |
NIL |
NIL |
| 3. | The Declarations page is hereby amended by adding the following after Item 6 thereof: |
Item 7.
Voice Initiated Transfer Fraud
Under the terms of the Voice Initiated Transfer Fraud Insuring
Agreement, the Insured must place verification call-back for each transfer in excess of $100,000.
Telefacsimile Transfer Fraud
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Under the terms of the Telefacsimile Transfer Fraud Insuring
Agreement, the Insured must place a Verification call-back for each transfer in excess of $100,000
| 4. | The Insuring Agreements are hereby amended by adding the following Insuring Agreements to the Bond: |
COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD
(CC-1) Loss resulting directly from a fraudulent:
| (1) | entry of Electronic Data or Computer Program into, or |
| (2) | change of Electronic Data or Computer Program within any Computer System operated by
the Insured, whether owned or leased; or any Computer System identified in the application for this bond; or a Computer System first used
by the Insured during the bond period; as provided by General Agreement B; provided the entry or change causes: |
| (i) | Property to be transferred, paid or delivered, |
| (ii) | an account of the Insured, or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or
credited, or |
| (iii) | an unauthorized account or a fictitious account to be debited or credited. |
In this Insuring Agreement, fraudulent
entry or change shall include such entry or change made by an Employee of the Insured acting in good faith:
| (a) | on an instruction from a software contractor who has a written agreement with the
Insured to design, implement or service programs for a Computer System covered by this Insuring Agreement, or |
| (b) | on an instruction transmitted by Tested telex or similar means of Tested communication
identified in the application for this bond purportedly sent by a customer, financial institution or automated clearing house. |
DATA PROCESSING SERVICE OPERATIONS
(CC-2) Loss sustained by a Client of the
Insured resulting directly from a fraudulent:
| (1) | entry of Electronic Data or a Computer Program into, or |
| (2) | change of Electronic Data or a Computer Program within a Computer System covered
under the terms of the COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD Insuring Agreement, or |
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (3) | entry or change of Electronic Data during electronic transmission or physical
transit from the Insured to its Client, provided that the entry or change causes: |
| (i) | Property to be transferred, paid or delivered, |
| (ii) | an account of the Client, or a customer of the Client, to be added, deleted, debited
or credited, or |
| (iii) | an unauthorized account or a fictitious account to be debited or credited, |
and for which loss the Insured is
legally liable to the Client as a provider of data processing services for such Client.
In this Insuring Agreement, fraudulent
entry or change shall include such entry or change made by an Employee of the Insured acting in good faith:
| (a) | on an instruction from a software contractor who has a written agreement with the
Insured to design, implement or service programs for a Computer System covered by this Insuring Agreement, or |
| (b) | on an instruction transmitted by Tested telex or similar means of Tested communication
identified in the application for this bond purportedly sent by a customer, financial institution or automated clearing house. |
In this Insuring Agreement, Client
means an entity for which the Insured serves as data processor under the terms of a written agreement.
VOICE INITIATED TRANSFER FRAUD
(CC-3) Loss
resulting directly from the Insured having, in good faith, transferred Funds from a Customer’s account through a Computer System
covered under the terms of the COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD Insuring Agreement in reliance upon a fraudulent voice instruction transmitted
by telephone which was purported to be from:
| (1) | an officer, director, partner or employee of a Customer of the Insured who was
authorized by the Customer to instruct the Insured to make such transfer, |
| (2) | an individual person who is a Customer of the Insured, or |
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (3) | an Employee of the Insured in another office of the Insured who was authorized
by the Insured to instruct other Employees of the Insured to transfer Funds, and was received by an Employee of the Insured specifically
designated to receive and act upon such instructions, but the voice instruction was not from a person described in (1), (2) or (3) above,
provided that: |
| (i) | such voice instruction was electronically recorded by the Insured and required
password(s) or code word(s) given; and |
| (ii) | if the transfer was in excess of the amount shown on the Declarations Page as the
verification call-back amount for this Insuring Agreement, the voice instruction was verified by a call-back according to a prearranged
procedure. |
As used in this Insuring Agreement,
Customer means an entity or individual which has a written agreement with the Insured authorizing the Insured to rely on voice instructions
to initiate transfers and has provided the Insured with the names of persons authorized to initiate such transfers, and with which the
Insured has established an instruction verification mechanism.
TELEFACSIMILE TRANSFER FRAUD
(CC-4) Loss
resulting directly from the Insured having, in good faith, transferred or delivered Funds, Certificated Securities or Uncertificated Securities
through a Computer System covered under the terms of the COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD Insuring Agreement in reliance upon a fraudulent
instruction received through a Telefacsimile Device, and which instruction:
| (1) | purports and reasonably appears to have originated from: |
| (a) | a Customer of the Insured, |
| (b) | another financial institution, or |
| (c) | another office of the Insured |
but, in fact, was not originated by the Customer or entity
whose identification it bears, and
| (2) | contains a valid test code which proves to have been used by a person who was not authorized to make
use of it, and |
| (3) | contains the name of a person authorized to initiate such transfer; |
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
provided that, if the transfer was
in excess of the amount shown on the Declarations as the verification call-back amount for this Insuring Agreement, the instructions was
verified by a call-back according to a prearranged procedure.
As used in this Insuring Agreement,
Customer means an entity or individual which has a written agreement with the Insured authorizing the Insured to rely on Telefacsimile
Device instructions to initiate transfers and has provided the Insured with the names of persons authorized to initiate such transfers,
and with which the Insured has established an instruction verification mechanism.
DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS BY HACKER
(CC-5) Loss
that is Restoration Costs resulting directly from the malicious destruction of, or damage to, Electronic Data or Computer Programs owned
by the Insured or for which the Insured is legally liable while stored within a Computer System covered under the terms of the COMPUTER
SYSTEMS FRAUD Insuring Agreement.
Special Condition: Under
this Insuring Agreement, a single “Loss” shall comprise of all covered costs incurred by the Insured between the time destruction
or damage is discovered and the time the affected Computer Program(s) or Electronic Data is/are restored or repaired (or a determination
has been made that such restoration or repair is impossible). Recurrence of destruction or damage after the Computer Program(s) or Electronic
Data is/are restored or repaired shall constitute a separate single “Loss.”
DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS BY VIRUS
(CC-6) Loss
that is Restoration Costs resulting directly from the malicious destruction of, or damage to, Electronic Data or Computer Programs owned
by the Insured or for which the Insured is legally liable while stored within a Computer System covered under the terms of the COMPUTER
SYSTEMS FRAUD Insuring Agreement if such destruction or damage was caused by a computer program or similar instruction which was written
or altered to incorporate a hidden instruction designed to destroy or damage Electronic Data or Computer Programs in the Computer System
in which the computer program or instruction so written or so altered is used.
Special Condition: Under this
Insuring Agreement, a single “Loss” shall comprise of all covered costs incurred by the Insured between the time destruction
or damage is discovered and the time the affected Computer Program(s) or Electronic Data is/are restored or repaired (or a determination
has been made that such restoration or repair is impossible). Recurrence of destruction or
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
damage after the Computer Program(s)
or Electronic Data is/are restored or repaired shall constitute a separate single “Loss.”
VOICE COMPUTER SYSTEM FRAUD
(CC-7) Loss
resulting directly from charges for voice telephone long-distance toll calls which were incurred due to the fraudulent use or fraudulent
manipulation of an Account Code or System Password required to obtain access to a Voice Computer System owned or leased by the Insured,
installed on the Insured’s premises, whose System Administration is performed and controlled by the Insured; provided, however,
that the unauthorized access was not made possible by:
| (1) | failure to incorporate a System Password feature or failure to change the System
Password at least once every 30 days thereafter, or |
| (2) | failure to have a call-disconnect feature in operation to automatically terminate
a caller’s access to the Voice Computer System after not more than three unsuccessful attempts to input an Account Code. |
Special Condition: Under
this Insuring Agreement, a single “Loss” consists of loss resulting from toll call charges made only on telephone lines directly
controlled by one Voice Computer System and only toll call charges occurring for a period of not more than 30 days inclusive of the date
on which the first such toll call charge was made.
| 5. | GENERAL AGREEMENT A. ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES–CONSOLIDATION, MERGER– NOTICE is hereby
deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following: |
ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES OR
COMPUTER SYSTEMS – CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR PURCHASE OF ASSETS OR COMPUTER SYSTEMS
| A. | If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, establish any additional offices,
other than by consolidation or merger with, or purchase or acquisition of assets or liabilities or computer systems of, another institution,
such offices and computer systems shall be automatically covered hereunder from the date of such establishment without the requirement
of notice to the Underwriter or the payment of additional premium for the remainder of the premium period. |
If the Insured shall, while this
bond is in force, consolidate or merge with, or purchase or acquire assets or liabilities or computer systems of, another institution,
the Insured shall not have such coverage as is afforded under this bond for loss which:
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (a) | has occurred or will occur in offices or premises or computer systems, or |
| (b) | has been caused or will be caused by an employee or employees of such institution,
or |
| (c) | has arisen or will arise out of the assets or liabilities or computer systems
acquired by the Insured as a result of such consolidation, merger or purchase of assets or liabilities or computer systems, |
unless the Insured shall:
| (i) | give the Underwriter written notice within 60 days of the proposed consolidation,
merger or purchase of assets or liabilities or computer systems prior to the proposed effective date of such action; and |
| (ii) | obtain the written consent of the Underwriter to extend the coverage provided
by this bond to such additional offices or premises or computer systems, Employees and other exposures; and |
| (iii) | upon obtaining such consent, pay to the Underwriter an additional premium. |
| 6. | Solely for the coverage provided by this rider, in Section 1. DEFINITIONS of the
CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS of this bond, definition (b) “Property” is hereby amended to include Electronic Data and Computer
Programs. |
| 7. | Solely for the coverage provided by this rider, Section 1. DEFINITIONS of the CONDITIONS
AND LIMITATIONS of this bond is hereby amended by adding the following definitions to the end thereof: |
| (i) | “Account Code” means a confidential and protected string of characters
which identifies or authenticates a person and permits that person to gain access to a Voice Computer System for the purpose of making
toll calls or utilizing voice mail box messaging capabilities or other similar functional features of the System. |
| (ii) | “Computer Program” means a set of related electronic instructions which
direct the operations and functions of a computer or devices connected to it which enable the computer or devices to receive, process,
store or send Electronic Data. |
| (iii) | “Computer System” means: |
| (1) | computers with related peripheral components, including storage components wherever located; |
| (2) | systems and applications software; |
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (4) | related communication networks, including the internet by which Electronic Data are electronically collected, transmitted,
processed, stored and retrieved. |
| (iv) | “Electronic Data” means facts or information converted to a form usable
in a Computer System by Computer Programs and which is stored on magnetic tapes or disks, or optical storage disks or other bulk media. |
| (iv) | “Funds” means Money on deposit in an account. |
| (v) | “Restoration Costs” means reasonable and necessary costs or expenses
incurred by the Insured with the Insurer’s prior written consent to restore or repair damaged or destroyed Electronic Data or Computer
Programs within a Computer System; provided that if it is determined that such Electronic Data or Computer Programs cannot be restored
or repaired, then Restoration Costs means solely those reasonable costs or expenses incurred by the Insured, with the Insurer’s
prior written consent, to reach such determination. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Restoration Costs shall not include, and in no event shall any Insuring Agreement of this bond cover:
| (1) | any costs related directly or indirectly to the damage or destruction of Electronic
Data or Computer Programs that the Insured did not have a license to use; or |
| (2) | any costs or expenses incurred to redo the work product, research or analysis
that was the basis of any damaged or destroyed Electronic Data or Computer Programs. |
| (vi) | “System Administration” means the performance of security functions
including but not limited to defining authorized persons to access a Voice Computer System and adding, changing and deleting Account Codes
or passwords in connection therewith; and invoking or revoking a System option which directs telephone call routing or which adds, moves
or drops telephone lines or which performs any other similar activity allowed by a hardware or software-based System option that has been
incorporated by a manufacturer or vendor into a System or any component thereof provided said System option is not intended for the sole
use of such manufacturer or vendor. |
| (vii) | “System Maintenance” means the performance of hardware and software
installation, diagnostics and corrections and similar activities that are performed in |
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ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
the usual custom and practice by
a manufacturer or vendor to establish or maintain the basic operational functionality of a Voice Computer System or any component thereof.
| (viii) | “System Password” means a confidential and protected string of characters
which identifies or authenticates a person and permits that person to gain access to a Voice Computer System or any portion thereof for
the purpose of performing System Administration or System Maintenance activities. |
| (ix) | “Telefacsimile Device” means a machine capable of sending or receiving
a duplicate image of a document by means of electronic impulses transmitted through a telephone line and which reproduces the duplicate
image on paper. |
| (x) | “Tested” means a method of authenticating the contents of a communication
by placing a valid test key on it which has been agreed upon by the Insured and a customer, automated clearing house, or another financial
institution for the purpose of protecting the integrity of the communication in the ordinary course of business. |
| (xi) | “Uncertificated Security” means a share, participation or other interest in property of,
or an enterprise of, the issuer or an obligation of the issuer, which is: |
| (1) | not represented by an instrument and the transfer of which is registered upon books maintained for
that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer; |
| (2) | of a type commonly dealt in securities, exchanges or markets; and |
| (3) | either one of a class or series or by its terms divisible into a class or series of shares, participations,
interests or obligations. |
| (xii) | “Voice Computer System” means a Computer System installed in one location
which functions as a private branch exchange (PBX), voice mail processor, automated call attendant or provides a similar capability used
for the direction or routing of telephone calls in a voice communications network. |
| 8. | Solely for the coverage provided by this rider, Section 2. EXCLUSIONS of the CONDITIONS
AND LIMITATIONS of the bond is hereby amended by adding the following exclusions to the end thereof: |
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
| (i) | any loss of the type or kind covered by any other Insuring Agreement provided in
this financial institution bond, regardless of any deductible amount or limit of liability; |
©All rights reserved.
END 006
ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (ii) | loss caused by a director or Employee of the Insured or by a person in collusion
with any director or Employee of the Insured; (Collusion shall include the willful withholding of knowledge from the Insured by any director
or Employee that a fraudulent act by a person not an Employee has been or will be perpetrated against the Insured.); |
| (iii) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from entry or change of Electronic Data
or Computer Programs in a Computer System, unless covered under the COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD or DATA PROCESSING SERVICE OPERATIONS
Insuring Agreements; |
| (iv) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the Insured having transferred Funds
in reliance on the validity of a voice instruction, unless covered under the COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD or VOICE INITIATED TRANSFER
FRAUD Insuring Agreements; |
| (v) | loss resulting directly or indirectly by the Insured having transferred or delivered Funds, Certificated
Securities or Uncertificated Securities in reliance on an instruction received through a Telefacsimile Device, unless covered under the
TELEFACSIMILE TRANSFER FRAUD Insuring Agreement; |
| (vi) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from theft of confidential information; |
| (vii) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the assumption of liability by the
Insured by contract unless the liability arises from a loss covered by this rider and would be imposed on the Insured regardless of the
existence of the contract; |
| (viii) | the cost of duplication of Electronic Data or Computer Programs, unless covered
under the DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS BY HACKER or DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS BY VIRUS Insuring Agreements; |
| (ix) | loss involving a Voice Computer System, unless covered under the VOICE COMPUTER
SYSTEM FRAUD Insuring Agreement; |
| (x) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from: |
(1) written
instructions or advices, or
(2) telegraphic
or cable instructions or advices;
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END 006
ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
unless the instructions or advices are Tested and the loss
is covered under the
COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD or DATA PROCESSING SERVICE
OPERATIONS
Insuring Agreements;
| (xi) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from negotiable instruments, securities,
documents or other written instruments which bear a forged signature, or are counterfeit, altered or otherwise fraudulent and which are
used as source documentation in the preparation of Electronic Data or manually keyed into a data terminal; |
| (xii) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the fraudulent preparation, or fraudulent
modification of Computer Programs unless covered under the COMPUTER SYSTEMS FRAUD or DATA PROCESSING SERVICE OPERATIONS Insuring
Agreements; |
| (xiii) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from: |
| (a) | mechanical failure, faulty construction, error in design, latent defect, fire,
wear or tear, gradual deterioration, electrical disturbance or electrical surge which affects a Computer System; or |
| (b) | failure or breakdown of electronic data processing media; or |
| (c) | error or omission in programming or processing; |
| (xiv) | loss as a result of a threat to Computer System operations; |
| (xv) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the use of a telephone credit, debit,
charge, identification or similar card to gain access to the Insured’s Voice Computer System; |
| (xvi) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the input of Electronic Data into a
Computer System terminal device either on the premises of a customer of the Insured or under the control of such customer by a person
who had authorized access to the customer’s authentication mechanism. |
| (xvii) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from payments made or withdrawals from a
depositor’s account involving items of deposit which are not finally paid for any reason; |
| (xviii) | loss of potential income, including but not limited to interest and dividends; |
©All rights reserved.
END 006
ENDORSEMENT#
6 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (xix) | loss of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except compensatory damages,
but not multiples thereof, arising directly from a loss covered under this policy; |
| (xx) | any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Insured; |
| (xxi) | indirect or consequential loss of any nature; |
| (xxii) | loss involving automated mechanical devices which on behalf of the Insured, disburse
money, accept deposits, cash checks, drafts or similar written instruments, or make credit card loans; |
| (xxiii) | loss due to riot or civil commotion or loss due to military, naval or usurped power,
war or insurrection; |
| (xxiv) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the effects of nuclear fission or fusion
or radioactivity; provided, however, that this exclusion shall not apply to loss resulting from industrial uses of nuclear energy; |
| (xxv) | loss as a result of a threat: |
| (1) | to do bodily harm to any person; |
| (2) | to do damage to the premises or property of the Insured; or |
| (3) | to Computer Systems operations. |
| 9. | Solely for the coverage provided by this rider, Section 4. LOSS – NOTICE -
PROOF – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS of the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS of the bond is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof: |
It is further understood and agreed that:
| (i) | Proof of loss for claim under the Voice Initiated Transfer Fraud Insuring Agreement
must include electronic recordings of such voice instructions and the verification call-back, if such call-back was required; and |
| (ii) | Proof of loss for claim under the Telefacsimile Transfer Fraud Insuring Agreement
must include a copy of the document reproduced by the Telefacsimile Device. |
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 006
ENDORSEMENT#
7
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS
It is agreed that:
1. The attached bond is amended by adding an Insuring Agreement
(L) as follows:
| (L) | AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS |
Loss caused
by an Automated Phone System (“APS”) Transaction, where the request for such APS Transaction is unauthorized or fraudulent
and is made with the manifest intent to deceive; provided, that the entity which receives such request generally maintains and follows
during the Bond Period all APS Designated Procedures with respect to APS Transactions. The unintentional isolated failure of such entity
to maintain and follow a particular APS Designated Procedure in a particular instance shall not preclude coverage under this Insuring
Agreement, subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond.
1. Definitions.
The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings:
| a. | “APS Transaction” means any APS Redemption, APS Exchange or APS Election. |
| b. | “APS Redemption” means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment
Company which is requested over the telephone by means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a telephone keypad. |
| c. | “APS Election” means any election concerning dividend options available
to fund shareholders which is made over the telephone by means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a telephone
keypad. |
| d. | “APS Exchange” means any exchange of shares in a registered account
of one fund into shares in an identically registered account of another fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the
two funds, which exchange is requested over the telephone by means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a
telephone keypad. |
| e. | “APS Designated Procedures” means all of the following procedures: |
| (1) | Election in Application: No APS Redemption shall be executed unless the shareholder
to whose account such an APS Redemption relates has previously elected by official designation to permit such APS Redemption. |
| (2) | Logging: All APS Transaction requests shall be logged or otherwise recorded, so
as to preserve all of the information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a telephone keypad in the course of such a request,
and the records shall be retained for at least six months. |
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END 007
ENDORSEMENT# 7 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (a) | Information contained in the records shall be capable of being retrieved through
the following methods: |
Procedures normally used by the
Insured
| (b) | Information contained in the records shall be capable of being retrieved and produced
within a reasonable time after retrieval of specific information is requested, at a success rate of no less than 85 percent. |
| (3) | Identity Test: The identity of the caller in any request for an APS Transaction
shall be tested before execution of that APS Transaction by requiring the entry by the caller of a confidential personal identification
number (“PIN”). |
| (a) | Limited attempts to enter PIN: If the caller fails to enter a correct PIN within
three attempts, the caller must not be allowed additional attempts during the same (telephone call/twenty-four hour day) to enter the
PIN. |
| (4) | Written Confirmation: A written confirmation of any APS Transaction shall be mailed
to the shareholder(s) to whose account such APS Transaction relates, at the original record address, by the end of the Insured's next
regular processing cycle, but in no event later than five business days following such APS Transaction. |
| (5) | Access to APS Equipment: Access to the equipment which permits the entity receiving
the APS Transaction request to process and effect the transaction shall be limited in the following manner: |
Procedures normally used by the
Insured
| 2. | Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this extension shall not cover: |
| a. | any loss covered under Insuring Agreement (A), FIDELITY, of this Bond; |
| b. | any loss resulting from: |
| (1) | the redemption of shares, where the proceeds of such redemption are made payable to other than |
| (i) | the shareholder of record; or |
| (ii) | a person officially designated to receive redemption proceeds; or |
| (iii) | a bank account officially designated to receive redemption proceeds; or |
| (2) | the redemption of shares, where the proceeds of such redemption are paid by check mailed to any address,
unless such address has either been |
| (i) | designated by voice over the telephone or in writing without a signature guarantee,
in either case at least thirty (30) days prior to such redemption; or |
©All rights reserved.
END 007
ENDORSEMENT# 7 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| (ii) | officially designated; or |
| (iii) | verified by any other procedures which may be normally used by the Insured; or |
| (3) | the redemption of shares, where the proceeds of such redemption are paid by wire
transfer to other than the shareholder's officially Designated bank account; or |
| (4) | the intentional failure to adhere to one or more APS Designated Procedures. |
| 2. | Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or
extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions or agreements of the attached bond other
than as above stated. |
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 007
ENDORSEMENT#
8
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
AUTOMATIC COVERAGE RIDER
It is agreed that:
| 1. | If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, establish any new funds other
than by consolidation or merger with, purchase or acquisition of assets or liabilities of, another institution, such funds shall automatically
be covered hereunder from the date of such establishment without the payment of additional premium for the remainder of the premium period. |
| 2. | If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, require an increase in limits
to comply with SEC Rule 17g-1 due to an increase in asset size of current funds insured under this bond or by the addition of new funds,
such increase in limits shall automatically be covered hereunder from the date of such increase without the payment of additional premium
for the remainder of the premium period. |
| 3. | Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of
the terms, limitations, conditions or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated. |
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 008
ENDORSEMENT#
9
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
AMEND SECTION 13. TERMINATION
(90 DAYS; POST-DISCOVERY DISHONEST EMPLOYEE
OBLIGATIONS)
It is agreed that:
| 1. | The attached bond is hereby amended by deleting Section 13. TERMINATION in its entirety and replacing
it with the following: |
SECTION 13. TERMINATION
The Underwriter
may terminate this bond as an entirety by furnishing written notice specifying the termination date which cannot be prior to 90 days after
the receipt of such written notice by each Investment Company named as Insured and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
DC. The Insured may terminate this bond as an entirety by furnishing written notice to the Underwriter. When the Insured cancels, the
Insured shall furnish written notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC prior to 90 days before the effective date
of termination. The Underwriter shall notify all other Investment Companies named as Insured of the receipt of such termination notice
and the termination cannot be effective prior to 90 days after receipt of written notice by all other Investment Companies. Premiums are
earned until the termination date as set forth herein.
This bond will
terminate as to any one Insured, (other than a registered management investment company), immediately upon taking over of such Insured
by a receiver or other liquidator or by State or Federal officials, or immediately upon 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, or immediately
upon such Insured ceasing to exist, whether through merger into another entity, or by disposition of all of its assets.
This bond will
terminate as to any registered management investment company upon the expiration of 90 days after written notice has been given to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.
The Underwriter
shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the standard short rate cancellation tables if terminated
by the Insured or pro rata if terminated for any other reason.
This bond shall terminate:
| a. | as to any Employee as soon as any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of
the Insured, who is not in collusion with such Employee, shall learn of any |
©All rights reserved.
END 009
ENDORSEMENT#
9 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
dishonest
or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement, on the part of such Employee without prejudice to the loss of any Property then
in transit in the custody of such Employee and upon the expiration of 90 days after written notice has been given to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, DC (see Section 16(d)) and to the Insured Investment Company; or
| b. | as to any Employee 90 days after receipt by each Insured and by the Securities
and Exchange Commission of a written notice from the Underwriter of its desire to terminate this bond as to such Employee; or |
| c. | as to any person, who is a partner, officer or employee of any electronic data
processor covered under this bond, from and after the time that the Insured or any partner or officer thereof not in collusion with such
person shall have knowledge or information that such person has committed any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement,
in the service of the Insured or otherwise, whether such act be committed before or after the time this bond is effective and upon the
expiration of 90 days after written notice has been given by the Underwriter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC
and to the insured Investment Company. |
| 2. | 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 forty-eight (48) hours of
such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars of the detected dishonest or fraudulent act(s) or theft. |
| 3. | Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of
the terms, limitations, conditions or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated. |
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 009
ENDORSEMENT#
10
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
CO-SURETY
RIDER
(ICBB
VERSION)
It
is agreed that:
| 1. | The term “Underwriter” as used in the attached bond shall be construed
to mean, unless otherwise specified in this rider, all the Companies executing the attached bond. |
| 2. | Each of said Companies shall be liable only for such proportion of any single
Loss under the attached bond as the amount underwritten by such Company, as specified in the Schedule forming a part hereof, bears to
the Limit of Liability of the attached bond (as specified in paragraph 11 below), but in no event shall any of said Companies be liable
for an amount greater than that underwritten by it, including, but not limited to, in the event of Financial Insolvency (as defined herein)
of another Company. |
| 3. | In the absence of a request from any of said Companies to pay premiums directly
to it, premiums for the attached bond may be paid to the Controlling Company for the account of all of said Companies. |
| 4. | In the absence of a request from any of said Companies that notice of claim and
proof of loss be given to or filed directly with it, the giving of such notice to and the filing of such proof with, the Controlling Company
shall be deemed to be in compliance with the conditions of the attached bond for the giving of notice of loss and the filing of proof
of loss, if given and filed in accordance with said conditions. |
| 5. | The Controlling Company may give notice in accordance with the terms of the attached
bond, terminating or canceling the attached bond as an entirety or as to any Employee, and any notice so given shall terminate or cancel
the liability of all of said Companies as an entirety or as to such Employee, as the case may be. |
| 6. | Any Company other than the Controlling Company may give notice in accordance with
the terms of the attached bond, terminating or canceling the entire liability of such other Company under the attached bond or as to any
Employee. |
©All rights reserved.
END 010
ENDORSEMENT#
10 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
| 7. | In the absence of a request from any of said Companies that notice of termination
or cancellation by the Insured of the attached bond in its entirety be given to or filed directly with it, the giving of such notice in
accordance with the terms of the attached bond to the Controlling Company shall terminate or cancel the liability of all of said Companies
as an entirety. The Insured may terminate or cancel the entire liability of any Company, other than the Controlling Company, under the
attached bond by giving notice of such termination or cancellation to such other Company, and shall send copy of such notice to the Controlling
Company. |
| 8. | In the event of the termination or cancellation of the attached bond as an entirety,
no Company shall be liable to the Insured for a greater proportion of any return premium due the Insured than the amount underwritten
by such Company bears to the applicable Limit of Liability of the attached bond. |
| 9. | In the event of termination or cancellation of the attached bond as to any Company,
such Company alone shall be liable to the Insured for any return premium due the Insured on account of such termination or cancellation.
The termination or cancellation of the attached bond as to any Company other than the Controlling Company shall not terminate, cancel
or otherwise affect the liability of the other Companies under the attached bond. |
| 10. | As used herein, “Financial Insolvency” means the: (a) appointment
by any state or federal official, agency or court of a receiver, conservator, liquidator, trustee, rehabilitator or similar official to
take control of, supervise, manage or liquidate a Company; or (b) the Company becoming a debtor-in-possession pursuant to the United States
bankruptcy law, and as to both (a) or (b), the equivalent status outside the United States of America. |
| 11. | This rider shall become effective as of 12:01 AM on May 15, 2022, standard time
as specified in the bond. |
Underwritten
for the sum of $15,000,000 Limit of Liability, part of $49,225,000 Limit of Liability
National
Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. Controlling Company
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END 010
ENDORSEMENT#
10 (Continued)
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
Underwritten for the sum of $10,000,000 Limit of
Liability, part of $49,225,000 Limit of Liability
Berkley Regional Insurance Company
By: ______________________
Underwritten for the sum of $15,000,000 Limit of Liability,
part of $49,225,000 Limit of Liability
United States Fire Insurance Company
By: ______________________
Underwritten for the sum of $9,225,000 Limit of Liability,
part of $49,225,000 Limit of Liability
Federal Insurance Company
By: ______________________
| 12. | Nothing contained here shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, limitations,
conditions, or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated. |
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 010
ENDORSEMENT#
11
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 am May 15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number 08-832-61-13
Issued
to AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
NOTICE
OF CLAIM (REPORTING
BY E- MAIL)
In consideration of the premium charged, it is hereby understood
and agreed as follows:
| 1. | Email Reporting of Claims: In addition to the postal address set forth for
any Notice of Claim Reporting under this policy, such notice may also be given in writing pursuant to the policy's other terms and conditions
to the Insurer by email at the following email address: |
c- claim@AIG.com
Your email must reference
the policy number for this policy. The date of the Insurer's receipt of the emailed notice shall constitute the date of notice.
In addition to Notice of
Claim Reporting via email, notice may also be given to the Insurer by mailing such notice to: AIG, Financial Lines Claims, P.O. Box 25947,
Shawnee Mission, KS 66225 or faxing such notice to (866) 227- 1750.
| 2. | Definitions: For this endorsement only, the following definitions shall apply: |
| (a) | "Insurer" means the "Insurer," "Underwriter" or "Company"
or other name specifically ascribed in this policy as the insurance company or underwriter for this policy. |
| (b) | "Notice of Claim Reporting" means "notice of claim/ circumstance,"
"notice of loss" or other reference in the policy designated for reporting of claims, loss or occurrences or situations that
may give rise or result in loss under this policy. |
| (c) | "Policy" means the policy, bond or other insurance product to which this
endorsement is attached. |
| 3. | This endorsement does not apply to any Kidnap & Ransom/ Extortion Coverage
Section, if any, provided by this policy. |
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 011
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ENDORSEMENT#
12
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
policy
number: 08-832-61-13
issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
by:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
RELIANCE UPON OTHER CARRIER'S APPLICATION
RIDER
It is agreed that:
| 1. | In granting coverage under this bond, the Underwriter has relied upon the statements
and representations contained in the below referenced application (including materials submitted thereto and, if such application is a
renewal application, all such previous bond applications and their attachments and materials, for which this bond is a renewal or succeeds
in time) as being accurate and complete. |
| 2. | The Insured warrants and represents to the Underwriter that the statements and
representations made in such application were accurate on the date such representations and statements were so given and that in connection
therewith the Insured reaffirms each and every statement made in the application to ICI Mutual Insurance Company as accurate as of April
11, 2012 as if it was made to the Underwriter on such date. All such statements and representations shall be deemed to be material to
the risk assumed by the Underwriter, and are the basis of this bond and are deemed to be considered as incorporated into this bond. |
Type of Bond Application |
Carrier |
Date Signed |
Alternative Renewal Application |
ICI Mutual Insurance Company |
04/01/2022 |
| 3. | Nothing contained here shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions,
or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated. |
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 012
ENDORSEMENT#
13
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
AMENDED INSURED RIDER
In consideration of the premium charged,
it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1. Of the Declarations, Name of Insured, is amended to include the following entities, however,
solely with respect those individuals meeting the requirements in subparagraph (9) in the definition of Employee;
| 1. | AllianceBernstein L.P., |
| 2. | AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., |
| 3. | AllianceBernstein Corporation, |
| 4. | AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., |
| 5. | AllianceBernstein Global Derivatives Corporation, |
| 6. | AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc., and |
| 7. | Sanford C.Bernstein & Co., LLC. |
Nothing herein contained shall be held
to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated.
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
|
|
|
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
©All rights reserved.
END 013
ENDORSEMENT#
14
This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
Policy
number: 08-832-61-13
Issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
By:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
SPECIFIC ENTITY EXCLUSION
In consideration of the premium charged,
it is hereby understood and agreed that this bond does not cover any loss of AllianceBernstein U.S. Real Estate (Employee) Fund II, L.P.
(including any subsidiary or employee thereof).
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED.
|
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This
endorsement, effective 12:01 am May 15, 2022 forms a part of
policy
number: 08-832-61-13
issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
by:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,
Pa
TENNESSEE CANCELLATION/
NONRENEWAL AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT
Wherever used in this endorsement:
1) "Insurer" means the insurance company which issued this policy; and 2) "Named Insured", means the Named Corporation,
Named Organization, Named Sponsor, Named Insured, or Insured identified in the declarations page; and 3) "Other Insured(s)"
means all other persons or entities afforded coverage under the policy.
After coverage has been in
effect for sixty (60) days, or in the case of a renewal policy, the policy shall not be cancelled except for one or more of the following
reasons:
| A. | Nonpayment of premium, including nonpayment of any additional premiums which were
calculated in accordance with the current rating manual of the Insurer and justified by a physical change in the insured property or a
change in its occupancy or use; |
| B. | Conviction of the Named Insured or Other Insured(s) of a crime having as one of
its necessary elements an act increasing any hazard insured against; |
| C. | Discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation on the part of either A) the Named
Insured or Other Insured(s) or a representative of same in obtaining the insurance or, B) the Named Insured or Other Insured(s) in pursuing
a claim under the policy; |
| D. | Failure to comply with written loss control recommendations; |
| E. | Material change in the risk which increases the risk of loss after the insurance
coverage has been issued or renewed; |
| F. | Determination by the Commissioner of Insurance that the continuation of the policy
would jeopardize the Insurer's solvency or would place the Insurer in violation of the insurance laws of this state or any other state; |
| G. | Violation or breach by the Named Insured or Other Insured(s) of any policy terms
or conditions; or |
| H. | Such other reasons that are approved by the Commissioner of Insurance. |
Notice of cancellation must
be mailed or delivered by the Insurer or its authorized agents, to the named Insured, at the address shown in the policy. The notice shall
state the grounds for cancellation and that upon written request of the named Insured, the Insurer shall furnish the facts on which the
cancellation is based. Cancellation shall not be effective until ten (10) days after mailing, if cancellation is due to one of the above
mentioned reasons or if the policy has been in effect less than sixty (60) days and is not a renewal.
The mailing of the notice shall be sufficient proof of notice.
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The Insurer may nonrenew the
policy by giving written notice of nonrenewal to the Named Insured and its authorized agent, (at the address shown in the policy) no less
than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the policy. If the Insurer fails to mail or deliver the notice of nonrenewal, the
Insurer is required to extend the existing policy for an additional sixty (60) days. Notice of nonrenewal is not required if the Insurer
has: 1) offered renewal, 2) if the Named Insured has replaced coverage, or 3) if the Named Insured has agreed in writing to replace coverage.
If the Insurer provides such notice and extends the policy for ninety (90) days or less, an additional notice of renewal is not required.
Should the Insurer intend to
effect a revision of rates by more then 25%, the Insurer shall mail or deliver to the Named Insured and its authorized agent at the address
shown in the policy not less than sixty (60) days notice of its intention to increase the premium. The notice shall specify the percentage
of increase.
| 5. | Refund of Unearned Premiums |
If the policy is cancelled,
the Insurer will send the Named Insured any premium refund due. However, whenever an insurance policy which is financed with a premium
finance company is cancelled, the insurer shall return, within 30 days after the effective date of the cancellation, whatever gross unearned
premiums are due under the policy directly to the premium finance company for the account of the Named Insured.
The refund will be pro rata if:
| a. | The Insurer cancels; or |
| b. | The policy is cancelled at the request of a premium financed company that has financed the policy under
a premium finance agreement. |
The refund may be less than pro rata if the Named
Insured cancels the policy. The cancellation will be effective even if the Insurer has not made or offered a refund.
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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This
endorsement, effective at 12:01 AM May
15, 2022 forms a part of
policy
number: 08-832-61-13
issued
to: AllianceBernstein Complex of Registered Investment
Companies
by:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,
Pa
FORMS INDEX ENDORSEMENT
The contents of the Policy is comprised of the following
forms:
FORM NUMBER |
EDITION
DATE |
FORM TITLE |
41205 |
04/95 |
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKED BOND - DECLARATIONS |
41206 |
09/84 |
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND GUTS |
SR 6180b |
12/93 |
NEW YORK STATUTORY RIDER |
127423 |
11/17 |
ADDITIONAL NAMED INSURED RIDER |
132765 |
05/19 |
AMENDED INSURING AGREEMENT (A) FIDELITY |
119679 |
09/15 |
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ENDORSEMENT |
132764 |
05/19 |
AMENDED INSURING AGREEMENT (G) COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY |
140342 |
03/21 |
COMPUTER CRIME COVERAGE RIDER |
132769 |
05/19 |
AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS |
138539 |
07/20 |
AUTOMATIC COVERAGE RIDER |
132768 |
05/19 |
AMEND SECTION 13. TERMINATION |
135445 |
02/20 |
CO-SURETY RIDER |
99758 |
08/08 |
NOTICE OF CLAIM (REPORTING BY E-MAIL) |
132767 |
05/19 |
RELIANCE UPON OTHER CARRIER'S APPLICATION RIDER |
138538 |
07/20 |
AMENDED INSURED RIDER |
132766 |
05/19 |
SPECIFIC ENTITY EXCLUSION |
52169 |
07/96 |
TENNESSEE AMENDATORY - CANCELLATION/NONRENEWAL |
78859 |
10/01 |
FORMS INDEX ENDORSEMENT |
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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CLAIM REPORTING FORM
centralized Customer Link and Information Management
Exhibit B
Registered Investment
Companies Joint Fidelity Bond Agreement
Agreement
made as of May 13, 2022, by and among AB Bond Fund, Inc., AB Cap Fund, Inc., AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc., AB Corporate Shares,
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc., AB Active ETFs, Inc. AB Equity Income Fund, Inc., AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc., AB Global Bond Fund,
Inc., AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc., AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc., AB High Income Fund, Inc., AB Institutional
Funds, Inc., AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc., AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc., AB Municipal Income Fund II, AB Relative Value Fund,
Inc., AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc., AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc., AB Trust, AB Variable Products Series
Fund, Inc., Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc., The AB Portfolios, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.,
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc., AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Bernstein Fund, Inc., Sanford C.
Bernstein Fund, Inc., (collectively, the “investment companies”) and AllianceBernstein L.P.
(“AB”)
Whereas,
the investment companies that are parties to this Agreement are management investment companies registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”); and
Whereas,
AB provides investment advisory services and/or certain administrative and financial services to the investment companies; and
Whereas,
pursuant to Rule 17g-1, as amended, promulgated under the Act, registered management investment companies must provide and maintain fidelity
bonds covering larceny and embezzlement by certain of their officers and employees in amounts no less than stated minimums based upon
the gross assets of such registered management investment companies; and
Whereas,
pursuant to Rule 17g-1(b) under the Act, registered management investment companies that are managed and/or whose shares are distributed
by the same person may obtain joint coverage as insureds under a single fidelity bond (a “joint fidelity bond”); and
Whereas,
the investment companies are registered management investment companies managed by AB; and
Whereas,
the investment companies desire to obtain coverage under one joint fidelity bond; and
Whereas,
the Board of Directors of the Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (“SCB Fund”) and the Bernstein Fund, Inc. (“Bernstein
Fund” and, together with SCB Fund, “SCB Funds”) elects to calculate the required amounts of fidelity bond
coverage on a basis that treats each such investment company as a single registered management investment company for purposes of Rule
17g-1; and
Whereas,
the AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund (“MMA Fund”) consists of a single portfolio (together with the SCB Funds, the
“Bernstein Funds”; and
Whereas,
the Boards of Directors or Trustees of each investment company that is a party to this Agreement other than the Bernstein Funds (each
such investment company, an “AB Fund”, and together, the “AB Funds”) that has multiple portfolios
elects to calculate the required amounts of fidelity bond coverage on a basis that treats such an investment company as a single registered
management investment company for purposes of Rule 17g-1; and
Whereas,
the Board of Directors or Trustees of each of the investment companies which are parties to this Agreement, including a majority of the
Directors or Trustees, as applicable, who are not “interested persons” of such investment company as defined by Section 2(a)(19)
of the Act (“Disinterested Directors/Trustees”), has approved coverage under one joint fidelity bond with each of the
other investment companies that are parties to this Agreement in the respective amounts set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement.
Now,
Therefore, it is agreed as follows:
1. That the investment
companies that are parties to this Agreement and AB will be named as insureds and will be covered under a joint fidelity bond underwritten
by insurance companies including National Union Fire Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, Berkley Regional Insurance
Company and Federal Insurance Company (each, a “fidelity insurance company” and collectively, the “fidelity
insurance companies”) in the aggregate amount of $49,225,000 at a total annual cost of approximately $188,123, each such investment
company having specific coverage in accordance with Rule 17g-1(d). The required coverage amount (calculated pursuant to the elections
of the respective Boards) for each investment company is also shown opposite the name of each investment company in a separate column
on Schedule A. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of coverage under the joint fidelity bond shall be at least equal in amount to the
total amount of coverage which each investment company would have been required to provide and maintain individually pursuant to the schedule
set forth in paragraph (d)(i) of Rule 17g-1 under the Act had each investment company not been named an insured under the joint fidelity
bond.
2. No premium shall be
paid by an investment company under the joint fidelity bond unless that investment company’s Board of Directors or Trustees, as
applicable, including a majority of the Disinterested Directors/Trustees, shall have approved the portion of the premium to be paid by
that investment company. The premium payable on the joint fidelity bond shall be allocated among the investment companies in the respective
amounts set forth opposite the name of each investment company listed on Schedule A in the column entitled “Allocated Cost.”
3. AB has been named an
insured under the joint fidelity bond for administrative convenience. The parties agree that in no event shall AB be entitled to retain
any recovery payable under the joint fidelity bond, although it may receive payments which will be distributed to one or more investment
companies to facilitate the administration of the joint fidelity bond.
4. (a) In the event that
one or more of the investment companies sustains a loss for which recovery is received under the joint fidelity bond, each such investment
company shall receive that portion of the recovery which is sufficient in amount to indemnify that party in full for the loss sustained
by it (other than the portion thereof subject to a deductible), unless the recovery is inadequate to fully indemnify all investment companies
for such losses by them (other than the portions thereof subject to deductibles).
(b) If the recovery is inadequate
to indemnify fully each such investment company for losses sustained by it (other than the portion thereof subject to a deductible), the
recovery shall be allocated as follows, to the extent applicable:
(i) The AB Funds shall be
allocated an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) their actual aggregate loss (net of any deductibles) and (B) the sum of $42,975,000
plus the difference between: (1) $2,500,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the SCB Fund under clause (ii), (2) $2,500,000 and
the amount of the loss recovered by the Bernstein Fund under clause (iii), and (3) $1,250,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by
the MMA Fund under clause (iv). Such amount shall be allocated among the AB Funds on an equitable and proportionate basis as determined
by their respective Boards of Directors or Trustees, but each AB Fund shall be allocated an amount at least equal to the amount which
it would have received had it procured and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1).
(ii) The SCB Fund shall be
allocated an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) their actual aggregate loss (net of any deductibles) and (B) the sum of $2,500,000
plus the difference between: (1) $42,975,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the AB Funds under clause (i), (2) $2,500,000 and
the amount of the loss recovered by the Bernstein Fund under clause (iii), and $1,250,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the
MMA Fund under clause (iv). Such amounts shall be allocated among the portfolios of the SCB Fund on an equitable and proportionate basis
as determined by the Board of Directors of the SCB Fund, but each such portfolio shall be allocated an amount at least equal to the amount
which it would have received had it procured and maintained a single insurance bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1).
(iii) The Bernstein Fund
shall be allocated an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) their actual aggregate loss (net of any deductibles) and (B) the sum
of $2,500,000 plus the difference between: (1) $42,975,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the AB Funds under clause (i), (2)
$2,500,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the SCB Fund under clause (ii), and (3) $1,250,000 and the amount of the loss recovered
by the MMA Fund under clause (iv). Such amounts shall be allocated among the portfolios of the Bernstein Fund on an equitable and proportionate
basis as determined by the Board of Directors of the Bernstein Fund, but each such portfolio shall be allocated an amount at least equal
to the amount which it would have received had it procured and maintained a single insurance bond with the minimum coverage required by
Rule 17g-1(d)(1).
(iv) The MMA Fund shall be
allocated an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) its actual loss (net of any deductibles) and (B) the sum of $1,250,000 plus the
difference between: (1) $42,975,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the AB Funds under clause (i), (2) $2,500,000 and the amount
of the loss recovered by the SCB Fund under clause (ii), and (3) $2,500,000 and the amount of the loss recovered by the Bernstein Fund
under clause (iii). Such amount shall be at least equal to the amount which the MMA Fund would have received had it procured and maintained
a single insurance bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1).
(v) Where a compromise results
in recovery by any or all of the investment companies of less than the full amount of its (or their) actual aggregate loss covered by
the joint fidelity bond, the recovery shall be allocated consistent with clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above among the investment
companies that sustained such loss, without regard to the proportion of the actual aggregate loss recovered, and with the AB Funds’
$42,975,000, the SCB Fund’s $2,500,000, the Bernstein Fund’s $2,500,000 and the MMA Fund’s $1,250,000 amounts being
reduced proportionate to any reduction to the $49,225,000 total insured bond as a result of such compromise unless the compromise was
based on facts and circumstances particular to one or more, but fewer than all, insured parties seeking to recover, in which case any
or all of the AB Funds’ $42,975,000, the SCB Fund’s $20,850,000, the Bernstein Fund’s $5,000,000 and the MMA Fund’s
$1,250,000 amounts will be adjusted in an equitable manner taking into account the particular facts and circumstances and the principles
reflected above.
5. This Agreement may not
be amended or modified in any manner except by a written agreement executed by all parties hereto.
6. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the
parties has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its authorized representative effective as of the day
and year first written above.
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/s/ Emilie
D. Wrapp |
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Emilie D. Wrapp |
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Secretary for each of the Investment Companies |
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/s/ David M.
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David M. Lesser |
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Corporate Secretary for AllianceBernstein L.P. |
Schedule
A
Registered Management Investment Companies |
Allocated Cost ($) |
Bond Amount ($) |
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AB Bond Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
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2,500,000 |
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AB Cap Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
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2,500,000 |
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AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc. |
2,293.02 |
|
600,000 |
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AB Corporate Shares |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. |
8,789.90 |
|
2,300,000 |
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AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
4,777.12 |
|
1,250,000 |
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AB Equity Income Fund, Inc. |
3,439.53 |
|
900,000 |
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AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Global Bond Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc. |
2,006.39 |
|
525,000 |
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AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. |
2,293.02 |
|
600,000 |
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AB High Income Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Institutional Funds, Inc. |
2,866.27 |
|
750,000 |
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AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Municipal Income Fund II |
3,821.70 |
|
1,000,000 |
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AB Relative Value Fund, Inc. |
6,496.88 |
|
1,700,000 |
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AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc. |
6,496.88 |
|
1,700,000 |
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AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc. |
3,821.70 |
|
1,000,000 |
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AB Trust |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc. |
3,821.70 |
|
1,000,000 |
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The AB Portfolios |
9,554.24 |
|
2,500,000 |
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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. |
4,777.12 |
|
1,250,000 |
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AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
3,439.53 |
|
900,000 |
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Bernstein Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
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2,500,000 |
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Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. |
9,554.24 |
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2,500,000 |
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AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund |
4,777.12 |
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1,250,000 |
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Totals |
$188,123.00 |
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$49,225,000 |
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Exhibit
C-1
CERTIFICATE OF ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
THE
AB FUNDS*
Regarding
Fidelity Bond
The
undersigned, being duly elected and qualified Assistant Secretary of the Funds listed on Schedule A (attached hereto), hereby certifies
that attached hereto is a true and complete copy of the resolutions that were approved by the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds
at a meeting held on May 3-5, 2022, at which a quorum was present and voted in favor thereof, and that said resolutions have not been
revoked or amended and are now in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as Assistant Secretary of the above-referenced Funds on this 21st day
of June, 2022.
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Stephen J. Laffey |
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Stephen J. Laffey |
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Assistant Secretary |
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Directors/Trustees hereby determines that participation by the Funds in a joint fidelity bond underwritten by National
Union Fire Insurance Company, United States Fire Insurance Company, Berkley Regional Insurance Company and Federal Insurance Company,
covering officers and employees of each Fund (and employees of service providers to each Fund if and to the extent such persons are included
in the definition of "Employee" in the joint fidelity bond) in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17g-1 promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") in
the amount of $49,225,000 is reasonable in form and amount, after having given due consideration to the value of the aggregate assets
of the Funds to which any such covered person may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping
of such assets and the nature of the securities in the Funds' portfolios;
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Directors/Trustees, including a majority of the disinterested Directors/Trustees, hereby approves, ratifies and authorizes
the payment by the Treasurer of the Funds of an amount approximately equal to _____**_____ representing the portion of 2022 annual premium
on such joint insured fidelity bond allocable to the each Fund based on its coverage under such bond after giving due consideration to
all relevant factors, including the number of other parties named as the insured, the nature of the business activities of such other
parties, the $49,225,000 aggregate amount of coverage under the joint insured bond, the aggregate 2022 annual cost of such bond of $188,123,
the ratable allocation of the cost among all parties named as insureds and the extent to which the share of the cost allocated to each
Fund is less than the cost such Fund would have to pay if it maintained a single insured bond with an aggregate limit equal to that of
the joint bond;
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Directors/Trustees, including a majority of the disinterested Directors/Trustees, hereby confirms, ratifies and approves
in all respects the execution by the appropriate officers of the Funds of an agreement among each Fund and all of the other named insureds
under the joint fidelity bond, which agreement provides that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained
by a Fund and one or more named insureds, such Fund shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, but at least
equal to the amount which it would have received had it maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by paragraph
(d)(1) of Rule 17g-1 promulgated under the Act; and
RESOLVED,
that the Secretary and each Assistant Secretary of the Funds be, and each of them hereby is, designated to make all filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and to give all notices on behalf of the Funds required by paragraph (g) of Rule 17g-1 promulgated
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
*AB Funds |
Allocated Cost |
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AB Bond Fund, Inc. |
$9,554.24 |
AB Cap Fund, Inc. |
$9,554.24 |
AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc. |
$2,293.02 |
AB Corporate Shares |
$9,554.24 |
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. |
$8,789.90 |
AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
$4,777.12 |
AB Equity Income Fund, Inc. |
$3,439.53 |
AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. |
$9,544.24 |
AB Global Bond Fund, Inc. |
$9,544.24 |
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc. |
$2,006.39 |
AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. |
$2,293.02 |
AB High Income Fund, Inc. |
$9,554.24 |
AB Institutional Funds, Inc. |
$2,866.27 |
AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc. |
$9,554.24 |
AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
$9,554.24 |
AB Municipal Income Fund II |
$3,821.70 |
AB Relative Value Fund, Inc. |
$6,496.88 |
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc. |
$6,496.88 |
AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc. |
$3,821.70 |
AB Trust |
$9,554.24 |
AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. |
$9,554.24 |
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc. |
$3,821.70 |
The AB Portfolios |
$9,554.24 |
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. |
$4,777.12 |
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
$3,439.53 |
Exhibit C-2
CERTIFICATE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN FUND, INC.
BERNSTEIN FUND, INC.
AB MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVE FUND
Regarding Fidelity Bond
The undersigned, being the duly elected
and qualified Assistant Secretary of each of the Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (“SCB Fund”) and the Bernstein Fund, Inc.
(“Bernstein Fund”), each a Maryland corporation, and of the AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (“MMA Fund”),
a Delaware statutory trust, hereby certifies that the attached hereto is a true and complete copy of the resolutions that were approved
by the entire Board of Directors/Trustees (collectively, the “Board of Directors”) by written consent on May 13th,
2022 and that said resolutions have not been revoked or amended and are now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has executed this Certificate of Assistant Secretary of the above-referenced Funds and Trust this 25th day of May, 2022.
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/s/ Nancy E. Hay |
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Nancy E. Hay |
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Assistant Secretary |
RESOLVED, that the
Board of Directors hereby determines that participation by SCB Fund, Bernstein Fund and MMA Fund (together, the “Funds”) in
a joint fidelity bond underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Company, Berkley Regional Ins. Co., United States Fire Ins. Co., and
Federal Insurance Company, covering officers and employees of the Funds (and employees of service providers to the Funds if and to the
extent such persons are included in the definition of “Employee” in the joint fidelity bond) in accordance with the requirements
of Rule 17g-1 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the “1940 Act”), in the amount of $2,500,000 for SCB Fund, $2,500,000 for Bernstein Fund and $1,250,000 for MMA Fund is reasonable
in form and amount, after having given due consideration to the value of the aggregate assets of the Funds to which any such covered person
may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets and the nature of the securities
in the Funds’ portfolios; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, hereby approves, ratifies and authorizes the payment by
the Treasurer of the Funds of an amount equal to approximately $9,600 as it relates to SCB Fund, $9,600 as it relates to Bernstein Fund
and $4,800 as it relates to MMA Fund, representing the respective portion of the 2022 annual premium on such joint insured fidelity bond
allocable to the Funds based on their coverage under such bond after giving due consideration to all relevant factors, including the number
of other parties named as insured, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the $49,225,000 aggregate amount of coverage
under the joint insured bond, the aggregate 2022 annual cost of such bond of approximately $188,200, the ratable allocation of the cost
among all parties named as insured and the extent to which the share of the cost allocated to the Funds is less than the cost the Funds
would have to pay if they maintained a single insured bond with an aggregate limit equal to that of the joint bond; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, hereby confirms, ratifies and approves in all respects
the execution by the appropriate officers of the Funds of an agreement among SCB Fund, Bernstein Fund, MMA Fund and all of the other named
insureds under the joint fidelity bond, which agreement provides that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of
a loss sustained by one or more named insureds, each of SCB Fund, Bernstein Fund and MMA Fund shall receive an equitable and proportionate
share of the recovery, but at least equal to the amount which such Fund would have received had it maintained a single insured bond with
the minimum coverage required by paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 17g-1 promulgated under the 1940 Act; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the respective Secretary and Assistant Secretaries of SCB Fund, Bernstein Fund and MMA Fund be, and each of them hereby is, designated
to make all filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to give all notices on behalf of each Fund required by paragraph (g)
of Rule 17g-1 promulgated under the 1940 Act.
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