ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
1401 H St. NW
Washington,
DC 20005
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
1401 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
DECLARATIONS
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention
group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws
and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not
available for your risk retention group.
Item 1.
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Name of Insured (the Insured)
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Bond Number
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UBS Cashfund, Inc.
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87118109B
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Principal Office:
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1285 Avenue of the Americas, 12
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Floor
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New York, NY 10019
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Mailing Address:
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1285 Avenue
of the Americas, 12
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Floor
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New York,
NY 10019
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Item 2.
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Bond Period:
from 12:01 a.m. on
December 15, 2009
, to 12:01 a.m. on
December 15, 2010
, or the earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond, standard time
at the Principal Address as to each of said dates.
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Item 3.
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Limit of Liability
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Subject to Sections 9, 10 and 12 hereof:
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LIMIT
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DEDUCTIBLE
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LIABILITY
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AMOUNT
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Insuring Agreement A-
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FIDELITY
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$70,000,000
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N/A
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Insuring Agreement
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AUDIT EXPENSE
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$50,000
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$10,000
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Insuring Agreement
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ON PREMISES
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement
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IN TRANSIT
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement
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FORGERY OR
ALTERATION
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement
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SECURITIES
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement
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COUNTERFEIT
CURRENCY
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement
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UNCOLLECTIBLE
ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
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$25,000
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$5,000
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Insuring Agreement
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PHONE/ELECTRONIC
TRANSACTIONS
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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If Not Covered is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such Insuring
Agreement and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be deleted from this Bond.
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OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER:
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Insuring Agreement J-
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COMPUTER SECURITY
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$70,000,000
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$250,000
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Item 4.
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Offices
or Premises CoveredAll the Insureds offices or other premises in existence
at the time this Bond becomes effective are covered under this Bond, except the
offices or other premises excluded by Rider. Offices or other premises acquired
or established after the effective date of this Bond are covered subject to the
terms of General Agreement A.
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Item 5.
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The liability
of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the Underwriter) is subject to the terms of the
following Riders attached hereto:
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Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
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and of all
Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
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By:
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/S/ Catherine Dalton
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Authorized Representative
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INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention
group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws
and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not
available for your risk retention group.
ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk
Retention Group (the Underwriter), in consideration of an agreed premium,
and in reliance upon the Application and all other information furnished to the
Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance with the Declarations,
General Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this
bond (including all riders hereto) (Bond), to the extent of the Limit
of Liability and subject to the Deductible Amount, agrees to indemnify the Insured
for the loss, as described in the Insuring Agreements, sustained by the Insured
at any time but discovered during the Bond Period.
INSURING AGREEMENTS
A.
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FIDELITY
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Loss caused
by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee anywhere, alone
or in collusion with other persons (whether or not Employees), during the time such
Employee has the status of an Employee as defined herein, and even if such loss
is not discovered until after he or she ceases to be an Employee, EXCLUDING loss
covered under Insuring Agreement B.
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B.
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AUDIT
EXPENSE
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Expense
incurred by the Insured for that part of audits or examinations required by any
governmental regulatory authority or Self Regulatory Organization to be conducted
by such authority or Organization or by an independent accountant or other person,
by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the Insured and covered by this
Bond.
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C.
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ON PREMISES
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Loss resulting
from Property that is (1) located or reasonably believed by the Insured to be located
within the Insureds offices or premises, and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest
or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A.
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D.
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IN TRANSIT
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Loss resulting
from Property that is (1) in transit in the custody of any person authorized by
an Insured to act as a messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier for
hire (other than a Security Company), and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest or
Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring
Agreement A. Property is in transit beginning immediately upon receipt
of such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately upon delivery
at the specified destination.
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E.
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FORGERY
OR ALTERATION
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Loss caused
by the Forgery or Alteration of or on (1) any bills of exchange, checks, drafts,
or other written orders or directions to pay certain sums in money, acceptances,
certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit; or (2) other
written instructions, requests or applications to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging
the transfer, payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of Property, or giving notice
of any bank account, which instructions or requests or applications purport
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to have
been signed or endorsed by (a) any customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder
of or subscriber to shares issued by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial
or banking institution or stockbroker; or (3) withdrawal orders or receipts for
the withdrawal of Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for Property
and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or of another Investment Company for
which the Insured acts as agent. This Insuring Agreement E does not cover loss caused
by Forgery or Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement
A.
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SECURITIES
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Loss resulting
from the Insured, in good faith, in the ordinary course of business, and in any
capacity whatsoever, whether for its own account or for the account of others, having
acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended
any credit or assumed any liability on the faith of any Securities, where such loss
results from the fact that such Securities (1) were Counterfeit, or (2) were lost
or stolen, or (3) contain a Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding whether or
not the act of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution, by-laws,
rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization, whether or not the Insured
was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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G.
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COUNTERFEIT
CURRENCY
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Loss caused
by the Insured in good faith having received or accepted (1) any money orders which
prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2) paper currencies or coin
of the United States of America or Canada which prove to be Counterfeit. This Insuring
Agreement G does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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H.
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UNCOLLECTIBLE
ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
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Loss resulting
from the payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or redemptions or exchanges
permitted from an account with the Fund as a consequence of
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(1)
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uncollectible
Items of Deposit of a Funds customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by
the Insured or its agent to such persons Fund account, or
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(2)
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any Item
of Deposit processed through an automated clearing house which is reversed by a
Funds customer, shareholder or subscriber and is deemed uncollectible by the
Insured;
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PROVIDED,
that (a) Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insureds
collection procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares between Funds with exchange
privileges shall be covered hereunder only if all such Funds are insured by the
Underwriter for uncollectible Items of Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund shall have
implemented and maintained a policy to hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number
of days stated in its Application (as amended from time to time) before paying any
dividend or permitting any withdrawal with respect to such Items of Deposit (other
than exchanges between Funds). Regardless of the number of transactions between
Funds in an exchange program, the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit must
be held shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit was first credited to any
Insured Fund.
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This Insuring
Agreement H does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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PHONE/ELECTRONIC
TRANSACTIONS
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Loss caused
by a Phone/Electronic Transaction, where the request for such Phone/Electronic Transaction:
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(1)
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is transmitted
to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission;
and
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(2)
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is made
by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or subscriber or an authorized
agent of a Fund shareholder or subscriber; and
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(3)
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is unauthorized
or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive;
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PROVIDED,
that the entity receiving such request generally maintains and follows during the
Bond Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures with respect to
all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and
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EXCLUDING
loss resulting from:
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(1)
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the failure
to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or
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(2)
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any redemption
of Investment Company shares which had been improperly credited to a shareholders account where such shareholder (a) did not cause, directly or indirectly,
such shares to be credited to such account, and (b) directly or indirectly received
any proceeds or other benefit from such redemption; or
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(3)
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any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the Shareholder of Record,
or (b) any other person or bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds
(i) in the initial account application, or (ii) in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission) accompanied by a signature guarantee; or
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(4)
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any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be sent to other than any address for such account which was designated
(a) in the initial account application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission), where such writing is received at least one (1) day prior to such
redemption request, or (c) by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission
at least fifteen (15) days prior to such redemption; or
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(5)
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the intentional
failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures;
or
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(6)
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a Phone/Electronic
Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or transmitted by any method
not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or
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(7)
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the failure
or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection device, including any
firewall, that imposes restrictions on the flow of electronic traffic in or out
of any Computer System.
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This Insuring
Agreement I does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity or Insuring Agreement J, Computer Security.
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GENERAL AGREEMENTS
A.
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ADDITIONAL
OFFICES OR EMPLOYEESCONSOLIDATION OR MERGERNOTICE
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1.
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Except
as provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any additional office(s)
established by the Insured during the Bond Period and to all Employees during the
Bond Period, without the need to give notice thereof or pay additional premiums
to the Underwriter for the Bond Period.
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2.
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If during
the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge or consolidate with an
institution in which such Insured is the surviving entity, or purchase substantially
all the assets or capital stock of another institution, or acquire or create a separate
investment portfolio, and shall within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter thereof,
then this Bond shall automatically apply to the Property and Employees resulting
from such merger, consolidation, acquisition or creation from the date thereof;
provided, that the Underwriter may make such coverage contingent upon the payment
of an additional premium.
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B.
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WARRANTY
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No statement
made by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the Application or otherwise,
shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but only a warranty that such statement
is true to the best of the knowledge of the person responsible for such statement.
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C.
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COURT
COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES
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The Underwriter
will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable attorneys fees
incurred and paid by the Insured in defense of any legal proceeding brought against
the Insured seeking recovery for any loss which, if established against the Insured,
would constitute a loss covered under the terms of this Bond; provided, however,
that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity shall apply only in the
event that
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an Employee
admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act or Theft which caused the loss; or
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in the
absence of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable
to the Insured and the Underwriter concludes, after a review of an agreed statement
of facts, that an Employee has committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft
which caused the loss.
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The Insured
shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such legal proceeding and upon
request shall furnish the Underwriter with copies of all pleadings and other papers
therein. At the Underwriters election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter
to conduct the defense of such legal proceeding in the Insureds name, through
attorneys of the Underwriters selection. In such event, the Insured shall
give all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem
necessary to the proper defense of such legal proceeding.
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If the
amount of the Insureds liability or alleged liability in any such legal proceeding
is greater than the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover under
this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C), or if a Deductible
Amount is applicable, or both, the indemnity liability of the Underwriter under
this General Agreement C is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount
which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant
to this General Agreement C) bears to the sum of such amount plus the amount which
the Insured is not entitled to recover. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the
Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement.
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INTERPRETATION
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This Bond
shall be interpreted with due regard to the purpose of fidelity bonding under Rule
17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (i.e., to protect innocent third parties
from harm) and to the structure of the investment management industry (in which
a loss of Property resulting from a cause described in any Insuring Agreement ordinarily
gives rise to a potential legal liability on the part of the Insured), such that
the term loss as used herein shall include an Insureds legal liability
for direct
compensatory damages resulting directly from a misappropriation, or measurable diminution
in value, of Property.
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THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE
FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
The following
terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this Section:
A.
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Alteration
means the marking, changing or altering in a material way of the terms,
meaning or legal effect of a document with the intent to deceive.
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B.
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Application
means the Insureds application (and any attachments and materials
submitted in connection therewith) furnished to the Underwriter for this Bond.
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C.
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Computer
System
means (1) computers with related peripheral components, including
storage components, (2) systems and applications software, (3) terminal devices,
(4) related communications networks or customer communication systems, and (5) related
electronic funds transfer systems; by which data or monies are electronically collected,
transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved.
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Counterfeit
means, with respect to any item, one which is false but is intended to
deceive and to be taken for the original authentic item.
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E.
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Deductible
Amount
means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the amount set forth
under the heading Deductible Amount in Item 3 of the Declarations or
in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement, applicable to each Single Loss covered
by such Insuring Agreement.
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F.
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Depository
means any securities depository (other than any foreign securities
depository) in which an Investment Company may deposit its Securities in accordance
with Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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G.
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Dishonest
or Fraudulent Act
means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including larceny
and embezzlement as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of
1940, committed with the conscious manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain
a loss and (2) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person
(other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit sharing, pensions
or other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or include
a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act.
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Electronic
Transmission
means any transmission effected by electronic means, including
but not limited to a transmission effected by telephone tones, Telefacsimile, wireless
device, or over the Internet.
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Employee
means:
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(1)
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each officer,
director, trustee, partner or employee of the Insured, and
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(2)
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each officer,
director, trustee, partner or employee of any predecessor of the Insured whose principal
assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase
of assets or capital stock of, such predecessor, and
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(3)
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each attorney
performing legal services for the Insured and each employee of such attorney or
of the law firm of such attorney while performing services for the Insured, and
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(4)
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each student
who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in any of the Insureds offices,
and
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(5)
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each officer,
director, trustee, partner or employee of
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(a)
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an investment
adviser,
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(b)
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an underwriter
(distributor),
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(c)
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a transfer
agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
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(d)
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an administrator
authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records,
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for an
Investment Company named as an Insured, BUT ONLY while (i) such officer, partner
or employee is performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an
officer or employee of an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner
or employee is acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to
examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured, or
(iii) such director or trustee (or anyone acting in a similar capacity) is acting
outside the scope of the usual duties of a director or trustee; PROVIDED, that the
term Employee shall not include any officer, director, trustee, partner
or employee of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator
(x) which is not an affiliated person (as defined in Section 2(a) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named as Insured or
of the adviser or underwriter of such Investment Company, or (y) which is a Bank (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940), and
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(6)
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each individual
assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel, in either
case on a contingent or part-time basis, to perform the usual duties of an employee
in any office of the Insured, and
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each individual
assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee or officer of any entity authorized
by written agreement with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor
of checks or other accounting records of the Insured, but excluding a processor
which acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity for the Insured in
issuing checks, drafts or securities, unless included under subsection (5) hereof,
and
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(8)
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each officer,
partner or employee of
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(a)
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any Depository
or Exchange,
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(b)
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any nominee
in whose name is registered any Security included in the systems for the central
handling of securities established and maintained by any Depository, and
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(c)
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any recognized
service company which provides clerks or other personnel to any Depository or Exchange
on a contract basis,
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while such
officer, partner or employee is performing services for any Depository in the operation
of systems for the central handling of securities, and
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in the
case of an Insured which is an employee benefit plan (as defined in
Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA))
for officers, directors or employees of another Insured (In-House Plan),
any fiduciary or other plan official (within the meaning
of Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House Plan, provided that such fiduciary or
other plan official is a director, partner, officer, trustee or employee of an Insured
(other than an In-House Plan).
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Each employer
of temporary personnel and each entity referred to in subsections (6) and (7) and
their respective partners, officers and employees shall collectively be deemed to
be one person for all the purposes of this Bond.
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Brokers,
agents, independent contractors, or representatives of the same general character
shall not be considered Employees, except as provided in subsections (3), (6), and
(7).
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Exchange
means any national securities exchange registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
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Forgery
means the physical signing on a document of the name of another person
(whether real or fictitious) with the intent to deceive. A Forgery may be by means
of mechanically reproduced facsimile signatures as well as handwritten signatures.
Forgery does not include the signing of an individuals own name, regardless
of such individuals authority, capacity or purpose.
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Items
of Deposit
means one or more checks or drafts.
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Investment
Company
or
Fund
means an investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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N.
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Limit
of Liability
means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the limit
of liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement
as set forth under the heading Limit of Liability in Item 3 of the Declarations
or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement.
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Mysterious
Disappearance
means any disappearance of Property which, after a reasonable
investigation has been conducted, cannot be explained.
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Non-Fund
means any corporation, business trust, partnership, trust or other entity
which is not an Investment Company.
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Q.
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Phone/Electronic
Transaction Security Procedures
means security procedures for Phone/Electronic
Transactions as provided in writing to the Underwriter.
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R.
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Phone/Electronic
Transaction
means any (1) redemption of shares issued by an Investment
Company, (2) election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders,
(3) exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically
registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges
of the two Funds, or (4) purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company, which
redemption, election, exchange or purchase is requested by voice over the telephone
or through an Electronic Transmission.
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Property
means the following tangible items: money, postage and revenue stamps,
precious metals, Securities, bills of exchange, acceptances, checks, drafts, or
other written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, certificates of
deposit, due bills, money orders, letters of credit, financial futures contracts,
conditional sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds, mortgages,
and assignments of any of the foregoing, and other valuable papers, including books
of account and other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business,
and all other instruments similar to or in the nature of the foregoing (but excluding
all data processing records), (1) in which the Insured has a legally cognizable
interest, (2) in which the Insured acquired or should have acquired such an interest
by reason of a predecessors declared financial condition at the time of the
Insureds consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal assets
of, such predecessor or (3) which are held by the Insured for any purpose or in
any capacity.
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T.
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Securities
means original negotiable or non-negotiable agreements or instruments
which represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership or debt (including stock
certificates, bonds, promissory notes, and assignments thereof), which are in the
ordinary course of business and transferable by physical delivery with appropriate
endorsement or assignment. Securities does not include bills of exchange,
acceptances, certificates of deposit, checks, drafts, or other written orders or
directions to pay sums certain in money, due bills, money orders, or letters of
credit.
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U.
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Security
Company
means an entity which provides or purports to provide the transport
of Property by secure means, including, without limitation, by use of armored vehicles
or guards.
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Self
Regulatory Organization
means any association of investment advisers or
securities dealers registered under the federal securities laws, or any Exchange.
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W.
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Shareholder
of Record
means the record owner of shares issued by an Investment Company
or, in the case of joint ownership of such shares, all record owners, as designated
(1) in the initial account application, or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature
guarantee, or (3) pursuant to procedures as set forth in the Application.
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X.
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Single
Loss
means:
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(1)
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all loss
resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft committed by one person, or
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(2)
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all loss
caused by any one act (other than a Theft or a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act) committed
by one person, or
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(3)
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all loss
caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one person, or
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(4)
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all expenses
incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or
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(5)
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all loss
caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections
(1) through (4) above.
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All acts
or omissions of one or more persons which directly or indirectly aid or, by failure
to report or otherwise, permit the continuation of an act referred to in subsections
(1) through (3) above of any other person shall be deemed to be the acts of such
other person for purposes of this subsection.
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All acts
or occurrences or events which have as a common nexus any fact, circumstance, situation,
transaction or series of facts, circumstances, situations, or transactions shall
be deemed to be one act, one occurrence, or one event.
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Telefacsimile
means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material
(as, for example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines
or over the Internet.
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Z.
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Theft
means robbery, burglary or hold-up, occurring with or without violence
or the threat of violence.
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SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS
THIS BOND
DOES NOT COVER:
A.
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Loss resulting
from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada,
or (2) war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power,
wherever occurring; except if such loss occurs while the Property is in transit,
is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement D, and when such transit was initiated,
the Insured or any person initiating such transit on the Insureds behalf had
no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution, insurrection, action
by armed forces, or usurped power.
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B.
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Loss in
time of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity,
or biological or chemical agents or hazards, or fire, smoke, or explosion, or the
effects of any of the foregoing.
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C.
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Loss resulting
from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by any person while acting in the
capacity of a member of the Board of Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured
or of any other entity.
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D.
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Loss resulting
from any nonpayment or other default of any loan or similar transaction made by
the Insured or any of its partners, directors, officers or employees, whether or
not authorized and whether procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, unless such loss is otherwise
covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
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E.
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Loss resulting
from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of any law, or any rule or
regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self Regulatory Organization, regulating
the issuance, purchase or sale of securities, securities transactions upon security
exchanges or over the counter markets, Investment Companies, or investment advisers,
unless such loss, in the absence of such law, rule or regulation, would be covered
under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
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F.
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Loss resulting
from Property that is the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious
Disappearance while in the custody of any Security Company, unless such loss is
covered under this Bond and is in excess of the amount recovered or received by
the Insured under (1) the Insureds contract with such Security Company, and
(2) insurance or indemnity of any kind carried by such Security Company for the
benefit of, or otherwise available to, users of its service, in which case this
Bond shall cover only such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability
and Deductible Amount.
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G.
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Potential
income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the
Insured because of a loss covered under this Bond, except when covered under Insuring
Agreement H.
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H.
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Loss in
the form of (1) damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except
direct compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines, or penalties, including without
limitation two-thirds of treble damage awards pursuant to judgments under any statute
or regulation.
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I.
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Loss resulting
from the surrender of Property away from an office of the Insured as a result of
a threat
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(1)
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to do bodily
harm to any person, except where the Property is in transit in the custody of any
person acting as messenger as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person,
if the Insured had no knowledge of such threat at the time such transit was initiated,
or
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(2)
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to do damage
to the premises or Property of the Insured,
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unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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All costs,
fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of
or amount of loss covered under this Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses
are covered under Insuring Agreement B.
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K.
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Loss resulting
from payments made to or withdrawals from any account, involving funds erroneously
credited to such account, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement
A.
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L.
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Loss resulting
from uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn upon a financial institution
outside the United States of America, its territories and possessions, or Canada.
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M.
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Loss resulting
from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions of an Employee
primarily engaged in the sale of shares issued by an Investment Company to persons
other than (1) a person registered as a broker under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 or (2) an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual.
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N.
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Loss resulting
from the use of credit, debit, charge, access, convenience, identification, cash
management or other cards, whether such cards were issued or purport to have been
issued by the Insured or by anyone else, unless such loss is otherwise covered under
Insuring Agreement A.
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O.
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Loss resulting
from any purchase, redemption or exchange of securities issued by an Investment
Company or other Insured, or any other instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice
or transaction involving securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured
or the dividends in respect
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thereof,
when any of the foregoing is requested, authorized or directed or purported to be
requested, authorized or directed by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission,
unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A or Insuring Agreement
I.
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P.
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Loss resulting
from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee as defined
in Section 1.I(2), unless such loss (1) could not have been reasonably discovered
by the due diligence of the Insured at or prior to the time of acquisition by the
Insured of the assets acquired from a predecessor, and (2) arose out of a lawsuit
or valid claim brought against the Insured by a person unaffiliated with the Insured
or with any person affiliated with the Insured.
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Q.
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Loss resulting
from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction of data
in, or the change of data elements or programs within, any Computer System, unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
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Upon payment
to the Insured hereunder for any loss, the Underwriter shall be subrogated to the
extent of such payment to all of the Insureds rights and claims in connection
with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter shall not be subrogated
to any such rights or claims one named Insured under this Bond may have against
another named Insured under this Bond. At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured
shall execute all assignments or other documents and take such action as the Underwriter
may deem necessary or desirable to secure and perfect such rights and claims, including
the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to bring suit in
the name of the Insured.
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Assignment
of any rights or claims under this Bond shall not bind the Underwriter without the
Underwriters written consent.
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SECTION 4. LOSSNOTICEPROOFLEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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This Bond
is for the use and benefit only of the Insured and the Underwriter shall not be
liable hereunder to anyone other than the Insured. As soon as practicable and not
more than sixty (60) days after discovery, the Insured shall give the Underwriter
written notice thereof and, as soon as practicable and within one year after such
discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter affirmative proof of loss with
full particulars. The Underwriter may extend the sixty day notice period or the
one year proof of loss period if the Insured requests an extension and shows good
cause therefor.
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See also
General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys Fees).
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The Underwriter
shall not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless each of the Securities
is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number or by such identification
means as the Underwriter may require. The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period
after receipt of a proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate
the claim, but where the Property is Securities and the loss is clear and undisputed,
settlement shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves
Securities of which duplicates may be obtained.
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The Insured
shall not bring legal proceedings against the Underwriter to recover any loss hereunder
prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof of loss or subsequent to twenty-four
(24) months after the discovery of such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding
to recover hereunder on account of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement
of any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover court costs or attorneys fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the
final judgment in or settlement of such suit. If any limitation in this Bond is
prohibited by any
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applicable
law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended to be equal to the minimum period
of limitation permitted by such law.
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Notice
hereunder shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability Claims, ICI Mutual Insurance
Company, 1401 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20005.
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SECTION 5. DISCOVERY
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For all
purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss occurs,
when the Insured
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(1)
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becomes
aware of facts, or
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(2)
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receives
notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured
is liable under circumstances,
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which would
cause a reasonable person to assume that loss covered by this Bond has been or is
likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be
known.
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SECTION 6. VALUATION OF PROPERTY
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For the
purpose of determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value of any Property
shall be the market value of such Property at the close of business on the first
business day before the discovery of such loss; except that
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(1)
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the value
of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of a claim therefor
shall be the actual market value of such Property at the time of replacement, but
not in excess of the market value of such Property on the first business day before
the discovery of the loss of such Property;
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(2)
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the value
of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription, conversion, redemption
or deposit privileges shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding
the expiration thereof if the loss of such Securities is not discovered until after
such expiration, but if there is no quoted or other ascertainable market price for
such Property or privileges referred to in clauses (1) and (2), their value shall
be fixed by agreement between the parties or by arbitration before an arbitrator
or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and
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(3)
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the value
of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its
business shall be limited to the actual cost of blank books, blank pages or other
materials if the books or records are reproduced plus the cost of labor for the
transcription or copying of data furnished by the Insured for reproduction.
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SECTION 7. LOST SECURITIES
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The maximum
liability of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities shall be the payment
for, or replacement of, such Securities having an aggregate value not to exceed
the applicable Limit of Liability. If the Underwriter shall make payment to the
Insured for any loss of Securities, the Insured shall assign to the Underwriter
all of the Insureds right, title and interest in and to such Securities. In
lieu of such payment, the Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities,
and in such case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such replacement. To effect
the replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the
issuance of a lost instrument bond. If the value of such Securities does not exceed
the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss), the
Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond and will
indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that it may sustain
because of the issuance of such bond.
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If the
value of such Securities exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of
discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion of the usual premium charged
for the lost instrument bond, equal to the percentage that the applicable Deductible
Amount bears to the value of such Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will
indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that
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is not
recovered from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject
to the applicable Limit of Liability.
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SECTION 8. SALVAGE
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If any
recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss
within the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the Underwriter shall be entitled
to the full amount of such recovery to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts
paid hereunder with respect to such loss. If any recovery is made, whether by the
Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit
of Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any
source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security or indemnity taken
by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the amount of such recovery, net of the
actual costs and expenses of recovery, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured
in full for the portion of such loss in excess of such Limit of Liability, and the
remainder, if any, shall be paid first to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts
paid hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of
the portion of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute
all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable to secure to the
Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
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SECTION 9. NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION
OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
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Prior to
its termination, this Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit of Liability
for each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss, notwithstanding any previous loss
(other than such Single Loss) for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable
to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that regardless of the number of years this
Bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or
paid, the liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single
Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of the total
amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year
or from period to period.
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SECTION 10.
MAXIMUM LIABILITY
OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES
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The maximum
liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by any Insuring Agreement
under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable to such Insuring Agreement,
subject to the applicable Deductible Amount and the other provisions of this Bond.
Recovery for any Single Loss may not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement.
If any Single Loss covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole
or in part because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies
issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the
Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the greater of either
(1) the applicable Limit of Liability under this Bond, or (2) the maximum liability
of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies.
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SECTION 11. OTHER INSURANCE
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, if any loss covered by this Bond shall also be
covered by other insurance or suretyship for the benefit of the Insured, the Underwriter
shall be liable hereunder only for the portion of such loss in excess of the amount
recoverable under such other insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable
Limit of Liability of this Bond.
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SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
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The Underwriter
shall not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the amount of the loss covered
thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery
received by the Insured with respect to such loss (other than from any other bond,
suretyship or insurance policy or as an
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advance
by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed the applicable Deductible Amount; in
such case the Underwriter shall be liable only for such excess, subject to the applicable
Limit of Liability and the other terms of this Bond.
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No Deductible
Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any
Investment Company named as an Insured.
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SECTION 13. TERMINATION
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The Underwriter
may terminate this Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds only by written notice
to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is terminated as to any Investment
Company, to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60)
days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.
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The Insured
may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the Underwriter not less than
sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the termination specified in such
notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the Insured terminates this Bond as
to any Investment Company, the effective date of termination shall be not less than
sixty (60) days from the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the termination
to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C.
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This Bond
will terminate as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and without notice
upon (1) the takeover of such Insureds business by any State or Federal official
or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, or (2) the filing of a petition under
any State or Federal statute relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured,
or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Insured.
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Premiums
are earned until the effective date of termination. The Underwriter shall refund
the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the Underwriters standard short rate cancellation tables if this Bond is terminated by the
Insured or pro rata if this Bond is terminated by the Underwriter.
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Upon the
detection by any Insured that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act(s) or Theft, the Insured shall immediately remove such Employee from a position
that may enable such Employee to cause the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent
Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft. The Insured, within two (2) business days
of such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars
of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
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For purposes
of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer, or supervisory employee
of any Insured, who is not in collusion with such Employee, becomes aware that the
Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
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This Bond
shall terminate as to any Employee by written notice from the Underwriter to each
Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of an Insured Investment Company, to
the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all cases not less than sixty (60) days
prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.
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SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION
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At any
time prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to any Insured,
such Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter, elect to purchase the right
under this Bond to an additional period of twelve (12) months within which to discover
loss sustained by such Insured prior to the effective date of such termination and
shall pay an additional premium therefor as the Underwriter may require.
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Such additional
discovery period shall terminate immediately and without notice upon the takeover
of such Insureds business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by
any receiver or liquidator. Promptly after such termination the Underwriter shall
refund to the Insured any unearned premium.
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The right
to purchase such additional discovery period may not be exercised by any State or
Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed
to take over the Insureds business.
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SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
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The Underwriter
shall not be liable for loss in connection with the central handling of securities
within the systems established and maintained by any Depository (Systems),
unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under
any bond or policy or participants fund insuring the Depository against such
loss (the Depositorys Recovery); in such case the Underwriter
shall be liable hereunder only for the Insureds share of such excess loss,
subject to the applicable Limit of Liability, the Deductible Amount and the other
terms of this Bond.
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For determining
the Insureds share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured shall be deemed to
have an interest in any certificate representing any security included within the
Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing
the same security included within the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably
and fairly apportioned the Depositorys Recovery among all those having an
interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository
in Property involved in such loss, so that each such interest shall share in the
Depositorys Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears
to the total value of all such interests; and (3) the Insureds share of such
excess loss shall be the amount of the Insureds interest in such Property
in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository.
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This Bond
does not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange or any nominee in
whose name is registered any security included within the Systems.
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SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED
AS INSURED
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If more than one entity is named as the Insured:
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A.
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the total
liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single Loss shall not exceed the
Limit of Liability which would be applicable if there were only one named Insured,
regardless of the number of Insured entities which sustain loss as a result of such
Single Loss,
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B.
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the Insured
first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed authorized to make, adjust,
and settle, and receive and enforce payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent
of each other Insured for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice
required or permitted to be given hereunder; provided, that the Underwriter shall
promptly furnish each named Insured Investment Company with (1) a copy of this Bond
and any amendments thereto, (2) a copy of each formal filing of a claim hereunder
by any other Insured, and (3) notification of the terms of the settlement of each
such claim prior to the execution of such settlement,
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C.
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the Underwriter
shall not be responsible or have any liability for the proper application by the
Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations of any payment made hereunder
to the first named Insured,
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D.
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for the
purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner,
officer or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery
by every named Insured,
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E.
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if the
first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under this Bond, then the
Insured next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for
the purposes of this Bond, and
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F.
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each named
Insured shall constitute the Insured for all purposes of this Bond.
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SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
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Within thirty
(30) days after learning that there has been a change in control of an Insured by
transfer of its outstanding voting securities the Insured shall give written notice
to the Underwriter of:
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A.
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the names
of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the
voting securities are registered in another name), and
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B.
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the total
number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the transferees (or the
beneficial owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and
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C.
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the total
number of outstanding voting securities.
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As used in
this Section, control means the power to exercise a controlling influence
over the management or policies of the Insured.
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SECTION 18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
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This Bond
may only be modified by written Rider forming a part hereof over the signature of
the Underwriters authorized representative. Any Rider which modifies the coverage
provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a manner which adversely affects
the rights of an Insured Investment Company shall not become effective until at
least sixty (60) days after the Underwriter has given written notice thereof to
the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment
Company affected thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has
caused this Bond to be executed on the Declarations Page.
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ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 1
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration of the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations,
Name of Insured, shall include the following:
UBS Master
Series, Inc., a series fund consisting of:
UBS Managed
Municipal Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS RMA California
Municipal Money Fund
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UBS RMA New
York Municipal Money Fund
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UBS RMA Money
Fund, Inc., a series fund consisting of:
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UBS Retirement
Money Fund
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UBS RMA Money
Market Portfolio
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UBS RMA U.S.
Government Portfolio
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UBS RMA Tax-Free
Fund, Inc.
UBS PACE Select Advisors Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS PACE Alternative
Strategies Investments
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UBS PACE Global
Fixed Income Investments
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UBS PACE Global
Real Estate Securities Investments
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UBS PACE Government
Securities Fixed Income Investments
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UBS PACE High
Yield Investments
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UBS PACE Intermediate
Fixed Income Investments
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UBS PACE International
Emerging Markets Equity Investments
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UBS PACE International
Equity Investments
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UBS PACE Large
Co Growth Equity Investments
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UBS PACE Large
Co Value Equity Investments
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UBS PACE Money
Market Investments
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UBS PACE Municipal
Fixed Income Investments
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UBS PACE Small/Medium
Co Growth Equity Investments
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UBS PACE Small/Medium
Co Value Equity Investments
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UBS PACE Strategic
Fixed Income Investments
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Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc.
Global High Income Fund Inc.
Managed High
Yield Plus Fund Inc.
Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc.
UBS Index
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
UBS Investment
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS U.S. Allocation
Fund
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UBS Municipal
Money Market Series, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS RMA New
Jersey Municipal Money Fund
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UBS Money
Series, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS Cash Reserves
Fund
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UBS Liquid
Assets Fund
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UBS Select
Prime Capital Fund
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UBS Select
Prime Investor Fund
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UBS Select
Prime Institutional Fund
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UBS Select
Prime Preferred Fund
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UBS Select
Tax-Free Institutional Fund
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UBS Select
Tax-Free Preferred Fund
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UBS Select
Treasury Institutional Fund
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UBS Select
Treasury Preferred Fund
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UBS Select
Tax-Free Capital Fund
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UBS Select
Tax-Free Investor Fund
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UBS Select
Treasury Capital Fund
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UBS Select
Treasury Investor Fund
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The UBS Funds,
a series fund consisting of:
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UBS Absolute
Return Bond Fund
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UBS Dynamic
Alpha Fund
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UBS Emerging
Markets Debt Fund
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UBS Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
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UBS Global Allocation Fund
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UBS Global
Bond Fund
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UBS Global
Equity Fund
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UBS Global
Frontier Fund
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UBS High Yield
Fund
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UBS International
Equity Fund
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UBS Tax Free
Short Intermediate Bond Fund
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UBS U.S. Bond
Fund
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UBS U.S. Equity
Alpha Fund
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UBS U.S. Large
Cap Equity Fund
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UBS U.S. Large
Cap Value Equity Fund
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UBS U.S. Mid
Cap Growth Equity Fund
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UBS U.S. Real
Estate Equity Fund
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UBS U.S. Small
Cap Equity Fund
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UBS U.S. Small
Cap Growth Fund
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UBS Relationship
Funds, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS Absolute
Return Investment Grade Bond Relationship Fund
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UBS Absolute
Return Bond Relationship Fund
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UBS Corporate
Bond Relationship Fund
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UBS Emerging
Markets Debt Relationship Fund
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UBS Emerging
Markets Equity Completion Relationship Fund
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UBS Emerging
Markets Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS Enhanced
Yield Relationship Fund
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UBS Global
Aggregate Bond Relationship Fund
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UBS Global
Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS Global
(ex-U.S.) Bond Relationship Fund
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UBS Global
(ex-U.S.) All Cap Growth Relationship Fund
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UBS Global
Securities Relationship Fund
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UBS High Yield
Relationship Fund
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UBS International
Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS Large
Cap Select Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS Opportunistic
Emerging Markets Debt Relationship Fund
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UBS Opportunistic
High Yield Relationship Fund
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UBS Opportunistic
Loan Relationship Fund
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UBS Short
Duration Relationship Fund
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UBS Small
Cap Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Bond
Relationship Fund
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UBS Cash Management
Prime Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Core
Plus Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Equity
Alpha Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Equity
Alpha Value Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Large
Cap Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Large
Cap Growth Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Large
Cap Select Growth Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Large
Cap Value Equity Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Securitized
Mortgage Relationship Fund
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UBS U.S. Treasury
Inflation Protected Securities Relationship Fund
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Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc.
SMA Relationship
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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Series A
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Series M
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Series T
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Master Trust
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Prime Master
Fund
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Treasury Master
Fund
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Tax-Free Master
Fund
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 2
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration of the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Deductible Amount for
Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or Alteration, and Insuring Agreement F, Securities,
shall not apply with respect to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following
documents:
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(1)
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letter
requesting redemption of $50,000 or less payable by check to the shareholder of record
and addressed to the address of record; or
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(2)
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letter
requesting redemption of $50,000 or less by wire transfer to the record shareholders bank account of record; or
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(3)
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written
request to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement Account (DRA) which
holds shares of an Insured Fund, where such request (a) purports to be from or at
the instruction of the Owner of such DRA, and (b) directs such trustee or custodian
to transfer $50,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for another DRA
established for the benefit of such Owner;
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provided
, that the Limit of Liability
for a Single Loss as described above shall be $50,000 and that the Insured shall
bear 20% of each such loss. This Rider shall not apply in the case of any such Single
Loss which exceeds $50,000; in such case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability
set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider:
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(A)
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Designated
Retirement Account means any retirement plan or account described or qualified
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount thereof.
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(B)
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Owner
means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount thereof, is established.
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 3
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration of the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond does not cover
any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of any Third Party
Check, unless
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(1)
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such Third
Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is registered in the name
of one or more of the payees on such Third Party Check, and
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(2)
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reasonable
efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving Third Party Checks on
behalf of the Insured, to verify all endorsements on all Third Party Checks made
payable in amounts greater than $100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated failure
to make such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage, subject
to the exclusions herein and in the Bond),
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and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.
For purposes of this Rider, Third Party Check means a check made payable to one
or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.
It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary
above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from
or in connection with the acceptance of a Third Party Check where:
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(1)
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any payee
on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a corporation or other entity;
or
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(2)
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such Third
Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than $100,000 and does not include
the purported endorsements of all payees on such Third Party Check.
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It is further understood and agreed that
this Rider shall not apply with respect to any coverage that may be available under
Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 4
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration of the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in General Agreement A of this Bond, Item 1 of the Declarations
shall include any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio provided that the
Insured shall submit to the Underwriter within fifteen (15) days after the end of
each calendar quarter, a list of all Newly Created Investment Companies or portfolios,
the estimated annual assets of each Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio,
and copies of any prospectuses and statements of additional information relating
to such Newly Created Investment Companies or portfolios, unless said prospectuses
and statements of additional information have been previously submitted. Following
the end of a calendar quarter, any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio
created within the preceding calendar quarter will continue to be an Insured only
if the Underwriter is notified as set forth in this paragraph, the information required
herein is provided to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter acknowledges the addition
of such Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio to the Bond by a Rider to
this Bond.
For purposes of this Rider, Newly
Created Investment Company or portfolio shall mean any Investment Company
or portfolio for which registration with the SEC has been declared effective for
a time period of less than one calendar quarter.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 5
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration for the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not
cover any loss resulting from any On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s) involving
an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000 per shareholder account per day, unless
before such redemption(s) or purchase(s), in a procedure initiated by the Insured
or by the entity receiving the request for such On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line
Purchase(s):
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(i) the
Shareholder of Record verifies, by some method other than an Electronic Transmission
effected by computer-to-computer over the Internet or utilizing modem or similar
connections, that each such redemption or purchase has been authorized, and (ii)
if such redemption or purchase is to be effected by wire to or from a particular
bank account, a duly authorized employee of the bank verifies the account number
to or from which funds are being transferred, and that the name on the account is
the same as the name of the intended recipient of the proceeds.
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It is further understood and agreed that,
notwithstanding the Limit of Liability set forth herein or any other provision of
this Bond, the Limit of Liability with respect to any Single Loss caused by an On-Line
Transaction shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) and the On-Line Deductible
with respect to Insuring Agreement I is Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
It is further understood and agreed that
notwithstanding Section 8, Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total
Liability, or any other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate Limit of Liability
of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused
by On-Line Transactions shall be an aggregate of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000)
for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.
For purposes of this Rider, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
On-Line Purchase means any purchase
of shares issued by an Investment Company, which purchase is requested by computer-to-computer
transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet
or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
On-Line Redemption means any
redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested
by computer-to computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected
or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
On-Line Transaction means any
Phone/Electronic Transaction requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over
the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing
modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 6
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration for the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, with respect to Insuring
Agreement I only, the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations
(Phone/Electronic Deductible) shall not apply with respect to a Single
Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring Agreement I, caused by:
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(1)
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a Phone/Electronic
Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by check to the Shareholder of Record
at the address of record; or
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(2)
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a Phone/Electronic
Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by wire transfer to the Shareholder
of Records bank account of record,
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provided
, that the Limit of Liability
for a Single Loss as described in (1) or (2) above shall be the lesser of 80% of
such loss or $40,000 and that the Insured shall bear the remainder of each such
Loss. This Rider shall not apply if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible
to the Single Loss would result in coverage of greater than $40,000 or more; in
such case the Phone-initiated Deductible and Limit of Liability set forth in Item
3 of the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider, Phone/Electronic
Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company,
which redemption is requested (a) by voice over the telephone, (b) by Telefacsimile,
or (c) by computer-to-computer transmission over the Internet (including any connected
or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 7
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration of the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not
cover loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction requested:
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by use
of an automated telephone tone or voice response system ;
or
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by wireless
device transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet
or extranet),
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except insofar as such loss is covered under
Insuring Agreement A Fidelity of this Bond.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 8
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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In consideration of the premium charged
for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q
of this Bond, this Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement J
as follows:
Loss (including loss of Property) resulting
directly from Computer Fraud;
provided
, that the Insured has adopted in writing
and generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Computer Security
Procedures. The isolated failure of the Insured to maintain and follow a particular
Computer Security Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage
under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the specific exclusions herein and in
the Bond.
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1.
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Definitions
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The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings:
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a.
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Authorized
User means any person or entity designated by the Insured (through contract, assignment
of User Identification, or otherwise) as authorized to use a Covered Computer System,
or any part thereof.
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b.
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Computer
Fraud means the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction
of data in, or change of data elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System
which:
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(1)
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is committed
by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone or in collusion with other Unauthorized
Third Parties;
and
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(2)
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is committed
with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss,
and
(b) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person;
and
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(3)
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causes
(x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered;
or
(y) an account of the Insured,
or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited;
or
(z) an unauthorized
or fictitious account to be debited or credited.
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c.
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Computer
Security Procedures means procedures for prevention of unauthorized computer access
and administration of computer access as provided in writing to the Underwriter.
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d.
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Covered
Computer System means any Computer System as to which the Insured has possession,
custody and control.
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e.
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Unauthorized
Third Party means any person or entity that, at the time of the Computer Fraud,
is not an Authorized User.
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2.
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Exclusions.
It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement J shall not
cover:
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a.
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Any loss
covered under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, of this Bond;
and
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b.
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Any loss
resulting directly or indirectly from Theft or misappropriation of confidential
or proprietary information, material or data (including but not limited to trade
secrets, computer programs or customer information);
and
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c.
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Any loss
resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Computer Security
Procedures;
and
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d.
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Any loss
resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in collusion with:
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(1)
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any Authorized
User (whether a natural person or an entity);
or
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(2)
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in the
case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a) any director, officer, partner,
employee or agent of such Authorized User, or (b) any entity which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Authorized User (Related Entity),
or (c) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Related Entity;
or
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(3)
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in the
case of any Authorized User who is a natural person, (a) any entity for which such
Authorized User is a director, officer, partner, employee or agent (Employer Entity),
or (b) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer Entity,
or (c) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Employer Entity (Employer-Related Entity), or (d) any director, officer,
partner, employee or agent of such Employer-Related Entity;
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and
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e.
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Any loss
resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any Covered Computer System,
or any part thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated therewith;
and
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f.
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Any loss
not directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud (including, without limitation,
disruption of business and extra expense);
and
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g.
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Payments made
to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has denied authorized access to a
Covered Computer System or otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business of the
Insured.
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For purposes of this Insuring Agreement,
Single Loss, as defined in Section 1.X of this Bond, shall also include all loss
caused by Computer Fraud(s) committed by one person, or in which one person is implicated,
whether or not that person is specifically identified. A series of losses involving
unidentified individuals, but arising from the same method of operation, may be
deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same individual and in that event shall
be treated as a Single Loss.
It is further understood and agreed that
nothing in this Rider shall affect the exclusion set forth in Section 2.0 of this
Bond.
Coverage under this Insuring Agreement shall
terminate upon termination of this Bond. Coverage under this Insuring Agreement
may also be terminated without terminating this Bond as an entirety:
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(a)
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by written
notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective
date of termination specified in such notice; or
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(b)
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immediately
by written notice from the Insured to the Underwriter.
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
RIDER NO. 9
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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87118109B
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE
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December
15, 2009
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December
15, 2009 to December 15, 2010
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/S/ Catherine
Dalton
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Most property and casualty insurers, including
ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (ICI Mutual), are
subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (the Act). The Act establishes a Federal insurance backstop under which ICI Mutual
and these other insurers will be partially reimbursed for future
insured
losses
resulting from certified
acts of terrorism.
(Each of these
bolded terms
is defined by the Act.) The Act also places certain
disclosure and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.
Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to
ICI Mutual caused by certified
acts of terrorism
will be partially
reimbursed by the United States government under a formula established by the Act.
Under this formula, the United States government will reimburse ICI Mutual for 90%
of ICI Mutuals
insured losses
in excess of a statutorily
established deductible until total insured losses of all participating insurers
reach $100 billion. If total insured losses of all property and casualty
insurers reach $100 billion during any applicable period, the Act provides that
the insurers will not be liable under their policies for their portions of such
losses that exceed such amount. Amounts otherwise payable under this bond may be
reduced as a result.
This bond has no express exclusion for
acts of terrorism.
However, coverage under this bond remains subject
to all applicable terms, conditions and limitations of the bond (including exclusions)
that are permissible under the Act. The portion of the premium that is attributable
to any coverage potentially available under the bond for
acts of terrorism
is one percent (1%).
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
(US) INC.
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC.
REGISTERED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG
JOINTLY INSURED PARTIES
THIS AGREEMENT
is made as of December 15, 2009, by and among the following registered investment
companies, which are referred to herein individually as a Fund and collectively
as the Funds or the insured parties: UBS CASHFUND INC.;
UBS MANAGED MUNICIPAL TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS RMA California Municipal
Money Fund and UBS RMA New York Municipal Money Fund; UBS MASTER SERIES, INC., a
series fund consisting of UBS Money Market Fund; UBS RMA MONEY FUND INC., a series
fund consisting of UBS Retirement Money Fund, UBS RMA Money Market Portfolio and
UBS RMA U.S. Government Portfolio; UBS RMA TAX-FREE FUND INC.; STRATEGIC GLOBAL
INCOME FUND, INC.; INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC.; GLOBAL HIGH INCOME
FUND INC.; UBS PACE
SM
SELECT ADVISORS TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS PACE
Money Market Investments, UBS PACE Government Securities Fixed Income Investments,
UBS PACE Intermediate Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Strategic Fixed Income
Investments, UBS PACE Municipal Fixed Income Investments, UBS PACE Global Fixed
Income Investments, UBS PACE Large Co Value Equity Investments, UBS PACE Large Co
Growth Equity Investments, UBS PACE Small/Medium Co Value Equity Investments, UBS
PACE Small/Medium Co Growth Equity Investments, UBS PACE International Equity Investments,
UBS PACE International Emerging Markets Equity Investments, UBS PACE Alternative
Strategies Investments, UBS PACE High Yield Investments and UBS PACE Global Real
Estate Securities Investments; UBS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET SERIES, a series fund
consisting of UBS RMA New Jersey Municipal Money Fund; UBS INVESTMENT TRUST, a series
fund consisting of UBS U.S. Allocation Fund; MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FUND INC.;
UBS INDEX TRUST, a series fund consisting of UBS S&P 500 Index Fund; UBS MONEY
SERIES, a series fund consisting of UBS Cash Reserves Fund, UBS Liquid Assets Fund,
UBS Select Prime Institutional Fund, UBS Select Treasury Institutional Fund, UBS
Select Tax-Free Institutional Fund, UBS Select Prime Preferred Fund, UBS Select
Treasury Preferred Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Preferred Fund, UBS Select Prime Investor
Fund, UBS Select Treasury Investor Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Investor Fund, UBS Select Prime Capital
Fund, UBS Select Treasury Capital Fund, UBS Select Tax-Free Capital Fund; MASTER TRUST, a series
fund consisting of Prime Master Fund, Treasury Master Fund, Tax-Free Master Fund;
SMA RELATIONSHIP TRUST, a series fund consisting of Series A, Series M and Series
T; THE UBS FUNDS, a series fund consisting of UBS U.S. Large Cap Value Equity Fund,
UBS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Small
Cap
Growth Fund, UBS U.S. Real Estate Equity Fund, UBS Emerging Markets
Debt Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Equity Fund, UBS Global Allocation Fund, UBS Global
Equity Fund, UBS Global Bond Fund, UBS Dynamic Alpha Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Fund, UBS High Yield Fund, UBS
International Equity Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Fund and UBS Global Frontier Fund,
UBS Tax Free Short Intermediate Bond Fund; UBS RELATIONSHIP FUNDS, a series fund
consisting of UBS U.S. Securitized Mortgage Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Bond Relationship
Fund, UBS Global Aggregate Bond Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected
Securities Relationship Fund, UBS Global Securities Relationship Fund, UBS Small
Cap Equity Relationship Fund, UBS High Yield Relationship Fund, UBS Emerging Markets
Equity Relationship Fund, UBS Emerging Markets Debt Relationship Fund, UBS Cash
Management Prime Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Relationship Fund,
UBS U.S. Large-Cap Value Equity Relationship Fund, UBS International Equity Relationship
Fund, UBS U.S. Core Plus Relationship Fund, UBS Short Duration Relationship Fund,
UBS Enhanced Yield Relationship Fund, UBS Opportunistic Emerging Markets Debt Relationship
Fund, UBS Opportunistic High Yield Relationship Fund, UBS Corporate Bond Relationship
Fund, UBS Absolute Return Investment Grade Bond Relationship Fund, UBS Emerging
Markets Equity Completion Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Equity Alpha Relationship
Fund, UBS Global Equity Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Relationship
Fund, UBS U.S. Large-Cap Select Growth Equity Relationship Fund, UBS Global (ex-US)
Bond Relationship Fund, UBS Absolute Return Bond Relationship Fund, UBS U.S. Equity
Alpha Value Relationship Fund, UBS Global (ex-US) All Cap Growth Relationship Fund;
UBS Large-Cap Select Equity Relationship Fund and UBS Opportunistic Loan Relationship
Fund; and FORT DEARBORN INCOME SECURITIES, INC.
WHEREAS, each
Fund is a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the "Act");
WHEREAS, the
insured parties are named as insureds under a joint fidelity bond (the "Bond");
and
WHEREAS, the
insured parties desire to confirm the criteria by which recoveries under the Bond
shall be allocated among insured parties;
NOW, THEREFORE,
it is agreed as follows:
1. In the
event that recovery is received under the Bond as a result of a loss sustained by
a Fund and one or more other insured parties, each Fund shall receive an equitable
and proportionate share of the recovery in relation to the respective claims, but
at least equal to the amount it would have received had it provided and maintained
a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required under Rule 17g-1 under
the Act.
2. The obligations
of a Fund under this Agreement are not binding upon any of the board members of
a Fund or Fund shareholders individually, but are binding only with respect to the
assets of that Fund.
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3. The insured
parties consent to having any other registered investment company for which UBS
Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. serves as manager, investment adviser or
investment sub-adviser become a party to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the insured
parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers thereunto duly
authorized.
UBS CASHFUND INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MANAGED MUNICIPAL TRUST
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MASTER SERIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS RMA MONEY FUND INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS RMA TAX-FREE FUND INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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STRATEGIC GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND
INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS PACE
SM
SELECT ADVISORS TRUST
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET SERIES
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS INVESTMENT TRUST
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FUND INC.
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS INDEX TRUST
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
UBS MONEY SERIES
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
MASTER TRUST
By:
/s/ Keith A. Weller
Keith A.
Weller
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
SMA RELATIONSHIP TRUST
By:
/s/ Joseph Allessie
Joseph
Allessie
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
THE UBS FUNDS
By:
/s/ Joseph Allessie
Joseph
Allessie
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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UBS RELATIONSHIP FUNDS
By:
/s/ Joseph Allessie
Joseph
Allessie
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
FORT DEARBORN INCOME SECURITIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Joseph Allessie
Joseph
Allessie
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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ASSISTANT SECRETARYS
CERTIFICATE
I, Keith A.
Weller, being the duly appointed Vice President and Assistant Secretary of each
registered investment company named on Appendix A attached hereto (each, a Fund), hereby certify that the resolutions set forth below were approved in accordance
with each Funds Declaration of Trust (or Trust Instrument) or Articles of
Incorporation (as appropriate), by its Board of Trustees/Directors (Board) on November 10-11, 2009, and that such resolutions constitute a valid action
of the Board of each respective Fund:
RESOLVED
, that the proposed form
and amount of the fidelity bond discussed at this meeting (Fidelity Bond)
be, and the same hereby is, approved with respect to the Fund, after consideration
of all factors deemed relevant by the Board, including, but not limited to, the
expected value of the assets of the Fund, the type and terms of the arrangements
made for the custody and safekeeping of assets of the Fund, and the nature of the
securities in the Funds portfolio; and be it further
RESOLVED
, that the filing of an application
to renew the Fidelity Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company be, and it hereby
is, authorized and approved in all respects; and be it further
RESOLVED
, that the Board, including
a majority of the Independent Board Members, hereby approves the continued payment
by the Fund of the premium for coverage under the Fidelity Bond, in the amount described
at this meeting, having considered all relevant factors, including, but not limited
to, the number of other parties named as insureds under the Fidelity Bond, the nature
of the business activities of such other parties, the amount and premium of the
Fidelity Bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as
insureds, and the extent to which the share of the premium allocated to the Fund
is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained
a single insured bond; and be it further
RESOLVED
, that the officers of the
Fund be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to renew the Fidelity
Bond; and be it further
RESOLVED
, that the officers of the
Fund be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to cause the Fund to
pay its ratable allocation of the annual premium payable with respect to the Fidelity
Bond and to enter into and execute, on behalf of the Fund, an agreement reflecting
the provisions of the Fidelity Bond and relating to the sharing of premiums and
division of proceeds in the event of a joint fidelity loss, as required by Rule
17g-1; and be it further
RESOLVED
, that the Secretary of each
Fund be, and hereby is, designated as the officer to make filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and to give notices as may be required, from time to
time, pursuant to Rule 17g-1(g) and Rule 17g-1(h) under the 1940 Act; and be it
further
...
RESOLVED
, that the appropriate
officers of the Fund be, and each hereby is, authorized to take such further steps
and to prepare, execute and file, as appropriate, such documents as he or she may
deem to be necessary or appropriate to implement the foregoing resolutions.
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Dated as of January 19, 2010
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/s/ Keith
A. Weller
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Keith A. Weller
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Vice President
and Assistant Secretary
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Appendix A
UBS Cashfund
Inc.
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UBS Master
Series, Inc., a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
Money Market Fund
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UBS Managed
Municipal Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
RMA California Municipal Money Fund
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UBS
RMA New York Municipal Money Fund
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UBS RMA Money
Fund, Inc., a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
Retirement Money Fund
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UBS
RMA Money Market Portfolio
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UBS
RMA U.S. Government Portfolio
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UBS RMA Tax-Free
Fund, Inc.
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UBS PACE Select
Advisors Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
PACE Alternative Strategies Investments
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UBS
PACE Global Fixed Income Investments
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UBS
PACE Global Real Estate Securities Investments
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UBS
PACE Government Securities Fixed Income Investments
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UBS
PACE High Yield Investments
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UBS
PACE Intermediate Fixed Income Investments
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UBS
PACE International Emerging Markets Equity Investments
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UBS
PACE International Equity Investments
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UBS
PACE Large Co Growth Equity Investments
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UBS
PACE Large Co Value Equity Investments
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UBS
PACE Money Market Investments
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UBS
PACE Municipal Fixed Income Investments
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UBS
PACE Small/Medium Co Growth Equity Investments
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UBS
PACE Small/Medium Co Value Equity Investments
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UBS
PACE Strategic Fixed Income Investments
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Strategic
Global Income Fund, Inc.
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Global High
Income Fund Inc.
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Managed High
Yield Plus Fund Inc.
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Investment
Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc.
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UBS Index
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
S&P 500 Index Fund
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UBS Investment
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
U.S. Allocation Fund
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UBS Municipal
Money Market Series, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
RMA New Jersey Municipal Money Fund
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UBS Money
Series, a series fund consisting of:
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UBS
Cash Reserves Fund
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UBS
Liquid Assets Fund
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UBS
Select Prime Institutional Fund
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UBS
Select Prime Preferred Fund
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UBS
Select Prime Investor Fund
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UBS
Select Prime Capital Fund
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UBS
Select Treasury Institutional Fund
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UBS
Select Treasury Preferred Fund
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UBS
Select Treasury Investor Fund
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UBS
Select Treasury Capital Fund
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UBS
Select Tax-Free Institutional Fund
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UBS
Select Tax-Free Preferred Fund
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UBS
Select Tax-Free Investor Fund
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UBS
Select Tax-Free Capital Fund
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Master
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
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Prime
Master Fund
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Treasury
Master Fund
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Tax-Free
Master Fund
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