IMPORTANT NOTICE INDEPENDENT AGENT AND BROKER COMPENSATION
NO COVERAGE IS PROVIDED BY THIS NOTICE. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT AMEND ANY PROVISION OF YOUR POLICY. YOU SHOULD REVIEW YOUR ENTIRE POLICY CAREFULLY FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE COVERAGES PROVIDED AND TO DETERMINE YOUR RIGHTS AND DUTIES UNDER YOUR POLICY. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AGENT OR BROKER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE OR ITS CONTENTS. IF THERE IS ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN YOUR POLICY AND THIS NOTICE, THE PROVISIONS OF YOUR POLICY PREVAIL.
For information about how Travelers compensates independent agents and brokers, please visit www.travelers.com, call our toll-free telephone number, 1-866-904-8348, or you may request a written copy from Marketing at One Tower Square, 2GSA, Hartford, CT 06183.
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HOW TO REPORT LOSSES, CLAIMS, OR POTENTIAL CLAIMS TO TRAVELERS
Reporting new losses, claims, or potential claims promptly can be critical. It helps to resolve covered losses or claims as quickly as possible and often reduces the overall cost. Prompt reporting:
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| helps Travelers to try to resolve losses or claims more quickly; and |
| often reduces the overall cost of a loss or claim - losses or claims reported more than five days after they happen cost on average 35% more than those reported earlier. |
Report losses, claims, or potential claims to Travelers easily and quickly by fax, US mail, or email.
FAX
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Use this number to report a loss, claim, or potential claim by fax toll free.
1-888-460-6622
US MAIL
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Use this address to report a loss, claim, or potential claim by US Mail.
Bond-FPS Claims Department
Travelers
Mail Code NB08F
385 Washington Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
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Use this address to report a loss, claim, or potential claim by email.
bfpclaims@travelers.com
This is a general description of how to report a loss, claim, or potential claim under this policy or bond. This description does not replace or add to the terms of this policy or bond. The policy or bond alone determines the scope of coverage. Please read it carefully for complete information on coverage. Contact your agent or broker if you have any questions about coverage.
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INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1396
(A Stock Insurance Company, herein called Underwriter)
DECLARATIONS |
BOND NO. ZBN-15R80908-14-N2 |
Item 1. |
Name of Insured (herein called Insured): | |
Liberty All-Star Funds |
Principal Address:
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
Item 2. |
Bond Period from 12:01 a.m. on 01/15/14 to 12:01 a.m. on 01/15/15 the effective date of the termination or cancellation of the bond, standard time at the Principal Address as to each of said dates.
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Item 3. |
Limit of Liability | |||||||
Subject to Sections 9, 10, and 12 hereof: |
Limit of Liability | Deductible Amount | |||
Insuring Agreement A - FIDELITY |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement B - AUDIT EXPENSE |
$25,000 | $0 | ||
Insuring Agreement C - PREMISES |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement D - TRANSIT |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement E - FORGERY OR ALTERATION |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement F - SECURITIES |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement G - COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement H - STOP PAYMENT |
$100,000 | $5,000 | ||
Insuring Agreement I - UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT |
$100,000 | $5,000 | ||
OPTIONAL COVERAGES ADDED BY RIDER: |
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Computer Systems |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Voice Initiated Transactions |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Telefacsimile |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 | ||
Unauthorized Signature |
$100,000 | $25,000 |
If Not Covered is inserted above opposite any specified Insuring Agreement or Coverage, such Insuring Agreement or Coverage and any other reference thereto in this bond shall be deemed to be deleted therefrom.
Item 4. |
Offices or Premises Covered - Offices acquired or established subsequent to the effective date of this bond are covered according to the terms of General Agreement A. All the Insureds offices or premises in existence at the time this bond becomes effective are covered under this bond except the offices or premises located as follows: Worldwide |
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Item 5. |
The liability of the Underwriter is subject to the terms of the following endorsements or riders attached hereto: Endorsements or Riders No. 1 through |
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ICB013-Ed.07/04, ICB014-Ed.07/04, ICB016-Ed.07/04, ICB019-Ed.07/04,
ICB026-Ed.07/04, ICB031-Ed.07/04, ICB032-Ed.07/04, ICB034-Ed.07/04,
ICB036-Ed.07/04, MEL2555-Ed.03/05, MEL2576-Ed.03/05, MEL2899-Ed.05/05,
MEL3803-Ed.12/05, MEL4212-Ed.05/06, MEL7042-Ed.10/09
Item 6. |
The Insured by the acceptance of this bond gives notice to the Underwriter terminating or canceling prior bonds or policy(ies) No.(s) ZBN-14T63539-13-N2 such termination or cancellation to be effective as of the time this bond becomes effective.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this bond to be signed by its President and Secretary and countersigned by a dulyauthorized representative of the Company.
Countersigned:
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ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||||
Authorized Representative Countersigned At
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Countersignature Date |
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INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
The Underwriter, in consideration of an agreed premium, and subject to the Declarations made a part hereof, the General Agreements, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this bond, agrees with the Insured, in accordance with the Insuring Agreements hereof to which an amount of insurance is applicable as set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations and with respect to loss sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond Period, to indemnify and hold harmless the Insured for:
INSURING AGREEMENTS
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THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS AND GENERAL
AGREEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF | DATE ENDORSEMENT | * EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER | ||
BOND OR POLICY NO. | OR RIDER EXECUTED | 12:01 A.M. STANDARD TIME AS | ||
SPECIFIED IN THE BOND OR POLICY
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LIBERTY ALL-STAR FUNDS
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Named Insured Endorsement
It is agreed that:
1. | From and after the time this rider becomes effective the Insured under the attached bond are: |
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
2. | The first named Insured shall act for itself and for each and all of the Insured for all the purposes of the attached bond. |
3. | Knowledge possessed or discovery made by any Insured or by any partner or officer thereof shall for all the purposes of the attached bond constitute knowledge or discovery by all the Insured. |
4. | If, prior to the termination of the attached bond in its entirety, the attached bond is terminated as to any Insured, there shall be no liability for any loss sustained by such Insured unless discovered before the time such termination as to such Insured becomes effective. |
5. | The liability of the Underwriter for loss or losses sustained by any or all of the Insured shall not exceed the amount for which the Underwriter would be liable had all such loss or losses been sustained by any one of the Insured. Payment by the Underwriter to the first named Insured of loss sustained by any Insured shall fully release the Underwriter on account of such loss. |
6. | If the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under the attached bond, then the Insured next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for all the purposes of the attached bond. |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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Authorized Representative |
INSURED
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THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF | DATE ENDORSEMENT | * EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER | ||||
BOND OR POLICY NO. | OR RIDER EXECUTED | |||||
12:01 A.M. LOCAL TIME AS | ||||||
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LIBERTY ALL-STAR FUNDS
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COMPUTER SYSTEMS
It is agreed that:
1. | The attached bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement as follows: |
INSURING AGREEMENT J COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Loss resulting directly from a fraudulent
(1) | entry of data into, or |
(2) | change of data elements or program within, |
a Computer System listed in the SCHEDULE below, provided the fraudulent entry or change causes
(a) | Property to be transferred, paid or delivered, |
(b) | an account of the Insured, or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited, or |
(c) | an unauthorized account or a fictitious account to be debited or credited, |
and provided further, the fraudulent entry or change is made or caused by an individual acting with the manifest intent to
(i) | cause the Insured to sustain a loss, and |
(ii) | obtain financial benefit for that individual or for other persons intended by that individual to receive financial benefit. |
SCHEDULE
MFACT
Computershare
2. | As used in this Rider, Computer System means |
(a) | computers with related peripheral components, including storage components, wherever located, |
(b) | systems and applications software, |
(c) | terminal devices, and |
(d) | related communication networks |
by which data are electronically collected, transmitted, processed, stored and retrieved.
3. | In addition to the exclusions in the attached bond, the following exclusions are applicable to the Computer Systems Insuring Agreement: |
(a) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the theft of confidential information, material or data; and |
(b) | loss resulting directly or indirectly from entries or changes made by an individual authorized to have access to a Computer System who acts in good faith on instructions, unless such instructions are given to that individual by a software contractor (or by a partner, officer or employee thereof) authorized by |
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the Insured to design, develop, prepare, supply, service, write or implement programs for the Insureds Computer System; and |
(c) | loss discovered by the Insured before this Rider is executed or after coverage under this Rider terminates. |
4. | Solely with respect to the Computer Systems Insuring Agreement, the following replaces SECTION 9, NON- REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY, (a) - (e), of the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS: |
(a) | all fraudulent activity of any one person, or in which any one person is implicated, whether or not that person is specifically identified, shall be deemed to be one loss, or |
(b) | a series of losses involving unidentified persons but arising from the same method of operation shall be deemed to be one loss, and |
5. | The following is added to the OPTIONAL COVERAGE ADDED BY RIDER section of Item 3. of the DECLARATIONS: |
Limit of Liability | Deductible Amount | |||||
Insuring Agreement J Computer Systems |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 |
6. | The following is added to the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS: |
If any loss is covered under the Computer Systems Insuring Agreement and any other Insuring Agreement or Coverage, the maximum amount payable for such loss shall not exceed the largest amount available under any one such Insuring Agreement or Coverage.
7. | The following is added to SECTION 13. TERMINATION of the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS: |
Coverage under this Rider may also be terminated or canceled without canceling the bond as an entirety
(a) | 60 days after receipt by the Insured of written notice from the Underwriter of its desire to terminate or cancel coverage under this Rider, or |
(b) | immediately upon receipt by the Underwriter of a written request from the Insured to terminate or cancel coverage under this Rider. |
The Underwriter shall refund to the Insured the unearned premium for the coverage under this Rider. The refund shall be computed at short rates if this Rider be terminated or canceled or reduced by notice from, or at the instance of, the Insured.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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INSURED
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER 12:01 A.M. STANDARD TIME AS | ||
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UNAUTHORIZED SIGNATURES
It is agreed that:
1. | The attached bond is amended by inserting an additional Insuring Agreement as follows: |
INSURING AGREEMENT K UNAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
(A) | Loss resulting directly from the Insured having accepted, paid or cashed any check or withdrawal order, draft, made or drawn on a customers account which bears the signature or endorsement of one other than a person whose name and signature is on the application on file with the Insured as a signatory on such account. |
(B) | It shall be a condition precedent to the Insureds right of recovery under this Rider that the Insured shall have on file signatures of all persons who are authorized signatories on such account. |
2. | The total liability of the Underwriter under Insuring Agreement K is limited to the sum of one hundred thousand Dollars ($100,000), it being understood, however, that such liability shall be part of and not in addition to the Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of the attached bond or amendment thereof. |
3. | With respect to coverage afforded under this Rider, the Deductible Amount shall be twenty five thousand Dollars ($25,000). |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER 12:01 A.M. STANDARD TIME AS | ||
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TELEFACSIMILE TRANSACTIONS
It is agreed that:
1. | The attached Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement as follows: |
INSURING AGREEMENT L TELEFACSIMILE TRANSACTIONS
Loss caused by a Telefacsimile Transaction, where the request for such Telefacsimile Transaction is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive; provided, that the entity which receives such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Designated Fax Procedures with respect to Telefacsimile Transactions. The isolated failure of such entity to maintain and follow a particular Designated Fax Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond.
2. | Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings: |
a. | Telefacsimile System means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material (as, for example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines. |
b. | Telefacsimile Transaction means any Fax Redemption, Fax Election, Fax Exchange, or Fax Purchase. |
c. | Fax Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested through a Telefacsimile System. |
d. | Fax Election means any election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders which is requested through a Telefacsimile System. |
e. | Fax Exchange means any exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, which exchange is requested through a Telefacsimile System. |
f. | Fax Purchase means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested through a Telefacsimile System. |
g. | Designated Fax Procedures means the following procedures: |
(1) | Retention: All Telefacsimile Transaction requests shall be retained for at least six (6) months. Requests shall be capable of being retrieved and produced in legible form within a reasonable time after retrieval is requested. |
(2) | Identity Test: The identity of the sender in any request for a Telefacsimile Transaction shall be tested before executing that Telefacsimile Transaction, either by requiring the sender to include on the face of the request a unique identification number or to include key specific account information. Requests of Dealers must be on company letterhead and be signed by an authorized representative. Transactions by occasional users are to be verified by telephone confirmation. |
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(3) | Contents: A Telefacsimile Transaction shall not be executed unless the request for such Telefacsimile Transaction is dated and purports to have been signed by (a) any shareholder or subscriber to shares issued by a Fund, or (b) any financial or banking institution or stockbroker. |
(4) | Written Confirmation: A written confirmation of each Telefacsimile Transaction shall be sent to the shareholder(s) to whose account such Telefacsimile Transaction relates, at the record address, by the end of the Insureds next regular processing cycle, but no later than five (5) business days following such Telefacsimile Transaction. |
i. | Designated means or refers to a written designation signed by a shareholder of record of a Fund, either in such shareholders initial application for the purchase of Fund shares, with or without a Signature Guarantee, or in another document with a Signature Guarantee. |
j. | Signature Guarantee means a written guarantee of a signature, which guarantee is made by an Eligible Guarantor Institution as defined in Rule 17Ad-15(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
3. | Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement shall not cover: |
a. | Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, of this Bond; and |
b. | Any loss resulting from: |
(1) | Any Fax Redemption, where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the shareholder of record, or (b) a person Designated in the initial application or in writing at least one (1) day prior to such redemption to receive redemption proceeds, or (c) a bank account Designated in the initial application or in writing at least one (1) day prior to such redemption to receive redemption proceeds; or |
(2) | Any Fax Redemption of Fund 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 |
(3) | Any Fax Redemption from any account, where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be sent to any address other than the record address or another address for such account which was designated (a) over the telephone or by telefacsimile at least fifteen (15) days prior to such redemption, or (b) in the initial application or in writing at least one (1) day prior to such redemption; or |
(4) | The intentional failure to adhere to one or more Designated Fax Procedures; or |
(5) | The failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased. |
4. | The Single Loss Limit of Liability under Insuring Agreement L is limited to the sum of two million Dollars ($2,000,000) it being understood, however, that such liability shall be part of and not in addition to the Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of the attached Bond or amendments thereof. |
5. | With respect to coverage afforded under this Rider the applicable Single loss Deductible Amount is twenty five thousand Dollars ($25,000). |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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VOICE INITIATED TRANSACTIONS
It is agreed that:
1. | The attached bond is amended by inserting an additional Insuring Agreement as follows: |
INSURING AGREEMENT M - VOICE-INITIATED TRANSACTIONS
Loss caused by a Voice-initiated Transaction, where the request for such Voice-initiated Transaction is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive; provided, that the entity which receives such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Designated Procedures with respect to Voice-initiated Redemptions and the Designated Procedures described in paragraph 2f (1) and (3) of this Rider with respect to all other Voice-initiated Transactions. The isolated failure of such entity to maintain and follow a particular Designated Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the specific exclusions herein and in the Bond.
2. | Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings: |
a. | Voice-initiated Transaction means any Voice-initiated Redemption, Voice-initiated Election, Voice-initiated Exchange, or Voice-initiated Purchase. |
b. | Voice-initiated Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested by voice over the telephone. |
c. | Voice-initiated Election means any election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders which is requested by voice over the telephone. |
d. | Voice-initiated Exchange means any exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, which exchange is requested by voice over the telephone. |
e. | Voice-initiated Purchase means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested by voice over the telephone. |
f. | Designated Procedures means the following procedures: |
(1) | Recordings: All Voice-initiated Transaction requests shall be recorded, and the recordings shall be retained for at least six (6) months. Information contained on the recordings shall be capable of being retrieved and produced within a reasonable time after retrieval of specific information is requested, at a success rate of no less than 85%. |
(2) | Identity Test: The identity of the caller in any request for a Voice-initiated Redemption shall be tested before executing that Voice-initiated Redemption, either by requesting the caller to state a unique identification number or to furnish key specific account information. |
(3) | Written Confirmation: A written confirmation of each Voice-initiated Transaction and of each change of the record address of a Fund shareholder requested by voice over the telephone shall be mailed to the shareholder(s) to whose account such Voice-initiated Transaction or change of address relates, at the original record address (and, in the case of such change of address, at the changed record address) by the end of the Insureds next regular processing cycle, but no later than five (5) business days following such Voice-initiated Transaction or change of address. |
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g. | Investment Company or Fund means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
h. | Officially Designated means or refers to a written designation signed by a shareholder of record of a Fund, either in such shareholders initial application for the purchase of Fund shares, with or without a Signature Guarantee, or in another document with a Signature Guarantee. |
i. | Signature Guarantee means a written guarantee of a signature, which guarantee is made by a financial or banking institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by a broker which is a member of any national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
3. | Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement shall not cover: |
a. | Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, of this Bond; and |
b. | Any loss resulting from: |
(1) | Any Voice-initiated Redemption, where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the shareholder of record, or (b) a person Officially Designated to receive redemption proceeds, or (c) a bank account Officially Designated to receive redemption proceeds; or |
(2) | Any Voice-initiated Redemption of Fund 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 |
(3) | Any Voice-initiated Redemption from any account, where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be sent (a) to any address other than the record address for such account, or (b) to a record address for such account which was either (i) designated over the telephone fewer than thirty (30) days prior to such redemption, or (ii) designated in writing less than on (1) day prior to such redemption; or |
(4) | The intentional failure to adhere to one or more Designated Procedures; or |
(5) | The failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or |
(6) | Any Voice-initiated Transaction requested by voice over the telephone and received by an automated system which receives and converts such request to executable instructions. |
4. | The total liability of the Underwriter under Insuring Agreement M is limited to the sum of two million Dollars ($2,000,000), it being understood, however, that such liability shall be part of and not in addition to the Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of the attached bond or amendment thereof. |
5. | With respect to coverage afforded under this Rider the applicable Deductible Amount is twenty five thousand Dollars ($25,000). |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
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DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT COMPANY
It is agreed that:
1. | Section 1, Definitions, under General Agreements is amended to include the following paragraph: |
(f) | Investment Company means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and as listed under the names of Insureds on the Declarations. |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ICB016 Ed. 7-04 |
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a 2004 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
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DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS
1. | The attached Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement as follows: |
INSURING AGREEMENT N - AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEMS (APS)
Loss caused by an APS Transaction, where the request for such APS Transaction is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive; provided, that the entity which receives such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all APS Designated Procedures with respect to APS Transactions. The isolated failure of such entity to maintain and follow a particular APS Designated Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond.
2. | Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings: |
a. | Automated Phone Systems or APS means an automated system which receives and converts to executable instructions (1) transmissions by voice over the telephone, or (2) transmissions over the telephone through use of a touch-tone keypad or other tone system; and always excluding transmissions from a Computer System or part thereof. |
b. | APS Transaction means any APS Redemption, APS Election, APS Exchange, or PAS Purchase. |
c. | APS Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested through an Automated Phone System. |
d. | APS Election means any election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders which is requested through an Automated Phone System. |
e. | APS Exchange means any exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, which exchange is requested through an Automated Phone System. |
f. | APS Purchase means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company which is requested through an Automated Phone System. |
g. | APS Designated Procedures means the following procedures: |
(1) | Logging: All APS Transaction requests shall be logged or otherwise recorded, so as to preserve all of the information necessary to effect the requested APS Transaction transmitted in the course of such a request, and the records shall be retained for at least six months. Information contained in the records shall be capable of being retrieved and produced within a reasonable time after retrieval of specific information is requested, at a success rate of no less than 85 percent. |
(2) | Identity Test: The identity of the caller in any request for an APS Transaction shall be tested before executing that APS Transaction, by requiring the entry by the caller of an identification number consisting of at least four characters. |
(3) | Contemporaneous Confirmation: All information in each request for an APS Transaction which is necessary to effect such APS Transaction shall be contemporaneously repeated to the caller, and no such APS Transaction shall be executed unless the caller has confirmed the accuracy of such information. |
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(4) | Written Confirmation: A written confirmation of each APS Transaction shall be sent to the shareholder(s) to whose account such APS Transaction relates, at the record address, by the end of the Insureds next regular processing cycle, but not later than five (5) business days following such APS Transaction. |
(5) | Access to APS Equipment: Physical access to APS equipment shall be limited to duly authorized personnel. |
h. | Investment Company or Fund means a investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
i. | Officially Designated means or refers to a written designation signed by a shareholder of record of a Fund, either in such shareholders initial application for the purchase of Fund shares, with or without a Signature Guarantee, or in another document with a Signature Guarantee. |
j. | Signature Guarantee means a written guarantee of a signature, which guarantee is made by a financial or banking institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by a broker which is a member of any national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
3. | Exclusion: It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement shall not cover: |
a. | Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, of this Bond: and |
b. | Any loss resulting from: |
(1) | Any APS Redemption, where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the shareholder of record, or (b) a person officially Designated to receive redemption proceeds, or (c) a bank account Officially Designated to receive redemption proceeds; or |
(2) | Any APS Redemption of Fund 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 |
(3) | Any APS Redemption from any account, where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be sent (a) to any address other than the record address for such account, or (b) to a record address for such account which was either (i) designated over the telephone fewer than thirty (30) days prior to such redemption, or (ii) designated in writing less than one (1) day prior to such redemption; or |
(4) | The failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased, or |
(5) | The intentional failure to adhere to one or more APS Designated Procedures. |
4. | The total liability of the Underwriter under Insuring Agreement N is limited to the sum of two million Dollars ($2,000,000), it being understood, however, that such liability shall be part of and not in addition to the Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of the attached bond or amendments thereof. |
5. | With respect to coverage afforded under this Rider, the applicable Deductible Amount is twenty five thousand Dollars ($25,000). |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ICB019 Ed. 7-04 |
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER 12:01 A.M. STANDARD TIME AS | ||
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ADD EXCLUSIONS (N) & (O)
It is agreed that:
1. | Section 2, Exclusions, under General Agreements, is amended to include the following sub-sections: |
(n) | loss 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. |
(o) | the underwriter shall not be liable under the attached bond for loss due to liability imposed upon the Insured as a result of the unlawful disclosure of non-public material information by the Insured or any Employee, or as a result of any Employee acting upon such information, whether authorized or unauthorized. |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ICB026 Ed. 7-04 |
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a 2004 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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WORLDWIDE COVERAGE - COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
It is agreed that:
1. | Insuring Agreement (G) Counterfeit Currency, is hereby amended by deleting the words: |
of the United States of America or Canada, and substituting of any country in the world.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ICB031 Ed. 7-04 |
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a 2004 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER 12:01 A.M. STANDARD TIME AS | ||
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AMEND SECTION 4. - LOSS-NOTICE-PROOF - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
It is agreed that:
1. | The second sentence of Section 4. Loss-Notice-Proof-Legal Proceedings is deleted and replaced with: |
At the earliest practical moment, not to exceed 90 days after discovery of any loss hereunder by the Risk Manager, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Exec. Officer of the Insured, the first Named Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and shall also within six months after such discovery furnish to the Underwriter proof of loss with full particulars.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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a 2004 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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FACSIMILE SIGNATURES
It is agreed that:
1. | The attached bond is hereby amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement O as follows: |
(¦ ¥) | Loss resulting directly from the fact that an issuer of securities, transfer agent, bank, banker or trust company received from the Insured or the New York Stock Exchange specimen copies of the Insureds mechanically reproduced facsimile signature and acted in reliance upon any false, fraudulent or unauthorized reproduction of such facsimile signature, whether such facsimile signature is the facsimile signature duly adopted by the Insured or is one resembling or purporting to be such facsimile signature, regardless of by whom or by what means the same may have been imprinted, and whether or not such loss is sustained by reason of the Insureds having entered into an agreement to be legally liable when such facsimile signature or one resembling or purporting to be such facsimile signature is used, provided, however, that |
(a) | such facsimile signature is used on a document |
(1) | as the signature to an assignment or other instrument authorizing or effecting the transfer of shares of stock, or other registered securities, which may now or at any time hereafter be registered in the name of the Insured on the books of the association, company or corporation issuing the same; or |
(2) | as the signature to a power of substitution, designating a substitute or substitutes to make the actual transfer on the books of the issuer of shares of stock, or other registered securities, in respect of which the Insured may now or at any time hereafter be named as attorney to effect said transfer, whether said power of substitution is embodied in an endorsement on the certificate for said shares of stock or other registered security or in a separate instrument; |
(b) | the New York Stock Exchange has not interposed any objections to the use by the Insured of such facsimile signature and such agreement, if any, was required by the said Exchange as a condition to its failing to interpose any such objection; and |
(c) | this Insuring Agreement (O) shall not apply to any Certificated Securities which are Counterfeit. |
2. | Sub-sections (a) and (e) of Section 2 of the attached bond shall not apply to Insuring Agreement (O). |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER NO.
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF | DATE ENDORSEMENT | * EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER | ||
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BEST EFFORTS NOTICE OF CANCELLATION - NASD AND/OR
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
It is agreed that:
1. | The Underwriter will mark its records to indicate that the NASD and/or Other Associations is to be notified promptly concerning the cancellation or substantial modification of the attached Bond, whether at the request of the Insured or the Underwriter, and will use its best efforts to so notify said Association but failure to so notify said Association shall not impair or delay the effectiveness of any such cancellation or modification. |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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INSURED
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a 2004 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER | ||
12:01 A.M. LOCAL TIME AS | ||||
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AMEND SECTION 4. - LOSS - NOTICE - PROOF - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS -
DESIGNATE PERSONS FOR DISCOVERY OF LOSS
MEL2555 Ed. 3-05 - For use with ICB005 Ed. 7-04
It is agreed that:
Section 4. - Loss - Notice - Proof - Legal Proceedings of the attached bond is amended by deleting the second sub-paragraph and replacing it with the following:
Discovery occurs when the Risk Manager, Chief Financial Officer, or Chief Executive Officer of the Insured:
(a) | first becomes aware of facts, or |
(b) | receives written notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances, |
which would cause a reasonable person to assume that a loss of a type covered under this bond has been or will be incurred regardless of when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred, even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be then known.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER | ||
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AMEND INSURING AGREEMENT A - FIDELITY - REMOVE MANIFEST
MEL2576 Ed. 3-05 - For use with ICB005 Ed. 7-04
It is agreed that:
1. | Insuring Agreement A. Fidelity is hereby amended by deleting the word manifest from the second paragraph of this Insuring Agreement. |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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a 2005 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
* EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER | ||
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AMEND DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE
MEL2899 Ed. 5/05 - For use with ICB005 Ed. 7/04
It is agreed that:
1. | The following is added to Definition (a), Employee, of Section 1. - DEFINITIONS, of the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS: |
(10) Past Employees for 60 Days after Employment
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
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AMEND INSURING AGREEMENT (A) FIDELITY
For use with ICB005 Ed. 7/04
MEL3803 Ed. 12/05
It is agreed that:
1. | Insuring Agreement (A) Fidelity is replaced with the following: |
(A) | Loss resulting from any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement, committed by an Employee, committed anywhere and whether committed alone or in collusion with others, including loss of Property resulting from such acts of an Employee, which Property is held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity and whether so held gratuitously or not and whether or not the Insured is liable therefor. |
Dishonest or fraudulent act(s) as used in this Insuring Agreement shall mean only dishonest or fraudulent act(s) committed by such Employee with the manifest intent:
(a) | to cause the Insured to sustain such loss, or |
(b) | to obtain financial benefit for the Employee or another person or organization |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is agreed that with regard to Loans and/or Trading this bond covers only loss resulting directly from dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by an Employee with the intent to obtain financial benefit and which result in a financial benefit for the Employee. However, where the proceeds of a fraud committed by an Employee involving Loans and/or Trading are actually received by persons with whom the Employee was acting in collusion, but said Employee fails to derive a financial benefit therefrom, such a loss will nevertheless be covered hereunder as if the Employee had obtained such benefit provided the Insured establishes that the Employee intended to participate therein.
As used in this Insuring Agreement, financial benefit does not include any employee benefits earned in the normal course of employment, including: salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, promotions, awards, profit sharing and pensions.
Trading as used in this Insuring Agreement means trading or otherwise dealing in securities, commodities, futures, options, foreign or federal funds, currencies, foreign exchange or other means of exchange similar to or in the nature of the foregoing.
Loan as used in this Insuring Agreement means any extension of credit by the Insured, any transaction creating a creditor relationship in favor of the Insured and any transaction by which the Insured assumes an existing creditor relationship.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS ENDORSEMENT
MEL4212 Ed. 5-06
For use with ICB005 Ed. 7-04
It is agreed that:
1. | The attached bond is amended by adding an Insuring Agreement as follows: |
(Q) MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS
Loss resulting directly from the malicious destruction of, or damage to, Electronic Data or Computer Programs owned by the Insured or for which the Insured is legally liable while stored within a Computer System covered under the terms of the Computer Systems Insuring Agreement of the attached bond (Endorsement ICB011 Ed. 7-04) if such destruction or damage was caused by an attack that permits unauthorized access or use of a Computer System used by or on behalf of the Insured.
The liability of the Underwriter shall be limited to the cost of duplication of such Electronic Data or Computer Programs from other Electronic Data or Computer Programs which shall have been furnished by the Insured.
In the event, however, that destroyed or damaged Computer Programs cannot be duplicated from other Computer Programs, the Underwriter will pay the cost incurred for computer time, computer programmers, consultants or other technical specialists as is reasonably necessary to restore the Computer Programs to substantially the previous level of operational capability.
2. | The following definitions are added to, Section 1. DEFINITIONS of the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS, but only as respects coverage provided under the Malicious Destruction of Data or Programs Endorsement. |
(X) | Computer Program means a set of related electronic instructions which direct the operations and functions of a computer or devices connected to it which enable the computer or devices to receive, process, store or send Electronic Data; |
(X) | Computer System means: |
(i) computers with related peripheral components, including storage components, wherever located;
(ii) systems and application software;
(iii) terminal devices; and
(iv) related communication networks;
by which data are electronically collected, transmitted, processed, stored and retrieved;
(X) | Electronic Data means facts or information converted to a form usable in a Computer Systems by Computer Programs, and which is stored on magnetic tapes or disks, or optical storage disks or other bulk media. |
3. | Item 3. of the Declarations is amended by adding the following: |
Limit of Liability |
Deductible Amount | |||||
Insuring Agreement Q |
- MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 |
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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a 2006 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
The following spaces preceded by an (*) need not be completed if this endorsement or rider and the Bond or Policy have the same inception date.
ATTACHED TO AND FORMING PART OF BOND OR POLICY NO. |
DATE ENDORSEMENT OR RIDER EXECUTED |
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COMPUTER VIRUS INSURING AGREEMENT
For use with ICB005 Ed. 7/04
MEL7042 Ed. 10/09
It is agreed that:
1. | The following Insuring Agreement is added: |
(P) | COMPUTER VIRUS |
(1) | Loss resulting from the Insured having transferred, paid or delivered any funds or property, established any credit, debited any account or given any value as the direct result of the malicious destruction of or damage to the Insureds Electronic Data or Computer Programs due to a Computer Virus in the Insureds Computer System, which was introduced by a person with the manifest intent to cause the Insured to sustain a loss; or |
(2) | Loss resulting from the malicious destruction of or damage to the Insureds Electronic Data or Computer Programs due to a Computer Virus in the Insureds Computer System, which was introduced by a person with the manifest intent to cause the Insured to sustain a loss. |
The liability of the Company under paragraph (2) above shall be limited to the cost of duplication of such Electronic Data or Computer Programs from other Electronic Data or Computer Programs which shall have been furnished by the Insured. In the event, however, that destroyed or damaged Computer Programs cannot be duplicated from other Computer Programs, the Company will pay the cost incurred for computer time, computer programmers, consultants or other technical specialists as is reasonably necessary to restore the Computer Programs to substantially the previous level of operational capacity.
2. | The following is added to the OPTIONAL COVERAGES ADDED BY RIDER section of Item 3. of the Declarations: |
Limit of Liability |
Deductible Amount | |||||
Insuring Agreement (P) |
- COMPUTER VIRUS |
$2,000,000 | $25,000 |
3. | The following is added to SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS of the CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS: |
Computer Program means a set of related electronic instructions which direct the operations and functions of a computer or devices connected to it and which enable the computer or devices to receive, process, store or send Electronic Data.
Computer System includes a computer and all input, output, processing, storage and communication facilities which are connected to such computer. Off line media libraries are deemed to be part of a Computer System.
Computer Virus means a computer program or similar instruction which was written or altered by a person other than an identifiable employee and incorporates a hidden instruction designed to destroy or damage Electronic Data or Computer Programs in the Computer System in which such program or instruction is
used.
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Electronic Data means facts or information converted to a form usable in a Computer System by Computer Programs which is stored on magnetic tape or disks, or optical storage disks or other bulk media.
Insureds Computer System means those Computer Systems operated by the Insured, which are either owned or leased by the Insured.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of the above mentioned Bond or Policy, other than as above stated.
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INSURED
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a 2009 The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
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1290 Broadway, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203
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January 22, 2014
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
To Whom It May Concern:
The parties hereto (each a Fund and collectively the Funds) will be named as joint insured(s) pursuant to a bond to be issued by St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, a St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company (the Bond), with a limit of liability set at $2,000,000 for both Funds although for a single Fund, the limit would be $1,250,000 for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund, and $525,000 for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. Rule 17g-1(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act), which provides that where a registered management investment company such as one of the Funds named as insured under a joint insured bond, such investment company shall enter into an agreement with the other joint insured(s) providing for an equitable and proportionate share of any recovery under the bond as a result of any loss sustained.
Accordingly, it is agreed that in the event recovery is received under the Bond as a result of a loss sustained by more than one of the Funds, each such Fund shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, but at least equal to the amount of the minimum coverage required for such Fund pursuant to Rule 17g-1(d) under the Act.
Very truly yours, | ||||
LIBERTY ALL-STAR EQUITY FUND | ||||
By: /s/ William R. Parmentier | ||||
Name: William R. Parmentier | ||||
Title: President |
Liberty All-Star Funds
Board Approval of 2014-15 Investment Company Blanket Bond
January 6, 2014
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT VOTED, that in light of the minimum amount of coverage (based on the assets of each Fund) specified in Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act, with due consideration to all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the value of each Funds aggregate assets to which any covered person may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, and the nature of the securities in each Funds portfolio, the amount of coverage for each Fund and its affiliates under a proposed joint fidelity bond with primary coverage of $2 million is determined to be a reasonable amount of coverage for the Funds and that the form, term and conditions of the proposed joint fidelity bond be, and hereby are, approved; and it was
FURTHER VOTED, that the Secretary of each Fund is designated as the person to make the filings and to give the notices required by Rule 17g-1(g) under the 1940 Act; and it was
FURTHER VOTED, that, in light of the premium proposed to be allocated to each Fund, as presented to this meeting, which is less than the premium each such Fund would have had to pay had it maintained a single bond, the proposed agreement pursuant to Rule 17g-1(f) providing for the allocation of premiums and coverage under the joint fidelity bond, be, and hereby is, approved; and it was
FURTHER VOTED, that the proposed premium allocation to each Fund, as recommended and presented to the Directors/Trustees, is fair and reasonable; and it was
FURTHER VOTED, that the officers of each Fund are hereby authorized to execute a letter agreement by and among the Equity Fund and the Growth Fund (each an Insured Party and collectively Insured Parties) providing that in the event of a loss sustained by the Insured Parties, each Insured Party shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery; and it was
FINALLY VOTED, that any officer of the Funds be, and each of them hereby is, authorized in the name and on behalf of the Funds to take such other action and execute such other documents as they may deem necessary or appropriate, upon the advice of counsel, to effect the foregoing resolutions.