Registration Statement Under The Securities Act Of 1933 (Page 11 of 12) in pdf

Instruction:

In responding to this Item the registrant should take note of the provisions of Rules 461(c) [17 CFR 230.461] and 484

[17 CFR 230.484] under the 1933 Act and Sections 17(h) and (i) of the 1940 Act [15 U.S.C. 80a-17(h) and (i)].

Item 16. Exhibits

Subject to the rules on incorporation by reference, give a list of all exhibits ﬁled as part of the registration statement.

Exhibits:

(1)

copies of the charter of the registrant as now in effect;

(2)

copies of the existing bylaws or corresponding instruments of the registrant;

(3)

copies of any voting trust agreement affecting more than 5 percent of any class of equity securities of the registrant;

(4)

copies of the agreement of acquisition, reorganization, merger, liquidation and any amendments to it;

(5)

copies of all instruments deﬁning the rights of holders of the securities being registered, including copies, where applicable,

of the relevant portion of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the registrant.

(6)

copies of all investment advisory contracts relating to the management of the assets of the registrant;

(7)

copies of each underwriting or distribution contract between the registrant and a principal underwriter, and specimens or

copies of all agreements between principal underwriters and dealers;

(8)

copies of all bonus, proﬁt sharing, pension or other similar contracts or arrangements wholly or partly for the beneﬁt of

directors or ofﬁcers of the registrant in their capacity as such. Furnish a reasonably detailed description of any plan that is

not set forth in a formal document;

(9)

copies of all custodian agreements and depository contracts under Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act [15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)], for

securities and similar investments of the registrant, including the schedule of remuneration;

(10) copies of any plan entered into by registrant pursuant to Rule l2b-1 under the 1940 Act [17 CFR 270.12b-1] and any agreements

with any person relating to implementation of the plan, and copies of any plan entered into by registrant pursuant to Rule

18f-3 under the 1940 Act [17 CFR 270.18f-3], any agreement with any person relating to implementation of the plan, any

amendment to the plan, and a copy of the portion of the minutes of the meeting of the registrant’s directors describing any

action taken to revoke the plan;

(11) an opinion and consent of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered, indicating whether they will, when sold,

be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable;

(12) an opinion, and consent to their use, of counsel or, in lieu of an opinion, a copy of the revenue ruling from the Internal Revenue

Service, supporting the tax matters and consequences to shareholders discussed in the prospectus;

(13) copies of all material contracts of the registrant not made in the ordinary course of business which are to be performed in

whole or in part on or after the date of ﬁling the registration statement;

(14) copies of any other opinions, appraisals or rulings, and consents to their use relied on in preparing the registration statement

and required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act [15 U.S.C. 77g];

(15) all ﬁnancial statements omitted pursuant to Item 14(a)(l);

(16) manually signed copies of any power of attorney pursuant to which the name of any person has been signed to the registration

statement; and

(17) any additional exhibits which the registrant may wish to ﬁle.

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