Laura
M. DeVito
212 450 4178 Laura.Devito@DPW.COM
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450
LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW
YORK, N.Y. 10017
212 450 4000 FAX 212 450 3800 |
Menlo
Park
Washington, D.C. London Paris Frankfurt Madrid Tokyo Beijing Hong Kong |
September
3, 2008
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Re:
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GSC
Investment Corp.
Investment
Company Asset Protection Bond
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File
Nos.
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Securities
Act File No. 333-138051
Securities
Exchange Act File No. 001-33376
Investment
Company Act File No. 814-00732
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(i)
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A
copy of the investment company asset protection bond (the “Bond”) covering GSC
Investment Corp. in the amount of $750,000.00 and Endorsements 1-3
thereto; and
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(ii)
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Form
of resolution of a majority of the Directors who are not “interested”
persons of the Company approving the amount, type, form and coverage of
the Bond.
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David
Goret
Eric
Rubenfeld
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Chubb
Group of Insurance Companies
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DECLARATIONS
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION INVESTMENT
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15 Mountain
View Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059
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COMPANY
ASSET PROTECTION BOND
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NAME OF
ASSURED (including its Subsidiaries):
GSC INVESTMENT
CORP.
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Bond Number:
82126585
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FEDERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
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888 Seventh
Avenue
New York, NY
10019
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Incorporated
under the laws of Indiana
a stock
insurance company herein called the COMPANY
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Capital
Center, 251 North Illinois, Suite 1100
Indianapolis,
IN 46204-1927
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ITEM 1. | BOND PERIOD: |
from
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12:01 a.m. on | March 23, 2008 | |
to
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12:01 a.m. on | April 7, 2009 |
ITEM 2.
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LIMITS OF LIABILITY--DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS: | |
If “Not Covered” is inserted below opposite any specified INSURING CLAUSE, such INSURING CLAUSE and any other reference shall be deemed to be deleted. There shall be no deductible applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1. sustained by any Investment Company. |
INSURING CLAUSE
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LIMIT OF LIABILITY
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DEDUCTIBLE
AMOUNT
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1. Employee
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$ 750,000
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$
0
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2. On
Premises
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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3. In
Transit
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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4. Forgery
or Alteration
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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5. Extended
Forgery
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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6. Counterfeit
Money
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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7. Threats
to Person
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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8. Computer
System
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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9. Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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10. Uncollectible
Items of Deposit
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$ 750,000
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$ 50,000
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11. Audit
Expense
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$ 50,000
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$
5,000
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ITEM 3.
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THE LIABILITY
OF THE COMPANY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING ENDORSEMENTS
EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY HEREWITH:
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Secretary
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President
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Countersigned
by____________________________________________
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Authorized
Representative
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ICAP Bond
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The COMPANY,
in consideration of payment of the required premium, and in reliance on
the APPLICATION and all other statements made and information furnished to
the COMPANY by the ASSURED, and subject to the DECLARATIONS made a part of
this Bond and to all other terms and conditions of this Bond, agrees to
pay the ASSURED for:
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Insuring
Clauses
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Employee
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1.
Loss resulting directly from Larceny or Embezzlement committed
by any Employee,
alone or in collusion with others.
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On
Premises
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2.
Loss of Property resulting
directly from robbery, burglary, false pretenses, common law or statutory
larceny, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, damage,
destruction or removal, from the possession, custody or control of the
ASSURED, while such Property is lodged or
deposited at premises located anywhere.
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In
Transit
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3.
Loss of Property
resulting directly from common law or statutory larceny,
misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, damage or
destruction, while the Property is in transit
anywhere:
a.
in an armored motor vehicle, including loading and unloading
thereof,
b.
in the custody of a natural person acting as a messenger of the
ASSURED,
or
c.
in the custody of a Transportation Company
and being transported in a conveyance other than an armored motor
vehicle provided, however, that covered Property transported in
such manner is limited to the following:
(1) written
records,
(2)
securities issued in registered form, which are not endorsed or are
restrictively endorsed, or
(3) negotiable
instruments not payable to bearer, which are not endorsed or are
restrictively endorsed.
Coverage under
this INSURING CLAUSE begins immediately on the receipt of such Property by the natural
person or Transportation
Company and ends immediately on delivery to the premises of the
addressee or to any representative of the addressee located
anywhere.
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Insuring
Clauses
(continued)
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Forgery
Or Alteration
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4.
Loss resulting directly from:
a.
Forgery on,
or fraudulent material alteration of, any bills of exchange, checks,
drafts, acceptances, certificates of deposits, promissory notes, due
bills, money orders, orders upon public treasuries, letters of credit,
other written promises, orders or directions to pay sums certain in money,
or receipts for the withdrawal of Property,
or
b.
transferring, paying or delivering any funds or other Property, or
establishing any credit or giving any value in reliance on any written
instructions, advices or applications directed to the ASSURED authorizing
or acknowledging the transfer, payment, delivery or receipt of funds or
other Property,
which instructions, advices or applications fraudulently purport to bear
the handwritten signature of any customer of the ASSURED, or shareholder
or subscriber to shares of an Investment Company, or
of any financial institution or Employee but which
instructions, advices or applications either bear a Forgery or have been
fraudulently materially altered without the knowledge and consent of such
customer, shareholder, subscriber, financial institution or Employee;
excluding,
however, under this INSURING CLAUSE any loss covered under INSURING CLAUSE
5. of this Bond, whether or not coverage for INSURING CLAUSE 5. is
provided for in the DECLARATIONS of this Bond.
For the
purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile
signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature.
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Extended
Forgery
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5.
Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having, in good faith, and in the
ordinary course of business, for its own account or the account of
others in any capacity:
a.
acquired, accepted or received, accepted or received, sold or delivered,
or given value, extended credit or assumed liability, in reliance on any
original Securities,
documents or other written instruments which prove to:
(1)
bear a Forgery or a fraudulently
material alteration,
(2)
have been lost or stolen, or
(3)
be Counterfeit,
or
b.
guaranteed in writing or witnessed any signatures on any transfer,
assignment, bill of sale, power of attorney, guarantee, endorsement or
other obligation upon or in connection with any Securities, documents or other
written instruments.
Actual
physical possession, and continued actual physical possession if taken as
collateral, of such Securities, documents or other
written instruments by an Employee, Custodian, or
a Federal or State chartered deposit institution of the ASSURED is a
condition precedent to the ASSURED having relied on such items. Release or
return of such collateral is an acknowledgment by the ASSURED that it no
longer relies on such collateral.
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Insuring
Clauses
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Extended
Forgery
(continued)
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For the
purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile
signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature.
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Counterfeit
Money
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6.
Loss resulting directly from the receipt by the ASSURED in good faith of
any Counterfeit
money.
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Threats
To Person
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7.
Loss resulting directly from surrender of Property away from an
office of the ASSURED as a result of a threat communicated to the ASSURED
to do bodily harm to an Employee as defined in
Section 1.e. (1), (2) and (5), a Relative or invitee of
such Employee, or
a resident of the household of such Employee, who is, or
allegedly is, being held captive provided, however, that prior to the
surrender of such Property:
a.
the Employee
who receives the threat has made a reasonable effort to notify an
officer of the ASSURED who is not involved in such threat,
and
b.
the ASSURED has made a reasonable effort to notify the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement authorities concerning
such threat.
It is agreed
that for purposes of this INSURING CLAUSE, any Employee of the ASSURED,
as set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall be deemed to be an ASSURED
hereunder, but only with respect to the surrender of money, securities and
other tangible personal property in which such Employee has a legal or
equitable interest.
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Computer
System
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8.
Loss resulting directly from fraudulent:
a.
entries of data into, or
b.
changes of data elements or programs within,
a Computer System,
provided the fraudulent entry or change causes:
(1) funds or other property to be transferred, paid or
delivered,
(2)
an account of the ASSURED or of its customer to be added, deleted, debited
or credited, or
(3)
an unauthorized account or a fictitious account to be debited or credited.
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Insuring
Clauses
(continued)
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Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction
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9.
Loss resulting directly from Voice Initiated Funds Transfer
Instruction directed to the ASSURED authorizing the transfer of
dividends or redemption proceeds of Investment Company
shares from a Customer's account,
provided such Voice
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction was:
a. received
at the ASSURED'S offices by those Employees of the ASSURED
specifically authorized to receive the Voice Initiated Funds Transfer
Instruction,
b. made
by a person purporting to be a Customer,
and
c.
made by said person for the purpose of causing the ASSURED or Customer to sustain a
loss or making an improper personal financial gain for such person or any
other person.
In order for
coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, all Voice Initiated Funds Transfer
Instructions must be received and processed in accordance with the
Designated Procedures outlined in the APPLICATION furnished to the
COMPANY.
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Uncollectible
Items of Deposit
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10. Loss
resulting directly from the ASSURED having credited an account of a
customer, shareholder or subscriber on the faith of any Items of Deposit which
prove to be uncollectible, provided that the crediting of such account
causes:
a.
redemptions or withdrawals to be permitted,
b.
shares to be issued, or
c.
dividends to be paid,
from an
account of an Investment
Company.
In order for
coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, the ASSURED must hold Items of Deposit for the
minimum number of days stated in the APPLICATION before permitting any
redemptions or withdrawals, issuing any shares or paying any dividends
with respect to such Items of
Deposit.
Items of Deposit shall
not be deemed uncollectible until the ASSURED'S standard collection
procedures have failed.
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Audit
Expense
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11. Expense
incurred by the ASSURED for that part of the cost of audits or
examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or
self-regulatory organization to be conducted by such authority,
organization or their appointee by reason of the discovery of loss
sustained by the ASSURED and covered by this
Bond.
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General
Agreements
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Additional
Companies Included As Assured
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A.
If more than one corporation, or Investment Company, or
any combination of them is included as the ASSURED herein:
(1)
The total liability of the COMPANY under this Bond for loss or losses
sustained by any one or more or all of them shall not exceed the limit for
which the COMPANY would be liable under this Bond if all such loss were
sustained by any one of them.
(2) Only
the first named ASSURED shall be deemed to be the sole agent of the others
for all purposes under this Bond, including but not limited to the giving
or receiving of any notice or proof required to be given and for the
purpose of effecting or accepting any amendments to or termination of this
Bond. The COMPANY shall furnish each Investment Company with
a copy of the Bond and with any amendment thereto, together with a copy of
each formal filing of claim by any other named ASSURED and notification of
the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of
such settlement.
(3) The
COMPANY shall not be responsible for the proper application of any payment
made hereunder to the first named ASSURED.
(4)
Knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, director, trustee,
officer or supervisory employee of any ASSURED shall constitute knowledge
or discovery by all the ASSUREDS for the purposes of this
Bond.
(5) If
the first named ASSURED ceases for any reason to be covered under this
Bond, then the ASSURED next named on the APPLICATION shall thereafter be
considered as the first named ASSURED for the purposes of this
Bond.
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Representation
Made By Assured
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B.
The ASSURED represents that all information it has furnished in the
APPLICATION for this Bond or otherwise is complete, true and correct. Such
APPLICATION and other information constitute part of this
Bond.
The ASSURED
must promptly notify the COMPANY of any change in any fact or circumstance
which materially affects the risk assumed by the COMPANY under this
Bond.
Any
intentional misrepresentation, omission, concealment or incorrect
statement of a material fact, in the APPLICATION or otherwise, shall be
grounds for recision of this Bond.
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General
Agreements
(continued)
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Additional
Offices Or Employees - Consolidation, Merger Or Purchase Or Acquisition Of
Assets Or Liabilities - Notice To Company
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C.
If the ASSURED, other than an Investment Company,
while this Bond is in force, merges or consolidates with, or purchases or
acquires assets or liabilities of another institution, the ASSURED shall
not have the coverage afforded under this Bond for loss which
has:
(1)
occurred or will occur on premises, or
(2)
been caused or will be caused by an employee, or
(3)
arisen or will arise out of the assets or liabilities,
of such
institution, unless the ASSURED:
a.
gives the COMPANY written notice of the proposed consolidation,
merger or purchase or acquisition of assets or liabilities prior to the
proposed effective date of such action, and
b.
obtains the written consent of the COMPANY to extend some or all of
the coverage provided by this Bond to such additional exposure,
and
c.
on obtaining such consent, pays to the COMPANY an additional
premium.
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Change
Of Control - Notice To Company
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D.
When the ASSURED learns of a change in control (other than in an
Investment
Company), as set forth in Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the ASSURED shall within sixty (60) days give written
notice to the COMPANY setting forth:
(1)
the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the
beneficial owners if the voting securities are registered in another
name),
(2)
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
(3)
the total number of outstanding voting securities.
Failure to
give the required notice shall result in termination of coverage for any
loss involving a transferee, to be effective on the date of such change in
control.
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Court
Costs And Attorneys’ Fees
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E.
The COMPANY will indemnify the ASSURED for court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred and paid by the ASSURED in defense, whether or
not successful, whether or not fully litigated on the merits and whether
or not settled, of any claim, suit or legal proceeding with respect to
which the ASSURED would be entitled to recovery under this Bond. However,
with respect to INSURING CLAUSE 1., this Section shall only apply in the
event that:
(1)
an Employee admits
to being guilty of Larceny or
Embezzlement,
(2)
an Employee is
adjudicated to be guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement,
or
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General
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Court
Costs And Attorneys’ Fees
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(3)
in the absence of 1 or 2 above, an arbitration panel agrees, after a
review of an agreed statement of facts between the COMPANY and the
ASSURED, that an Employee
would be found guilty of Larceny or Embezzlement
if such Employee
were prosecuted.
The ASSURED
shall promptly give notice to the COMPANY of any such suit or legal
proceeding and at the request of the COMPANY shall furnish copies of all
pleadings and pertinent papers to the COMPANY. The COMPANY may, at its
sole option, elect to conduct the defense of all or part of such legal
proceeding. The defense by the COMPANY shall be in the name of the ASSURED
through attorneys selected by the COMPANY. The ASSURED shall provide all
reasonable information and assistance as required by the COMPANY for such
defense.
If the COMPANY
declines to defend the ASSURED, no settlement without the prior written
consent of the COMPANY nor judgment against the ASSURED shall determine
the existence, extent or amount of coverage under this Bond.
If the amount
demanded in any such suit or legal proceeding is within the DEDUCTIBLE
AMOUNT, if any, the COMPANY shall have no liability for court costs and
attorney's fees incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal
proceeding.
If the amount
demanded in any such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of the LIMIT OF
LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable
INSURING CLAUSE, the COMPANY'S liability for court costs and attorney's
fees incurred in defending all or part of such suit or legal proceedings
is limited to the proportion of such court costs and attorney's fees
incurred that the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS
for the applicable INSURING CLAUSE bears to the total of the amount
demanded in such suit or legal proceeding.
If the amount
demanded is any such suit or legal proceeding is in excess of the
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, if any, but within the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in
ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS for the applicable INSURING CLAUSE, the
COMPANY'S liability for court costs and attorney's fees incurred in
defending all or part of such suit or legal proceedings shall be limited
to the proportion of such court costs or attorney's fees that the amount
demanded that would be payable under this Bond after application of the
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, bears to the total amount demanded.
Amounts paid
by the COMPANY for court costs and attorneys' fees shall be in addition to
the LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the
DECLARATIONS.
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Conditions
And Limitations
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Definitions
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1.
As used in this Bond:
a.
Computer System
means a computer and all input, output, processing, storage,
off-line media libraries, and communication facilities which are connected
to the computer and which are under the control and supervision of the
operating system(s) or application(s) software used by the
ASSURED.
b. Counterfeit means an
imitation of an actual valid original which is intended to deceive and be
taken as the original.
c.
Custodian
means the institution designated by an Investment Company to
maintain possession and control of its assets.
d.
Customer means an
individual, corporate, partnership, trust customer, shareholder or
subscriber of an Investment Company which
has a written agreement with the ASSURED for Voice Initiated Funds Transfer
Instruction.
e.
Employee
means:
(1)
an officer of the ASSURED,
(2)
a natural person while in the regular service of the ASSURED at any of the
ASSURED'S premises and compensated directly by the ASSURED through its
payroll system and subject to the United States Internal Revenue Service
Form W-2 or equivalent income reporting plans of other countries, and whom
the ASSURED has the right to control and direct both as to the result to
be accomplished and details and means by which such result is accomplished
in the performance of such service,
(3)
a guest student pursuing studies or performing duties in any of the
ASSURED'S premises,
(4)
an attorney retained by the ASSURED and an employee of such attorney while
either is performing legal services for the ASSURED,
(5) a
natural person provided by an employment contractor to perform employee
duties for the ASSURED under the ASSURED'S supervision at any of the
ASSURED'S premises,
(6)
an employee of an institution merged or consolidated with the ASSURED
prior to the effective date of this Bond,
(7)
a director or trustee of the ASSURED, but only while performing acts
within the scope of the customary and usual duties of any officer or other
employee of the ASSURED or while acting as a member of any committee duly
elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to
Property of the
ASSURED, or
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Definitions
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(8)
each natural person, partnership or corporation authorized by written
agreement with the ASSURED to perform services as electronic data
processor of checks or other accounting records related to such checks but
only while such person, partnership or corporation is actually performing
such services and not:
a.
creating, preparing, modifying or maintaining the ASSURED'S computer
software or programs, or
b.
acting as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in issuing
checks, drafts or securities for the ASSURED,
(9)
any partner, officer or employee of an investment advisor, an underwriter
(distributor), a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
an administrator, for an Investment Company while
performing acts coming within the scope of the customary and usual duties
of an officer or employee of an Investment Company or
acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to examine,
audit or have custody of or access to Property of an Investment
Company.
The term Employee shall not
include any partner, officer or employee of a transfer agent, shareholder
accounting recordkeeper or administrator:
a.
which is not an "affiliated person" (as defined in Section 2(a) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company or of
the investment advisor or underwriter (distributor) of such Investment Company,
or
b.
which is a "bank" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940).
This Bond does
not afford coverage in favor of the employers of persons as set forth in
e. (4), (5) and (8) above, and upon payment to the ASSURED by the COMPANY
resulting directly from Larceny or Embezzlement
committed by any of the partners, officers or employees of such
employers, whether acting alone or in collusion with others, an assignment
of such of the ASSURED'S rights and causes of action as it may have
against such employers by reason of such acts so committed shall, to the
extent of such payment, be given by the ASSURED to the COMPANY, and the
ASSURED shall execute all papers necessary to secure to the COMPANY the
rights provided for herein.
Each employer
of persons as set forth in e.(4), (5) and (8) above and the partners,
officers and other employees of such employers shall collectively be
deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond; excepting,
however, the fifth paragraph of Section 13.
Independent
contractors not specified in e.(4), (5) or (8) above, intermediaries,
agents, brokers or other representatives of the same general character
shall not be considered Employees.
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Conditions
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Definitions
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f.
Forgery
means the signing of the name of another natural person with the
intent to deceive but does not mean a signature which consists in whole or
in part of one's own name, with or without authority, in any capacity for
any purpose.
g.
Investment Company
means any investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and listed under the NAME OF ASSURED on the
DECLARATIONS.
h.
Items of Deposit
means one or more checks or drafts drawn upon a financial
institution in the United States of America.
i.
Larceny or Embezzlement
means larceny or embezzlement as defined in Section 37 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
j.
Property
means money, revenue and other stamps; securities; including any
note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness,
certificate of deposit, certificate of interest or participation in any
profit-sharing agreement, collateral trust certificate, preorganization
certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract,
voting trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security,
fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any
interest or instruments commonly known as a security under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, any other certificate of interest or participation
in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or
warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the foregoing; bills
of exchange; acceptances; checks; withdrawal orders; money orders;
travelers' letters of credit; bills of lading; abstracts of title;
insurance policies, deeds, mortgages on real estate and/or upon chattels
and interests therein; assignments of such policies, deeds or mortgages;
other valuable papers, including books of accounts and other records used
by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business (but excluding all
electronic data processing records); and, all other instruments similar to
or in the nature of the foregoing in which the ASSURED acquired an
interest at the time of the ASSURED'S consolidation or merger with, or
purchase of the principal assets of, a predecessor or which are held by
the ASSURED for any purpose or in any capacity and whether so held
gratuitously or not and whether or not the ASSURED is liable
therefor.
k.
Relative
means the spouse of an Employee or partner of
the ASSURED and any unmarried child supported wholly by, or living in the
home of, such Employee
or partner and being related to them by blood, marriage or legal
guardianship.
l.
Securities,
documents or other written instruments means original (including
original counterparts) negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, or
assignments thereof, which in and of themselves represent an equitable
interest, ownership, or debt and which are in the ordinary course of
business transferable by delivery of such instruments with any necessary
endorsements or assignments.
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Definitions
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m.
Subsidiary means
any organization that, at the inception date of this Bond, is named in the
APPLICATION or is created during the BOND PERIOD and of which more than
fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding securities or voting rights
representing the present right to vote for election of directors is owned
or controlled by the ASSURED either directly or through one or more of its
subsidiaries.
n.
Transportation Company
means any organization which provides its own or its leased
vehicles for transportation or which provides freight forwarding or air
express services.
o.
Voice Initiated
Election means any election concerning dividend options available
to Investment Company
shareholders or subscribers which is requested by voice over the
telephone.
p.
Voice Initiated
Redemption means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company which
is requested by voice over the telephone.
q.
Voice Initiated Funds
Transfer Instruction means any Voice Initiated Redemption
or Voice Initiated
Election.
For the
purposes of these definitions, the singular includes the plural and the
plural includes the singular, unless otherwise indicated.
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Exclusions -
Applicable
to All Insuring Clauses
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2.
This bond does not
directly or indirectly cover:
a.
loss not reported to the COMPANY in writing within sixty (60) days after
termination of this Bond as an entirety;
b.
loss due to riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America
and Canada, or any loss due to military, naval or usurped power, war or
insurrection. This Section 2.b., however, shall not apply to loss which
occurs in transit in the circumstances recited in INSURING CLAUSE 3.,
provided that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge on
the part of any person acting for the ASSURED of such riot, civil
commotion, military, naval or usurped power, war or
insurrection;
c. loss
resulting from the effects of nuclear fission or fusion or
radioactivity;
d.
loss of potential income including, but not limited to, interest and
dividends not realized by the ASSURED or by any customer of the
ASSURED;
e.
damages of any type for which the ASSURED is legally liable, except
compensatory damages, but not multiples thereof, arising from a loss
covered under this Bond;
f.
costs, fees and expenses incurred by the ASSURED in establishing the
existence of or amount of loss under this Bond, except to the extent
covered under INSURING CLAUSE 11.;
g.
loss resulting
from indirect or consequential loss of any
nature;
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Exclusions -
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h.
loss resulting from dishonest acts by any member of the Board of Directors
or Board of Trustees of the ASSURED who is not an Employee, acting alone
or in collusion with others;
i.
loss, or that part of any loss, resulting solely from any
violation by the ASSURED or by any Employee:
(1)
of any law regulating:
a.
the issuance, purchase or sale of securities,
b.
securities transactions on security or commodity exchanges or the over the
counter market,
c.
investment companies,
d.
investment advisors, or
(2)
of any rule or regulation made pursuant to any such law; or
j.
loss of confidential information, material or data;
k.
loss resulting from voice requests or instructions received over
the telephone, provided however, this Section 2.k. shall not apply to
INSURING CLAUSE 7. or 9.
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Specific
Exclusions -
Applicable
To All Insuring
Clauses
Except Insuring Clause 1.
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3.
This Bond does not
directly or indirectly cover:
a.
loss caused by an Employee, provided,
however, this Section 3.a. shall not apply to loss covered under INSURING
CLAUSE 2. or 3. which results directly from misplacement, mysterious
unexplainable disappearance, or damage or destruction of Property;
b.
loss through the surrender of property away from premises of the ASSURED
as a result of a threat:
(1)
to do bodily harm to any natural person, except loss of Property in transit in
the custody of any person acting as messenger of the ASSURED, provided
that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge by the ASSURED
of any such threat, and provided further that this Section 3.b. shall not
apply to INSURING CLAUSE 7., or
(2)
to do damage to the premises or Property of the
ASSURED;
c.
loss resulting from payments made or withdrawals from any account
involving erroneous credits to such account;
d. loss
involving Items of
Deposit which are not finally paid for any reason provided however,
that this Section 3.d. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE
10.;
e. loss
of property while in the mail;
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Specific
Exclusions -
Applicable
To All Insuring
Clauses
Except Insuring Clause 1.
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f.
loss resulting from the failure for any reason of a financial or
depository institution, its receiver or other liquidator to pay or deliver
funds or other Property to the ASSURED
provided further that this Section 3.f. shall not apply to loss of Property resulting
directly from robbery, burglary, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable
disappearance, damage, destruction or removal from the possession, custody
or control of the ASSURED.
g.
loss of Property
while in the custody of a Transportation Company,
provided however, that this Section 3.g. shall not apply to INSURING
CLAUSE 3.;
h.
loss resulting from entries or changes made by a natural person with
authorized access to a Computer System who acts
in good faith on instructions, unless such instructions are given to that
person by a software contractor or its partner, officer, or employee
authorized by the ASSURED to design, develop, prepare, supply, service,
write or implement programs for the ASSURED's Computer System;
or
i. loss
resulting directly or indirectly from the input of data into a Computer System
terminal, either on the premises of the customer of the ASSURED or under
the control of such a customer, by a customer or other person who had
authorized access to the customer's authentication mechanism.
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Specific
Exclusions -
Applicable
To All Insuring
Clauses
Except Insuring
Clause
1., 4., and 5.
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4.
This Bond does not
directly or indirectly cover:
a.
loss resulting from the complete or partial non-payment of or default on
any loan whether such loan was procured in good faith or through trick,
artifice, fraud or false pretenses; provided, however, this Section 4.a.
shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 8.;
b.
loss resulting from forgery or any alteration;
c. loss
involving a counterfeit provided, however, this Section 4.c. shall not
apply to INSURING CLAUSE 5. or 6.
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Limit
Of Liability/Non-
Reduction
And Non-
Accumulation
Of Liability
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5.
At all times prior to termination of this Bond, this Bond shall continue
in force for the limit stated in the applicable sections of ITEM 2. of the
DECLARATIONS, notwithstanding any previous loss for which the COMPANY may
have paid or be liable to pay under this Bond provided, however, that the
liability of the COMPANY under this Bond with respect to all loss
resulting from:
a.
any one act of burglary, robbery or hold-up, or attempt thereat, in which
no Employee is
concerned or implicated, or
b.
any one unintentional or negligent act on the part of any one person
resulting in damage to or destruction or misplacement of Property,
or
c.
all acts, other than those specified in a. above, of any one person,
or
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Limit
Of Liability/Non-
Reduction
And Non-
Accumulation
Of Liability
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d.
any one casualty or event other than those specified in a., b., or c.
above, shall be deemed to be one loss and shall be limited to the
applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS of
this Bond irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses and
shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year or from period to
period.
All acts, as
specified in c. above, of any one person which
i. directly
or indirectly aid in any way wrongful acts of any other person or persons,
or
ii. permit
the continuation of wrongful acts of any other person or
persons
whether such
acts are committed with or without the knowledge of the wrongful acts of
the person so aided, and whether such acts are committed with or without
the intent to aid such other person, shall be deemed to be one loss with
the wrongful acts of all persons so aided.
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Discovery
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6.
This Bond applies only to loss first discovered by an officer of the
ASSURED during the BOND PERIOD. Discovery occurs at the earlier of an
officer of the ASSURED being aware of:
a.
facts which may subsequently result in a loss of a type covered by this
Bond, or
b.
an actual or potential claim in which it is alleged that the ASSURED is
liable to a third party,
regardless of
when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred, even
though the amount of loss does not exceed the applicable DEDUCTIBLE
AMOUNT, or the exact amount or details of loss may not then be
known.
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Notice
To Company -
Proof
- Legal
Proceedings
Against Company
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7.
a. The ASSURED shall give the COMPANY notice
thereof at the earliest practicable moment, not to exceed sixty (60) days
after discovery of loss, in an amount that is in excess of 50% of the
applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT, as stated in ITEM 2. of the
DECLARATIONS.
b.
The ASSURED shall furnish to the COMPANY proof of loss, duly sworn to,
with full particulars within six (6) months after such
discovery.
c.
Securities listed in a proof of loss shall be identified by certificate or
bond numbers, if issued with them.
d.
Legal proceedings for the recovery of any loss under this Bond shall not
be brought prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the proof of
loss is filed with the COMPANY or after the expiration of twenty-four (24)
months from the discovery of such loss.
e.
This Bond affords coverage only in favor of the ASSURED. No claim, suit,
action or legal proceedings shall be brought under this Bond
by anyone other than the ASSURED.
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Notice
To Company - Proof
-
Legal
Proceedings Against
Company
(continued)
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f.
Proof of loss involving Voice Initiated Funds Transfer
Instruction shall include electronic recordings of such
instructions.
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Deductible
Amount
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8.
The COMPANY shall not be liable under any INSURING CLAUSES of this Bond on
account of loss unless the amount of such loss, after deducting the net
amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery obtained or made by the
ASSURED, other than from any Bond or policy of insurance issued by an
insurance company and covering such loss, or by the COMPANY on account
thereof prior to payment by the COMPANY of such loss, shall exceed the
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT set forth in ITEM 3. of the DECLARATIONS, and then for
such excess only, but in no event for more than the applicable LIMITS OF
LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS.
There shall be
no deductible applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1. sustained by
any Investment
Company.
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Valuation
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9.
BOOKS OF ACCOUNT OR OTHER RECORDS
The value of
any loss of Property consisting of
books of account or other records used by the ASSURED in the conduct of
its business shall be the amount paid by the ASSURED for blank books,
blank pages, or other materials which replace the lost books of account or
other records, plus the cost of labor paid by the ASSURED for the actual
transcription or copying of data to reproduce such books of account or
other records.
The value of
any loss of Property other than
books of account or other records used by the ASSURED in the conduct of
its business, for which a claim is made shall be determined by the average
market value of such Property on the business
day immediately preceding discovery of such loss provided, however, that
the value of any Property replaced by the
ASSURED with the consent of the COMPANY and prior to the settlement of any
claim for such Property shall be the
actual market value at the time of replacement.
In the case of
a loss of interim certificates, warrants, rights or other securities, the
production of which is necessary to the exercise of subscription,
conversion, redemption or deposit privileges, the value of them shall be
the market value of such privileges immediately preceding their expiration
if said loss is not discovered until after their expiration. If no market
price is quoted for such Property or for such
privileges, the value shall be fixed by agreement between the
parties.
OTHER
PROPERTY
The value of
any loss of Property, other than as
stated above, shall be the actual cash value or the cost of repairing or
replacing such Property with Property of like quality
and value, whichever is less.
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(continued)
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Securities
Settlement
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10. In
the event of a loss of securities covered under this Bond, the COMPANY
may, at its sole discretion, purchase replacement securities, tender the
value of the securities in money, or issue its indemnity to effect
replacement securities.
The indemnity
required from the ASSURED under the terms of this Section against all
loss, cost or expense arising from the replacement of securities by the
COMPANY'S indemnity shall be:
a.
for securities having a value less than or equal to the applicable
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT - one hundred (100%) percent;
b.
for securities having a value in excess of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT but
within the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY - the percentage that the
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT bears to the value of the securities;
c.
for securities having a value greater than the applicable LIMIT OF
LIABILITY - the percentage that the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT and portion in
excess of the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY bears to the value of the
securities.
The value
referred to in Section 10.a., b., and c. is the value in accordance with
Section 9, VALUATION, regardless of the value of such securities at the
time the loss under the COMPANY'S indemnity is sustained.
The COMPANY is
not required to issue its indemnity for any portion of a loss of
securities which is not covered by this Bond; however, the COMPANY may do
so as a courtesy to the ASSURED and at its sole discretion.
The ASSURED
shall pay the proportion of the Company's premium charge for the Company's
indemnity as set forth in Section 10.a., b., and c. No portion of the
LIMIT OF LIABILITY shall be used as payment of premium for any indemnity
purchased by the ASSURED to obtain replacement securities.
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Subrogation
- Assignment - Recovery
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11. In
the event of a payment under this Bond, the COMPANY shall be subrogated to
all of the ASSURED'S rights of recovery against any person or entity to
the extent of such payment. On request, the ASSURED shall deliver to the
COMPANY an assignment of the ASSURED'S rights, title and interest and
causes of action against any person or entity to the extent of such
payment.
Recoveries,
whether effected by the COMPANY or by the ASSURED, shall be applied net of
the expense of such recovery in the following order:
a.
first, to the satisfaction of the ASSURED'S loss which would otherwise
have been paid but for the fact that it is in excess of the applicable
LIMIT OF LIABILITY,
b.
second, to the COMPANY in satisfaction of amounts paid in settlement of
the ASSURED'S claim,
c.
third, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT,
and
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Subrogation
- Assignment – Recovery
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d.
fourth, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of any loss suffered by the ASSURED
which was not covered under this Bond.
Recovery from
reinsurance or indemnity of the COMPANY shall not be deemed a recovery
under this section.
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Cooperation
Of Assured
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12. At
the COMPANY'S request and at reasonable times and places designated by the
COMPANY, the ASSURED shall:
a.
submit to examination by the COMPANY and subscribe to the same under
oath,
b.
produce for the COMPANY'S examination all pertinent records,
and
c.
cooperate with the COMPANY in all matters pertaining to the
loss.
The ASSURED
shall execute all papers and render assistance to secure to the COMPANY
the rights and causes of action provided for under this Bond. The ASSURED
shall do nothing after loss to prejudice such rights or causes of
action.
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Termination
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13.
If the Bond is for a sole ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless
written notice shall have been given by the acting party to the affected
party and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., not
less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of such
termination.
If the Bond is
for a joint ASSURED, it shall not be terminated unless written notice
shall have been given by the acting party to the affected party, and by
the COMPANY to all ASSURED Investment Companies and
to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., not less than
sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of such
termination.
This Bond will
terminate as to any one ASSURED, other than an Investment
Company:
a.
immediately on the taking over of such ASSURED by a receiver or other
liquidator or by State or Federal officials, or
b.
immediately on the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute
relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the ASSURED, or assignment for
the benefit of creditors of the ASSURED, or
c. immediately
upon such ASSURED ceasing to exist, whether through merger into another
entity, disposition of all of its assets or
otherwise.
The COMPANY
shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance
with the standard short rate cancellation tables if terminated by the
ASSURED or pro rata if terminated for any other
reason.
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Termination
(continued)
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If any
partner, director, trustee, or officer or supervisory employee of an
ASSURED not acting in collusion with an Employee learns of any
dishonest act committed by such Employee at any time,
whether in the employment of the ASSURED or otherwise, whether or not such
act is of the type covered under this Bond, and whether against the
ASSURED or any other person or entity, the ASSURED:
a.
shall immediately remove such Employee from a position
that would enable such Employee to cause the ASSURED to suffer a loss
covered by this Bond; and
b.
within forty-eight (48) hours of learning that an Employee has committed
any dishonest act, shall notify the COMPANY, of such action and provide
full particulars of such dishonest act.
The COMPANY
may terminate coverage as respects any Employee sixty (60) days
after written notice is received by each ASSURED Investment Company and
the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. of its desire to
terminate this Bond as to such Employee.
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Other
Insurance
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14.
Coverage under this Bond shall apply only as excess over any valid and
collectible insurance, indemnity or suretyship obtained by or on behalf
of:
a.
the ASSURED,
b.
a Transportation
Company, or
c. another
entity on whose premises the loss occurred or which employed the person
causing the loss or engaged the messenger conveying the Property
involved.
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Conformity
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15. If
any limitation within this Bond is prohibited by any law controlling this
Bond's construction, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as
to equal the minimum period of limitation provided by such
law.
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Change
or Modification
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16. This
Bond or any instrument amending or affecting this Bond may not be changed
or modified orally. No change in or modification of this Bond shall be
effective except when made by written endorsement to this Bond signed by
an authorized representative of the COMPANY.
If this Bond
is for a sole ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely
affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60)
days after written notice has been furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the acting
party.
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Change
or Modification
(continued)
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If this Bond
is for a joint ASSURED, no charge or modification which would adversely
affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60)
days after written notice has been furnished to all insured Investment Companies and
to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the
COMPANY.
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ENDORSEMENT/RIDER
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Effective date
of this endorsement/rider: March 23, 2008
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FEDERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
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Endorsement/Rider
No. 1
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To be attached
to and
form a part of
Bond No. 82126585
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Issued
to: GSC INVESTMENT CORP.
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1.
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The paragraph
titled Other Property in Section 9, Valuation, is deleted in its
entirety.
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2.
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The third
paragraph in Section 16, Change or Modification, is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the
following:
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Authorized
Representative
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FEDERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
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Endorsement
No. 2
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Bond
Number: 82126585
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NAME OF
ASSURED: GSC INVESTMENT CORP.
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1.
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By adding to
Section 13., Termination, the
following:
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1.
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Nonpayment of
premium;
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2.
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Discovery of
fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining this Bond or in the
presentation of a claim thereunder;
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3.
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Discovery of
willful or reckless acts or omissions or violation of any provision of
this Bond on the part of the ASSURED which substantially and materially
increases any hazard insured against, and which occurred subsequent to the
inception of the current BOND
PERIOD;
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4.
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Conviction of
the ASSURED of a crime arising out of acts increasing the hazard insured
against;
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5.
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Material
change in the risk which increases the risk of loss after insurance
coverage has been issued or renewed, except to the extent that the COMPANY
should reasonably have foreseen the change, or contemplated the risk when
the contract was written;
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6.
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Determination
by the Commissioner that the continuation of the Bond would jeopardize a
COMPANY'S solvency or would place the COMPANY in violation of the
insurance laws of any state;
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7.
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Determination
by the Commissioner that continuation of the present premium volume of the
COMPANY would jeopardize the COMPANY'S policyholders, creditors or the
public;
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8.
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Such other
reasons that are approved by the
Commissioner;
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9.
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Determination
by the Commissioner that the COMPANY no longer has adequate reinsurance to
meet the ASSUREDS needs;
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10.
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Substantial
breaches of contractual duties, conditions or warranties;
or
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11.
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Unfavorable
underwriting facts, specific to the ASSURED, existing that were not
present at the inception of the
Bond.
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2.
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It is further
understood and agreed that for the purposes of Section 13., Termination,
any occurrence listed in this Section shall be considered to be a request
by the ASSURED to immediately terminate this
Bond.
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Date: August
28, 2008
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Authorized
Representative
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Effective date
of
this
endorsement: March 23, 2008
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FEDERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
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Endorsement
No. 3
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To be attached
to and form a part of Bond Number: 82126585
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Issued
to: GSC INVESTMENT CORP.
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Date: August
28, 2008
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Authorized
Representative
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