1401 H St. NW
1401 H St. NW
This policy is issued by your risk retention
group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance
insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.
Item 2.
Bond
Period: from 12:01 a.m. on
December 19, 2013
, to 12:01 a.m. on
December 19, 2014
, or the earlier effective date of
the termination of this Bond, standard time at the Principal Address as to each of said dates.
Item 3.
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Limit of Liability--
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Subject to Sections 9, 10 and 12 hereof:
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LIMIT OF LIABILITY
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DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
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Insuring Agreement A-
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FIDELITY
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$100,000,000
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Not Applicable
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Insuring Agreement B-
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AUDIT EXPENSE
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$50,000
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$10,000
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Insuring Agreement C-
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ON PREMISES
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement D-
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IN TRANSIT
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement E-
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FORGERY OR ALTERATION
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement F-
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SECURITIES
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement G-
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COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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Insuring Agreement H-
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UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
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$55,000
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$5,000
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Insuring Agreement I-
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PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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If "Not Covered" is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such Insuring Agreement
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and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be deleted from this Bond.
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OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER:
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Insuring Agreement J-
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COMPUTER SECURITY
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$100,000,000
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$250,000
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Item
4.
Offices or Premises Covered--All the Insured's offices or other premises in existence at the time this Bond becomes
effective are covered under this Bond, except the offices or other premises excluded by Rider. Offices or other premises acquired
or established after the effective date of this Bond are covered subject to the terms of General Agreement A.
Item 5.
The
liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the "Underwriter") is subject to the terms of the following Riders attached
hereto:
Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
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and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
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By: ____
/S/ John Mulligan
___________
Authorized Representative
Bond (6/12)
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention
group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance
insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.
ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk
Retention Group (the “Underwriter”), in consideration of an agreed premium, and in reliance upon the Application and
all other information furnished to the Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance with the Declarations, General
Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this bond (including all riders hereto) (“Bond”),
to the extent of the Limit of Liability and subject to the Deductible Amount, agrees to indemnify the Insured for the loss, as
described in the Insuring Agreements, sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond Period.
INSURING AGREEMENTS
A. FIDELITY
Loss caused by any Dishonest or
Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee anywhere, alone or in collusion with other persons (whether or not Employees),
during the time such Employee has the status of an Employee as defined herein, and even if such loss is not discovered until after
he or she ceases to be an Employee, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement B.
B. AUDIT EXPENSE
Expense incurred by the Insured
for that part of audits or examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or Self Regulatory Organization to be
conducted by such authority or Organization or by an independent accountant or other person, by reason of the discovery of loss
sustained by the Insured and covered by this Bond.
C. ON PREMISES
Loss resulting from Property that
is (1) located or reasonably believed by the Insured to be located within the Insured’s offices or premises, and (2) the
object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
D. IN TRANSIT
Loss resulting from Property that
is (1) in transit in the custody of any person authorized by an Insured to act as a messenger, except while in the mail or with
a carrier for hire (other than a Security Company), and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance,
EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. Property is “in transit” beginning immediately upon receipt of such
Property by the transporting person and ending immediately upon delivery at the specified destination.
Loss caused by the Forgery or Alteration
of or on (1) any bills of exchange, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay certain sums in money, acceptances,
certificates of deposit, due
bills, money orders, or letters
of credit; or (2) other written instructions, requests or applications to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer,
payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of Property, or giving notice of any bank account, which instructions or requests or applications
purport to have been signed or endorsed by (a) any customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder of or subscriber to shares issued
by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial or banking institution or stockbroker; or (3) withdrawal orders or receipts for
the withdrawal of Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for Property and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or
of another Investment Company for which the Insured acts as agent. This Insuring Agreement E does not cover loss caused by Forgery
or Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
Loss resulting from the Insured,
in good faith, in the ordinary course of business, and in any capacity whatsoever, whether for its own account or for the account
of others, having acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed any
liability on the faith of any Securities, where such loss results from the fact that such Securities (1) were Counterfeit, or (2)
were lost or stolen, or (3) contain a Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding whether or not the act of the Insured causing
such loss violated the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization, whether or not the Insured
was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
G.
COUNTERFEIT
CURRENCY
Loss caused by the Insured in good
faith having received or accepted (1) any money orders which prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2) paper currencies
or coin of the United States of America or Canada which prove to be Counterfeit. This Insuring Agreement G does not cover loss
covered under Insuring Agreement A.
H. UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
Loss resulting from the payment
of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or redemptions or exchanges permitted from an account with the Fund as a consequence of
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(1)
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uncollectible Items of Deposit of a Fund’s customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by
the Insured or its agent to such person’s Fund account, or
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(2)
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any Item of Deposit processed through an automated clearing house which is reversed by a Fund’s
customer, shareholder or subscriber and is deemed uncollectible by the Insured;
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PROVIDED, that (a) Items of Deposit
shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insured’s collection procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares between
Funds with exchange privileges shall be covered hereunder only if all such Funds are insured by the Underwriter for uncollectible
Items of Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund shall have implemented and maintained a policy to hold Items of Deposit for the minimum
number of days stated in its Application (as amended from time to time) before paying any dividend or permitting any withdrawal
with respect to such Items of Deposit (other than exchanges between Funds). Regardless of the number of transactions between Funds
in an exchange program, the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit must be held shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit
was first credited to any Insured Fund.
This Insuring Agreement H does not
cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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I.
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PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
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Loss caused by a Phone/Electronic
Transaction, where the request for such Phone/Electronic Transaction:
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(1)
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is transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission;
and
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(2)
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is made by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or subscriber or an authorized agent
of a Fund shareholder or subscriber; and
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(3)
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is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive;
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PROVIDED, that the entity receiving
such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures with respect
to all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and
EXCLUDING loss resulting
from:
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(1)
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the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or
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(2)
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any redemption of Investment Company shares which had been improperly credited to a shareholder’s
account where such shareholder (a) did not cause, directly or indirectly, such shares to be credited to such account, and (b) directly
or indirectly received any proceeds or other benefit from such redemption; or
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(3)
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any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the Shareholder of Record, or (b) any other person or bank account
designated to receive redemption proceeds (i) in the initial account application, or (ii) in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission) accompanied by a signature guarantee; or
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(4)
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any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be sent to other than any address for such account which was designated (a) in the initial account application,
or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission), where such writing is received at least one (1) day prior to such redemption
request, or (c) by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission at least fifteen (15) days prior to such redemption;
or
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(5)
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the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures;
or
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(6)
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a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or transmitted by any method
not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or
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(7)
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the failure or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection device, including any firewall,
that imposes restrictions on the flow of electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System.
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This Insuring Agreement I does not
cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity” or Insuring Agreement J, “Computer Security”.
GENERAL AGREEMENTS
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A.
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ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES—CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER--NOTICE
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1.
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Except as provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any additional office(s) established
by the Insured during the Bond Period and to all Employees during the Bond Period, without the need to give notice thereof or pay
additional premiums to the Underwriter for the Bond Period.
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2.
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If during the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge or consolidate with an institution
in which such Insured is the surviving entity, or purchase substantially all the assets or capital stock of another institution,
or acquire or create a separate investment portfolio, and shall within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter thereof, then this
Bond shall automatically apply to the Property and Employees resulting from such merger, consolidation, acquisition or creation
from the date thereof; provided, that the Underwriter may make such coverage contingent upon the payment of an additional premium.
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B. WARRANTY
No statement made by or on behalf
of the Insured, whether contained in the Application or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but only a warranty
that such statement is true to the best of the knowledge of the person responsible for such statement.
C. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES
The Underwriter will indemnify the
Insured against court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense of any legal proceeding
brought against the Insured seeking recovery for any loss which, if established against the Insured, would constitute a loss covered
under the terms of this Bond; provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity shall apply only in the
event that
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an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act or Theft which caused the loss; or
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in the absence of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to
the Insured and the Underwriter concludes, after a review of an agreed statement of facts, that an Employee has committed a Dishonest
or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss.
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The Insured shall promptly give
notice to the Underwriter of any such legal proceeding and upon request shall furnish the Underwriter with copies of all pleadings
and other papers therein. At the Underwriter's election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such
legal proceeding in the Insured's name, through attorneys of the Underwriter's selection. In such event, the Insured shall give
all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper defense of such legal proceeding.
If the amount of the Insured’s
liability or alleged liability in any such legal proceeding is greater than the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover
under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C), or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the indemnity
liability of the Underwriter under this General Agreement C is limited to the proportion of court costs and
attorneys’ fees incurred and
paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other
than pursuant to this General Agreement C) bears to the sum of such amount plus the amount which the Insured is not entitled to
recover. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement.
This Bond shall be interpreted with
due regard to the purpose of fidelity bonding under Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (i.e., to protect innocent
third parties from harm) and to the structure of the investment management industry (in which a loss of Property resulting from
a cause described in any Insuring Agreement ordinarily gives rise to a potential legal liability on the part of the Insured), such
that the term “loss” as used herein shall include an Insured’s legal liability for direct compensatory damages
resulting directly from a misappropriation, or measurable diminution in value, of Property.
THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING INSURING
AGREEMENTS
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE
FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
The following
terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this Section:
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A.
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“Alteration”
means the marking, changing or altering
in a material way of the terms, meaning or legal effect of a document with the intent to deceive.
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B.
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“Application”
means the Insured’s application (and any attachments and
materials submitted in connection therewith) furnished to the Underwriter for this Bond.
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C.
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“Computer System”
means (1) computers with related peripheral components, including
storage components, (2) systems and applications software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related communications networks or customer
communication systems, and (5) related electronic funds transfer systems; by which data or monies are electronically collected,
transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved.
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D.
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“Counterfeit”
means, with respect to any item, one which is false but is intended
to deceive and to be taken for the original authentic item.
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E.
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“Deductible Amount”
means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the amount
set forth under the heading “Deductible Amount” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement,
applicable to each Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement.
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“Depository”
means any “securities depository” (other than any foreign
securities depository) in which an Investment Company may deposit its Securities in accordance with Rule 17f-4 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
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“Dishonest or Fraudulent Act”
means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including
“larceny and embezzlement” as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, committed with the conscious
manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss and (2) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other
person (other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit
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sharing, pensions or other employee
benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act.
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“Electronic Transmission”
means any transmission effected by electronic means,
including but not limited to a transmission effected by telephone tones, Telefacsimile, wireless device, or over the Internet.
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(1)
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each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of the Insured, and
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(2)
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each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of any predecessor of the Insured whose principal
assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase of assets or capital stock of, such predecessor,
and
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(3)
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each attorney performing legal services for the Insured and each employee of such attorney or of
the law firm of such attorney while performing services for the Insured, and
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(4)
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each student who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in any of the Insured’s offices,
and
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(5)
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each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of
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(a)
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an investment adviser,
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(b)
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an underwriter (distributor),
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(c)
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a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
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(d)
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an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records,
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for an Investment Company named as
an Insured, BUT ONLY while (i) such officer, partner or employee is performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties
of an officer or employee of an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner or employee is acting as a member of
any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured, or (iii)
such director or trustee (or anyone acting in a similar capacity) is acting outside the scope of the usual duties of a director
or trustee;PROVIDED, that the term “Employee” shall not include any officer, director, trustee, partner or employee
of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator (x) which is not an “affiliated person” (as
defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named as Insured or of the adviser or underwriter
of such Investment Company, or (y) which is a “Bank” (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940),
and
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each individual assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel, in either
case on a contingent or part-time basis, to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office of the Insured, and
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each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee or officer of any entity authorized
by written agreement with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor of checks or other accounting records of
the Insured, but excluding a processor which acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity for the Insured in issuing
checks, drafts or securities, unless included under subsection (5) hereof, and
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(8)
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each officer, partner or employee of
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(a)
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any Depository or Exchange,
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(b)
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any nominee in whose name is registered any Security included in the systems for the central handling of securities established
and maintained by any Depository, and
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(c)
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any recognized service company which provides clerks or other personnel to any Depository or Exchange on a contract basis,
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while such officer, partner or employee is performing
services for any Depository in the operation of systems for the central handling of securities, and
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in the case of an Insured which is an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section
3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)) for officers, directors or employees of another
Insured (“In-House Plan”), any “fiduciary” or other “plan official” (within the meaning of
Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House Plan, provided that such fiduciary or other plan official is a director, partner, officer,
trustee or employee of an Insured (other than an In-House Plan).
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Each employer of temporary personnel
and each entity referred to in subsections (6) and (7) and their respective partners, officers and employees shall collectively
be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond.
Brokers, agents, independent contractors,
or representatives of the same general character shall not be considered Employees, except as provided in subsections (3), (6),
and (7).
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“Exchange”
means any national securities exchange registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
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K.
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“Forgery”
means the physical signing on a document of the name of another person
(whether real or fictitious) with the intent to deceive. A Forgery may be by means of mechanically reproduced facsimile signatures
as well as handwritten signatures. Forgery does not include the signing of an individual’s own name, regardless of such individual’s
authority, capacity or purpose.
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“Items of Deposit”
means one or more checks or drafts.
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M.
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“Investment Company”
or
“Fund”
means an investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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N.
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“Limit of Liability”
means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the limit
of liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement as set forth under the heading “Limit
of Liability” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement.
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“Mysterious Disappearance”
means any disappearance of Property which, after
a reasonable investigation has been conducted, cannot be explained.
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“Non-Fund”
means any corporation, business trust, partnership, trust or other
entity which is not an Investment Company.
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Q.
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“Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures”
means security procedures
for Phone/
Electronic Transactions as provided in writing to the Underwriter.
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R.
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“Phone/Electronic Transaction”
means any (1) redemption of shares issued by
an Investment Company, (2) election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders, (3) exchange of shares in a registered
account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges
of the two Funds, or (4) purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption, election, exchange or purchase is
requested by voice over the telephone or through an Electronic Transmission.
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“Property”
means the following tangible items: money, postage and revenue stamps,
precious metals, Securities, bills of exchange, acceptances, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums
certain in money, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, letters of credit, financial futures contracts, conditional
sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds, mortgages, and assignments of any of the foregoing, and other valuable
papers, including books of account and other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, and all other instruments
similar to or in the nature of the foregoing (but excluding all data processing records), (1) in which the Insured has a legally
cognizable interest, (2) in which the Insured acquired or should have acquired such an interest by reason of a predecessor’s
declared financial condition at the time of the Insured’s consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal assets
of, such predecessor or (3) which are held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity.
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T.
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“Securities”
means original negotiable or non-negotiable agreements or instruments
which represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership or debt (including stock certificates, bonds, promissory notes, and assignments
thereof), which are in the ordinary course of business and transferable by physical delivery with appropriate endorsement or assignment.
“Securities” does not include bills of exchange, acceptances, certificates of deposit, checks, drafts, or other written
orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit.
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U.
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“Security Company”
means an entity which provides or purports to provide the
transport of Property by secure means, including, without limitation, by use of armored vehicles or guards.
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V.
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“Self Regulatory Organization”
means any association of investment advisers
or securities dealers registered under the federal securities laws, or any Exchange.
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“Shareholder of Record”
means the record owner of shares issued by an Investment
Company or, in the case of joint ownership of such shares, all record owners, as designated (1) in the initial account application,
or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or (3) pursuant to procedures as set forth in the Application.
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(1)
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all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft committed by one person, or
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(2)
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all loss caused by any one act (other than a Theft or a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act) committed
by one person, or
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(3)
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all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one person, or
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(4)
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all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or
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(5)
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all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through
(4) above.
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All acts or omissions of one or
more persons which directly or indirectly aid or, by failure to report or otherwise, permit the continuation of an act referred
to in subsections (1) through (3) above of any other person shall be deemed to be the acts of such other person for purposes of
this subsection.
All acts or occurrences or events
which have as a common nexus any fact, circumstance, situation, transaction or series of facts, circumstances, situations, or transactions
shall be deemed to be one act, one occurrence, or one event.
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“Telefacsimile”
means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic
material (as, for example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines or over the Internet.
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Z.
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“Theft”
means robbery, burglary or hold-up, occurring with or without violence
or the threat of violence.
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SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
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A.
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Loss resulting from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada,
or (2) war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power, wherever occurring; except if such loss occurs
while the Property is in transit, is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement D, and when such transit was initiated, the Insured
or any person initiating such transit on the Insured’s behalf had no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution,
insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power.
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B.
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Loss in time of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity, or biological
or chemical agents or hazards, or fire, smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any of the foregoing.
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C.
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Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by any person while acting in the
capacity of a member of the Board of Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured or of any other entity.
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D.
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Loss resulting from any nonpayment or other default of any loan or similar transaction made by
the Insured or any of its partners, directors, officers or employees, whether or not authorized and whether procured in good faith
or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
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E.
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Loss resulting from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of any law, or any rule or
regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self Regulatory Organization, regulating the issuance, purchase or sale of securities,
securities transactions upon security exchanges or over the counter markets, Investment Companies, or investment advisers, unless
such loss, in the absence of such law, rule or regulation, would be covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
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F.
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Loss resulting from Property that is the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious
Disappearance while in the custody of any Security Company, unless such loss is covered under this Bond and is in excess of the
amount recovered or received by the Insured under (1) the Insured’s contract with such Security Company, and (2) insurance
or indemnity of any kind carried by such Security Company for the benefit of, or otherwise available to, users of its service,
in which case this Bond shall cover only such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and Deductible Amount.
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G.
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Potential income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the Insured
because of a loss covered under this Bond, except when covered under Insuring Agreement H.
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H.
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Loss in the form of (1) damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except direct
compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines, or penalties, including without limitation two-thirds of treble damage awards pursuant
to judgments under any statute or regulation.
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I.
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Loss resulting from the surrender of Property away from an office of the Insured as a result of
a threat
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(1)
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to do bodily harm to any person, except where the Property is in transit in the custody of any
person acting as messenger as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person, if the Insured had no knowledge of such threat
at the time such transit was initiated, or
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(2)
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to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured,
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unless such
loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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J.
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All costs, fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of or
amount of loss covered under this Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses are covered under Insuring Agreement B.
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K.
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Loss resulting from payments made to or withdrawals from any account, involving funds erroneously
credited to such account, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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L.
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Loss resulting from uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn upon a financial institution
outside the United States of America, its territories and possessions, or Canada.
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M.
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Loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions of an Employee
primarily engaged in the sale of shares issued by an Investment Company to persons other than (1) a person registered as a broker
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or (2) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual.
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N.
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Loss resulting from the use of credit, debit, charge, access, convenience, identification, cash
management or other cards, whether such cards were issued or purport to have been issued by the Insured or by anyone else, unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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O.
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Loss resulting from any purchase, redemption or exchange of securities issued by an Investment
Company or other Insured, or any other instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice or transaction involving securities issued
by an Investment Company or other Insured or the dividends in respect thereof, when any of the foregoing is requested, authorized
or directed or purported to be requested, authorized or directed by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission, unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A or Insuring Agreement I.
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P.
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Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee as defined
in Section 1.I(2), unless such loss (1) could not have been reasonably discovered by the due diligence of the Insured at or prior
to the time of acquisition by the Insured of the assets acquired from a predecessor, and (2) arose out of a lawsuit or valid claim
brought against the Insured by a person unaffiliated with the Insured or with any person affiliated with the Insured.
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Q.
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Loss resulting from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction of data
in, or the change of data elements or programs within, any Computer System, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring
Agreement A.
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SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
Upon payment to the Insured hereunder
for any loss, the Underwriter shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the Insured’s rights and claims
in connection with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter shall not be subrogated to any such rights or claims one
named Insured
under this Bond may have against
another named Insured under this Bond. At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured shall execute all assignments or other documents
and take such action as the Underwriter may deem necessary or desirable to secure and perfect such rights and claims, including
the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to bring suit in the name of the Insured.
Assignment of any rights or claims
under this Bond shall not bind the Underwriter without the Underwriter’s written consent.
SECTION
4. LOSS
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NOTICE
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PROOF
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
This Bond is for the use and benefit
only of the Insured and the Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder to anyone other than the Insured. As soon as practicable
and not more than sixty (60) days after discovery, the Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and, as soon as
practicable and within one year after such discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter affirmative proof of loss with full
particulars. The Underwriter may extend the sixty day notice period or the one year proof of loss period if the Insured requests
an extension and shows good cause therefor.
See also General Agreement C (Court
Costs and Attorneys' Fees).
The Underwriter shall not be liable
hereunder for loss of Securities unless each of the Securities is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number
or by such identification means as the Underwriter may require. The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period after receipt of
a proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate the claim, but where the Property is Securities and the loss is
clear and undisputed, settlement shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves Securities of which duplicates
may be obtained.
The Insured shall not bring legal
proceedings against the Underwriter to recover any loss hereunder prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof of loss or subsequent
to twenty-four (24) months after the discovery of such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding to recover hereunder on account
of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement of any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover court costs or
attorneys’ fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the final judgment in or settlement of such
suit. If any limitation in this Bond is prohibited by any applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended to be equal
to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law.
Notice hereunder shall be given
to Manager, Professional Liability Claims, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, 1401 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20005.
SECTION 5. DISCOVERY
For all purposes under this Bond,
a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss occurs, when the Insured
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(1)
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becomes aware of facts, or
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(2)
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receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured
is liable under circumstances,
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which would cause a reasonable person
to assume that loss covered by this Bond has been or is likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may
not be known.
SECTION 6. VALUATION OF PROPERTY
For the purpose of determining the
amount of any loss hereunder, the value of any Property shall be the market value of such Property at the close of business on
the first business day before the discovery of such loss; except that
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(1)
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the value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of a claim therefor shall
be the actual market value of such Property at the time of replacement, but not in excess of the market value of such Property
on the first business day before the discovery of the loss of such Property;
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(2)
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the value of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription, conversion, redemption
or deposit privileges shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration thereof if the loss of
such Securities is not discovered until after such expiration, but if there is no quoted or other ascertainable market price for
such Property or privileges referred to in clauses (1) and (2), their value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties or
by arbitration before an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and
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(3)
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the value of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business
shall be limited to the actual cost of blank books, blank pages or other materials if the books or records are reproduced plus
the cost of labor for the transcription or copying of data furnished by the Insured for reproduction.
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SECTION
7. LOST SECURITIES
The maximum
liability of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities shall be the payment for, or replacement of, such Securities having
an aggregate value not to exceed the applicable Limit of Liability. If the Underwriter shall make payment to the Insured for any
loss of
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ecurities, the Insured shall assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured’s right,
title and interest in and to such Securities. In lieu of such payment, the Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities,
and in such case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such replacement. To effect the replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter
may issue or arrange for the issuance of a lost instrument bond. If the value of such Securities does not exceed the applicable
Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument
bond and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that it may sustain because of the issuance of such
bond.
If the value of such Securities
exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion of the usual
premium charged for the lost instrument bond, equal to the percentage that the applicable Deductible Amount bears to the value
of such Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that is
not recovered from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability.
SECTION 8. SALVAGE
If any recovery is made, whether
by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss within the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the Underwriter shall
be entitled to the full amount of such recovery to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such
loss. If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit
of Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance,
security or indemnity taken by or for the benefit
of the Underwriter, the amount of
such recovery, net of the actual costs and expenses of recovery, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured in full for the portion
of such loss in excess of such Limit of Liability, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid first to reimburse the Underwriter
for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of the portion of such loss within
the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable to secure to
the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
SECTION 9. NON-REDUCTION
AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
Prior to its termination, this Bond
shall continue in force up to the Limit of Liability for each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss, notwithstanding any previous
loss (other than such Single Loss) for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that
regardless of the number of years this Bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid,
the liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability
irrespective of the total amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year or from period to
period.
SECTION
10. MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES
The maximum liability of the Underwriter
for any Single Loss covered by any Insuring Agreement under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable to such Insuring
Agreement, subject to the applicable Deductible Amount and the other provisions of this Bond. Recovery for any Single Loss may
not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement. If any Single Loss covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole
or in part because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies issued by the Underwriter to the Insured
or to any predecessor in interest of the Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the greater of either (1) the
applicable Limit of Liability under this Bond, or (2) the maximum liability of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies.
SECTION
11.
OTHER INSURANCE
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, if any loss covered by this Bond shall also be covered by other insurance or suretyship for the benefit of the
Insured, the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the portion of such loss in excess of the amount recoverable under
such other insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable Limit of Liability of this Bond.
SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
The Underwriter shall not be liable
under any Insuring Agreement unless the amount of the loss covered thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement
and/or recovery received by the Insured with respect to such loss (other than from any other bond, suretyship or insurance policy
or as an advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed the applicable Deductible Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall
be liable only for such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and the other terms of this Bond.
No Deductible Amount shall apply
to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any Investment Company named as an Insured.
SECTION 13. TERMINATION
The Underwriter may terminate this
Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds only by written notice to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is terminated as to
any Investment Company, to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.
The Insured may terminate this Bond
only by written notice to the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the termination specified
in such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the Insured terminates this Bond as to any Investment Company, the effective
date of termination shall be not less than sixty (60) days from the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the termination
to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
This Bond will terminate as to any
Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and without notice upon (1) the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or
Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, or (2) the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute
relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Insured.
Premiums are earned until the effective
date of termination. The Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the Underwriter’s
standard short rate cancellation tables if this Bond is terminated by the Insured or pro rata if this Bond is terminated by the
Underwriter.
Upon the detection by any Insured
that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft, the Insured shall immediately remove such Employee
from a position that may enable such Employee to cause the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s)
or Theft. The Insured, within two (2) business days of such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars
of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
For purposes of this section, detection
occurs when any partner, officer, or supervisory employee of any Insured, who is not in collusion with such Employee, becomes aware
that the Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
This Bond shall terminate as to
any Employee by written notice from the Underwriter to each Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of an Insured Investment
Company, to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination
specified in such notice.
SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION
At any time prior to the effective
date of termination of this Bond as to any Insured, such Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter, elect to purchase the
right under this Bond to an additional period of twelve (12) months within which to discover loss sustained by such Insured prior
to the effective date of such termination and shall pay an additional premium therefor as the Underwriter may require.
Such additional discovery period
shall terminate immediately and without notice upon the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or Federal official
or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator. Promptly after such termination the Underwriter shall refund to the Insured any unearned
premium.
The right to purchase such additional
discovery period may not be exercised by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed
to take over the Insured’s business.
SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
The Underwriter shall not be liable
for loss in connection with the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by any Depository
(“Systems”), unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy or
participants’ fund insuring the Depository against such loss (the “Depository’s Recovery”); in such case
the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the Insured’s share of such excess loss, subject to the applicable Limit
of Liability, the Deductible Amount and the other terms of this Bond.
For determining the Insured’s
share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured shall be deemed to have an interest in any certificate representing any security included
within the Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing the same security included
within the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably and fairly apportioned the Depository’s Recovery among all those
having an interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository in Property involved in such loss,
so that each such interest shall share in the Depository’s Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears
to the total value of all such interests; and (3) the Insured’s share of such excess loss shall be the amount of the Insured’s
interest in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository.
This Bond does not afford coverage
in favor of any Depository or Exchange or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the Systems.
SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED
AS INSURED
If more than one entity is named
as the Insured:
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A.
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the total liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single Loss shall not exceed the Limit
of Liability which would be applicable if there were only one named Insured, regardless of the number of Insured entities which
sustain loss as a result of such Single Loss,
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B.
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the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed authorized to make, adjust,
and settle, and receive and enforce payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent of each other Insured for such purposes and for
the giving or receiving of any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder; provided, that the Underwriter shall promptly
furnish each named Insured Investment Company with (1) a copy of this Bond and any amendments thereto, (2) a copy of each formal
filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured, and (3) notification of the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior
to the execution of such settlement,
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C.
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the Underwriter shall not be responsible or have any liability for the proper application by the
Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations of any payment made hereunder to the first named Insured,
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D.
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for the purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, officer
or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery by every named Insured,
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E.
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if the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under this Bond, then the Insured
next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for the purposes of this Bond, and
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F.
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each named Insured shall constitute “the Insured” for all purposes of this Bond.
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SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
Within thirty (30) days after learning
that there has been a change in control of an Insured by transfer of its outstanding voting securities the Insured shall give written
notice to the Underwriter of:
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A.
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the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the voting
securities are registered in another name), and
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B.
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the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the transferees (or the beneficial
owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and
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C.
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the total number of outstanding voting securities.
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As used in this Section, “control”
means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Insured.
SECTION 18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
This Bond may only be modified by
written Rider forming a part hereof over the signature of the Underwriter’s authorized representative. Any Rider which modifies
the coverage provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a manner which adversely affects the rights of an Insured Investment
Company shall not become effective until at least sixty (60) days after the Underwriter has given written notice thereof to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment Company affected thereby.
SECTION 19. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE
TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
This Bond shall not be deemed to
provide any coverage, and the Underwriter shall not be required to pay any loss or provide any benefit hereunder, to the extent
that the provision of such coverage, payment of such loss or provision of such benefit would cause the Underwriter to be in violation
of any applicable trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any sanctions, laws or regulations
administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has
caused this Bond to be executed on the Declarations Page.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 1
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the following:
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(1)
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any Investment Company (or portfolio thereof) existing as of the Effective Date of this policy
that is advised, distributed, or administered by The Capital Group Companies Inc. (“Capital Group”) or any Existing
Subsidiary and which Capital Group has made a good faith effort to identify as a proposed Insured in the Application or any attachments
thereto;
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(2)
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any Investment Company (or portfolio thereof) newly-created after the Effective Date of this policy
that is advised, distributed, or administered by Capital Group or any Existing Subsidiary; and
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(3)
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any Inactive Investment Company (or portfolio thereof).
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It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding
the foregoing, and regardless of how many times this bond (or this rider) may hereafter be renewed, an Inactive Investment Company
shall automatically cease to be an Insured eight years following its Inactive Date.
It is further understood and agreed that:
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(a)
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“Existing Subsidiary,” as used in this rider, shall mean any entity wholly-owned (directly
or indirectly) by The Capital Group Companies Inc. as of the Effective Date of this policy which The Capital Group Companies Inc.
has made a good faith effort to identify in the Application
or any attachment thereto; and
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(b)
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“Inactive Investment Company” shall mean any Investment Company (or portfolio thereof)
(1) that has no active operations of its own, either by reason of previously (i) having had substantially all of its assets acquired
by an Investment Company that is an Insured, (ii) having been merged into another Investment Company that is an Insured, or (iii)
having been liquidated;
and
(2) that was an Insured under any prior Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by the Insurer
to Capital Group or any Existing Subsidiary under which bond such Investment Company was an Insured.
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(c)
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“Inactive Date” as regards an Inactive Investment Company is the Date that such Inactive
Investment Company ceased operations by reason of subpart (1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of the definition of “Inactive Investment
Company”;
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RN1.0-00 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 2
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for this
Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q of this Bond, this Bond is amended by adding an additional
Insuring Agreement J as follows:
J. COMPUTER SECURITY
Loss (including loss of Property) resulting
directly from Computer Fraud;
provided
, that the Insured has adopted in writing and generally maintains and follows during
the Bond Period all Computer Security Procedures. The isolated failure of the Insured to maintain and follow a particular Computer
Security Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the specific exclusions
herein and in the Bond.
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1.
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Definitions
. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following
meanings:
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a.
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"Authorized User" means any person or entity designated by the Insured (through contract,
assignment of User Identification, or otherwise) as authorized to use a Covered Computer System, or any part thereof
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An individual who invests in an Insured Fund shall not be considered to be an Authorized User solely by virtue of being an investor.
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b.
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"Computer Fraud" means the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction
of data in, or change of data elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System which:
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(1)
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is committed by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone or in collusion with other Unauthorized
Third Parties;
and
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(2)
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is committed with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss,
and
(b) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person;
and
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(3)
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causes (x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered;
or
(y) an account of the Insured,
or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited;
or
(z) an unauthorized or fictitious account to be debited
or credited.
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c.
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"Computer Security Procedures" means procedures for prevention of unauthorized computer
access and use and administration of computer access and use as provided in writing to the Underwriter.
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d.
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"Covered Computer System" means any Computer System as to which the Insured has possession,
custody and control.
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e.
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"Unauthorized Third Party" means any person or entity that, at the time of the Computer
Fraud, is not an Authorized User.
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f.
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"User Identification" means any unique user name (
i.e.
, a series of characters)
that is assigned to a person or entity by the Insured.
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2.
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Exclusions
. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement J shall not
cover:
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a.
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Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity," of this Bond;
and
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b.
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Any loss resulting directly or indirectly from Theft or misappropriation of confidential or proprietary
information, material or data (including but not limited to trade secrets, computer programs or customer information);
and
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c.
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Any loss resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Computer Security Procedures;
and
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d.
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Any loss resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in collusion with:
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(1)
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any Authorized User (whether a natural person or an entity);
or
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(2)
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in the case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a) any director,
officer, partner, employee or agent of such Authorized User, or (b) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such Authorized User ("Related Entity"), or (c) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such
Related Entity;
or
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(3)
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in the case of any Authorized User who is a natural person, (a) any entity
for which such Authorized User is a director, officer, partner, employee or agent ("Employer Entity"), or (b) any director,
officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer Entity, or (c) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such Employer Entity ("Employer-Related Entity"), or (d) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent
of such Employer-Related Entity;
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and
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e.
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Any loss resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any Covered Computer System, or any
part thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated therewith;
and
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f.
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Any loss not directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud (including, without limitation,
disruption of business and extra expense);
and
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g.
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Payments made to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has denied authorized access to a
Covered Computer System or otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business of the Insured.
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For purposes of this Insuring Agreement, "Single
Loss," as defined in Section 1.X of this Bond, shall also include all loss caused by Computer Fraud(s) committed by one person,
or in which one person is implicated, whether or not that person is specifically identified. A series of losses involving unidentified
individuals, but arising from the same method of operation, may be deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same individual and
in that event shall be treated as a Single Loss.
It is further understood and agreed that nothing
in this Rider shall affect the exclusion set forth in Section 2.O of this Bond.
Coverage under this Insuring Agreement shall
terminate upon termination of this Bond. Coverage under this Insuring Agreement may also be terminated without terminating this
Bond as an entirety:
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(a)
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by written notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date
of termination specified in such notice; or
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(b)
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immediately by written notice from the Insured to the Underwriter.
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive
or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RN19.1-00 (7/13)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 3
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or Alteration, and Insuring
Agreement F, Securities, shall not apply with respect to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following documents:
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(1)
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letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less payable by check to the
shareholder of record and addressed to the address of record; or
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(2)
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letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less by wire transfer to the
record shareholder's bank account of record; or
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(3)
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written request to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement Account
("DRA") which holds shares of an Insured Fund, where such request (a) purports to be from or at the instruction of the
Owner of such DRA, and (b) directs such trustee or custodian to transfer $50,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian
for another DRA established for the benefit of such Owner;
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provided
, that the Limit of Liability
for a Single Loss as described above shall be $50,000 and that the Insured shall bear 20% of each such loss. This Rider shall not
apply in the case of any such Single Loss which exceeds $50,000; in such case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set
forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider:
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(A)
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"Designated Retirement Account" means any retirement plan or account
described or qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount thereof.
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(B)
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"Owner" means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount
thereof, is established.
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive
or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RN27.0-02 (10/08)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 4
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance
of any Third Party Check, unless
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(1)
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such Third Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is registered
in the name of one or more of the payees on such Third Party Check, and
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(2)
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reasonable efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving Third
Party Checks on behalf of the Insured, to verify all endorsements on all Third Party Checks made payable in amounts greater than
$100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated failure to make such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage,
subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond),
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and then only to
the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.
For purposes of this Rider, "Third Party
Check" means a check made payable to one or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.
It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding
anything to the contrary above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with
the acceptance of a Third Party Check where:
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(1)
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any payee on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a corporation
or other entity; or
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(2)
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such Third Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than $100,000
and does not include the purported endorsements of all payees on such Third Party Check.
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It is further understood and agreed that this
Rider shall not apply with respect to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity."
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RN30.0-01 (1/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 5
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration for the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement
I), this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from any On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s) involving an aggregate amount
in excess of $250,000 per shareholder account per day, unless before such redemption(s) or purchase(s), in a procedure initiated
by the Insured or by the entity receiving the request for such On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s):
(i) the Shareholder of Record verifies,
by some method other than an Electronic Transmission effected over the Internet, that each such redemption or purchase has been
authorized, and (ii) if such redemption or purchase is to be effected by wire to or from a particular bank account, a duly authorized
employee of the bank verifies the account number to or from which funds are being transferred, and that the name on the account
is the same as the name of the intended recipient of the proceeds.
It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
the Limit of Liability set forth herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit of Liability with respect to any Single
Loss caused by an On-Line Transaction shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) and the On-Line Deductible with respect to Insuring
Agreement I is Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
Section 8, Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability, or any other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate
Limit of Liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused by On-Line Transactions
shall be an aggregate of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or
losses.
For purposes of this Rider, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
“On-Line Purchase” means any purchase
of shares issued by an Investment Company, which purchase is requested through an Electronic Transmission over the Internet.
“On-Line Redemption” means any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested through an Electronic Transmission over the Internet.
“On-Line Transaction” means any
Phone/Electronic Transaction requested through an Electronic Transmission over the Internet.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RNV38.1-00-111 (12/11)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 6
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration for the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, with respect to Insuring Agreement I only, the Deductible Amount set forth
in Item 3 of the Declarations (“Phone/Electronic Deductible”) shall not apply with respect to a Single Loss, otherwise
covered by Insuring Agreement I, caused by:
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(1)
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a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by check to the Shareholder
of Record at the address of record; or
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(2)
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a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by wire transfer to the Shareholder
of Record’s bank account of record,
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provided
, that the Limit of Liability
for a Single Loss as described in (1) or (2) above shall be the lesser of 80% of such loss or $40,000 and that the Insured shall
bear the remainder of each such Loss. This Rider shall not apply if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible to the Single
Loss would result in coverage of greater than $40,000 or more; in such case the Phone-initiated Deductible and Limit of Liability
set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider, “Phone/Electronic
Redemption” means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by voice over
the telephone, (b) through an automated telephone tone or voice response system, (c) by Telefacsimile, or (d) by transmissions
over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RNV39.0-02-111 (12/11)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 7
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Insuring Agreement G. COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY of this Bond is amended to read
as follows:
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"Loss caused by the Insured in good faith having received or accepted
(1) any money orders which prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2) paper currencies or coin of any country which
prove to be Counterfeit.
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This Insuring Agreement does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement
A.”
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RNM3.0-01-111 (12/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 8
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Section 5 of this Bond is amended to read as follows:
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"Discovery occurs when the Management Committee, the Risk and Insurance
Manager, the Chief Compliance Officer, or the Head of the Legal Department of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. or any Chief Compliance
Officer of an Insured (each, a “Designated Person”) becomes aware of facts which would cause a reasonable person to
assume that a loss of over $250,000 (Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) covered by the Bond has been or is likely to be incurred,
regardless of when the act causing or contributing to such loss occurred, even though the exact amount of details of loss may not
then be known. Notice to any Designated Person of an actual or potential claim of over $250,000 (Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars)
by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances which, if true, would create a loss of over $250,000
(Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) under this Bond, constitutes such discovery."
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Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RNM27.0-02-111(11/02)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 9
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that:
In the event that a loss is covered under
this Bond and ICI Mutual Investment Company Blanket Bond No. 87111213B (each, an “ICI Mutual Bond”), the total liability
of ICI Mutual Insurance Company under the ICI Mutual Bonds in combination shall not exceed the applicable Limit of Liability of
the largest of the ICI Mutual Bonds. In no event shall the applicable Limits of Liability of each of the ICI Mutual Bonds be added
together or otherwise combined to determine the total liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall
be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
RN23.0-01 (11/03)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 10
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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Most property and casualty insurers, including
ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (“ICI Mutual”), are subject to the requirements of the Terrorism
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (the “Act”). The Act establishes a Federal insurance backstop under which ICI Mutual and
these other insurers will be partially reimbursed for future
“insured losses”
resulting from certified
“acts
of terrorism.”
(Each of these
bolded terms
is defined by the Act.) The Act also places certain disclosure and
other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.
Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI
Mutual caused by certified
“acts of terrorism”
will be partially reimbursed by the United States government
under a formula established by the Act. Under this formula, the United States government will reimburse ICI Mutual for 85% of ICI
Mutual’s
“insured losses”
in excess of a statutorily established deductible until total insured losses
of all participating insurers reach $100 billion. If total “insured losses” of all property and casualty insurers reach
$100 billion during any applicable period, the Act provides that the insurers will not be liable under their policies for their
portions of such losses that exceed such amount. Amounts otherwise payable under this bond may be reduced as a result.
This bond has no express exclusion for
“acts
of terrorism.”
However, coverage under this bond remains subject to all applicable terms, conditions and limitations
of the bond (including exclusions) that are permissible under the Act. The portion of the premium that is attributable to any coverage
potentially available under the bond for
“acts of terrorism”
is one percent (1%).
RN53.0-00 (6/12)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 11
INSURED
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BOND NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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BOND PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Underwriter shall use its best efforts to enter into an agreement with each
Facultative Reinsurer on this Bond, regarding the Insureds’ rights against such Facultative Reinsurer (“Cut Through
Agreement”), in substantially the form(s) previously reviewed and agreed to by the Insureds.
It is further understood and agreed that as
used in this rider, “Facultative Reinsurer” means any entity providing reinsurance for this Bond to the Underwriter
on a facultative basis (and always excluding any entity providing reinsurance for this Bond to the Underwriter pursuant to treaty).
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary,
alter, waive or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of this Bond other than as above stated.
RNM11.0-00-111 (12/11)
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 12
INSURED
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POLICY NUMBER
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AMCAP Fund
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87111113B
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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POLICY PERIOD
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
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December 19, 2013
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December 19, 2013 to December 19, 2014
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/S/ John Mulligan
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In consideration of the premium charged for
this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the last sentence of the fifth paragraph of Section 13. Termination shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The Insured, within sixty (60) business
days of such detection by the Management Committee, the Risk and Insurance Manager, the Chief Compliance Officer, or the Head of
the Legal Department of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. or any Chief Compliance Officer of an Insured, shall notify the Underwriter
with full and complete particulars of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary,
alter, waive or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of this Bond other than as above stated.
RNM46.0-00-111
(12/13)
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The Fixed-Income Funds of American Funds
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 486 9455
Courtney R. Taylor
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary of American
Funds Corporate Bond Fund, American Funds Global High-Income Opportunities Fund, The American Funds Income Series, American Funds
Inflation Linked Bond Fund, American Funds Money Market Fund, American Funds Mortgage Fund, American Funds Short Term Tax-Exempt
Bond Fund, American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of New York, The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series II, American High-Income Municipal
Bond Fund, American High-Income Trust, The Bond Fund of America, Capital World Bond Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund of America, Limited
Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America, Short-Term Bond Fund of America, and The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America do hereby certify
that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts, duly
called and held on December 10, 2013 at which a quorum was present and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise
amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Courtney R. Taylor
Courtney R. Taylor
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Capital Group Emerging Markets
Total Opportunities Fund
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618-4518
Courtney R. Taylor
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
of Capital Group Emerging Markets Total Opportunities Fund do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a
resolution adopted at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 5, 2013 at which a quorum
was present and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the
same is still in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Guardian Trust Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Guardian Trust Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment companies
managed by Capital Guardian Trust Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Courtney R. Taylor
Courtney R. Taylor
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6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618-4518
Courtney R. Taylor
Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
of Capital Group Private Client Services Funds do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution
adopted at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 5, 2013 at which a quorum was present
and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still
in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Guardian Trust Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint
insured registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects
the Fund, other registered investment companies served by Capital Guardian Trust Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and
the registered investment companies managed by Capital Guardian Trust Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no
longer in operation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Courtney R. Taylor
Courtney R. Taylor
|
Washington Mutual Investors Fund
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 486 9455
Email jenb@capgroup.com
Jennifer L. Butler
Secretary
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Jennifer L. Butler, Secretary
of Washington Mutual Investors Fund, do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at
a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 19, 2013 at which a quorum was present and voting
throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in full
force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 3rd day of February 2014.
/s/ Jennifer L. Butler
Jennifer L. Butler
|
The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series I
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 486 9455
Email jenb@capgroup.com
Jennifer L. Butler
Secretary
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Jennifer L. Butler, Secretary
of The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series I, do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted
at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 19, 2013 at which a quorum was present and
voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in
full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 3rd day of February 2014.
/s/ Jennifer L. Butler
Jennifer L. Butler
|
Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Laurie D. Neat, Secretary
of Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc., do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted
at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, duly called and held on December 16, 2013 at which a quorum was present
and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still
in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance
company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Corporation shall approve the reasonableness
of the form and amount of this Corporation’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty requires, but not less than
once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such company; and
WHEREAS, the Board previously authorized
and empowered the officers of this Corporation to provide and maintain for the Corporation a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Corporation and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny
and embezzlement by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, this Board has received and reviewed
a memorandum dated December 5, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of the bond and the proposed method
of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Board authorizes and empowers the officers of this Corporation to provide and maintain for the Corporation a joint insured registered
investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms with the
requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Corporation, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that a majority of the
Board who are not interested persons of the Corporation or any other insured under said joint insured bond hereby determine, with
due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Corporation to which any covered person may have access, (2)
the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the
portfolio of the Corporation, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such
other parties, (6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share
of the premium allocated to the Corporation is less than the premium the Corporation would have had to pay if it had provided and
maintained a single insured bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage
in the aggregate amount of $100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Corporation
against possible larceny or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Corporation
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of
the Corporation is hereby designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as the person who shall
make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 29th day of January, 2014.
/s/Laurie D. Neat
Laurie D. Neat
|
Patrick F. Quan
Secretary
American Balanced Fund
American Funds Developing World
Growth and Income Fund
The Income Fund of America
International Growth and Income Fund
Fundamental Investors
The Growth Fund of America
SMALLCAP World Fund
Steuart Tower
1 Market Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 393-7110 Tel
pfq@capgroup.com
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, PATRICK F. QUAN, Secretary
of AMERICAN BALANCED FUND, AMERICAN FUNDS DEVELOPING WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND, AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS, THE GROWTH
FUND OF AMERICA, THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND, and SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC., do hereby certify
that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at meetings of the Boards of said companies, duly called
and held on December 12, 2013, at which quorums were present and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise
amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
WITNESS my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Patrick F. Quan
Patrick F. Quan
|
American Funds College Target Date Series
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(213) 486-9447
siik@capgroup.com
Steven I. Koszalka
Secretary
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
of American Funds College Target Date Series do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted
at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 10, 2013 at which a quorum was present and
voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in
full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint
insured registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which
bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund, other registered investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
and the registered investment companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
which are no longer in operation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Steven I. Koszalka
Steven I. Koszalka
|
American Funds Insurance Series
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
(213) 486-9447
siik@capgroup.com
Steven I. Koszalka
Secretary
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
of American Funds Insurance Series do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 10, 2013 at which a quorum was present and voting
throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in full
force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint
insured registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which
bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund, other registered investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
and the registered investment companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
which are no longer in operation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Steven I. Koszalka
Steven I. Koszalka
|
American Funds Portfolio Series
6455 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(213) 486-9447
siik@capgroup.com
Steven I. Koszalka
Secretary
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
of American Funds Portfolio Series do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 10, 2013 at which a quorum was present and voting
throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in full
force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint
insured registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which
bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund, other registered investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
and the registered investment companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
which are no longer in operation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Steven I. Koszalka
Steven I. Koszalka
|
American Funds Target Date Retirement Series
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
(213) 486-9447
siik@capgroup.com
Steven I. Koszalka
Secretary
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
of American Funds Target Date Retirement Series do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution
adopted at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, duly called and held on December 10, 2013 at which a quorum was present
and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still
in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint
insured registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which
bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund, other registered investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
and the registered investment companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates
which are no longer in operation; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Steven I. Koszalka
Steven I. Koszalka
|
New Perspective Fund
Europacific Growth Fund
New World Fund, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 486 9455
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Michael W. Stockton, Secretary of New Perspective Fund,
Europacific Growth Fund and New World Fund, Inc. do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a
resolution adopted at a meeting of the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the Funds/Trusts, duly called and held on December 11,
2013 at which a quorum was present and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled,
rescinded or revoked, and the same is still in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Michael W. Stockton
Michael W. Stockton
|
AMCAP Fund
American Mutual Fund
The Investment Company of America
American Funds Global Balanced Fund
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 486 9455
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Michael W. Stockton, Secretary of AMCAP Fund, American Mutual
Fund, The Investment Company of America and American Funds Global Balanced Fund do hereby certify that the following is a true
and correct copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts, duly called and held on December
10, 2013 at which a quorum was present and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded
or revoked, and the same is still in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Michael W. Stockton
Michael W. Stockton
|
Capital Income Builder
Capital World Growth and Income Fund
The New Economy Fund
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
Phone (213) 486 9200
Fax (213) 486 9455
|
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Michael W. Stockton, Secretary of Capital Income Builder, Capital
World Growth and Income Fund and The New Economy Fund do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy of a resolution
adopted at a meeting of the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts, duly called and held on December 11, 2013 at which a quorum was present
and voting throughout, and said resolution has not been in anywise amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked, and the same is still
in full force and effect:
WHEREAS, rule 17g-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provides that every registered investment company shall maintain a bond issued
by a reputable fidelity insurance company and that a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the
Fund shall approve the reasonableness of the form and amount of the Fund’s fidelity bond, as often as their fiduciary duty
requires, but not less than once annually and shall also approve the portion of the premium for any joint bond to be paid by such
company; and
WHEREAS, the Board
previously authorized and empowered the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured registered investment
company bond, consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which will expire on December 19, 2013,
which bond conforms with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the
Fund and other investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company or its affiliates against larceny and embezzlement
by their respective officers and employees; and
WHEREAS, the Board
has received and reviewed a memorandum dated December 2, 2013, describing, among other things, proposed coverage and terms of a
bond and the proposed method of allocating premiums among the joint participants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes and empowers the officers of the Fund to provide and maintain for the Fund a joint insured
registered investment company bond consisting of a $100 million bond written by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, which bond conforms
with the requirements of rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and protects the Fund, other registered
investment companies served by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and the registered investment
companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in operation;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a majority of the Board who are not interested persons of the Fund or any other insured under said joint insured bond determine,
with due consideration to (1) the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, (2) the
type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, (3) the nature of securities in the portfolio
of the Fund, (4) the number of other parties named as insureds, (5) the nature of the business activities of such other parties,
(6) the method of allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, (7) the extent to which the share of the premium
allocated to the Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured
bond, and (8) such other matters as they consider relevant, that the proposed fidelity bond coverage in the aggregate amount of
$100 million is in reasonable form and constitutes a reasonable amount of coverage to protect the Fund against possible larceny
or embezzlement by its officers and employees; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that each of the officers of the Fund is authorized to enter into a revised agreement with other joint insureds regarding such
coverage, said agreement providing that in the event recovery is received under the bond as a result of a loss sustained, the Fund
shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery but at least equal to the amount which it would have received
had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended; and
FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Secretary of the Fund is designated, pursuant to rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the
person who shall make the filings and give the notices required by said rule.
Witness my hand this 23rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ Michael W. Stockton
Michael W. Stockton
|
|
Fidelity bond premium allocation 2013 - 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
Gross assets
($MM) as of fiscal
quarter end
1
|
Rule 17g-1
minimum
coverage
|
Premium for
individual
policy
2
|
2013-14
allocation
factor
(%)
|
2013-14 estimated
premium allocation
per fund
3
|
|
|
Funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company
|
|
|
AFCTD
|
$1,278.2
|
$1,250,000
|
$70,000
|
1.466%
|
$1,679
|
|
|
AFIS
|
110,800.7
|
2,500,000
|
178,000
|
3.728%
|
$4,268
|
|
|
AFTD
|
16,944.6
|
2,500,000
|
140,000
|
2.932%
|
$3,357
|
|
|
AFMF
|
794.7
|
1,000,000
|
60,000
|
1.257%
|
$1,439
|
|
|
AFPS
|
6,853.0
|
2,500,000
|
85,000
|
1.780%
|
$2,038
|
|
|
AHIM
|
2,670.1
|
1,900,000
|
70,000
|
1.466%
|
$1,679
|
|
|
AHIT
|
20,037.0
|
2,500,000
|
150,000
|
3.141%
|
$3,597
|
|
|
AMBAL
|
65,496.6
|
2,500,000
|
170,000
|
3.560%
|
$4,076
|
|
|
AMCAP
|
32,128.4
|
2,500,000
|
150,000
|
3.141%
|
$3,597
|
|
|
AMF
|
29,338.2
|
2,500,000
|
150,000
|
3.141%
|
$3,597
|
|
|
BFA
|
28,516.3
|
2,500,000
|
150,000
|
3.141%
|
$3,597
|
|
|
CBF
|
47.4
|
350,000
|
30,000
|
0.628%
|
$719
|
|
|
CIB
|
85,956.2
|
2,500,000
|
178,000
|
3.728%
|
$4,268
|
|
|
EUPAC
|
114,898.2
|
2,500,000
|
180,000
|
3.770%
|
$4,316
|
|
|
FI
|
61,901.7
|
2,500,000
|
170,000
|
3.560%
|
$4,076
|
|
|
GBAL
|
4,512.0
|
2,500,000
|
80,000
|
1.675%
|
$1,918
|
|
|
GFA
|
123,491.1
|
2,500,000
|
213,000
|
4.461%
|
$5,108
|
|
|
GHI
|
47.6
|
350,000
|
30,000
|
0.628%
|
$719
|
|
|
GVT
|
6,282.9
|
2,500,000
|
80,000
|
1.675%
|
$1,918
|
|
|
IBFA
|
9,306.2
|
2,500,000
|
90,000
|
1.885%
|
$2,158
|
|
|
ICA
|
64,440.3
|
2,500,000
|
170,000
|
3.560%
|
$4,076
|
|
|
IFA
|
83,930.7
|
2,500,000
|
178,000
|
3.728%
|
$4,268
|
|
|
IGI
|
7,096.2
|
2,500,000
|
85,000
|
1.780%
|
$2,038
|
|
|
ILBF
|
22.9
|
250,000
|
30,000
|
0.628%
|
$719
|
|
|
LTEX
|
3,017.7
|
2,100,000
|
70,000
|
1.466%
|
$1,679
|
|
|
MMF
|
18,982.8
|
2,500,000
|
145,000
|
3.037%
|
$3,477
|
|
|
NEF
|
10,399.2
|
2,500,000
|
110,000
|
2.304%
|
$2,638
|
|
|
NPF
|
51,694.0
|
2,500,000
|
160,000
|
3.351%
|
$3,837
|
|
|
NWF
|
21,927.4
|
2,500,000
|
150,000
|
3.141%
|
$3,597
|
|
|
SCWF
|
24,440.7
|
2,500,000
|
150,000
|
3.141%
|
$3,597
|
|
|
STBF
|
4,522.0
|
2,500,000
|
80,000
|
1.675%
|
$1,918
|
|
|
STEX
|
786.1
|
1,000,000
|
60,000
|
1.257%
|
$1,439
|
|
|
TEBF
|
9,221.4
|
2,500,000
|
90,000
|
1.885%
|
$2,158
|
|
|
TEFCA
|
1,463.4
|
1,250,000
|
70,000
|
1.466%
|
$1,679
|
|
|
TEFMD/TEFVA
|
801.3
|
1,000,000
|
60,000
|
1.257%
|
$1,439
|
|
|
TEFNY
|
121.8
|
525,000
|
60,000
|
1.257%
|
$1,439
|
|
|
WBF
|
12,653.6
|
2,500,000
|
115,000
|
2.408%
|
$2,758
|
|
|
WGI
|
75,971.2
|
2,500,000
|
178,000
|
3.728%
|
$4,268
|
|
|
WMIF
|
64,858.3
|
2,500,000
|
170,000
|
3.560%
|
$4,076
|
|
|
Fund managed by Capital International, Inc.
|
|
EMGF
|
9,268.9
|
2,500,000
|
90,000
|
1.885%
|
$2,158
|
|
|
Funds managed by Capital Guardian Trust Company
|
|
ETOP
|
589.9
|
900,000
|
60,000
|
1.257%
|
$1,439
|
|
|
PCS
|
2,538.0
|
1,900,000
|
70,000
|
1.466%
|
$1,679
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
$1,164,440.8
4
|
$86,275,000
|
$4,775,000
|
100%
|
$114,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
Assets are shown as of the most recent fiscal quarter end prior to December 19, 2013 renewal date. Where October 31, 2013 assets were not available, September 30, 2013 figures were used.
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2
Premiums for individual policies were provided by insurance consultant, R T Specialty, and are based on recommended levels of coverage which take into account Rule 17g-1 minimum coverage requirements and asset size.
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3
Estimated premium allocations are based on a preliminary indication of $114,500 for a $100 million fidelity bond.
|
|
|
4
Total excludes AFCTD, AFTD and AFPS assets which are already included in totals for the underlying funds. Total also excludes American Funds Insurance Series - Protected Asset Allocation Fund.
|
2013 - 2014 Fidelity Bond premium allocation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group
|
|
|
|
Percent of allocation
|
|
2013-2014 estimated
premium allocation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds
|
|
|
|
100%
|
|
$114,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
100%
|
|
$114,500
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
Based on ICI Mutual's preliminary indication for a $100 million fidelity bond. Does not include tax.
|
|
|
|
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that
the premium for the joint insured Registered Management Investment Company Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company was paid
for the period December 19, 2013 through December 19, 2014.
Dated: January 23, 2014
s/Michael J. Downer
Michael J. Downer
Joint Insuring Agreement for Investment Company
Blanket Bond “Fidelity Bond”
The registered investment companies managed by Capital Research and
Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, (collectively, the “Investment Company Insureds”) and the registered
investment companies managed by Capital Research and Management Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates which are no longer in
operation, (collectively, “Other Insureds”)(together, the “Parties”), hereby agree to jointly participate
as named insureds in a joint insured fidelity bond providing for fidelity bonding of the officers and employees of the named insureds
(the “Bond”), subject to the following terms and conditions:
I.
Definitions
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a)
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Actual Loss - the total amount of any pecuniary loss suffered by any of the Parties under circumstances covered by the terms
of the Policy(ies) without regard to whether the amount of coverage is sufficient to enable such party to recover the total amount
of such pecuniary loss.
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b)
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Excess Investment Company Coverage - the amount by which the Investment Company Coverage exceeds the amount of the combined
Rule 17g-1 Minimum Coverage Requirements of the Investment Company Insureds.
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c)
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Fidelity Coverage - the total amount of coverage provided under the Bond.
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d)
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Investment Company Coverage - the amount of coverage attributable to the premiums paid by the Investment Company Insureds.
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e)
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Rule 17g-1 Minimum Coverage Requirement - the minimum amount of insurance coverage required to be maintained by an entity on
a current basis based upon the gross assets of each Investment Company and being determined as of the close of the most recent
fiscal quarter in accordance with the table set forth in Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as it may from time to
time be amended by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency thereto responsible for the regulation of investment
companies.
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g)
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Other Insureds Coverage - the amount of coverage attributable to premiums paid by the Other Insureds.
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II.
Amount of the Bond
It shall be the intent of the Parties that the amount of the Fidelity
Coverage at all times shall be at least equal to the amount of the combined 17g-1 Minimum Coverage Requirements of the Investment
Company Insureds plus the amount of coverage that would have been required by the Other Insureds pursuant to federal statute or
regulations had they not been named as insureds under the Bond.
III.
Allocation of Recovery under the Bond
In the event Actual Loss is suffered concurrently by any of the Parties
and aggregate losses exceed policy limits, recovery to the extent of an Actual Loss will be allocated in the following manner,
subject to the provisions in Section V:
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a)
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each Investment Company Insured which has suffered such Actual Loss shall be entitled to recover from the Investment Company
Coverage, (i) its Rule 17g-1 Minimum Coverage Requirement, and (ii) to the extent there is Excess Investment Company Coverage,
each such Investment Company Insured shall recover the proportion of such coverage that its premium bears to the amount of all
premiums paid by all such Investment Company Insureds;
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b)
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each Other Insured which has suffered such Actual Loss shall be entitled to recover from the Other Insureds Coverage, (i),
to the extent applicable, such Other Insured’s Rule 17g-1 Minimum Coverage Requirement, and (ii) to the extent there is excess
Other Insureds Coverage, the proportion of such coverage that its premium bears to the amount of all premiums paid by all such
Other Insureds;
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c)
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each such Party shall be entitled to recover from any coverage remaining after recovery under a) and b) the proportion of such
coverage that its premium bears to the amount of all premiums paid by such Parties. Entities not bearing a specific premium amount
or bearing a
de minimis
amount as the result of recent commencement of operations shall be allocated a fair and reasonable
amount in light of the facts and circumstances as determined by The Capital Group Companies Management Committee.
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IV.
Annual Review
The majority of the directors of each Investment Company Insured
shall, not less than annually, approve the amount of the fidelity bond, the joint nature of the policies, and the portion of the
premiums ratable to each Company.
V.
Additional Parties
Any registered investment company managed by Capital Research and
Management Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital Guardian Trust Company or any company affiliated with The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. that is an eligible insured party under Rules 17g-1(b) and 17d-1(d)(7) (“Additional Party”), as applicable,
may become a Party hereto.
Notwithstanding the provisions in Section III, any Additional Party
shall be entitled to recover its Rule 17g-1 Minimum Coverage Requirements amount under the Other Insured Coverage and, under III.
b.ii), based on premiums paid by an Investment Company Insured of similar size.
Witness our hand and signatures this 19th day of December, 2013
AMCAP FUND
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AMERICAN BALANCED FUND
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS COLLEGE TARGET DATE SERIES
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AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS
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/s/Steven I. Koszalka
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS CORPORATE BOND FUND
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AMERICAN FUNDS DEVELOPING WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS GLOBAL BALANCED FUND
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AMERICAN FUNDS GLOBAL HIGH-INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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THE AMERICAN FUNDS INCOME SERIES
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AMERICAN FUNDS INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS INSURANCE SERIES
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AMERICAN FUNDS MONEY MARKET FUND
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/s/Steven I. Koszalka
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS MORTGAGE FUND
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AMERICAN FUNDS PORTFOLIO SERIES
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Steven I. Koszalka
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS SHORT-TERM
TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND
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AMERICAN FUNDS TARGET DATE
RETIREMENT SERIES
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Steven I. Koszalka
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Steven I. Koszalka, Secretary
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AMERICAN FUNDS TAX-EXEMPT FUND OF NEW YORK
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THE AMERICAN FUNDS TAX-EXEMPT SERIES I
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Jennifer L. Butler
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Jennifer L. Butler, Secretary
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THE AMERICAN FUNDS TAX-EXEMPT SERIES II
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AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME TRUST
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AMERICAN MUTUAL FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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THE BOND FUND OF AMERICA
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CAPITAL GROUP EMERGING MARKETS TOTAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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CAPITAL GROUP PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES FUNDS
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CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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CAPITAL WORLD BOND FUND
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CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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EMERGING MARKETS GROWTH FUND,
INC.
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EUROPACIFIC GROWTH FUND
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/s/Laurie
D. Neat
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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Laurie
D. Neat, Secretary
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA
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THE INCOME FUND OF AMERICA
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND OF AMERICA
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INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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THE INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICA
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LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND OF AMERICA
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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THE NEW ECONOMY FUND
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NEW PERSPECTIVE FUND
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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NEW WORLD FUND, INC
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SHORT-TERM BOND FUND OF AMERICA
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/s/Michael W. Stockton
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Michael W. Stockton, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC
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THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND OF AMERICA
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/s/Patrick F. Quan
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/s/Courtney R. Taylor
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Patrick F. Quan, Secretary
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Courtney R. Taylor, Secretary
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS
FUND
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/s/Jennifer L. Butler
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Jennifer L. Butler, Secretary
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Capital Research and Management Company, on behalf of itself, and
its affiliates hereby executes this Joint Insuring Agreement solely with respect to Rider 9 of the ICI Mutual Insurance Policy
for the funds, that in the event that a loss is covered under more than one bond issued to Capital Research and Management Company
or any affiliates thereof, and the aggregate loss exceeds the full policy limit, the Investment Company Insureds shall be entitled
to priority of payment for the full amount of the liability limit.
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
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/s/Michael J. Downer
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Michael J. Downer, Senior Vice President and Secretary
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