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SIDLEY AUSTIN llp
787 Seventh Avenue
(212) 839 5300 (212) 839 5599 FAX |
BEIJING BRUSSELS CHICAGO DALLAS FRANKFURT GENEVA HONG KONG houston LONDON |
LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PALO ALTO SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO WASHINGTON, D.C. |
eharris@sidley.com
(212) 839 5583 |
Founded 1866 |
January 18, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: |
Rule
17g-1 Filing for Registered Investment Companies Listed
on Schedule A Advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC or an affiliate (the “Funds”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Funds and pursuant to Rule 17g-1(g)(1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), I hereby submit for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission: (1) a copy of the joint fidelity bond executed on behalf of the Funds; (2) a copy of the resolutions of a majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds approving the amount, type, form and coverage of the joint fidelity bond and the portion of the premium to be paid by each Fund, as well as approving the Sharing Agreement (as defined below), as amended to date; (3) a statement showing the amount of the single insured bond which each Fund would have provided and maintained had it not been named as an insured under the joint fidelity bond (Schedule A to the Secretary’s Certificate); (4) a statement as to the period for which premiums have been paid under the joint fidelity bond; and (5) an agreement among the Funds concerning the allocation of fidelity bond premiums and recoveries (the “Sharing Agreement”).
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please call the undersigned at (212) 839-5583.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ellen W. Harris
Ellen W. Harris
Enclosures
cc: |
Ariana Cooper
John A. MacKinnon |
Sidley Austin (NY) LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership doing business as Sidley Austin LLP and practicing in affiliation with other Sidley Austin partnerships.
Schedule A
BBIF Government Securities
Fund
BBIF Money Fund
BBIF Tax-Exempt Fund
BBIF Treasury Fund
BIF Government Securities Fund
BIF Money Fund
BIF Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
BIF Tax-Exempt Fund
BIF Treasury Fund
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Institutions Series Trust
BlackRock Funds
SM
BlackRock Funds III
BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.
BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Liquidity Funds
BlackRock Master LLC
BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Series, Inc.
Funds For Institutions Series
Master Government Securities LLC
Master Institutional Money Market LLC
Master Investment Portfolio
Master Large Cap Series LLC
Master Money LLC
Master Tax-Exempt LLC
Master Treasury LLC
Quantitative Master Series LLC
Ready Assets Prime Money Fund
Ready Assets U.S.A. Government Money Fund
Ready Assets U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Retirement Series Trust
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies | DECLARATIONS |
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INVESTMENT | |
15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059 | COMPANY ASSET PROTECTION BOND |
NAME OF ASSURED (including its Subsidiaries ): | Bond Number: 82126650 |
BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX | |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | |
40 East 52nd Street | Incorporated under the laws of Indiana |
NEW YORK, NY 10022 | a stock insurance company herein called the COMPANY |
Capital Center, 251 North Illinois, Suite 1100 | |
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1927 |
ITEM 1. | BOND PERIOD: | from | 12:01 a.m. on | November 1, 2012 |
to | 12:01 a.m. on | November 1, 2013 | ||
ITEM 2. | LIMITS OF LIABILITY--DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS: | |||
If Not Covered is inserted below opposite any specified INSURING CLAUSE, such INSURING CLAUSE and any other reference shall be deemed to be deleted. There shall be no deductible applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1. sustained by any Investment Company. |
DEDUCTIBLE | ||||||
INSURING CLAUSE | LIMIT OF LIABILITY | AMOUNT | ||||
1. | Employee | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 0 | |
2. | On Premises | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
3. | In Transit | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
4. | Forgery or Alteration | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
5. | Extended Forgery | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
6. | Counterfeit Money | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
7. | Threats to Person | $ | Not Covered | $ | N/A | |
8. | Computer System | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
9. | Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
10. | Uncollectible Items of Deposit | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
11. | Audit Expense | $ | 100,000 | $ | 5,000 | |
12. | Telefacsimile Transfer Fraud | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 5,000 | |
13. | Extended Computer Systems | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
14. | Automated Telephone Transaction | $ | 36,375,000 | $ | 25,000 | |
15. | Unauthorized Signature | $ | 100,000 | $ | 5,000 | |
16. | Claims Expense | $ | 100,000 | $ | 5,000 | |
17. | Stop Payment | $ | 25,000 | $ | 1,000 |
ITEM 3. | THE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING |
ENDORSEMENTS EXECUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY HEREWITH: | |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE COMPANY has caused this Bond to be signed by its authorized officers, but it shall not be valid unless also signed by an authorized representative of the Company.
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ICAP Bond (5-98) - Federal | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 1 of 1 |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 1 of 19 |
Insuring Clauses
(continued)
Forgery Or Alteration | 4. | Loss resulting directly from: | ||
a. | Forgery on, or fraudulent material alteration of, any bills of exchange, | |||
checks, drafts, acceptances, certificates of deposits, promissory notes, due | ||||
bills, money orders, orders upon public treasuries, letters of credit, other | ||||
written promises, orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, or | ||||
receipts for the withdrawal of Property , or | ||||
b. | transferring, paying or delivering any funds or other Property , or establishing | |||
any credit or giving any value in reliance on any written instructions, advices | ||||
or applications directed to the ASSURED authorizing or acknowledging the | ||||
transfer, payment, delivery or receipt of funds or other Property , which | ||||
instructions, advices or applications fraudulently purport to bear the | ||||
handwritten signature of any customer of the ASSURED, or shareholder or | ||||
subscriber to shares of an Investment Company , or of any financial | ||||
institution or Employee but which instructions, advices or applications either | ||||
bear a Forgery or have been fraudulently materially altered without the | ||||
knowledge and consent of such customer, shareholder, subscriber, financial | ||||
institution or Employee ; | ||||
excluding, however, under this INSURING CLAUSE any loss covered under | ||||
INSURING CLAUSE 5. of this Bond, whether or not coverage for INSURING | ||||
CLAUSE 5. is provided for in the DECLARATIONS of this Bond. | ||||
For the purpose of this INSURING CLAUSE, a mechanically reproduced facsimile | ||||
signature is treated the same as a handwritten signature. | ||||
Extended Forgery | 5. | Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having, in good faith, and in the | ||
ordinary course of business, for its own account or the account of others in any | ||||
capacity: | ||||
a. | acquired, accepted or received, accepted or received, sold or delivered, or | |||
given value, extended credit or assumed liability, in reliance on any original | ||||
Securities, documents or other written instruments which prove to: | ||||
(1) | bear a Forgery or a fraudulently material alteration, | |||
(2) | have been lost or stolen, or | |||
(3) | be Counterfeit , or | |||
b. | guaranteed in writing or witnessed any signatures on any transfer, | |||
assignment, bill of sale, power of attorney, guarantee, endorsement or other | ||||
obligation upon or in connection with any Securities, documents or other | ||||
written instruments . | ||||
Actual physical possession, and continued actual physical possession if taken as | ||||
collateral, of such Securities, documents or other written instruments by an | ||||
Employee, Custodian , or a Federal or State chartered deposit institution of the | ||||
ASSURED is a condition precedent to the ASSURED having relied on such items. | ||||
Release or return of such collateral is an acknowledgment by the ASSURED that it | ||||
no longer relies on such collateral. |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 2 of 19 |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 3 of 19 |
Insuring Clauses
(continued)
Voice Initiated Funds | 9. | Loss resulting directly from Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction directed | |
Transfer Instruction | to the ASSURED authorizing the transfer of dividends or redemption proceeds of | ||
Investment Company shares from a Customer's account, provided such Voice | |||
Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction was: | |||
a. | received at the ASSURED'S offices by those Employees of the ASSURED | ||
specifically authorized to receive the Voice Initiated Funds Transfer | |||
Instruction , | |||
b. | made by a person purporting to be a Customer , and | ||
c. | made by said person for the purpose of causing the ASSURED or Customer | ||
to sustain a loss or making an improper personal financial gain for such | |||
person or any other person. | |||
In order for coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, all Voice Initiated | |||
Funds Transfer Instructions must be received and processed in accordance with | |||
the Designated Procedures outlined in the APPLICATION furnished to the | |||
COMPANY. | |||
Uncollectible Items of | 10. | Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having credited an account of a | |
Deposit | customer, shareholder or subscriber on the faith of any Items of Deposit which | ||
prove to be uncollectible, provided that the crediting of such account causes: | |||
a. | redemptions or withdrawals to be permitted, | ||
b. | shares to be issued, or | ||
c. | dividends to be paid, | ||
from an account of an Investment Company . | |||
In order for coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE, the ASSURED | |||
must hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number of days stated in the | |||
APPLICATION before permitting any redemptions or withdrawals, issuing any | |||
shares or paying any dividends with respect to such Items of Deposit . | |||
Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the ASSURED'S | |||
standard collection procedures have failed. | |||
Audit Expense | 11. | Expense incurred by the ASSURED for that part of the cost of audits or | |
examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or self-regulatory | |||
organization to be conducted by such authority, organization or their appointee by | |||
reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the ASSURED and covered by this | |||
Bond. |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 4 of 19 |
General Agreements | |||
Additional Companies | A. | If more than one corporation, or Investment Company , or any combination of | |
Included As Assured | them is included as the ASSURED herein: | ||
(1) | The total liability of the COMPANY under this Bond for loss or losses | ||
sustained by any one or more or all of them shall not exceed the limit for | |||
which the COMPANY would be liable under this Bond if all such loss were | |||
sustained by any one of them. | |||
(2) | Only the first named ASSURED shall be deemed to be the sole agent of the | ||
others for all purposes under this Bond, including but not limited to the giving | |||
or receiving of any notice or proof required to be given and for the purpose of | |||
effecting or accepting any amendments to or termination of this Bond. The | |||
COMPANY shall furnish each Investment Company with a copy of the | |||
Bond and with any amendment thereto, together with a copy of each formal | |||
filing of claim by any other named ASSURED and notification of the terms of | |||
the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of such settlement. | |||
(3) | The COMPANY shall not be responsible for the proper application of any | ||
payment made hereunder to the first named ASSURED. | |||
(4) | Knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, director, trustee, | ||
officer or supervisory employee of any ASSURED shall constitute knowledge | |||
or discovery by all the ASSUREDS for the purposes of this Bond. | |||
(5) | If the first named ASSURED ceases for any reason to be covered under this | ||
Bond, then the ASSURED next named on the APPLICATION shall thereafter | |||
be considered as the first named ASSURED for the purposes of this Bond. | |||
Representation Made By | B. | The ASSURED represents that all information it has furnished in the | |
Assured | APPLICATION for this Bond or otherwise is complete, true and correct. Such | ||
APPLICATION and other information constitute part of this Bond. | |||
The ASSURED must promptly notify the COMPANY of any change in any fact or | |||
circumstance which materially affects the risk assumed by the COMPANY under | |||
this Bond. | |||
Any intentional misrepresentation, omission, concealment or incorrect statement of | |||
a material fact, in the APPLICATION or otherwise, shall be grounds for recision of | |||
this Bond. | |||
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 5 of 19 |
General Agreements
(continued)
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 6 of 19 |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 7 of 19 |
Conditions And | ||||
Limitations | ||||
Definitions | 1. | As used in this Bond: | ||
a. | Computer System means a computer and all input, output, processing, | |||
storage, off-line media libraries, and communication facilities which are | ||||
connected to the computer and which are under the control and supervision | ||||
of the operating system(s) or application(s) software used by the ASSURED. | ||||
b. | Counterfeit means an imitation of an actual valid original which is intended | |||
to deceive and be taken as the original. | ||||
c. | Custodian means the institution designated by an Investment Company to | |||
maintain possession and control of its assets. | ||||
d. | Customer means an individual, corporate, partnership, trust customer, | |||
shareholder or subscriber of an Investment Company which has a written | ||||
agreement with the ASSURED for Voice Initiated Funds Transfer | ||||
Instruction . | ||||
e. | Employee means: | |||
(1) | an officer of the ASSURED, | |||
(2) | a natural person while in the regular service of the ASSURED at any of | |||
the ASSURED'S premises and compensated directly by the ASSURED | ||||
through its payroll system and subject to the United States Internal | ||||
Revenue Service Form W-2 or equivalent income reporting plans of | ||||
other countries, and whom the ASSURED has the right to control and | ||||
direct both as to the result to be accomplished and details and means | ||||
by which such result is accomplished in the performance of such | ||||
service, | ||||
(3) | a guest student pursuing studies or performing duties in any of the | |||
ASSURED'S premises, | ||||
(4) | an attorney retained by the ASSURED and an employee of such | |||
attorney while either is performing legal services for the ASSURED, | ||||
(5) | a natural person provided by an employment contractor to perform | |||
employee duties for the ASSURED under the ASSURED'S supervision | ||||
at any of the ASSURED'S premises, | ||||
(6) | an employee of an institution merged or consolidated with the | |||
ASSURED prior to the effective date of this Bond, | ||||
(7) | a director or trustee of the ASSURED, but only while performing acts | |||
within the scope of the customary and usual duties of any officer or | ||||
other employee of the ASSURED or while acting as a member of any | ||||
committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have | ||||
custody of or access to Property of the ASSURED, or |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 8 of 19 |
Conditions And | |||
Limitations | |||
Definitions | (8) | each natural person, partnership or corporation authorized by written | |
(continued) | agreement with the ASSURED to perform services as electronic data | ||
processor of checks or other accounting records related to such checks but | |||
only while such person, partnership or corporation is actually performing | |||
such services and not: | |||
a. | creating, preparing, modifying or maintaining the ASSURED'S | ||
computer software or programs, or | |||
b. | acting as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in issuing | ||
checks, drafts or securities for the ASSURED, | |||
(9) | any partner, officer or employee of an investment advisor, an underwriter | ||
(distributor), a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or an | |||
administrator, for an Investment Company while performing acts coming | |||
within the scope of the customary and usual duties of an officer or employee | |||
of an Investment Company or acting as a member of any committee duly | |||
elected or appointed to examine, audit or have custody of or access to | |||
Property of an Investment Company . | |||
The term Employee shall not include any partner, officer or employee of a | |||
transfer agent, shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator: | |||
a. | which is not an "affiliated person" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the | ||
Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company or of | |||
the investment advisor or underwriter (distributor) of such Investment | |||
Company , or | |||
b. | which is a "bank" (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment | ||
Company Act of 1940). | |||
This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of the employers of | |||
persons as set forth in e. (4), (5) and (8) above, and upon payment to | |||
the ASSURED by the COMPANY resulting directly from Larceny or | |||
Embezzlement committed by any of the partners, officers or | |||
employees of such employers, whether acting alone or in collusion with | |||
others, an assignment of such of the ASSURED'S rights and causes of | |||
action as it may have against such employers by reason of such acts | |||
so committed shall, to the extent of such payment, be given by the | |||
ASSURED to the COMPANY, and the ASSURED shall execute all | |||
papers necessary to secure to the COMPANY the rights provided for | |||
herein. | |||
Each employer of persons as set forth in e.(4), (5) and (8) above and the | |||
partners, officers and other employees of such employers shall collectively | |||
be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond; excepting, | |||
however, the fifth paragraph of Section 13. | |||
Independent contractors not specified in e.(4), (5) or (8) above, | |||
intermediaries, agents, brokers or other representatives of the same general | |||
character shall not be considered Employees . |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 9 of 19 |
Conditions And | ||
Limitations | ||
Definitions | f. | Forgery means the signing of the name of another natural person with the |
(continued) | intent to deceive but does not mean a signature which consists in whole or in | |
part of one's own name, with or without authority, in any capacity for any | ||
purpose. | ||
g. | Investment Company means any investment company registered under the | |
Investment Company Act of 1940 and listed under the NAME OF ASSURED | ||
on the DECLARATIONS. | ||
h. | Items of Deposit means one or more checks or drafts drawn upon a | |
financial institution in the United States of America. | ||
i. | Larceny or Embezzlement means larceny or embezzlement as defined in | |
Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. | ||
j. | Property means money, revenue and other stamps; securities; including any | |
note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, | ||
certificate of deposit, certificate of interest or participation in any profit- | ||
sharing agreement, collateral trust certificate, preorganization certificate or | ||
subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting trust certificate, | ||
certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or | ||
other mineral rights, any interest or instruments commonly known as a | ||
security under the Investment Company Act of 1940, any other certificate of | ||
interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, | ||
guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the | ||
foregoing; bills of exchange; acceptances; checks; withdrawal orders; money | ||
orders; travelers' letters of credit; bills of lading; abstracts of title; insurance | ||
policies, deeds, mortgages on real estate and/or upon chattels and interests | ||
therein; assignments of such policies, deeds or mortgages; other valuable | ||
papers, including books of accounts and other records used by the | ||
ASSURED in the conduct of its business (but excluding all electronic data | ||
processing records); and, all other instruments similar to or in the nature of | ||
the foregoing in which the ASSURED acquired an interest at the time of the | ||
ASSURED'S consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal | ||
assets of, a predecessor or which are held by the ASSURED for any | ||
purpose or in any capacity and whether so held gratuitously or not and | ||
whether or not the ASSURED is liable therefor. | ||
k. | Relative means the spouse of an Employee or partner of the ASSURED | |
and any unmarried child supported wholly by, or living in the home of, such | ||
Employee or partner and being related to them by blood, marriage or legal | ||
guardianship. | ||
l. | Securities, documents or other written instruments means original | |
(including original counterparts) negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, or | ||
assignments thereof, which in and of themselves represent an equitable | ||
interest, ownership, or debt and which are in the ordinary course of business | ||
transferable by delivery of such instruments with any necessary | ||
endorsements or assignments. |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 10 of 19 |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 11 of 19 |
Conditions And Limitations
General Exclusions - | h. | loss resulting from dishonest acts by any member of the Board of Directors | |||
Applicable to All Insuring | or Board of Trustees of the ASSURED who is not an Employee , acting | ||||
Clauses | alone or in collusion with others; | ||||
(continued) | |||||
i. | loss, or that part of any loss, resulting solely from any violation by the | ||||
ASSURED or by any Employee : | |||||
(1) | of any law regulating: | ||||
a. | the issuance, purchase or sale of securities, | ||||
b. | securities transactions on security or commodity exchanges or | ||||
the over the counter market, | |||||
c. | investment companies, | ||||
d. | investment advisors, or | ||||
(2) | of any rule or regulation made pursuant to any such law; or | ||||
j. | loss of confidential information, material or data; | ||||
k. | loss resulting from voice requests or instructions received over the | ||||
telephone, provided however, this Section 2.k. shall not apply to INSURING | |||||
CLAUSE 7. or 9. | |||||
Specific Exclusions - | 3. | This Bond does not directly or indirectly cover: | |||
Applicable To All Insuring | |||||
Clauses Except Insuring | a. | loss caused by an Employee , provided, however, this Section 3.a. shall not | |||
Clause 1. | apply to loss covered under INSURING CLAUSE 2. or 3. which results | ||||
directly from misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, or | |||||
damage or destruction of Property ; | |||||
b. | loss through the surrender of property away from premises of the ASSURED | ||||
as a result of a threat: | |||||
(1) | to do bodily harm to any natural person, except loss of Property in | ||||
transit in the custody of any person acting as messenger of the | |||||
ASSURED, provided that when such transit was initiated there was no | |||||
knowledge by the ASSURED of any such threat, and provided further | |||||
that this Section 3.b. shall not apply to INSURING CLAUSE 7., or | |||||
(2) | to do damage to the premises or Property of the ASSURED; | ||||
c. | loss resulting from payments made or withdrawals from any account | ||||
involving erroneous credits to such account; | |||||
d. | loss involving Items of Deposit which are not finally paid for any reason | ||||
provided however, that this Section 3.d. shall not apply to INSURING | |||||
CLAUSE 10.; | |||||
e. | loss of property while in the mail; |
ICAP Bond (5-98) | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 12 of 19 |
Conditions And Limitations
Specific Exclusions - | f. | loss resulting from the failure for any reason of a financial or depository | |
Applicable To All Insuring | institution, its receiver or other liquidator to pay or deliver funds or other | ||
Clauses Except Insuring | Property to the ASSURED provided further that this Section 3.f. shall not | ||
Clause 1. | apply to loss of Property resulting directly from robbery, burglary, | ||
(continued) | misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, damage, | ||
destruction or removal from the possession, custody or control of the | |||
ASSURED. | |||
g. | loss of Property while in the custody of a Transportation Company , | ||
provided however, that this Section 3.g. shall not apply to INSURING | |||
CLAUSE 3.; | |||
h. | loss resulting from entries or changes made by a natural person with | ||
authorized access to a Computer System who acts in good faith on | |||
instructions, unless such instructions are given to that person by a software | |||
contractor or its partner, officer, or employee authorized by the ASSURED to | |||
design, develop, prepare, supply, service, write or implement programs for | |||
the ASSURED's Computer System ; or | |||
i. | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the input of data into a Computer | ||
System terminal, either on the premises of the customer of the ASSURED | |||
or under the control of such a customer, by a customer or other person who | |||
had authorized access to the customer's authentication mechanism. | |||
Specific Exclusions - | 4. | This bond does not directly or indirectly cover: | |
Applicable To All Insuring | |||
Clauses Except Insuring | a. | loss resulting from the complete or partial non-payment of or default on any | |
Clauses 1., 4., And 5. | loan whether such loan was procured in good faith or through trick, artifice, | ||
fraud or false pretenses; provided, however, this Section 4.a. shall not apply | |||
to INSURING CLAUSE 8.; | |||
b. | loss resulting from forgery or any alteration; | ||
c. | loss involving a counterfeit provided, however, this Section 4.c. shall not | ||
apply to INSURING CLAUSE 5. or 6. | |||
Limit Of Liability/Non- | 5. | At all times prior to termination of this Bond, this Bond shall continue in force for | |
Reduction And Non- | the limit stated in the applicable sections of ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS, | ||
Accumulation Of Liability | notwithstanding any previous loss for which the COMPANY may have paid or be | ||
liable to pay under this Bond provided, however, that the liability of the COMPANY | |||
under this Bond with respect to all loss resulting from: | |||
a. | any one act of burglary, robbery or hold-up, or attempt thereat, in which no | ||
Employee is concerned or implicated, or | |||
b. | any one unintentional or negligent act on the part of any one person | ||
resulting in damage to or destruction or misplacement of Property , or | |||
c. | all acts, other than those specified in a. above, of any one person, or |
ICAP Bond (5-98)l | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 13 of 19 |
Conditions And Limitations
Limit Of Liability/Non- | d. | any one casualty or event other than those specified in a., b., or c. above, | |
Reduction And Non- | |||
Accumulation Of Liability | shall be deemed to be one loss and shall be limited to the applicable LIMIT OF | ||
(continued) | LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS of this Bond irrespective of | ||
the total amount of such loss or losses and shall not be cumulative in amounts | |||
from year to year or from period to period. | |||
All acts, as specified in c. above, of any one person which | |||
i. | directly or indirectly aid in any way wrongful acts of any other person or | ||
persons, or | |||
ii. | permit the continuation of wrongful acts of any other person or persons | ||
whether such acts are committed with or without the knowledge of the wrongful | |||
acts of the person so aided, and whether such acts are committed with or without | |||
the intent to aid such other person, shall be deemed to be one loss with the | |||
wrongful acts of all persons so aided. | |||
Discovery | 6. | This Bond applies only to loss first discovered by an officer of the ASSURED | |
during the BOND PERIOD. Discovery occurs at the earlier of an officer of the | |||
ASSURED being aware of: | |||
a. | facts which may subsequently result in a loss of a type covered by this Bond, | ||
or | |||
b. | an actual or potential claim in which it is alleged that the ASSURED is liable | ||
to a third party, | |||
regardless of when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred, | |||
even though the amount of loss does not exceed the applicable DEDUCTIBLE | |||
AMOUNT, or the exact amount or details of loss may not then be known. | |||
Notice To Company - | 7. | a. | The ASSURED shall give the COMPANY notice thereof at the earliest |
Proof - Legal Proceedings | practicable moment, not to exceed sixty (60) days after discovery of loss, in | ||
Against Company | an amount that is in excess of 50% of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE | ||
AMOUNT, as stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS. | |||
b. | The ASSURED shall furnish to the COMPANY proof of loss, duly sworn to, | ||
with full particulars within six (6) months after such discovery. | |||
c. | Securities listed in a proof of loss shall be identified by certificate or bond | ||
numbers, if issued with them. | |||
d. | Legal proceedings for the recovery of any loss under this Bond shall not be | ||
brought prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the proof of loss is filed | |||
with the COMPANY or after the expiration of twenty-four (24) months from | |||
the discovery of such loss. | |||
e. | This Bond affords coverage only in favor of the ASSURED. No claim, suit, | ||
action or legal proceedings shall be brought under this Bond by anyone | |||
other than the ASSURED. |
ICAP Bond (5-98)l | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 14 of 19 |
Conditions And | |||
Limitations | |||
Notice To Company - | f. | Proof of loss involving Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction shall | |
Proof - Legal Proceedings | include electronic recordings of such instructions. | ||
Against Company | |||
(continued) | |||
Deductible Amount | 8. | The COMPANY shall not be liable under any INSURING CLAUSES of this Bond | |
on account of loss unless the amount of such loss, after deducting the net amount | |||
of all reimbursement and/or recovery obtained or made by the ASSURED, other | |||
than from any Bond or policy of insurance issued by an insurance company and | |||
covering such loss, or by the COMPANY on account thereof prior to payment by | |||
the COMPANY of such loss, shall exceed the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT set forth in | |||
ITEM 3. of the DECLARATIONS, and then for such excess only, but in no event | |||
for more than the applicable LIMITS OF LIABILITY stated in ITEM 2. of the | |||
DECLARATIONS. | |||
There shall be no deductible applicable to any loss under INSURING CLAUSE 1. | |||
sustained by any Investment Company . | |||
Valuation | 9. | BOOKS OF ACCOUNT OR OTHER RECORDS | |
The value of any loss of Property consisting of books of account or other records | |||
used by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business shall be the amount paid by | |||
the ASSURED for blank books, blank pages, or other materials which replace the | |||
lost books of account or other records, plus the cost of labor paid by the | |||
ASSURED for the actual transcription or copying of data to reproduce such books | |||
of account or other records. | |||
The value of any loss of Property other than books of account or other records | |||
used by the ASSURED in the conduct of its business, for which a claim is made | |||
shall be determined by the average market value of such Property on the | |||
business day immediately preceding discovery of such loss provided, however, | |||
that the value of any Property replaced by the ASSURED with the consent of the | |||
COMPANY and prior to the settlement of any claim for such Property shall be the | |||
actual market value at the time of replacement. | |||
In the case of a loss of interim certificates, warrants, rights or other securities, the | |||
production of which is necessary to the exercise of subscription, conversion, | |||
redemption or deposit privileges, the value of them shall be the market value of | |||
such privileges immediately preceding their expiration if said loss is not discovered | |||
until after their expiration. If no market price is quoted for such Property or for | |||
such privileges, the value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties. | |||
OTHER PROPERTY | |||
The value of any loss of Property , other than as stated above, shall be the actual | |||
cash value or the cost of repairing or replacing such Property with Property of | |||
like quality and value, whichever is less. |
ICAP Bond (5-98)l | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 15 of 19 |
Conditions And
Limitations
(continued)
Securities Settlement | 10. | In the event of a loss of securities covered under this Bond, the COMPANY may, | |
at its sole discretion, purchase replacement securities, tender the value of the | |||
securities in money, or issue its indemnity to effect replacement securities. | |||
The indemnity required from the ASSURED under the terms of this Section | |||
against all loss, cost or expense arising from the replacement of securities by the | |||
COMPANY'S indemnity shall be: | |||
a. | for securities having a value less than or equal to the applicable | ||
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT - one hundred (100%) percent; | |||
b. | for securities having a value in excess of the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT but | ||
within the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY - the percentage that the | |||
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT bears to the value of the securities; | |||
c. | for securities having a value greater than the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY | ||
- the percentage that the DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT and portion in excess of | |||
the applicable LIMIT OF LIABILITY bears to the value of the securities. | |||
The value referred to in Section 10.a., b., and c. is the value in accordance with | |||
Section 9, VALUATION, regardless of the value of such securities at the time the | |||
loss under the COMPANY'S indemnity is sustained. | |||
The COMPANY is not required to issue its indemnity for any portion of a loss of | |||
securities which is not covered by this Bond; however, the COMPANY may do so | |||
as a courtesy to the ASSURED and at its sole discretion. | |||
The ASSURED shall pay the proportion of the Company's premium charge for the | |||
Company's indemnity as set forth in Section 10.a., b., and c. No portion of the | |||
LIMIT OF LIABILITY shall be used as payment of premium for any indemnity | |||
purchased by the ASSURED to obtain replacement securities. | |||
Subrogation - Assignment - 11. | In the event of a payment under this Bond, the COMPANY shall be subrogated to | ||
Recovery | all of the ASSURED'S rights of recovery against any person or entity to the extent | ||
of such payment. On request, the ASSURED shall deliver to the COMPANY an | |||
assignment of the ASSURED'S rights, title and interest and causes of action | |||
against any person or entity to the extent of such payment. | |||
Recoveries, whether effected by the COMPANY or by the ASSURED, shall be | |||
applied net of the expense of such recovery in the following order: | |||
a. | first, to the satisfaction of the ASSURED'S loss which would otherwise have | ||
been paid but for the fact that it is in excess of the applicable LIMIT OF | |||
LIABILITY, | |||
b. | second, to the COMPANY in satisfaction of amounts paid in settlement of | ||
the ASSURED'S claim, | |||
c. | third, to the ASSURED in satisfaction of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE | ||
AMOUNT, and |
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ICAP Bond (5-98)l | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 17 of 19 |
ICAP Bond (5-98)l | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 18 of 19 |
Conditions And | |
Limitations | |
Change or Modification | If this Bond is for a joint ASSURED, no charge or modification which would |
(continued) | adversely affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60) |
days after written notice has been furnished to all insured Investment Companies | |
and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the | |
COMPANY. |
ICAP Bond (5-98)l | |
Form 17-02-1421 (Ed. 5-98) | Page 19 of 19 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 1 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
AMEND NAME OF ASSURED ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that NAME OF ASSURED of the DECLARATIONS for this Bond is amended to include the following:
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Institutions Series Trust
BlackRock Funds
Quantitative Master Series LLC
BlackRock Index Funds, Inc.
BlackRock Master LLC
BlackRock Series,
Inc.
Master Large Cap Series LLC
BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc.
BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.
BlackRock Liquidity Funds
BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc.
BIF Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
Master Government Securities
LLC
BIF Government Securities Fund
BBIF Government Securities Fund
Master Money LLC
BIF Money Fund
BBIF Money Fund
Master Tax-Exempt LLC
BIF Tax-Exempt Fund
BBIF Tax-Exempt Fund
Master Treasury LLC
BIF Treasury Fund
BBIF
Treasury Fund
Master Institutional Money Market LLC
Funds For Institutions Series
Ready Assets Prime Money Fund
Retirement Series Trust
Ready Assets U.S.A. Government Money Fund
Master Investment Portfolio
(“MIPS”)
BlackRock Funds III
Ready Assets U.S. Treasury Money Fund
Investment Company shall mean also any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 sponsored by BlackRock and under the management of the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex Board.
ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed. 8-04) | Page 1 |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-6272 (Ed. 8-04) | Page 2 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 2 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
TELEFACSIMILE INSTRUCTION FRAUD ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE: | ||
12. | Telefacsimile Instruction | ||
Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having transferred, paid or delivered any | |||
funds or other Property or established any credit, debited any account or given any | |||
value on the faith of any fraudulent instructions sent by a Customer , financial institution | |||
or another office of the ASSURED by Telefacsimile directly to the ASSURED authorizing | |||
or acknowledging the transfer, payment or delivery of funds or Property or the | |||
establishment of a credit or the debiting of an account or the giving of value by the | |||
ASSURED where such Telefacsimile instructions: | |||
a. | bear a valid test key exchanged between the ASSURED and a Customer or | ||
another financial institution with authority to use such test key for Telefacsimile | |||
instructions in the ordinary course of business, but which test key has been | |||
wrongfully obtained by a person who was not authorized to initiate, make, | |||
validate or authenticate a test key arrangement, and | |||
b. | fraudulently purport to have been sent by such Customer or financial institution | ||
when such Telefacsimile instructions were transmitted without the knowledge | |||
or consent of such Customer or financial institution by a person other than such | |||
Customer or financial institution and which bear a Forgery of a signature, | |||
provided that the Telefacsimile instruction was verified by a direct call back to | |||
an employee of the financial institution, or a person thought by the ASSURED to | |||
be the Customer , or an employee of another financial institution. | |||
2. | By deleting from Section 1., Definitions, the definition of Customer in its entirety, and substituting | ||
the following: | |||
d. | Customer means an individual, corporate, partnership, trust customer, shareholder or | ||
subscriber of an Investment Company which has a written agreement with the ASSURED | |||
for Voice Initiated Funds Transfer Instruction or Telefacsimile Instruction. |
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Form 17-02-2367 (Rev. 10-03) | Page 1 |
3. | By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following: | |
r. | Telefacsimile means a system of transmitting written documents by electronic signals | |
over telephone lines to equipment maintained by the ASSURED for the purpose of | ||
reproducing a copy of said document. Telefacsimile does not mean electronic | ||
communication sent by Telex or similar means of communication, or through an | ||
electronic communication system or through an automated clearing house. | ||
4. | By adding to Section 3., Specific Exclusions Applicable to All Insuring Clauses Except Insuring | |
Clause 1. the following: | ||
j. | loss resulting directly or indirectly from Telefacsimile instructions provided, however, this | |
exclusion shall not apply to this INSURING CLAUSE. |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-2367 (Rev. 10-03) | Page 2 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 3 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
EXTENDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE: | ||
13. | Extended Computer Systems | ||
A. | Electronic Data, Electronic Media, Electronic Instruction | ||
Loss resulting directly from: | |||
(1) | the fraudulent modification of Electronic Data, Electronic Media or Electronic | |
Instruction being stored within or being run within any system covered under this | ||
INSURING CLAUSE, | ||
(2) | robbery, burglary, larceny or theft of Electronic Data, Electronic Media or | |
Electronic Instructions , | ||
(3) | the acts of a hacker causing damage or destruction of Electronic Data, | |
Electronic Media or Electronic Instruction owned by the ASSURED or for which | ||
the ASSURED is legally liable, while stored within a Computer System covered | ||
under this INSURING CLAUSE, or | ||
(4) | the damage or destruction of Electronic Data, Electronic Media or Electronic | |
Instruction owned by the ASSURED or for which the ASSURED is legally liable | ||
while stored within a Computer System covered under INSURING CLAUSE 13, | ||
provided such damage or destruction was caused by a computer program or | ||
similar instruction which was written or altered to intentionally incorporate a hidden | ||
instruction designed to damage or destroy Electronic Data, Electronic Media , or | ||
Electronic Instruction in the Computer System in which the computer program | ||
or instruction so written or so altered is used. |
ICAP2 Bond | |
Form 17-02-2976 (Ed. 1-02) | Page 1 |
B. | Electronic Communication | |||
Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having transferred, paid or delivered any | ||||
funds or property, established any credit, debited any account or given any value on the | ||||
faith of any electronic communications directed to the ASSURED, which were | ||||
transmitted or appear to have been transmitted through: | ||||
(1) | an Electronic Communication System , | |||
(2) | an automated clearing house or custodian, or | |||
(3) | a Telex, TWX, or similar means of communication, | |||
directly into the ASSURED'S Computer System or Communication Terminal , and | ||||
fraudulently purport to have been sent by a customer, automated clearing house, | ||||
custodian, or financial institution, but which communications were either not sent by said | ||||
customer, automated clearing house, custodian, or financial institution, or were | ||||
fraudulently modified during physical transit of Electronic Media to the ASSURED or | ||||
during electronic transmission to the ASSURED'S Computer System or | ||||
Communication Terminal . | ||||
C. | Electronic Transmission | |||
Loss resulting directly from a customer of the ASSURED, any automated clearing house, | ||||
custodian, or financial institution having transferred, paid or delivered any funds or property, | ||||
established any credit, debited any account or given any value on the faith of any electronic | ||||
communications, purporting to have been directed by the ASSURED to such customer, | ||||
automated clearing house, custodian, or financial institution initiating, authorizing, or | ||||
acknowledging, the transfer, payment, delivery or receipt of funds or property, which | ||||
communications were transmitted through: | ||||
(1) | an Electronic Communication System , | |||
(2) | an automated clearing house or custodian, or | |||
(3) | a Telex, TWX, or similar means of communication, | |||
directly into a Computer System or Communication Terminal of said customer, | ||||
automated clearing house, custodian, or financial institution, and fraudulently purport to | ||||
have been directed by the ASSURED, but which communications were either not sent | ||||
by the ASSURED, or were fraudulently modified during physical transit of Electronic | ||||
Media from the ASSURED or during electronic transmission from the ASSURED'S | ||||
Computer System or Communication Terminal , and for which loss the ASSURED is | ||||
held to be legally liable. |
ICAP2 Bond | |
Form 17-02-2976 (Ed. 1-02) | Page 2 |
2. | By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following: | ||
s. | Communication Terminal means a teletype, teleprinter or video display terminal, or similar | ||
device capable of sending or receiving information electronically. Communication Terminal | |||
does not mean a telephone. | |||
t. | Electronic Communication System means electronic communication operations by | ||
Fedwire, Clearing House Interbank Payment System (CHIPS), Society of Worldwide | |||
International Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), similar automated interbank | |||
communication systems, and Internet access facilities. | |||
u. | Electronic Data means facts or information converted to a form usable in Computer | ||
Systems and which is stored on Electronic Media for use by computer programs. | |||
v. | Electronic Instruction means computer programs converted to a form usable in a Computer | ||
System to act upon Electronic Data . | |||
w. | Electronic Media means the magnetic tape, magnetic disk, optical disk, or any other bulk | ||
media on which data is recorded. | |||
3. | By adding the following Section after Section 4., Specific Exclusions-Applicable to All INSURING | ||
CLAUSES except 1., 4., and 5.: | |||
Section 4.A. Specific Exclusions-Applicable to INSURING CLAUSE 13 | |||
This Bond does not directly or indirectly cover: | |||
a. | loss resulting directly or indirectly from Forged , altered or fraudulent negotiable instruments, | ||
securities, documents or written instruments used as source documentation in the preparation | |||
of Electronic Data ; | |||
b. | loss of negotiable instruments, securities, documents or written instruments except as | ||
converted to Electronic Data and then only in that converted form; | |||
c. | loss resulting from mechanical failure, faulty construction, error in design, latent defect, wear | ||
or tear, gradual deterioration, electrical disturbance, Electronic Media failure or breakdown or | |||
any malfunction or error in programming or error or omission in processing; | |||
d. | loss resulting directly or indirectly from the input of Electronic Data at an authorized | ||
electronic terminal of an Electronic Funds Transfer System or a Customer | |||
Communication System by a person who had authorized access from a customer to that | |||
customer's authentication mechanism; or | |||
e. | liability assumed by the ASSURED by agreement under any contract, unless such liability would | ||
have attached to the ASSURED even in the absence of such agreement; or | |||
f. | loss resulting directly or indirectly from: | ||
(1) | written instruction unless covered under this INSURING CLAUSE; or | ||
(2) | instruction by voice over the telephone, unless covered under this INSURING CLAUSE. |
ICAP2 Bond | |
Form 17-02-2976 (Ed. 1-02) | Page 3 |
4. | By adding to Section 9., Valuation, the following: |
Electronic Data, Electronic Media, Or Electronic Instruction | |
In case of loss of, or damage to, Electronic Data, Electronic Media or Electronic Instruction used by | |
the ASSURED in its business, the COMPANY shall be liable under this Bond only if such items are | |
actually reproduced form other Electronic Data, Electronic Media or Electronic Instruction of the | |
same kind or quality and then for not more than the cost of the blank media and/or the cost of labor for | |
the actual transcription or copying of data which shall have been furnished by the ASSURED in order to | |
reproduce such Electronic Data, Electronic Media or Electronic Instruction subject to the applicable | |
SINGLE LOSS LIMIT OF LIABILITY. | |
However, if such Electronic Data can not be reproduced and said Electronic Data represents | |
Securities or financial instruments having a value, then the loss will be valued as indicated in the | |
SECURITIES and OTHER PROPERTY paragraphs of this Section. |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP2 Bond | |
Form 17-02-2976 (Ed. 1-02) | Page 4 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 4 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
AUTOMATED TELEPHONE TRANSACTION ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE: | ||
14. | Automated Telephone System Transaction | ||
Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having transferred funds on the faith of any | |||
Automated Phone System (APS) Transaction , where the request for such APS | |||
Transaction is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the intent to deceive. In order for | |||
coverage to apply under this INSURING CLAUSE the ASSURED shall maintain and follow all | |||
APS Designated Procedures . A single failure of the ASSURED to maintain and follow a | |||
particular APS Designated Procedure in a particular APS Transaction will not preclude | |||
coverage under this INSURING CLAUSE. | |||
2. | By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following: | ||
x. APS Designated Procedures means all of the following procedures: | |||
(1) | No APS Transaction shall be executed unless the shareholder or unitholder to whose | ||
account such an APS Transaction relates has previously elected to APS | |||
Transactions . (Election in Application) | |||
(2) | All APS Transactions shall be logged or otherwise recorded and the records shall be | ||
retained for at least six (6) months. (Logging) | |||
Information contained in the records shall be capable of being retrieved and produced | |||
within a reasonable time after retrieval of specific information is requested, at a success | |||
rate of no less than 85 percent. | |||
(3) | The caller in any request for an APS Transaction , before executing that APS | ||
Transaction must enter a personal identification number (PIN), social security number | |||
and account number. (Identity Test) | |||
If the caller fails to enter a correct PIN within three (3) attempts, the caller must not be | |||
allowed additional attempts during the same telephone call to enter the PIN. The caller | |||
may either be instructed to redial a customer service representative or may be | |||
immediately connected to such a representative. (Limited attempts to Enter PIN) |
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Form 17-02-2345 (Ed. 10-00) | Page 1 |
(4) | A written confirmation of any APS Transaction or change of address shall be mailed to | ||
the shareholder or unitholder to whose account such transaction relates, at the record | |||
address, by the end of the insured's next regular processing cycle, but in no event later | |||
than five (5) business days following such APS Transaction . (Written Confirmation) | |||
(5) | Access to the equipment which permits the entity receiving the APS Transaction | ||
request to process and effect the transaction shall be limited in the following manner: | |||
(Access to APS Equipment) | |||
y. | APS Election means any election concerning various account features available to the | ||
shareholder or unitholder which is made through the Automated Phone System by means of | |||
information transmitted by an individual caller through use of a Automated Phone System . | |||
These features include account statements, auto exchange, auto asset builder, automatic | |||
withdrawal, dividend/capital gain options, dividend sweep, telephone balance consent and | |||
change of address. | |||
z. | APS Exchange means any exchange of shares or units in a registered account of one fund | ||
into shares or units in an account with the same tax identification number and same | |||
ownership-type code of another fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of | |||
the two funds, which exchange is requested through the Automated Phone System by | |||
means of information transmitted by an individual caller through use of an Automated Phone | |||
System . | |||
aa. | APS Purchase means any purchase of shares or units issued by an Investment Company | ||
which is requested through an Automated Phone System . | |||
bb. | APS Redemption means any redemption of shares or units issued by an Investment | ||
Company which it requested through the telephone by means of information transmitted by | |||
an individual caller through use of a Automated Phone System . | |||
cc. | APS Transaction means any APS Purchase, APS Redemption, APS Election or APS | ||
Exchange . | |||
dd. | Automated Phone System means an automated system which receives and converts to | ||
executable instructions transmissions through the Automated Phone System through use of | |||
a touch-tone keypad or other tone system; and always excluding transmissions from a | |||
computer system or part thereof. | |||
3. | By adding the following Section after Section 4., Specific Exclusions-Applicable To All Insuring | ||
Clauses Except 1., 4., 5.: | |||
Section 4.A Specific Exclusion-Applicable to Insuring Clause 14 | |||
This Bond does not directly or indirectly cover under Insuring Clause 14: | |||
Loss resulting from: | |||
a. | the redemption of shares or units, where the proceeds of such redemption are made payable | ||
to other than: | |||
(1) | the shares or units of record, | ||
(2) | a person designated to receive redemption proceeds, or | ||
(3) | a bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds, or | ||
b. | the redemption of shares or units, where the proceeds of such redemption are paid by check | ||
mailed to any address, unless such address has either been designated the shareholder or | |||
unitholder by voice through an Automated Phone System or in writing, at least thirty (30) | |||
days prior to such redemption, or |
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Form 17-02-2345 (Ed. 10-00) | Page 2 |
c. | the redemption of shares or units, where shareholder or unitholder of the ASSURED designated bank account of record. |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-2345 (Ed. 10-00) | Page 3 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 5 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
UNAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE: | ||
15. | Unauthorized Signature | ||
Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED having accepted, paid or cashed any check or | |||
Withdrawal Order made or drawn on or against the account of the ASSURED’S customer which | |||
bears the signature or endorsement of one other than a person whose name and signature is on | |||
file with the ASSURED as a signatory on such account. | |||
It shall be a condition precedent to the ASSURED'S right of recovery under this INSURING | |||
CLAUSE that the ASSURED shall have on file signatures of all the persons who are signatories | |||
on such account. | |||
2. | By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following: | ||
ee. | Instruction means a written order to the issuer of an Uncertificated Security requesting that the | ||
transfer, pledge or release from pledge of the specified Uncertificated Security be registered. | |||
ff. | Uncertificated Security means a share, participation or other interest in property of or an | ||
enterprise of the issuer or an obligation of the issuer, which is: | |||
(1) | not represented by an instrument and the transfer of which is registered on books | ||
maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer, and | |||
(2) | of a type commonly dealt in on securities exchanges or markets, and | ||
(3) | either one of a class or series or by its terms divisible into a class or series of shares, | ||
participations, interests or obligations. |
ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-5602 (Ed. 10-03) | Page 1 |
gg. | Withdrawal Order means a non-negotiable instrument, other than an Instruction , signed by a | |
customer of the ASSURED authorizing the ASSURED to debit the customers account in the | ||
amount of funds stated therein. |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-5602 (Ed. 10-03) | Page 2 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 6 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX |
CLAIMS EXPENSE ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE: | ||
16. | Claims Expense | ||
Reasonable expense incurred by the ASSURED, solely for independent firms or individuals to | |||
determine the amount of loss where: | |||
(1) | the loss is covered under the Bond, and | ||
(2) | the loss is in excess of the applicable DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT. | ||
2. | Under General Exclusions-Applicable To All Insuring Clauses, Section 2.f. does not apply to loss | ||
covered under this INSURING CLAUSE. |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-6282 (Ed. 11-04)
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No: | 7 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
STOP PAYMENT ORDER OR REFUSAL TO PAY CHECK ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding the following INSURING CLAUSE: | ||
17. | Stop Payment Order or Refusal to Pay Check | ||
Loss resulting directly from the ASSURED being legally liable to pay compensatory damages | |||
for: | |||
a. | complying or failing to comply with notice from any customer of the ASSURED or any | ||
authorized representative of such customer, to stop payment on any check or draft made or | |||
drawn upon or against the ASSURED by such customer or by any authorized | |||
representative of such customer, or | |||
b. | refusing to pay any check or draft made or drawn upon or against the ASSURED by any | ||
customer of the ASSURED or by any authorized representative of such customer. | |||
2. | By adding the following Specific Exclusion: | ||
Section 4.A. Specific Exclusions Applicable to INSURING CLAUSE 17 | |||
This Bond does not directly or indirectly cover: | |||
a. | liability assumed by the ASSURED by agreement under any contract, unless such liability would | ||
have attached to the ASSURED even in the absence of such agreement, | |||
b. | loss arising out of: | ||
(1) | libel, slander, wrongful entry, eviction, defamation, false arrest, false imprisonment, | ||
malicious prosecution, assault or battery, | |||
(2) | sickness, disease, physical bodily harm, mental or emotional distress or anguish, or death of | ||
any person, or | |||
(3) | discrimination. |
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond
Form 17-02-2365 (Ed. 10-00)
ENDORSEMENT/RIDER | ||
Effective date of | ||
this endorsement/rider: November 1, 2012 | FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | |
Endorsement/Rider No. | 8 | |
To be attached to and | ||
form a part of Bond No. | 82126650 |
Issued to:
DELETING VALUATION-OTHER PROPERTY AND AMENDING CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
ENDORSEMENT
In consideration of the premium charged, it is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | The paragraph titled Other Property in Section 9, Valuation, is deleted in its entirety. |
2. | The third paragraph in Section 16, Change or Modification, is deleted in its entirety and replaced |
with the following: | |
If this Bond is for a joint ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely affect the | |
rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60) days after written notice has been | |
furnished to all insured Investment Companies and the Securities and Exchange Commission, | |
Washington, D.C., by the COMPANY. |
The title and any headings in this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the terms and conditions of coverage.
All other terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged.
17-02-2437 (12/2006) rev. | Page 1 |
AMEND SECTION 16 - CHANGE OR MODIFICATION ENDORSEMENT
In consideration of the premium charged, it is agreed that Section 16, Change or Modification, the first and second full paragraphs are deleted and replaced with the following:
This Bond or any instrument amending or affecting this Bond may not be changed or modified orally. No change in or modification of this Bond shall be effective except when made by written endorsement to this Bond signed by an authorized representative of the COMPANY.
If this Bond is for a sole ASSURED, no change or modification which would adversely affect the rights of the ASSURED shall be effective prior to sixty (60) days after written notice has been furnished to the affected party and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., by the acting party.
The title and any headings in this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the terms and conditions of coverage.
All other terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged.
Q06-246 (02/2008) rev. | Page 1 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 10 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
NEW YORK AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding to Section 13, Termination, the following: | |
Bonds In Effect Sixty (60) Days Or Less | ||
If this Bond has been in effect for less than sixty (60) days and if it is not a renewal Bond, the | ||
COMPANY may terminate it for any reason by mailing or delivering to the ASSURED and to the | ||
authorized agent or broker, if any, written notice of termination at least sixty (60) days before the | ||
effective date of termination. | ||
Bonds In Effect More Than Sixty (60) Days | ||
If this Bond has been in effect for sixty (60) days or more, or if it is a renewal of a Bond issued by the | ||
COMPANY, it may be terminated by the COMPANY by mailing or delivering to the ASSURED and to | ||
the authorized agent or broker, if any, written notice of termination at least sixty (60) days before the | ||
effective date of termination. Furthermore, when the Bond is a renewal or has been in effect for sixty | ||
(60) days or more, the COMPANY may terminate only for one or more of the reasons stated in 1-7 | ||
below. | ||
1. | Nonpayment of premium; | |
2. | Conviction of a crime arising out of acts increasing the hazard insured against; | |
3. | Discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in the obtaining of this Bond or in the | |
presentation of a claim thereunder; | ||
4. | Violation of any provision of this Bond that substantially and materially increases the hazard | |
insured against, and which occurred subsequent to inception of the current BOND PERIOD; | ||
5. | If applicable, material physical change in the property insured, occurring after issuance or last | |
annual renewal anniversary date of this Bond, which results in the property becoming uninsurable | ||
in accordance with the COMPANY's objective, uniformly applied underwriting standards in effect | ||
at the time this Bond was issued or last renewed; or material change in the nature or extent of this | ||
Bond occurring after issuance or last annual renewal anniversary date of this Bond, which causes | ||
the risk of loss to be substantially and materially increased beyond that contemplated at the time | ||
this Bond was issued or last renewed; |
ICAP Bond - New York | |
Form 17-02-2863 (Rev. 7-03) | Page 1 |
6. | A determination by the Superintendent of Insurance that continuation of the present premium | ||
volume of the COMPANY would jeopardize the COMPANY's policyholders, creditors or the public, | |||
or continuing the Bond itself would place the COMPANY in violation of any provision of the New | |||
York Insurance Code; or | |||
7. | Where the COMPANY has reason to believe, in good faith and with sufficient cause, that there is | ||
a probable risk or danger that the Property will be destroyed by the ASSURED for the purpose of | |||
collecting the insurance proceeds. | |||
Notice Of Termination | |||
Notice of termination under this SECTION shall be mailed to the ASSURED and to the authorized agent | |||
or broker, if any, at the address shown on the DECLARATIONS of this Bond. The COMPANY, | |||
however, may deliver any notice instead of mailing it. | |||
Return Premium Calculations | |||
The COMPANY shall refund the unearned premium computed pro rata if this Bond is terminated by the | |||
COMPANY." | |||
2. | By adding a new Section reading as follows: | ||
"Section 17. Election To Conditionally Renew / Nonrenew This Bond | |||
Conditional Renewal | |||
If the COMPANY conditionally renews this Bond subject to: | |||
1. | Change of limits of liability; | ||
2. | Change in type of coverage; | ||
3. | Reduction of coverage; | ||
4. | Increased deductible; | ||
5. | Addition of exclusion; or | ||
6. | Increased premiums in excess of 10%, exclusive of any premium increase due to and | ||
commensurate with insured value added; or as a result of experience rating, retrospective rating | |||
or audit; the COMPANY shall send notice as provided in Notices Of Nonrenewal And Conditional | |||
Renewal immediately below. | |||
Notices Of Nonrenewal And Conditional Renewal | |||
1. | If the COMPANY elects not to renew this Bond, or to conditionally renew this Bond as provided | ||
herein, the COMPANY shall mail or deliver written notice to the ASSURED at least sixty (60) but | |||
not more than one hundred twenty (120) days before: | |||
a. | The expiration date; or | ||
b. | The anniversary date if this Bond has been written for a term of more than one year. |
ICAP Bond - New York | |
Form 17-02-2863 (Rev. 7-03) | Page 2 |
2. | Notice shall be mailed or delivered to the ASSURED at the address shown on the | |
DECLARATIONS of this Bond and the authorized agent or broker, if any. If notice is mailed, proof | ||
of mailing shall be sufficient proof of notice. | ||
3. | Paragraphs 1. and 2. immediately above shall not apply when the ASSURED, authorized agent or | |
broker, or another insurer has mailed or delivered written notice to the COMPANY that the Bond | ||
has been replaced or is no longer desired. | ||
3. | By adding to General Agreement B., Representations Made By Assured, the following: | |
No misrepresentation shall be deemed material unless knowledge by the COMPANY would have lead | ||
to the COMPANY'S refusal to write this Bond. |
This Endorsement applies to loss discovered after 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2012.
ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS BOND REMAIN UNCHANGED.
Date: January 8, 2013 |
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ICAP Bond - New York | |
Form 17-02-2863 (Rev. 7-03) | Page 3 |
ENDORSEMENT/RIDER | |||
Effective date of | |||
this endorsement/rider: November 1, 2012 | FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement/Rider No. | 11 | ||
To be attached to and | |||
form a part of Policy No. | 82126650 | ||
Issued to: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN LIMITS ENDORSEMENT
In consideration of the premium charged, it is agreed that GENERAL AGREEMENTS, Section C. | |
Additional Offices Or Employees-Consolidation, Merger Or Purchase Or Acquisition Of Assets Or | |
Liabilities-Notice To Company, is amended by adding the following subsection: | |
Automatic Increase in Limits for Investment Companies | ||
If an increase in bonding limits is required pursuant to rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of | ||
1940 (the Act), due to: | ||
(i) | the creation of a new Investment Company ; or | |
(ii) | an increase in asset size of current Investment Companies covered under this Bond, | |
then the minimum required increase in limits shall take place automatically without payment of | ||
additional premium for the remainder of the BOND PERIOD. |
The title and any headings in this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the terms and conditions of coverage.
All other terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged.
Q10-2021 (10/2010) | Page 1 |
ENDORSEMENT/RIDER | ||
Effective date of | ||
this endorsement/rider: November 1, 2012 | FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | |
Endorsement/Rider No. | 12 | |
To be attached to and | ||
form a part of Bond No. | 82126650 | |
Issued to: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX |
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE TRADE SANCTION LAWS
It is agreed that this insurance does not apply to the extent that trade or economic sanctions or other similar laws or regulations prohibit the coverage provided by this insurance.
The title and any headings in this endorsement/rider are solely for convenience and form no part of the terms and conditions of coverage.
All other terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond shall remain unchanged.
14-02-9228 (02/2010) | Page 1 |
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
Endorsement No. | 13 | |
Bond Number: | 82126650 | |
NAME OF ASSURED: BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX |
CO-SURETY ENDORSEMENT
It is agreed that this Bond is amended as follows:
1. | By adding to Section 1., Definitions, the following: | |
ii. | Controlling Company means FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY . | |
jj. | Company means, unless otherwise specified, each insurance company, including the | |
Controlling Company , executing this Endorsement. | ||
kk. | Companies means, unless otherwise specified, all of the insurance companies, including the | |
Controlling Company , executing this Endorsement. | ||
2. | By adding to Section 5., Limit of Liability/Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability, the following: | |
Each COMPANY shall be liable only for such proportion of any Single Loss as the LIMIT OF | ||
LIABILITY underwritten by such Company , as specified in this Endorsement, bears to the LIMIT OF | ||
LIABILITY as stated in ITEM 2. of the DECLARATIONS, but in no event shall any Company be liable | ||
for an amount greater than that underwritten by it. | ||
3. | By adding to Section 7., Notice To Company-Proof-Legal Proceedings Against Company, the following: | |
g. | In the absence of a request from any Company to pay premiums directly to it, premiums for this | |
Bond may be paid to the Controlling Company for the account of all Companies . | ||
h. | In the absence of a request from any Company that notice of claim and proof of loss be given to | |
or filed directly with it, the ASSURED giving such notice to and the filing of such proof with the | ||
Controlling Company shall be deemed to be in compliance with the conditions of this Bond for | ||
the giving of notice of loss and the filing of proof of loss, if given and filed in accordance with said | ||
conditions. | ||
4. | By adding to Section 13., Termination, the following: | |
The Controlling Company may give notice in accordance with the terms of this Bond terminating the | ||
Bond as an entirety or as to any Employee or ASSURED, and any notice so given shall terminate the | ||
liability of all Companies as an entirety or as to such Employee or ASSURED, as the case may be. | ||
Any Company other than the Controlling Company may give notice in accordance with the terms of | ||
this Bond, terminating the entire liability of such other Company under this Bond or as to any person or | ||
entity. | ||
In the absence of a request from any Company that notice of termination by the ASSURED of this Bond | ||
in its entirety may be given to or filed directly with it, the giving of such notice in accordance with the | ||
terms of this Bond to the Controlling Company shall terminate the liability of all Companies as an | ||
entirety. The ASSURED may terminate the entire liability of any Company , under this Bond by giving | ||
notice of such termination to that Company and by sending a copy of such notice to the Controlling | ||
Company . |
ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-2836 (Ed. 5-02) | Page 1 |
In the event of the termination of this Bond as an entirety, no Company shall be liable to the ASSURED | ||
for a greater proportion of any return premium due the ASSURED than the LIMIT OF LIABILITY | ||
underwritten by that Company bears to the LIMIT OF LIABILITY as stated in ITEM 2. of the | ||
DECLARATIONS. | ||
In the event of the termination of this Bond as to any Company , such Company alone shall be liable to | ||
the ASSURED for any return premium due the ASSURED on account of such termination. The | ||
termination of the attached Bond as to any Company other than the Controlling Company shall not | ||
terminate or otherwise affect the liability of the other Companies under this Bond. | ||
5. | By adding the following Section: | |
Section 18. | Controlling Company | |
The execution by the Controlling Company of the DECLARATIONS, Endorsements 1-12, shall | ||
constitute execution by all the Companies signing this Endorsement. | ||
In the event this Bond is modified during the BOND PERIOD, the Controlling Company shall notify the | ||
Companies or their respective representatives, in writing, of such change. Each Company shall be | ||
deemed to agree to such modification, unless such Company notifies the Controlling Company or the | ||
Controlling Companys representative in writing, that they do not agree to such modification. If a | ||
Company fails to object to a modification within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice from the | ||
Controlling Company , such Company shall be deemed to agree to such modification. |
Underwritten for a SINGLE LOSS
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FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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Date: January 8, 2013 |
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Underwritten for a SINGLE LOSS
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ICAP Bond | |
Form 17-02-2836 (Ed. 5-02) | Page 2 |
POLICYHOLDER
DISCLOSURE NOTICE OF
TERRORISM INSURANCE COVERAGE
(for policies with no terrorism exclusion or sublimit)
You are hereby notified that, under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (the Act), effective December 26, 2007, this policy makes available to you insurance for losses arising out of certain acts of terrorism. Terrorism is defined as any act certified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General of the United States, to be an act of terrorism; to be a violent act or an act that is dangerous to human life, property or infrastructure; to have resulted in damage within the United States, or outside the United States in the case of an air carrier or vessel or the premises of a United States Mission; and to have been committed by an individual or individuals as part of an effort to coerce the civilian population of the United States or to influence the policy or affect the conduct of the United States Government by coercion.
You should know that the insurance provided by your policy for losses caused by acts of terrorism is partially reimbursed by the United States under the formula set forth in the Act. Under this formula, the United States pays 85% of covered terrorism losses that exceed the statutorily established deductible to be paid by the insurance company providing the coverage.
However, if aggregate insured losses attributable to terrorist acts certified under the Act exceed $100 billion in a Program Year (January 1 through December 31), the Treasury shall not make any payment for any portion of the amount of such losses that exceeds $100 billion.
10-02-1281 (Ed. 1/2003)
If aggregate insured losses attributable to terrorist acts certified under the Act exceed $100 billion in a Program Year (January 1 through December 31) and we have met our insurer deductible under the Act, we shall not be liable for the payment of any portion of the amount of such losses that exceeds $100 billion, and in such case insured losses up to that amount are subject to pro rata allocation in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The portion of your policys annual premium that is attributable to insurance for such acts of terrorism is: $ -0-.
If you have any questions about this notice, please contact your agent or broker.
10-02-1281 (Ed. 1/2003)
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDERS
All of the members of the Chubb Group of Insurance companies doing business in the United States (hereinafter Chubb) distribute their products through licensed insurance brokers and agents (producers). Detailed information regarding the types of compensation paid by Chubb to producers on US insurance transactions is available under the Producer Compensation link located at the bottom of the page at www.chubb.com, or by calling 1-866-588-9478. Additional information may be available from your producer.
Thank you for choosing Chubb.
10-02-1295 (ed. 6/2007)
Important Notice:
The SEC Requires Proof of Your Fidelity Insurance Policy
Your company is now required to file an electronic copy of your fidelity insurance coverage (Chubbs ICAP Bond policy) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to rules adopted by the SEC on June 12, 2006.
Chubb is in the process of providing your agent/broker with an electronic copy of your insurance policy as well as instructions on how to submit this proof of fidelity insurance coverage to the SEC. You can expect to receive this information from your agent/broker shortly.
The electronic copy of your policy is provided by Chubb solely as a convenience and does not affect the terms and conditions of coverage as set forth in the paper policy you receive by mail. The terms and conditions of the policy mailed to you, which are the same as those set forth in the electronic copy, constitute the entire agreement between your company and Chubb.
If you have any questions, please contact your agent or broker.
Form 14-02-12160 (ed. 7/2006)
EXECUTION COPY
SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
I, Benjamin Archibald, the duly elected and acting Secretary of each of the funds listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), hereby certify as follows:
A. The following resolutions regarding the Funds’ fidelity bond were duly adopted by the Board of Directors/Trustees of each Fund on September 21, 2012, are in full force and effect and have been so since such date.
RESOLVED, that the terms and amount of the extension of the joint insured fidelity bond to be obtained from Federal Insurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (collectively, the “Insurance Provider”) covering registered investment companies advised or managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC, with an approximate allocation to each Fund as presented in the Board materials, be, and they hereby are, approved in substantially the form presented at the Meetings with such changes as counsel deems necessary;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of each Fund are authorized to pay the amount of the total premium allocated to the Fund for the period payable with respect to such bond as described in the Joint Fidelity Bond Agreement and outlined in the Joint Fidelity Bond Agreement previously approved by the Boards;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amount of the fidelity bond coverage is approved after consideration of all factors deemed relevant by the Board, including, but not limited to, the other parties named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the joint insured bond, the amount of the premium for such bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among the parties named as insureds, the extent to which the share of the premium allocated to each Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond, the value of the assets of the Fund, the type and terms of the arrangements made for custody of the Fund’s assets, and the nature of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of each Fund be, and each hereby is, authorized and directed to execute such other documents and take such other action as may be deemed necessary or desirable to effect the Fund’s purchase of a fidelity bond from the Insurance Provider including but not limited to executing a signature commitment to the Insurance Provider and obtaining a Letter of Credit from State Street Bank and Trust Company;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the form of Joint Fidelity Bond Agreement between the Funds and the other named joint insureds, in substantially the form as previously provided to the Directors, is approved with such further changes therein as an officer of a Fund may deem necessary or advisable with the advice
of counsel, such officers’ execution of the Agreement to be conclusive evidence of this determination;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that an officer of each Fund is authorized to execute and deliver such Agreement on behalf of the Fund;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the fidelity bond premiums paid by each Fund pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), shall be reallocated from time to time to allow for changes during the policy year arising from the addition of joint insureds to the bond, the growth or loss of gross assets of the Fund during the year requiring additional or reduced coverage in accordance with Rule 17g-1(d) under the 1940 Act, or the liquidation or merger of named insureds;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following practices are hereby adopted as the procedures for allocating and reallocating fidelity bond premium expense among the named joint insureds: (i) the joint fidelity bond premium expense allocated to each named insured will be based on the amount of coverage assigned to each named insured from time to time, and (ii) coverage for the Fund under the joint insured bond will be based on the amount of coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d) under the 1940 Act from time to time plus additional coverage to allow for reasonable growth of the Fund;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of each Fund be, and each hereby is, authorized and directed to implement the foregoing procedures by, among other things: (i) monitoring the amount of fidelity bond coverage assigned to the Fund and, if necessary, increasing or decreasing such coverage to comply with the Board’s procedures, and (ii) if necessary, reallocating the joint fidelity bond expense in accordance with the foregoing procedures for allocating the premium adopted by the Board;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of each Fund is hereby designated as the officer responsible for making the necessary filings and giving the notices with respect to such bond required by paragraph (g) of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper officers of each Fund are authorized and directed to take such action with respect to obtaining additional fidelity bond coverage as they deem it necessary or appropriate pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act.
B. The amount of the single insured bond which each Fund would have provided and maintained had it not been named as an insured under the joint fidelity bond is set forth in Schedule A hereto.
C. The period for which premiums have been paid under the joint fidelity bond is November 1, 2012 to November 1, 2013.
By: | /s/ Benjamin Archibald | ||
Benjamin Archibald | |||
Secretary | |||
Dated: January 15, 2013 |
Equity-Liquidity Complex | ||
Schedule A | ||
Fund |
Gross Assets as of September 30, 2012
($) |
Minimum Bond
Limit ($) |
BlackRock Funds | 14,623,559,794 | 2,500,000 |
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. | 392,867,895 | 750,000 |
BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc. | 613,868,081 | 900,000 |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds | 91,559,794,692 | 2,500,000 |
BlackRock Master LLC / BlackRock Series, Inc. | 1,031,582,301 | 1,250,000 |
BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc. | 308,015,095 | 750,000 |
BIF Multi-State Municipal Series Trust | 2,961,378,490 | 1,900,000 |
Master Institutional Money Market LLC | 17,067,798,928 | 2,500,000 |
Funds For Institutions Series | 4,786,655,036 | 2,500,000 |
Master Large Cap Series LLC / BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc. | 4,460,755,730 | 2,500,000 |
Master Government Securities LLC / BIF Government Securities Fund / BBIF Government Securities Fund | 651,760,150 | 900,000 |
Master Money LLC / BIF Money Fund / BBIF Money Fund | 8,243,531,769 | 2,500,000 |
Master Tax-Exempt LLC / BIF Tax-Exempt Fund / BBIF Tax-Exempt Fund | 3,119,793,266 | 2,100,000 |
Master Treasury LLC / BIF Treasury Fund / BBIF Treasury Fund | 2,563,592,748 | 1,900,000 |
Ready Assets Prime Money Fund | 3,225,265,590 | 2,100,000 |
Retirement Series Trust | 2,258,036,937 | 1,700,000 |
Ready Assets U.S. Treasury Money Fund | 354,860,670 | 750,000 |
Ready Assets USA Government Money Fund | 145,181,496 | 525,000 |
Quantitative Master Series LLC / BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. | 4,108,946,396 | 2,500,000 |
Master Investment Portfolio | 63,787,281,903 | 2,500,000 |
BlackRock Funds III | 93,445,461 | 450,000 |
BlackRock Financial Institutions Series Trust | 67,452,783 | 400,000 |
JOINT FIDELITY BOND AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG
THE FUNDS IN THE BLACKROCK EQUITY-LIQUIDITY COMPLEX
JOINT FIDELITY BOND AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2007, by and among the funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time, all of which are named insureds on a certain fidelity bond underwritten by Vigilant Insurance Company (“Vigilant”), a member of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, covering certain acts relating to the Funds (the “Bond”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, each of the Funds is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, by the terms of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act, the Funds are required to provide and to maintain in effect a bond against larceny and embezzlement by their officers and employees. By the terms of the rule, the Funds are authorized to secure the Bond that names all of the Funds as insureds;
WHEREAS, Rule 17g-1(f) under the 1940 Act requires that a registered management investment company named as an insured on a joint fidelity bond enter into a certain agreement with the other named insureds;
WHEREAS, a majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Directors”) of each Fund who are not “interested persons” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act have given due consideration to all factors relevant to the form, amount and ratable allocation of premiums of such Bond, and the majority of such Directors have approved the amount, type, form and coverage of the Bond and the portion of the premium payable with respect to each Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the allocation of the proceeds payable under the Bond as set forth herein (which takes into account the extent to which the share of the premium allocated to each Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond) is equitable with respect to each Fund and that each Fund will benefit from its respective participation in the Bond in compliance with this Rule.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed by and between the Funds hereto as follows:
1. Joint Insured Bond . The Funds have procured from Vigilant, a reputable fidelity insurance company, the Bond insuring each Fund against larceny and embezzlement of its securities and funds by such of its officers and employees who may, singly or jointly with others,
have access to such securities or funds, directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such securities. The Bond names each Fund as an insured, and complies with the requirements established by Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act.
2. Amount. The Bond is in an amount based upon the total assets of each Fund, equal to or in excess of the aggregate of the minimum coverage required for each of the Funds under Rule 17g-1. The minimum coverage required for a Fund under Rule 17g-1(d)(1) shall be referred to herein as the “Minimum Coverage Amount”.
3. Ratable Allocation of Premium. Each Fund will pay the percentage of the premium due under the Bond which is proportionate to the ratio of its Minimum Coverage Amount to the aggregate amount of the Minimum Coverage Amounts for all of the Funds.
4. Ratable Allocation of Proceeds.
(a) In the event any recovery under the Bond is received as a result of a loss sustained by any of the Funds, then each Fund sustaining such loss shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, said proportion to be established by the ratio that the claim bears to the total amount claimed by all participants, but at least equal to the amount which each such Fund would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the Minimum Coverage Amount.
(b) If the recovery is inadequate to indemnify fully each such Fund sustaining a loss, the recovery shall be allocated among such Funds as follows:
(i) Each Fund sustaining a loss shall be allocated an amount equal to the lesser of its actual loss or the Minimum Coverage Amount.
(ii) The remaining portion of the proceeds shall be allocated to each Fund sustaining a loss not fully covered by the allocation under subparagraph (i) in the proportion that each such Fund’s gross assets as of the end of its fiscal quarter preceding the loss bears to the sum of the gross assets of all such Funds. If such allocation would result in any Fund sustaining a loss receiving a portion of the recovery in excess of the loss actually sustained by such Fund, the aggregate of such excess portions shall be allocated among the other Funds whose losses would not be fully indemnified in the same proportion as each such Fund’s gross assets bear to the sum of the gross assets of all Funds entitled to receive a share of the excess (both determined as of the fiscal quarter of each Fund preceding the loss). Any allocation in excess of a loss actually sustained by any such Fund shall be reallocated in the same manner.
5. Claims and Settlements. Each Fund shall, within ten days after the making of any claim under the Bond, provide the other Funds with written notice of the amount and nature of such claim. Each Fund shall, within ten days after the receipt thereof, provide the other Funds with written notice of the terms of settlement of any claim made under the Bond by such Fund.
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6. Modification and Amendments.
(a) If a Fund shall determine that the coverage required by Rule 17g-1 for such Fund has changed, or that the amount of the total coverage allocated to such Fund should otherwise be modified, it shall so notify the other Funds setting forth the modification which it believes to be appropriate, and the proposed treatment of any increased or return premium.
(b) Within 60 days after such notice, the Funds shall seek the approval required by Rule 17g-1, and if approvals are obtained, shall effect an amendment to this Agreement and the Bond . Any Fund may terminate this Agreement (except with respect to losses occurring prior to such withdrawal) by giving at least 60 days’ written notice to the other Funds. The Fund(s) terminating the Agreement shall thereafter be removed as a named insured in accordance with Rule 17g-1 and the Fund(s) shall be entitled to receive the pro rata portion of any return of premium paid to the insurance company.
(c) This Agreement is intended to cover all entities insured under the Bond. Any insured under the Bond that is not currently listed on Schedule A hereto may be added to this Agreement by a written amendment. The Funds hereby consent to additional registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and its affiliates being named as an insured under the Bond and the Agreement.
7. Limitation of Liability for Massachusetts business trusts. The Declaration of Trust for each Fund listed on Schedule A hereto that is organized as a Massachusetts business trust (each, a “Massachusetts Trust”) is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed on behalf of such Massachusetts Trusts by the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer and not individually and the obligations imposed upon each Massachusetts Trust by this Agreement are not binding upon any of the Massachusetts Trust’s respective Board members, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of such Massachusetts Trust.
8. No Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable.
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which together shall constitute a single instrument.
10. Governing Law. The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
11. Notices. All Notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the appropriate Fund at 40 East 52 nd Street, New York, New York 10022.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Fund has caused the foregoing instrument to be executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and the year first above written.
/s/ Donald C. Burke | ||
Name: | Donald C. Burke | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer of each Fund listed on Schedule A |
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Schedule A
BBIF Government Securities Fund |
BBIF Money Fund |
BBIF Tax-Exempt Fund |
BBIF Treasury Fund |
BIF Government Securities Fund |
BIF Money Fund |
BIF Multi-State Municipal Series Trust |
BIF Arizona Municipal Money Fund |
BIF California Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Connecticut Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Florida Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Michigan Municipal Money Fund |
BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund |
BIF New York Municipal Money Fund |
BIF North Carolina Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Ohio Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Pennsylvania Municipal Money Fund |
BIF Tax-Exempt Fund |
BIF Treasury Fund |
BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. |
BlackRock Financial Institutions Series Trust |
BlackRock Summit Cash Reserves Fund |
BlackRock Funds SM |
BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio |
BlackRock China Fund |
BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund |
BlackRock Credit Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Fund |
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio |
BlackRock Exchange Portfolio |
BlackRock Flexible Equity Fund |
BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund |
BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio |
BlackRock India Fund |
BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Managed Volatility Portfolio |
BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio |
BlackRock Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock Municipal Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock North Carolina Municipal Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock Ohio Municipal Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock Science & Technology Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio |
BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio |
BlackRock U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Money Market Portfolio |
BlackRock World Gold Fund |
BlackRock Funds III |
LifePath® Retirement Portfolio |
LifePath 2020 Portfolio® |
LifePath® 2025 Portfolio |
LifePath 2030 Portfolio® |
LifePath® 2035 Portfolio |
LifePath 2040 Portfolio® |
LifePath® 2045 Portfolio |
LifePath® 2050 Portfolio |
LifePath® 2055 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index Retirement Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2020 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2025 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2030 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2035 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2040 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2045 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2050 Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2055 Portfolio |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Government |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury |
BlackRock Bond Index Fund |
BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund |
BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund |
BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund |
BlackRock Russell 1000® Index Fund |
BlackRock Index Funds, Inc. |
BlackRock International Index Fund |
BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund |
BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund |
BlackRock Large Cap Series Funds, Inc. |
BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund |
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BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund |
BlackRock Large Cap Core Retirement Portfolio |
BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund |
BlackRock Large Cap Growth Retirement Portfolio |
BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund |
BlackRock Large Cap Value Retirement Portfolio |
BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc. |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds |
California Money Fund |
Federal Trust Fund |
FedFund |
MuniCash |
MuniFund |
New York Money Fund |
TempCash |
TempFund |
T-Fund |
Treasury Trust Fund |
BlackRock Master LLC |
BlackRock Master International Portfolio |
BlackRock Master Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
BlackRock Pacific Fund, Inc. |
BlackRock Series, Inc. |
BlackRock International Fund |
BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II |
Funds For Institutions Series |
FFI Government Fund |
FFI Institutional Fund |
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund |
FFI Premier Institutional Fund |
FFI Select Institutional Fund |
FFI Treasury Fund |
Master Government Securities LLC |
Master Institutional Money Market LLC |
Government Portfolio |
Institutional Portfolio |
Institutional Tax-Exempt Portfolio |
Premier Institutional Portfolio |
Treasury Portfolio |
Master Investment Portfolio |
Prime Money Market Master Portfolio |
Money Market Master Portfolio |
Government Money Market Master Portfolio |
Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Retirement Master Portfolio |
LifePath 2020 Master Portfolio® |
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LifePath® 2025 Master Portfolio |
LifePath 2030 Master Portfolio® |
LifePath® 2035 Master Portfolio |
LifePath 2040 Master Portfolio® |
LifePath® 2045 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® 2050 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® 2055 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index Retirement Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2020 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2025 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2030 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2035 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2040 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2045 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2050 Master Portfolio |
LifePath® Index 2055 Master Portfolio |
Active Stock Master Portfolio |
CoreAlpha Bond Master Portfolio |
S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio |
Bond Index Master Portfolio |
ACWI ex-US Index Master Portfolio |
Russell 1000® Index Master Portfolio |
Master Large Cap Series LLC |
Master Large Cap Core Portfolio |
Master Large Cap Growth Portfolio |
Master Large Cap Value Portfolio |
Master Money LLC |
Master Tax-Exempt LLC |
Master Treasury LLC |
Quantitative Master Series LLC |
Master Core Bond Enhanced Index Series |
Master Extended Market Index Series |
Master International Index Series |
Master S&P 500 Index Series |
Master Small Cap Index Series |
Ready Assets Prime Money Fund |
Ready Assets U.S.A. Government Money Fund |
Ready Assets U.S. Treasury Money Fund |
Retirement Series Trust |
Retirement Reserves Money Fund |
As amended September 21, 2012
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