r17g_121613germany.htm
 
 
 
December 16, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Filings and Information Services
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.A. 20549

Re:           Investment Company Blanket Bond

The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc. - File No. 811-04632
The European Equity Fund, Inc. - File No. 811-05983
The New Germany Fund, Inc. - File No. 811-06041


Dear Sir/Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 17-g-1(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, enclosed are the following documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

1.  
A copy of Investment Company Blanket Bond No. 01-542-40-00 along with Endorsement No. 1 through 12 (the “Bond”) in the amount of $2,325,000 primary coverage issued by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, covering the above registered investment companies for the period November 1, 2013 to November 1, 2014;
 
2.  
Certified resolutions approved by a majority of the Board of Directors who are not “interested persons” of the registered investment companies, approving the amount, type, form, and coverage of the Bond and the portion of the premium to be paid by such companies, as required by Rule 17g-1(g); and
 
3.  
A copy of the Insurance Allocation Agreement among the Funds setting forth the criteria by which the premiums for the Bond shall be allocated and the amounts payable under the Bond shall be allocated among the covered parties, which includes a matrix in Schedule B showing: (i) the premiums that each investment company have paid for coverage under the bonds for the period November 1, 2013 to November 1, 2014; and (ii) the amount of the single insured bond which the investment company would have provided and maintained had it not been named as an insured under a joint insured bond.
 

 
 

 

If you have any questions or need further information, please call me at 617-295-2572.

Kind regards,

/s/John Millette

John Millette
Director
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108


 
 

 


 
FORMS SCHEDULE
 
Policy Number: 01-542-40-00
Division No:  36
Insured Name:  THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND
Effective  Date:  November 1, 2013
Expiration Date:  November 1, 2014
 

 

 
 
Underwriter NameHENRY PAN
Underwriter Phone # :  212-458-1804
 
 
 
Print date:  Dec 4, 2013
Printed by: WARDELLA THORNTON
 
Phone # : 913-495-4209

 
ALIAS                  FORM NUMBER                                                                                  DESCRIPTION
 
..
 
o TQD01
 
CLETR2
 
o LETTER
 
    COM001  91222
 
o MNSDEC 41205
 
o QP6690 41206
 
o QE7310 83231
 
o QE0703 69898
 
o QE7215 99758
 
o MNSCPT MNSCPT
 
o MNSCPT MNSCPT
 
o QE9529 89644
 
o MNSCPT MNSCPT
 
o MNSCPT MNSCPT
 
o MNSCPT MNSCPT
 
o MNSCPT MNSCPT
 
o MNSCPT 113022
 
o QE2392 78859
 
 
 
 
 
RISK  TRANSFER
 
REGULAR  BROKER  COVER
 
LETTER POLICYHOLDER
 
NOTICE
 
INVESTMENT COMPANY  BLANKET BOND  DEC PAGE
 
INVESTMENT COMPANY  BLANKET BOND  GUTS
 
NEW  YORK  LAW 3420  AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT
 
NEW YORK   AMENDATORY   -
 
CANCELLATION/NONRENEWAL NOTICE  OF CLAIM (
 
REPORTING BY E-MAIL)
 
OMNIBUS  NAMED INSURED RIDER
 
AMENDED  FIDELITY AGREEMENT
 
ECONOMIC  SANCTIONS  ENDORSEMENT
 
COMPUTER  SYSTEMS
 
INSURING  AGREEMENT L - TELEFACSIMILE  
 
TRANSFER  FRAUD VOICE INITIATED  TRANSFER
 
FRAUD
 
AUTO  LIMIT INCREASE
 
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL   LOSS
 
EXCLUSION FORMS  INDEX ENDORSEMENT

 
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POLICYHOLDER NOTICE
 

 
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91222 (4/13)

 
 

 


 
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
A capital stock company
 


POLICY NUMBER: 01-542-40-00                                                                                     REPLACEMENT OF POLICY NUMBER: 01-354-08-74
 



INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
 
DECLARATIONS
 

ITEM 1.
Name of Insured (herein called Insured):
 
THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND
 
Principal Address:
345 PARK AVENUE NEW
YORK, NY 10154
 
 ITEM 2.
Bond Period: from: 12:01 a.m. November 01, 2013 to: November 01, 2014
the effective date of the termination or cancellation of this bond, standard time at the Principal Address as to each of said dates.
 
 
 ITEM 3.
Limit of Liability - Subject to Sections 9, 10 and 12 hereof,
 
 

 
 
   Single Loss Coverage Forms
Single Loss
Limit of Liability 
Single Loss
Deductible
 
 Single Loss Coverage Forms
Insuring Agreement A (Fidelity)-
Insuring Agreement B (Audit Expense)-
Insuring Agreement C (On Premises)-
Insuring Agreement D (In Transit)-
Insuring Agreement E (Forgery or Alteration)-
Insuring Agreement F (Securities)-
Insuring Agreement G (Counterfeit Currency)-
Insuring Agreement H (Stop Payment)-
Insuring Agreement I (Uncollectible Items of Deposit)-
Additional Coverages:
Insuring Agreement (J) Computer Systems
Insuring Agreement (K) Unauthorized Signatures
Insuring Agreement (L) Telefacsimile Transfer Fraud)
Insuring Agreement (M) Voice Initiated Transfer
Fraud)
$2,325,000
$50,000
$2,325,000
$2,325,000
$2,325,000
$2,325,000
$2,325,000
$50,000
$50,000
 
$2,325,000
$50,000
$2,325,000
$2,325,000
 
$0
$5,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$5,000
$5,000
 
$25,000
$5,000
$25,000
$25,000
 
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If "Not Covered" is inserted above opposite any specified Insuring Agreement or Coverage, such Insuring Agreement or Coverage and any other reference thereto in this bond shall be deemed to be deleted therefrom.

 
 
ITEM 4.
Offices or Premises Covered-Offices acquired or established subsequent to the effective date of this bond are covered according to the terms of General Agreement A. All the Insured's offices or premises in existence at the time this bond becomes  effective are  covered under this bond except the offices or premises located as follows: No Exceptions
 
 
 
ITEM 5.
The liability of the Underwriter is subject to the terms of the following riders attached thereto: : Endorsement #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12
 
 

 
 
 ITEM 6. 
The Insured by the acceptance of this bond gives to the Underwriter terminating or canceling prior bond(s) or policy(ies) No.(s) 01-354-08-74  such termination or cancellation to be effective as of the time this bond becomes effective.
 

PREMIUM: $7,129


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Insurer has caused this Policy to be signed by its President, Secretary and Authorized Representative. This Policy shall not be valid unless signed below at the time of issuance by an authorized representative of the insurer.
 


 
     
 
PRESIDENT
National Union Fire Insurance
Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
 
SECRETARY
National Union Fire Insurance
Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
     
   AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE  
 

 
_____________________________________________________ 
COUNTERSIGNED AT
________________________________
DATE
__________________________
COUNTERSIGNATURE
 
                                                                               
MARSH USA INC.
1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036-3712

 
 

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INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
 
 
The Underwriter, in consideration of an agreed premium, and subject to the Declarations made a part hereof, the General Agreements, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this bond, agrees with the Insured, in accordance with the Insuring Agreements hereof to which an amount of insurance is applicable as set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations and with respect to loss sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond Period, to indemnify and hold harmless the Insured for:
 
INSURING AGREEMENTS
(A)     FIDELITY
 
    Loss resulting from any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement committed by an Employee, committed anywhere and whether committed alone or in collusion with others, including loss of Property resulting from such acts of an Employee, which Property is held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity and whether so held gratuitously or not and whether or not the Insured is liable therefor.
 
    Dishonest or fraudulent act(s) as used in this Insuring Agreement shall mean only dishonest or fraudulent act(s) committed by such Employee with the manifest intent:
 
    (a)     to cause the Insured to sustain such loss; and 
 
    (b)to obtain financial benefit for the Employee, or  for  any  other  person  or  organization intended by the Employee to receive such benefit,  other  than  salaries,  commissions, fees, bonuses, promotions, awards, profit sharing, pensions or other employee benefits earned in the normal course of employment.
 
(B)    AUDIT EXPENSE
 
    Expense incurred by the Insured for that part of the costs of audits or examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority to be conducted either by such authority or by an independent accountant by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the Insured through any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement of any of the Employees. The total liability of the Underwriter for such expense by reason of such acts of any Employee or in which such Employee is concerned or implicated or with respect to any one audit or examination is limited to the amount stated opposite Audit Expense in Item 3 of the Declarations; it being understood,  however,  that  such  expense  shall  be deemed to be a loss sustained by the Insured through any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement of one or more of the Employees and the liability under this paragraph shall be in addition to the Limit of liability stated in Insuring Agreement (A) in Item 3 of the Declarations.
 
(C)    ON PREMISES
 
Loss of Property (occurring with or without negligence or violence) through robbery, burglary, Larceny, theft, holdup, or other fraudulent means, misplacement,  mysterious  unexplainable disappearance, damage thereto or destruction thereof, abstraction or removal from the possession, custody or control of the Insured, and loss of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges through the  misplacement  or  loss  of  Property,  while  the Property is (or is supposed or believed by the Insured to be) lodged or deposited within any offices or premises located anywhere, except in an office listed in Item 4 of the Declarations or amendment thereof or in the mail or with a carrier for hire other than an armored motor vehicle company, for the purpose of transportation.
 
Offices and Equipment
 

 
(1)
Loss of or damage to, furnishings, fixtures, stationery, supplies or equipment, within any of the Insured's offices covered under this bond caused by Larceny or theft in, or by burglary, robbery or holdup of such office, or attempt thereat, or by vandalism or malicious mischief; or
 

 
(2)
loss through damage to any such office by Larceny or theft in, or by burglary, robbery or holdup of such office or attempt thereat, or to the interior of any such office by vandalism or malicious mischief provided, in any event, that the Insured is the owner of such offices, furnishings, fixtures,

 


 
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stationery,  supplies or equipment  or  is legally liable for such loss or damage, always excepting, however, all loss or damage through fire.
 

(D)         IN TRANSIT
 

Loss of Property (occurring with or without negligence  or  violence)  through  robbery,  Larceny, theft, holdup, misplacement, mysterious unexplainable disappearance,  being  lost  or  otherwise  made  away with, damage thereto or destruction thereof, and loss of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges   through   the   misplacement   or   loss   of Property, while the Property is in transit anywhere in the custody of any person or persons acting as messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier for hire, other than an armored motor vehicle company, for the purpose of transportation, such transit to begin immediately upon receipt of such Property by the transporting person or persons, and to end immediately upon delivery thereof at destination.
 

(E)         FORGERY OR ALTERATION
 
    Loss through FORGERY or ALTERATION of, on or in any bills of exchange, checks, drafts, acceptances, certificates of deposit. promissory notes, or other written promises, orders or directions to pay sums certain in money,   due bills, money orders, warrants,  orders  upon  public  treasuries,  letters  of credit, written instructions, advices or applications directed to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer, payment, delivery or receipt of funds or Property, which instructions or advices or applications purport to have been signed or endorsed by any customer of the Insured, shareholder or subscriber to shares, whether certificated or uncertificated, of any Investment Company or by any financial or banking institution or stockbroker but which instructions, advices or applications either bear the forged signature or endorsement or have been altered without the knowledge and consent of such customer, shareholder or subscriber to shares, whether certificated or uncertificated, of an Investment Company, financial or banking institution or stockbroker, withdrawal orders or receipts for the withdrawal of funds or Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for Property and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer, or of another Investment Company for which the Insured acts as agent, excluding, however, any loss covered under Insuring Agreement (F) hereof whether or not coverage for Insuring Agreement (F) is provided for in the Declarations of this bond.
 
Any  check  or  draft  (a)  made  payable  to  a fictitious payee and endorsed in the name of such fictitious payee or (b) procured in a transaction with the maker or drawer thereof or with one acting as an agent  of  such  maker  or  drawer  or  anyone impersonating another and made or drawn payable to the one so impersonated and endorsed by anyone other than  the  one  impersonated,  shall  be  deemed  to  be forged as to such endorsement.
 
Mechanically  reproduced  facsimile  signatures are treated the same as handwritten signatures.
 

(F)         SECURITIES
 
Loss sustained by the Insured, including loss sustained by reason of a violation of the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization of  which  the  Insured  is  a  member  or which would have been imposed upon the Insured by the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization if the Insured had been a member thereof,
 

 
(1)
through the Insured’s having, in good faith and in the course of business, whether for its own account or for the account of others, in any representative, fiduciary, agency or any other capacity, either gratuitously or otherwise, purchased or otherwise acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed any liability, on the faith of, or otherwise acted upon, any securities, documents or other written instruments which prove to have been
 
 
       (a)     counterfeited, or
       (b)    forged as to the signature of any maker, drawer, issuer, endorser, assignor, lessee, transfer   agent   or   registrar,   acceptor, surety or guarantor or as to the signature of any person signing in any other capacity, or
       (c)    raised or otherwise altered, or lost, or stolen, or

 
(2)
through the Insured’s having, in good faith and in the course of business, guaranteed in writing or witnessed any signatures whether for valuable   consideration  or   not   and whether or not   such   guaranteeing   or witnessing is ultra vires the Insured, upon any  transfers,  assignments,  bills  of  sale,
   
 
 
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powers  of  attorney,  guarantees, endorsements or other obligations upon or in connection with any securities, documents or other written instruments and which pass or purport to pass title to such securities, documents or other written instruments; EXCLUDING, losses caused by FORGERY or ALTERATION of, on or in those instruments covered under Insuring Agreement (E) hereof.
 
Securities, documents or other written instruments shall be deemed to mean original (including original counterparts) negotiable or non-negotiable agreements which in and of themselves represent an equitable interest, ownership, or debt, including an assignment thereof which instruments are in the ordinary course of business, transferable by delivery of such agreements with any necessary endorsement or assignment.
 
The word "counterfeited" as used in this Insuring Agreement shall be deemed to mean any security, document or other written instrument which is intended to deceive and to be taken for an original.
 
Mechanically produced facsimile signatures are treated the same as handwritten signatures.
 
(G)         COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
 
Loss through the receipt by the Insured, in good faith,  of  any  counterfeited money  orders  or  altered paper  currencies  or  coin  of  the  United  States  of America or Canada issued or purporting to have been issued by the United States of America or Canada or issued pursuant to a United States of America or Canadian statute for use as currency.
 
(H)         STOP PAYMENT
 
    Loss against any and all sums which the Insured shall  become  obligated  to  pay  by  reason  of  the Liability   imposed   upon   the   Insured   by   law   for damages:
 
    For having either complied with or failed to comply with any written notice of any customer, shareholder or subscriber of the Insured or any Authorized  Representative  of  such  customer, shareholder or subscriber to stop payment of any check or draft made or drawn by such customer, shareholder or subscriber or any Authorized Representative of such customer, shareholder or subscriber, or
 
For having refused to pay any check or draft made or drawn by any customer, shareholder or subscriber of the Insured or any Authorized Representative of such customer, shareholder or subscriber.
 
(I)         UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
 
    Loss resulting from payments of dividends or fund shares, or withdrawals permitted from any customer’s,   shareholder’s   or   subscriber’s   account based upon Uncollectible Items of Deposit of a customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by the Insured or the Insured’s agent to such customer’s, shareholder’s or subscriber’s Mutual Fund Account; or
 
loss  resulting  from  any  Item  of  Deposit processed  through  an   Automated  Clearing  House which is reversed by the customer, shareholder or subscriber and deemed uncollectible by the Insured.
 
Loss includes dividends and interest accrued not to exceed 15% of the Uncollectible Items which are deposited.
 
This Insuring Agreement applies to all Mutual Funds with “exchange privileges” if all Fund(s) in the exchange program are insured by  a  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA for Uncollectible Items of Deposit.   Regardless of the number of transactions between Fund(s), the minimum number of days of deposit within the Fund(s) before withdrawal as declared in the Fund(s) prospectus shall begin from the date a deposit was first credited to any Insured Fund(s).
 
 
 
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GENERAL AGREEMENTS
 
 
 
 
A . ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES- CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER-NOTICE
 

 
1.
If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, establish any additional office or offices, such office or   offices   shall   be   automatically covered hereunder from the dates of their establishment, respectively. No notice to the Underwriter of   an   increase   during   any premium period in the number of offices or in the number of Employees at any of the offices covered hereunder need be given and no additional premium need be paid for the remainder of such premium period.
   
 

 
2.
If an Investment Company, named as Insured herein, shall,  while  this  bond  is  in  force, merge or consolidate with, or purchase the assets of another institution, coverage for such acquisition shall apply automatically from the date of acquisition. The Insured shall notify the Underwriter of such acquisition within 60 days of said date, and an additional premium shall be computed only if such acquisition involves additional offices or employees.
 
 

B.         WARRANTY
 
No  statement  made  by  or  on  behalf  of  the Insured, whether contained in the application or otherwise,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  warranty  of anything except that it is true to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person making the statement.
 

 
C.
COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES
(Applicable to all Insuring Agreements or Coverages now or hereafter forming part of this bond)
 
 
 
 
  
 
    Underwriter   will   indemnify   the   Insured against   court   costs   and   reasonable   attorneys'   fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense, whether or not  successful,  whether  or  not  fully  litigated  on  the merits and whether or not settled of any suit or legal proceeding brought against the Insured to enforce the Insured's liability or alleged liability on account of any loss, claim or damage which, if established against the Insured, would constitute a loss sustained by the Insured covered under the terms of this bond provided, however, that   with   respect   to   Insuring  Agreement  (A)   this indemnity shall apply only in the event that
 
 
(1)
an Employee admits to being guilty of any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement; or
 
(2)
an Employee is adjudicated to be guilty of any dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or Embezzlement;
 
(3)
in  the  absence  of  (1)  or  (2)  above  an arbitration panel agrees, after a review of an agreed statement of facts, that an Employee would be found guilty of dishonesty if such Employee were prosecuted.
 
The Insured shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such suit or legal proceeding and at the request of the Underwriter shall furnish it with copies of all pleadings and other papers therein. At the Underwriter's election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such suit or legal proceeding, in the Insured's name, through attorneys of the Underwriter's selection. In such event, the Insured shall give all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper defense of such suit or legal proceeding.
 
If the amount of the Insured's liability or alleged liability is greater than the amount recoverable under this bond, or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the liability of the Underwriter under this General Agreement is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys' fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount recoverable under this bond bears to the total of such amount plus the amount which is not so recoverable. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement or Coverage.
 
D.         FORMER EMPLOYEE
 
Acts of an Employee, as defined in this bond, are covered under Insuring Agreement (A) only while the Employee is in the Insured's employ. Should loss involving a former Employee of the Insured be discovered subsequent to the termination of employment, coverage would still apply under Insuring Agreement (A) if the direct proximate cause of the loss occurred while the former Employee performed duties within the scope of his/her employment.
 
 
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THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS AND
GENERAL AGREEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
AND LIMITATIONS:

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
 
The  following terms, as  used in  this bond, shall have the respective meanings stated in this Section:
 
(a)        "Employee" means:
 

 
  (1)
any   of   the   Insured's   officers, partners, or employees, and
 
  (2)
any of the officers or employees of any predecessor of the Insured whose principal assets are  acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase of assets or capital stock of such predecessor. and
 
  (3)
attorneys retained by the Insured to perform legal   services   for   the Insured and the employees of such attorneys  while  such  attorneys  or the employees of such attorneys are performing such services for the Insured, and
 
  (4)
guest students pursuing their studies or duties in any of the Insured's offices, and
 
  (5)
directors or trustees of the Insured, the investment advisor, underwriter (distributor),transfer    agent,    or shareholder accounting     record keeper, or administrator authorized by written   agreement   to   keep financial and/or    other    required records, but only while performing acts coming within the  scope of the usual duties   of   an   officer   or employee or while acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured, and
 
  (6)
any individual  or individuals assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee within the premises of the Insured, by contract, or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel on a contingent or part- time basis, and
 
  (7)
each natural person, partnership or corporation  authorized  by  written agreement with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor of checks or other accounting records of the Insured, but excluding any such processor who acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity in issuing checks, drafts or securities for the Insured, unless included under Sub- section (9) hereof, and
 
 
  (8)
those  persons  so  designated  in Section 15, Central Handling of Securities, and
 
 
  (9)
any officer, partner or Employee of
 

 
a) 
an investment advisor,
 
 
b) 
an underwriter (distributor),
 
 
c)
a transfer agent or shareholder accounting record-keeper, or
 
 
d)
an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records,
 

for an Investment Company named as Insured while performing acts coming  within  the  scope  of  the usual duties of an officer or Employee of any Investment Company named as Insured herein, or while acting as a member of any committee  duly  elected  or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of any such Investment Company, provided that only Employees or partners of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting record-keeper  or  administrator which is an affiliated person as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of an Investment Company named as Insured or is an affiliated person of the adviser, underwriter or administrator of such Investment Company, and which is not a bank, shall be included within the definition of Employee.
 
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personnel or processors as set forth in Sub-Sections (6) and of Section 1(a) and their partners, officers and employees shall collectively be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this bond, excepting, however, the last paragraph of Section 13.
 
Brokers, or other agents under contract or representatives of the same general character shall not be considered Employees.
 

 
(b)
"Property" means money (i.e.. currency, coin, bank   notes,   Federal   Reserve notes),  postage  and  revenue  stamps, U.S. Savings Stamps, bullion, precious metals of all kinds and in any form and articles made    therefrom,    jewelry, watches, necklaces, bracelets, gems, precious and   semi-precious   stones, bonds, securities, evidences of debts, debentures, scrip, certificates, interim receipts, warrants, rights, puts, calls, straddles, spreads, transfers, coupons, drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances, notes,checks,    withdrawal    orders, money orders, warehouse receipts, bills of lading, conditional sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds,   mortgages   under   real   estate and/or   chattels   and   upon   interests therein,  and    assignments    of    such policies,   mortgages  and   instruments, and other valuable papers, including books of account and other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, and all other instruments similar to or in the nature of the foregoing including Electronic Representations of such instruments enumerated  above  (but  excluding  all data processing records) in which the Insured has an interest or in which the Insured  acquired    or    should    have acquired an interest by reason of a predecessor's declared       financial condition at the time of the Insured's consolidation or    merger    with,    or purchase of the principal assets of, such predecessor or which are held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity and whether so held by the Insured  for  any  purpose  or  in  any capacity  and  whether so  held gratuitously or not and whether or not the Insured is liable therefor.
 
  
   
 
 
(c)
"Forgery"  means  the  signing  of  the name of another with intent to deceive; it does not include the signing of one's own name with or without authority, in any capacity, for any purpose.
 
 
(d)
"Larceny   and   Embezzlement"   as   it applies to any named Insured means those acts as set forth in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
 
(e)
"Items of Deposit" means any one or more checks and drafts. Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insured's collection procedures have failed.
 

SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS
 
    THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
 

 
(a)
loss  effected  directly  or  indirectly  by means of forgery or alteration of, on or in any instrument, except when covered by Insuring Agreement (A), (E), (F) or (G).
 
(b)
loss  due  to  riot  or  civil  commotion outside  the  United  States  of  America and Canada; or loss due to military, naval or   usurped   power,   war   or insurrection unless such loss occurs in transit in the circumstances recited in Insuring Agreement (D), and unless, when  such  transit  was  initiated, there was no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, military, naval or usurped power, war or insurrection on the part of any person acting for the Insured in initiating such transit.

 
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(c)
loss, in time of peace or war, directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from the effects of nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to loss resulting from industrial uses of nuclear energy.
 
 (d)
loss resulting from any wrongful act or acts of any  person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Insured or a member of any equivalent body by whatsoever name known unless such person  is  also  an  Employee  or  an elected official, partial owner or partner of the Insured in some other capacity, nor, in any event, loss resulting from the act or acts of any person while acting in the capacity of a member of such Board or equivalent body.
 
(e)
loss  resulting  from  the  complete  or partial non-payment of, or default upon, any loan or transaction in the nature of, or amounting to, a loan made by or obtained from the Insured or any of its partners, directors    or    Employees, whether authorized or unauthorized and whether procured in good faith or through trick, artifice, fraud or false pretenses. unless such loss is covered under Insuring Agreement (A), (E) or (F). 
 
 
(f)
loss resulting from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee
 

 
(1)
of law regulating (a) the issuance, purchase or sale of securities, (b) securities
transactions upon Security Exchanges or over the counter market, (c) Investment Companies, or (d) Investment Advisors, or
 
(2)
of  any  rule  or  regulation  made pursuant to any such law, unless such loss, in the absence of such laws, rules or regulations, would be covered under Insuring Agreements (A) or (E).
.
 

 
(g)
loss  of  Property  or  loss  of  privileges through the misplacement or loss of Property as   set   forth   in   Insuring Agreement  (C)  or  (D)  while  the Property   is   in   the   custody   of   any armored motor vehicle company, unless such  loss  shall  be  in  excess  of  the amount recovered or received by the Insured under (a) the Insured's contract with said armored motor vehicle company, (b) insurance carried by said armored motor vehicle company for the benefit of users of its service, and (c) all other insurance and indemnity in force in whatsoever form carried by or for the benefit of users of said armored motor vehicle company's service, and then this bond shall cover only such excess.
 
 
 
(h)
potential   income,   including   but   not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the Insured because of a loss covered under this bond, except as included under Insuring Agreement (I).
 
(i)
all damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except direct compensatory damages arising from a loss covered under this bond.
 
(j)
loss through the surrender of Property away from an office of the Insured as a result of a threat
 

 
(1)
to do bodily harm to any person, except loss of Property in transit in  the  custody  of  any  person acting as messenger provided that when such transit was initiated there was no knowledge by the Insured of any such threat, or
 
(2)
to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured, except when covered   under   Insuring Agreement (A).
 
 
 
(k)
all   costs,   fees   and   other   expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of or amount of loss covered under this bond unless such indemnity  is  provided  for  under Insuring Agreement (B).
 
 
(l)
loss resulting from payments made or withdrawals from the account of a customer of the Insured, shareholder or subscriber to shares involving funds erroneously credited to such account, unless such payments are made to or withdrawn by    such    depositor    or representative of such person, who is within the premises of the drawee bank of the Insured or within the office of the Insured at the time of such payment or withdrawal or unless such payment is
 

 
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  (m)
any loss resulting from Uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn from a financial institution outside the fifty states of the United States of America, District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States of America, and Canada
 
 
SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
 
    This bond does not afford coverage in favor of any Employers of temporary personnel or of processors as set forth in sub-sections (6) and (7) of  Section 1(a)  of  this  bond, as  aforesaid, and upon payment to the Insured by the Underwriter on account of any loss through dishonest or fraudulent act(s) including 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 Insured'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 Insured to the Underwriter, and the Insured shall execute all papers necessary to secure to the Underwriter the rights herein provided for.
 
SECTION 4. LOSS -NOTICE -PROOF- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
    This bond is for the use and benefit only of the Insured named in the Declarations and the Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for loss sustained by anyone other than the Insured unless the Insured, in its sole discretion and at its option, shall include such loss in the Insured's proof of loss. At the earliest practicable moment after discovery of any loss hereunder the Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and shall also within six months after such discovery furnish to  the  Underwriter affirmative proof  of loss with full particulars. If claim is made under this bond for loss of securities or shares, the Underwriter shall not be liable unless each of such securities or shares is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number or, where such  securities  or  shares  are  uncertificated,  by such identification means as agreed to by the Underwriter. The Underwriter shall have thirty days after notice and proof of loss within which to investigate the claim, but where the loss is clear and undisputed, settlement shall be made within forty-eight  hours; and this shall apply notwithstanding the loss is made up wholly or in part of securities of which duplicates may be obtained. Legal proceedings for recovery of any loss hereunder shall not be brought prior to the expiration of sixty days after such proof of loss is filed with the Underwriter nor after the expiration of twenty-four months from the discovery of such loss, except that any action or proceeding to recover hereunder on account of any judgment against the Insured in any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover attorneys' fees paid  in  any  such  suit,  shall  be  begun  within twenty-four months from the date upon which the judgment in such suit shall become final. If any limitation embodied in this bond is prohibited by any law controlling the construction hereof, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law.
 
Discovery occurs when the Insured
 
(a)     becomes aware of facts, or
 
 
(b)
receives written notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstance
 
which would cause a reasonable person to assume that a loss covered by the bond has been or will be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be then
known.
 

SECTION 5. VALUATION OF PROPERTY
 
The value of any Property, except books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, for the loss of which a claim  shall  be  made  hereunder,  shall  be determined by the average market value of such Property on the business day next preceding the discovery of such loss; provided, however, that the value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of claim therefor shall be the actual market value at the time of replacement; and further provided that in case of a loss or misplacement of interim certificates, warrants, rights, or other securities, the production which is necessary to the exercise of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges, the value thereof shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration thereof if said loss or misplacement 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 or by arbitration.
 
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SECTION   6.   VALUATION   OF   PREMISES AND FURNISHINGS
 
    In case of damage to any office of the Insured, or loss of or damage to the furnishings, fixtures, stationery, supplies, equipment, safes or vaults therein, the Underwriter shall not be liable for more than the actual cash value thereof, or for more than the actual cost of their replacement or repair. The Underwriter may, at its election, pay such actual cash value or make such replacement or  repair.  If  the  Underwriter  and  the  Insured cannot agree upon such cash value or such cost of replacement or repair, such shall be determined by arbitration.
 
SECTION 7. LOST SECURITIES
 
    If   the   Insured   shall   sustain   a   loss   of securities the total value of which is in excess of the limit stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond, the liability of the Underwriter shall be limited  to  payment for,  or  duplication of, securities having value equal to the limit stated in Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond.
 
    If the Underwriter shall make payment to the Insured for any loss of securities, the Insured shall thereupon assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured's rights, title and interests in and to said securities
 
    With respect to securities the value of which do not exceed the Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss) and for which the Underwriter may at its sole discretion and option and at the request of the Insured issue a Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds to effect replacement thereof, the Insured will pay the usual premium charged therefor and will indemnify the Underwriter against all loss or expense that the Underwriter may sustain because of the issuance of such Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds.
 
    With respect to securities the value of which exceeds the Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery   of   the   loss)   and   for   which   the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the issuance of a Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds to effect replacement thereof, the Insured agrees that it will pay as premium therefor a proportion of the usual premium charged therefor, said proportion being equal   to   the   percentage  that   the   Deductible Amount bears to the value of the securities upon discovery of the loss, and that it will indemnify the issuer of said Lost Instrument Bond or Bonds against all loss and expense that is not recoverable from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET  BOND subject to the Limit   of Liability hereunder.

SECTION 8. SALVAGE
 
In case of recovery, whether made by the Insured or by the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the Limit of Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any source other than suretyship, insurance,   reinsurance,   security   or   indemnity taken by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the net amount of such recovery, less the actual costs and expenses of making same, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured in full for the excess portion of such loss, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid first in reimbursement of the Underwriter and thereafter in reimbursement of the Insured for that part of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute all necessary papers to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
 
SECTION 9. NON-REDUCTION AND NON- ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY

At all times prior to termination hereof this bond shall continue in force for the limit stated in the applicable sections of Item 3 of the Declarations of this bond notwithstanding any previous loss for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that regardless of the number of years this bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the liability of the Underwriter under this bond with respect to all loss resulting from
 

 
(a)
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(b)
any one unintentional or negligent act on the part of any one person resulting in damage to or destruction or misplacement of Property, shall be deemed to be one loss, or
 
 
(c)
all   wrongful  acts,   other  than   those specified  in  (a)  above,  of  any  one person shall be deemed to be one loss, or
 
(d)
all   wrongful  acts,   other  than   those specified in (a) above, of one or more persons (which dishonest act(s) or act(s) of  Larceny  or  Embezzlement include, but are not limited to, the failure of an Employee to report such acts of others) whose dishonest act or acts intentionally or unintentionally,    knowingly     or unknowingly, directly or indirectly, aid or aids in any way, or permits the continuation of, the dishonest act or acts of any other person or persons shall be deemed to be one loss with the act or acts of the persons aided, or
 
 
(e)
any  one  casualty  or  event  other  than those specified in (a), (b), (c) or (d) preceding, shall be deemed to be one loss, and
 
shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 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.
 
Sub-section (c) is not applicable to any situation to which the language of sub-section (d) applies.
 
SECTION 10. LIMIT OF LIABILITY
 
    With respect to any loss set forth in the PROVIDED  clause  of  Section  9  of  this  bond which is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part under any other bonds or policies issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the Insured and terminated or cancelled or allowed to expire and in which the period for discovery has not expired at the time any such loss thereunder is discovered, the total liability of the Underwriter under this bond and under other bonds or policies shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount carried hereunder on such loss or the amount available to the Insured under such other bonds or policies, as limited by the terms and conditions thereof, for any such loss if the latter amount be the larger.
 
SECTION 11. OTHER INSURANCE
 
    If  the  Insured  shall  hold,  as  indemnity against any loss covered hereunder, any valid and enforceable insurance or suretyship, the Underwriter  shall  be  liable  hereunder  only  for such amount of such loss which is in excess of the amount of such other insurance or suretyship, not exceeding, however, the Limit of Liability of this bond applicable to such loss.
 
SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE
 
The Underwriter shall not be liable under any of the Insuring Agreements of this bond on account of loss as specified, respectively, in sub- sections (a),  (b),  (c),  (d)  and  (e)  of  Section 9, NON-REDUCTION AND NON- ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY, unless the amount of such loss, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery obtained or made by the Insured, other than from any bond or policy of insurance issued by an insurance company and covering such loss, or by the Underwriter on account thereof prior to payment by the Underwriter of such loss, shall exceed the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations hereof (herein called Deductible Amount) and then for such excess only, but in no event for more than the applicable Limit of Liability stated in Item 3 of the Declarations.
 
The Insured will bear, in addition to the Deductible Amount, premiums on Lost Instrument Bonds as set forth in Section 7.
 
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SECTION 13. TERMINATION
 
     The Underwriter may terminate this bond as an entirety by furnishing written notice specifying the termination date which cannot be prior to 60 days after the receipt of such written notice by each Investment Company named as Insured and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. The Insured may terminate this bond as an entirety by furnishing written notice to the Underwriter.  When the Insured cancels, the Insured shall furnish written notice to  the Securities and  Exchange Commission, Washington. D.C. prior to 60 days before the effective date of the termination. The Underwriter shall   notify   all   other   Investment   Companies named  as  Insured  of  the  receipt  of  such termination notice and the termination cannot be effective prior to 60 days after receipt of written notice by all other Investment Companies. Premiums are earned until the termination date as set forth herein.
 
This Bond will terminate as to any one Insured immediately upon taking over of such Insured by a  receiver or other liquidator or by State or Federal officials, or immediately upon the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Insured. or immediately upon such Insured ceasing to exist, whether through merger into another entity, or by disposition of all of its assets.
 
The Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the standard short rate cancellation tables if terminated by the Insured or pro rata if terminated for any other reason.
 
This Bond shall terminate
 
 
(a)
as to any Employee as soon as any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of the Insured, who is not in   collusion  with  such  Employee, shall learn of any dishonest or fraudulent act(s),  including  Larceny or Embezzlement on the part of such Employee  without  prejudice  to  the loss of any Property then in transit in the custody of such Employee (See Section 16[d]), or
 
.
 
(b)
as  to  any  Employee  60  days  after receipt by each Insured and by the Securities and Exchange Commission of a written notice from the Underwriter of its desire to terminate this bond as to such Employee, or
 
 
(c)
as to any person, who is a partner, officer or employee of any Electronic Data Processor covered under this bond, from and after the time that the Insured or any partner or officer thereof not in collusion with such person shall   have   knowledge   or information that such person has committed  any  dishonest  or fraudulent  act(s),  including  Larceny or Embezzlement in the service of the Insured  or  otherwise,  whether  such act be committed before or after the time this bond is effective
.
 
SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION
 
At any time prior to the termination or cancellation of this bond as an entirety, whether by  the  Insured or  the  Underwriter, the  Insured may give to the Underwriter notice that it desires under this bond an additional period of 12 months within which to discover loss sustained by the Insured prior to the effective date of such termination or cancellation and shall pay an additional premium therefor.
 
Upon   receipt   of   such   notice   from  the Insured, the Underwriter shall give its written consent thereto; provided, however, that such additional period of time shall terminate immediately;
 
 
(a)
on  the  effective  date  of  any  other insurance obtained by the Insured, its successor in business or any other party, replacing in whole or in part the insurance afforded by this bond, whether or not such other insurance provides coverage for loss sustained prior to its effective date, or
 
(b)
upon    takeover    of    the    Insured's business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed for this purpose
 
without the necessity of the Underwriter giving notice of such termination. In the event that such additional   period   of   time   is   terminated,   as provided above, the Underwriter shall refund any unearned premium.
 
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SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
 
    Securities included in the systems for the central handling of securities established and maintained by Depository Trust Company, Midwest Depository Trust Company, Pacific Securities Depository Trust Company, and Philadelphia Depository Trust Company, hereinafter called Corporations, to the extent of the Insured's interest therein as effective by the making of appropriate entries on the books and records of such Corporations shall be deemed to be Property.
 
    The words "Employee" and "Employees" shall be deemed to include the officers, partners, clerks  and  other  employees  of  the  New  York Stock  Exchange,  Boston  Stock  Exchange, Midwest Stock Exchange, Pacific Stock Ex- change and Philadelphia Stock Exchange, hereinafter called Exchanges, and of the above named  Corporations,  and  of  any  nominee  in whose name is registered any security included within the systems for the central handling of securities established and maintained by such Corporations,  and  any  employee  of  any recognized service company, while such officers, partners, clerks and other employees and employees of service companies perform services for such Corporations in the operation of such systems. For the purpose of the above definition a recognized  service  company  shall  be  any company providing clerks or other personnel to said Exchanges or Corporation on a contract basis.
 
    The  Underwriter  shall  not  be  liable  on account  of  any  loss(es)  in  connection with  the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by such Corporations, unless  such  loss(es)  shall  be  in  excess  of  the amount(s)  recoverable  or  recovered  under  any bond or  policy of  insurance indemnifying such Corporations, against such loss(es), and then the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the Insured's share of such excess loss(es), but in no event for more than the Limit of Liability applicable hereunder.
 
    For the purpose of determining the Insured's share of excess loss(es) it shall be deemed that the Insured has an interest in any certificate representing  any  security  included  within  such systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has   in   all   certificates  representing  the   same security  included  within  such  systems  and  that such Corporations shall use their best judgement in apportioning the amount(s) recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy of insurance indemnifying such Corporations against such loss(es) in connection with the central handling of securities within such systems among all those having an interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of such Corporations in Property involved in such loss(es) on the basis that each such interest shall share in the amount(s) so recoverable or recovered in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears to the total value of all such interests and that the Insured's share of such excess loss(es) shall be the amount of the Insured's interest in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by such Corporations.
 
This bond does not afford coverage in favor of   such   Corporations   or   Exchanges   or   any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the systems for the central handling of securities established and maintained by such Corporations, and upon payment to the Insured by the Underwriter on account of any loss(es) within the systems, an assignment of such of the Insured's rights and causes of action as it may have against such Corporations or Exchanges shall to the extent of such payment, be given by the Insured to the Underwriter, and the Insured shall execute all papers necessary to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
 
SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED
 
If more than one corporation, co-partnership or person or any combination of them be included as the Insured herein:
 

 
(a)
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(b)
the  one  first  named herein shall be deemed  authorized  to  make,  adjust and receive and enforce payment of all claims hereunder and shall be deemed to be the agent of the others for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice required or permitted to be given by the terms hereof, provided that the Underwriter shall furnish each named Investment Company with a copy of the bond and with any amendment thereto, together with a copy of each formal filing of the  settlement  of  each  such  claim prior to   the   execution   of   such settlement,
 
(c)
the Underwriter shall not be responsible for the proper application of  any  payment  made  hereunder  to said first named Insured,
 
(d)
knowledge  possessed or discovery made by any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall for the purposes of Section 4 and Section 13 of this bond constitute knowledge or discovery by all the Insured, and
 
(e)
if the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under this bond, then the Insured next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for the purposes of this bond.
 
SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL

Upon the Insured's obtaining knowledge of a  transfer  of  its  outstanding  voting  securities which results in a change in control (as set forth in Section 2(a) (9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Insured, the Insured shall within thirty (30) days of such knowledge give written notice to the Underwriter setting forth:
 
 
(a)
the   names  of   the   transferors  and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if  the voting securities are requested in another name), and
 
 
(b)
the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the transferees (or the beneficial owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and

 
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ENDORSEMENT# 1
 

This endorsement, effective 12:01 am           November 1, 2013 forms a part of
policy number  01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 

NEW YORK AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT -  N Y STATUTE 3420
 
Wherever used in this endorsement: 1) "we", "us", "our" and "Insurer" mean the insurance company which issued this policy; 2) "you", "your", "Insured" and "first Named  Insured" mean the Named Corporation, Named Entity, Named Organization, Named Sponsor, Named Insured, or Insured stated in the declarations page; 3) "other insured(s)" means all other persons  or  entities  afforded  coverage  under  the  policy;  4)  "Discovery  Period" means Discovery Period or Extended Reporting Period, as defined in the policy; and 5) "Claim " means Claim or Suit as defined in the policy.
 
It is hereby understood and agreed that the policy is am ended as follows: A.
 
    The following provisions are hereby added to the policy:
 
    FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE WITHIN PRESCRIBED TIME:
 
    Failure to give any notice required to be given by this policy, or any policy of which this  is a  renewal, within the  prescribed  time  shall  not invalidate any Claim made against an Insured if:
 
 
(a)     it shall be shown not to have been reasonably possible to give notice within the  prescribed time  and that notice was given  as soon as was reasonably possible thereafter; or
 
    (b)    the failure to provide tim ely notice has not prejudiced the Insurer.
 
Any such Claim shall be deemed to have been first m ade against the Insured and noticed to the Insurer within the Policy Period or Discovery Period of the policy  issued  by  the  Insurer  (the  "Noticed  Policy")  in  which  the  Insurer received notice of the Claim ; provided that the coverage afforded with respect to the Noticed Policy shall be in an amount not greater than the amount of coverage afforded with respect to the Policy Period of the policy issued by the Insurer  (the  "Former  Policy")  in  which  the  Claim  was  actually  first  made against the Insured. The foregoing sentence m ay result in (but not be limited to): (1) reducing the limit of liability available for such a Claim to the available limit of liability applicable to the Former Policy; (2) increasing the applicable retention amount to that retention amount applicable to the Former Policy; or (3) reducing  or  eliminating  coverage  due  to  exclusions or  other  restrictions appearing  in  the  Former  Policy  but  eliminated, in  part  or  in  whole, in  the Noticed Policy. No coverage shall be afforded under this endorsement if there was not in existence a Former Policy at the time the Claim was actually first m de against the Insured.
 
With respect to subsection (b) above, any such Claim must be noticed during the Policy Period or Discovery Period of a Noticed Policy which is a renewal or extension of the Former Policy.
 
Nothing  in  this  endorsement  shall  be  construed  to  provide  coverage  for a Claim under more than one Policy Period or Discovery Period.

 

 
 
All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#  1 (continued)

 


 
PREJUDICE:
 
In the event that the Insurer alleges that it was prejudiced as a result of a failure to give notice within the time required under the policy, the burden of proof shall be on:
 

 
(a)     the  Insurer  to  prove  that  it  has  been  prejudiced, if  the  notice  was provided within two years of the tim e required under the policy; or
 

 
(b)    the  Insured  to  prove  that  the  Insurer  has  not  been  prejudiced, if  the notice was provided m ore than two years after the time required under the policy.
 

The Insurer's rights shall not be deem ed prejudiced unless the failure to tim ely provide notice materially impairs  the  ability of the  Insurer  to  investigate  or defend the Claim .
 

Notwithstanding  the  above,  an  irrebuttable  presumption  of  prejudice  shall apply if, prior to the notice, the Insured's liability has been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a binding  arbitration; or if the  Insured has resolved the Claim by settlement or other compromise.
 

NOTICE TO AGENT:
 
Notice given by or on behalf of the Insured, or written notice by or on behalf of the injured party or any other claim ant, to any licensed agent of the Insurer in  the  state  of New York, with  particulars sufficient to  identify the  Insured, shall be deem ed notice to the Insurer.
 

IN SOLVENCY/ BANKRUPTCY OF INSURED:
 
The insolvency or bankruptcy of the Insured shall not relieve the Insurer of its obligations  under  this  policy  as  long  as  all  policy  requirements  are  m et  by Insured, its trustee  or receiver  in bankruptcy. Should a covered  judgment be rendered against an insolvent or bankrupt Insured, the Insurer shall be liable for the  amount  of such  judgment  not  to  exceed  the  applicable  limit  of  liability under this policy.
 

 
B.
The Clause entitled, "Action Against Us " or "Action Against Company" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
No one m ay bring an action against us unless there has been full compliance with all the terms of this policy and the amount of the Insured's obligation to pay has been finally determined either by:
 
 
1.      judgment against the Insured which remains unsatisfied at the expiration of thirty (30) days from the service of notice of entry of the judgment upon the Insured and upon us; or
2.      written agreem ent of the Insured, the claim ant and us.
 
Any person or organization or legal representative thereof who  has secured such  judgment or  written  agreement  shall  thereafter  be  entitled  to  recover under this policy to the  extent of the insurance  afforded by this policy. We may not be impleaded by the Insured or its legal representative in any legal action brought against the Insured by any person or organization.
 
 
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
 
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 
All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#  2

 


This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013         forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

 
by   National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
 
NEW YORK AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT
 
 
Wherever  used  in  this  endorsement: 1)  "Insurer" means  the  insurance  company  which issued this policy; and 2) "Insured" means the Named Corporation, Named Organization, Named Sponsor, Named Insured, Named Entity or Insured stated in the declarations page;
 
The policy is hereby am ended as follows:
 

 
I.
The Cancellation and When We Do Not Renew provisions are deleted and replaced by the following:
 
(a)         CANCELLATION BY THE INSURED
 
This policy m ay be cancelled by the Insured by surrender of this policy to the Insurer or by giving written notice to the Insurer stating when thereafter such cancellation shall be  effective. The  Policy Period terminates at the  date  and hour specified in such notice, or at the date and time of surrender.
 
 
(b)
CANCELLATION, NONRENEWAL AND CONDITIONAL RENEWAL BY THE INSURER (i)  If  this  policy  has  been  in  effect  for  sixty  (60)  or  fewer  days  when
 
 
cancellation notice is mailed, and this policy is not a renewal of a policy issued by the Insurer, then this policy may be cancelled by the Insurer by mailing or delivering to the Insured, and to his authorized insurance agent or broker, written notice stating when not less than twenty (20) days thereafter (fifteen (15) days thereafter if cancellation is because of one of the reasons for cancellation set forth in subsection (ii) below) the cancellation  shall  be  effective.  Notice  of  cancellation  issued  by  the Insurer shall specify the grounds for cancellation.
 
  (ii) 
If  this  policy  has  been  in  effect  for  m ore  than  sixty  (60)  days  when notice of cancellation is mailed, or if this policy is a renewal of a policy issued by the Insurer, then this policy may be cancelled by the Insurer by mailing or delivering to the Insured, and to his authorized insurance agent or  broker, written notice  stating when  not less than fifteen  (15) days thereafter the cancellation shall be effective; however, such cancellation m ust be based on one or m ore of the following:
 
 
(A)    nonpayment  of  premium ,  provided,  however,  that  a  notice  of cancellation on this ground shall inform the first Nam ed Insured of the amount due;
 
(B)    conviction  of  a  crime  arising  out  of  acts  increasing  the  hazard insured against;
 
(C)    discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in the obtaining of the policy or in the presentation of a claim thereunder;
 
(D)    after   issuance   of  the  policy  or   after   the   last  renewal  date, discovery  of  an  act  or  omission,  or  a  violation  of  any  policy condition, that  substantially  and  materially  increases  the  hazard insured against, and which occurred subsequent to inception of the current Policy Period;

 
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ENDORSEMENT#  2     (continued)


 
 
 (E)
material change in the nature or extent of the risk, occurring after issuance  or  last  annual  renewal  anniversary  date  of  the  policy, which  causes  the  risk of loss  to  be  substantially and  materially increased  beyond  that  contemplated  at  the  tim e  the  policy  was issued or last renewed;
 
(F)
required    pursuant   to    a    determination    by    the    New   York Superintendent  of  Insurance   that  continuation  of  the   present premium  volume  of  the  Insurer  would  jeopardize  the  Insurer's solvency  or  be  hazardous  to  the  interests  of  Insureds  of  the Insurer, its creditors or the public;
 
(G)
 a determination by the New York Superintendent of Insurance that the  continuation  of the  policy would  violate, or  would  place  the Insurer  in  violation  of, any provision  of the  New York Insurance Law;
 
 
(H)
revocation  or  suspension  of an  Insured's  license  to  practice  his profession; or
 
(I)  
where the Insurer has reason to  believe that there is a probable risk  or   danger   that   the   Insured   will   destroy   or   perm it   the destruction  of the  insured  property for  the  purpose  of collecting the insurance proceeds, provided, however, that:
 

 
 (1) 
a  notice  of  cancellation  on  this  ground  shall  inform  the Insured in plain language that the Insured m ust act within ten days   if   review   by   the   department   of   the   ground   for cancellation  is  desired  pursuant  to  item  (3)  of  this subparagraph (I);
 
 
 (2)
notice  of  cancellation  on  this  ground  shall  be  provided simultaneously by the Insurer to the department; and
 
 
 (3)
upon written request of the Insured made to the department within ten days from the Insured's receipt of notice of cancellation on this ground, the department shall undertake a review of the  ground for cancellation to  determine whether or not the Insurer has satisfied the criteria for cancellation specified  in  this  subparagraph;  if  after  such  review  the department finds no sufficient cause for cancellation on this ground, the  notice  of  cancellation  on  this  ground  shall  be deemed null and void.
 

Notice  of  cancellation  by  the  Insurer  shall  specify  the  grounds  for cancellation.
 
(iii)


 
(A)    The  Insurer  shall  mail  to  the  Insured,  and  to  his  authorized insurance agent or broker, written notice indicating the Insurer's intention:
 

(1)         not to renew this policy;
 
(2)         to  condition  its  renewal  upon  change  of  lim its, change  in type of coverage, reduction of coverage, increased deductible or  addition  of  exclusions  or  upon  increased  premiums  in excess  of  ten  percent; (exclusive  of  any  premium  increase generated   a result of increased exposure  units or as  a result of experience rating, loss rating, or audit);


 
All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#  2     (continued)


 
 
  (3)
that the policy will not be renewed or will not be  renewed upon  the  same  term , conditions  or  rates; such  alternative renewal notice m ust be mailed or delivered on a timely basis and advise the Insured that a second notice shall be mailed at a later date indicating the Insurer's intention as specified in  subparagraph  (1)  or  (2)  of  this  paragraph  (A)  and  that coverage shall continue  on  the  same  terms, conditions  and rates as expiring, until the later of the expiration date or sixty (60) days after the second notice is mailed or delivered; such alternative renewal notice also shall advise the insured of the availability of loss information and, upon written request, the request, the insurer shall furnish such loss information within ten (10) days to the insured.
 

 
 (B)
A nonrenewal notice as specified in subparagraph (1), a conditional renewal  notice  as  specified  in  subparagraph  (2), and  the  second notice described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (A) of this subsection (iii) shall contain the specific reason or reasons for nonrenewal or conditional renewal, and set forth the amount of any premium increase and nature of any other proposed changes.
 

 
 (C) 
The notice required by paragraph (A) of this subsection (iii) shall be mailed at least sixty (60) but not m ore  than one hundred  twenty (120) days in advance of the end of the Policy Period.

 

(D)
 

 
 (1) 
If  the  Insurer  employs  an  alternative  renewal  notice  as authorized by subparagraph (3) of paragraph (A) of this subsection  (iii), the  Insurer  shall  provide  coverage  on  the same terms, conditions, and rates as the expiring policy, until the  later  of the  expiration date  or  sixty (60) days after  the mailing of the second notice described in such subparagraph.

 
 (2)
Prior to the expiration date of the policy, in the event that an incomplete  or  late  conditional  renewal  notice  or  a  late nonrenewal  notice  is  provided  by  the  Insurer,  the  Policy Period shall be extended, at the same terms and conditions as the expiring policy, except that the annual aggregate limit of the expiring policy shall be increased in proportion to the policy extension, and at the lower of the current rates or the prior period's rates, until sixty (60) days after such notice is mailed, unless the Insured elects to cancel sooner.
 

 
 (3) 
In the event that a late conditional renewal notice or a late nonrenewal notice is provided by the insurer on or after the expiration date of the policy, coverage shall remain in effect on the same terms and conditions of the expiring policy for another  required  policy  period,  and  at  the  lower  of  the current rates  or  the  prior  period's  rates  unless  the  insured during the additional required policy period has replaced the coverage  or  elects  to  cancel, in  which  event  such cancellation shall be on a pro rata premium basis.

 

 
 (iv)
Nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  lim it the  grounds  for  which  the Insurer m ay lawfully rescind this policy or decline to pay a claim under this policy.

 
 
All rights reserved.
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(v)        Notice required herein to be mailed to the Insured shall be mailed to the Insured at the address shown in Item 1 of the Declarations.
 
Notice  required  herein  to  be  mailed  by  the  Insurer  shall  be  sent  by registered, certified or other  first class mail. Delivery of written  notice shall be equivalent to mailing.
 

Proof of mailing of such notice as aforesaid shall be sufficient proof of notice. The Policy Period shall terminate at the effective date and hour of cancellation or nonrenewal specified in such notice.
 

 
(vi)
If this policy shall be cancelled by the Insured, the Insurer shall retain the custom ary short rate proportion of the premium hereon.
 
If this policy shall be cancelled by the Insurer, the Insurer shall retain the pro rata proportion of the premium hereon.
 
Payment or tender of any unearned premium by the Insurer shall not be a condition of cancellation, but such payment shall be m ade as soon as practicable.

 

ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE


 
 
 
All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#  3


This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
NOTICE OF CLAIM
(REPORTING BY E-MAIL)
 
In consideration of the premium charged, it is hereby understood and agreed as follows:
 

  1.
Email Reporting of Claims: In addition to the postal address set forth for any Notice of Claim Reporting under this policy, such notice may also be given in writing pursuant to the policy's other terms and conditions to the Insurer by email at the following email address:
 
c- claim @AIG.com
 
Your  email  must  reference  the  policy  number  for  this  policy. The  date  of  the Insurer's receipt of the emailed notice shall constitute the date of notice.
 
In addition to Notice of Claim Reporting via email, notice may also be given to the Insurer  by  mailing  such  notice  to:  AIG, Financial  Lines  Claims, P.O. Box  25947, Shawnee Mission, KS 66225 or faxing such notice to (866) 227- 1750.
 
2.      Definitions: For this endorsement only, the following definitions shall apply:
 

 
(a)     "Insurer"  means  the  "Insurer,"  "Underwriter"  or  "Company"  or  other  name specifically ascribed in this policy as the insurance company or underwriter for this policy.
 

 
 (b) 
 "Notice of Claim Reporting" means "notice of claim / circumstance," "notice of loss" or other reference in the policy designated for reporting of claim, loss or occurrences  or  situations that may give  rise or  result in loss  under  this policy.
 

 
(c)     "Policy" m ans  the  policy, bond  or  other  insurance  product  to  which  this endorsement is attached.
 
3.         This  endorsement  does  not  apply  to  any  Kidnap  &  Ransom / Extortion  Coverage Section, if any, provided by this policy.
 
 
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
 
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE



 
 
 
All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT#  4


This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

OMNIBUS NAMED INSURED RIDER
 

It is agreed that:
 
 
1.
The Insured under the attached Bond is amended to include: The European Equity Fund, Inc.
 
The New Germany Fund, Inc.
The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc.
 
And any interest now or hereafter owned or controlled by the Insured, provided any such interest so included as Insured under this bond by reason of this riders must be more than 50% owned or controlled by the Insured and subject to the provisions of General Agreement B as amended.
 

 
2.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, conditions, limitations or agreements of the attached bond other than as above stated.
 
 
 
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE


 

 

 
© All rights reserved.
 
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ENDORSEMENT#  5


This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

 

AMENDED FIDELITY AGREEMENT
 

 
In consideration of the premium charged, it is hereby understood and agreed that:
 

 
1.
Insuring Agreement (A) FIDELITY is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 

 
(A)
Loss resulting directly from dishonest or fraudulent act(s), including Larceny or  Embezzlement committed by an Employee, committed anywhere and whether committed alone or  in collusion with others  including loss of Property resulting from such acts of an Employee, which Property is held by the Insured for any purpose  or  in any capacity and whether or  not the Insured is liable thereof.
 
 
 

Dishonest or fraudulent act(s) as used in this Insuring Agreement shall mean only dishonest or fraudulent act(s) committed by such Employee with the intent:
 

(a)      to cause the Insured to sustain such loss; or
 

 
(b)
to obtain financial benefit for the Employee, or for any other person or organization intended by the Employee to receive such  benefit, other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, promotions, awards, profit sharing, pensions or other employee benefits earned in the normal course of employment.
 

 
2.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or  extend any of the terms, limitations conditions or  agreements  of the attached policy other than as above stated.
 
 
 
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE


 
 

 
 
© All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT# 6
 


 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

  
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.
 

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ENDORSEMENT
 

 
This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following:
 

The Insurer shall not be deemed to provide cover and the Insurer shall not be liable to pay any claim or provide any benefit hereunder to the extent that the provision of such cover, payment of such claim or provision of such benefit would expose the Insurer, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity to any sanction, prohibition or restriction under United Nations resolutions or the trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union or the United States of America.
 


 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 
All rights reserved.
 
 
 
 
 
© All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT# 7
 


 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

 
 
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
 

 
It is agreed that:
 

 
1.
The attached bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement as follows:
 

COMPUTER SYSTEMS
          Loss resulting directly from a fraudulent
 
(1)      entry of data into, or
 

 
(2)
change of data elements or programs  within a  Computer System; provided the fraudulent entry or change causes
 

(a)      Property to be transferred, paid or delivered,

 
(b)
an account of the Insured, or  of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited, or
 

 
(c)
an unauthorized account or  a  fictitious account to be debited or credited;
 

 
(3)
voice instructions or advices having been transmitted to the Insured or  its agent(s) by telephone;
 

and provided further, the fraudulent entry or change is made or caused by an individual acting with the manifest intent to:
 

(i)      cause the Insured or its agent(s) to sustain a loss, and

 
(ii)
obtain financial benefit for that individual or for other persons intended by that individual to receive financial benefit,
   
 
 

(iii)      and further provided such voice instructions or advices:
 

 
(a)
were  made by  a person  who  purported to  represent an individual authorized  to make  such  voice instructions  or advices; and
 

(b)           were electronically recorded by the Insured or its agent(s).

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ENDORSEMENT# 7    (continued)
 


 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 

 
(4)
It shall be a condition to recovery under the Computer Systems Rider that the Insured or its agent(s) shall to the best of their ability electronically record all voice instructions or  advices received over telephone. The Insured or its agent(s) warrant that they shall make their best efforts to maintain the electronic recording system on a continuous basis. Nothing, however, in this Rider shall bar the Insured from recovery where no recording is available because of mechanical failure of the device used in making such  recording, or because of failure of the media used  to record  a conversation from any cause, or error or omission of any Employee(s) or agent(s) of the Insured.
 

SCHEDULE OF SYSTEMS
 
Insureds Proprietary System
 
 
2.       As used in this Rider, Computer System means
 

 
(a)
computers with related peripheral components, including storage components, wherever located,
         
 
 
(b)           systems and applications software, (c)terminal devices,
 
(d)           related communication networks or customer communication systems, and

(e)           related Electronic Funds Transfer Systems,
 

by which data are  electronically collected, transmitted, processed,  stored, and retrieved,
 

 
3.
In addition to the exclusions in the attached bond, the following exclusions are applicable to this Insuring Agreement:
 

 
(a)
loss resulting directly or indirectly from the theft of confidential information, material or data; and
 
 

 
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ENDORSEMENT# 7    (continued)
 


 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.


 
 
(b)
loss resulting directly or  indirectly from entries or  changes  made by an individual authorized to have access to a Computer System who acts in good faith on instructions, unless such  instructions are given to that individual by a  software contractor(or by a  partner,officer or employee thereof) authorized by the Insured to design, develop, prepare, supply service, write or implement programs for the Insured's Computer System.
 

 
4.      The following portions of the attached bond are not applicable to this Rider:
 

 
(a)
the initial paragraph of the bond preceding the Insuring Agreements which reads "... at any time but discovered during the Bond Period,"
 

 
(b)
Section 9-NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
 

(c)           Section 1 a-LIMIT OF LIABILITY
 

 
5.
The coverage afforded by this rider  applies only to loss discovered by the Insured during the period this Rider is in force.
 

 
6.
All loss or series  of losses involving the fraudulent activity of one individual, or involving fraudulent activity in which one individual is implicated, whether or not that individual is specifically identified, shall be treated as one loss. A series  of losses  involving unidentified individuals but arising  from the same method of operation may be deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same individual and in that event shall be treated as one loss.
 

 
7.
The Limit of Liability for the coverage provided by this Rider shall be limited to the amount shown in Item 3 of the Declarations page.
 

 
8.
The Underwriter shall be liable hereunder for the amount by which one loss shall be in excess of the deductible shown in Item 3 of the Declarations page.
 

 
9.
If any loss is covered under this Insuring Agreement  and any other Insuring Agreement or Coverage, the maximum amount payable for such  loss shall not exceed the largest amount available under anyone Insuring Agreement or Coverage.

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ENDORSEMENT# 7    (continued)
 


 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

 
 
10.
Coverage under this Rider shall terminate upon termination or cancellation of the bond to which this Rider is attached. Coverage under this rider  may also  be terminated or cancelled without cancelling the bond as an entirety:
 

 
(a)
90 days after receipt by the Insured of written notice from the Underwriter of its desire to terminate or cancel coverage under this Rider, or
 

(b)      immediately upon receipt by the Underwriter of a  written request from the Insured to terminate or cancel coverage under this Rider.
 

The Underwriter shall refund to the Insured the unearned premium for this coverage under this Rider. The refund shall be computed at short rates  if this Rider is terminated or cancelled or  reduced  by notice from, or  at the instance of, the Insured.
 

11.      Section 4-LOSS-NOTICE-PROOF-LEGAL PROCEEDING  of  the Condition and Limitations of this bond is amended by adding the following sentence:
 

"Proof of Loss resulting from Voice Instructions or  advices covered under this bond shall include Electronic Recordings of such Voice Instructions or advices."
 

 
12.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, coverage afforded by this Rider is not designed to provide protection against loss covered under a separate Electronic and Computer Crime Policy by whatever title assigned  or  by whatever Underwriter written. Any loss which is covered under such separate Policy is excluded from coverage under this bond; and the Insured agrees to make claim for such loss under its separate Policy.




_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 
All rights reserved.
 
 
 
 
 
© All rights reserved.
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ENDORSEMENT# 8

 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.


INSURING AGREEMENT L -  TELEFACSIMILE TRANSFER FRAUD
 

 
It is agreed that:
 

 
1.
The attached bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement as follows:
 

Loss resulting by reason  of the Insured having transferred,  paid or  delivered any funds or Property, established any credit, debited any account, or  given any value relying on any fraudulent instructions sent by a customer or financial institution by Telefacsimile Transmission  directed to the Insured, authorizing or  acknowledging the transfer, payment, or  delivery of funds or  property, the establishment of a credit, debiting of any account, or the giving of value by the Insured, but only if such telefacsimile instructions:
 

 
i)
bear a  valid test key exchanged between the Insured 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
     
 
 
 

 
ii)
fraudulently purport to have been sent by such customer or  financial institution, but which telefacsimile instruction 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  forged signature.
 
 
 

"Telefacsimile" means a system  of transmitting written documents  by electronic signals over telephone lines to equipment maintained  by the Insured within its communication room for the purposes  of reproducing a copy of said document. It does not mean electronic communication sent by Telex, TWC, or electronic mail, or Automated Clearing House.
 

 
2.
The limit of liability for the coverage provided by this rider  shall be a Two Million One Hundred  and  Seventy-Five  Thousand   Dollars  ($2,175,000),  it  being understood, however, that such liability shall be part of and not in addition to the limit of liability stated in Item 3 of the Declaration of the attached bond.
 
 

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ENDORSEMENT# 8    (continued)
 


 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.


 
 
3.
The Underwriter shall be liable hereunder for the amount by which a Single Loss exceeds the Deductible Amount of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars (A25,000) excess of the Limit of Liability stated above.
 

 
4.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or  extend any of the terms, limitations conditions or agreements  of the attached bond other than as above stated.







_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 
 
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© All rights reserved.

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ENDORSEMENT# 9

 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.


VOICE INITIATED TRANSFER FRAUD
 

 
It is agreed that:
 

1.           The attached bond is amended by adding an Insuring Agreement as follows:
 
VOICE INITIATED TRANSFER FRAUD
 

Loss resulting directly from the Insured having, in good faith, transferred Funds or other Property from a Customer's account through a  Computer System covered under the terms of the Computer System Fraud Insuring Agreement in reliance upon a fraudulent voice instruction transmitted by telephone which was purported to be from:
 

 
(1)
an officer, director, partner or employee of a Customer of the Insured who was authorized by the Customer to instruct the Insured to make such transfer;
 

(2)     an individual person who is a Customer of the Insured; or
 

 
(3)
an Employee of the Insured in another office of the Insured who was authorized by the Insured to instruct other Employees of the Insured to transfer Funds, and was received by an Employee of the Insured specifically designated to receive and act upon such instructions,
 

but the voice instruction was  not from a person described  in (1), (2), or (3) above, provided that
 

 
(i)
such  voice instruction was  electronically recorded  by  the Insured and required password(s) or code word(s) given; and
 

 
(ii)
if the transfer was in excess of $25,000,  the voice instruction was verified by a call-back according to a prearranged procedure.
 

In this Insuring Agreement:
 

 
(A)
Customer means an entity or individual which has a written agreement with the Insured authorizing the Insured to rely on voice instructions to make transfers and which has  provided the Insured with the names  of persons authorized to initiate such transfers  and with which  the Insured  has established an instruction verification mechanism;


 


 

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ENDORSEMENT# 9     (continued)

 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.


 

(B)           Funds means Money on deposit in an account.
 

 
 
2.
In addition to the Conditions and Limitations in the bond and Computer Systems Fraud Insuring Agreement rider, the following provisions are  applicable to the Voice Initiated Transfer Fraud Insuring Agreement:
 

This Insuring Agreement does not cover loss resulting directly or indirectly from the assumption of liability by the Insured by contract unless  the liability arises from a loss covered by this Insuring Agreement and would be imposed on the Insured regardless of the existence of the contract.
 

Proof of loss for claim under the Voice Initiated Transfer Insuring Agreement must include electronic  recordings  of  such  voice  instructions and  the verification call-back, if such call was required.
 

 
3.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or  extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions or  agreements  of the attached bond other than as above stated.
 
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE


© All rights reserved.
END 9 
 
 
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ENDORSEMENT# 10
 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.



AUTO LIMIT INCREASE
 

It is agreed that:
 
 
The attached bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement as follows:
 
OMNIBUS WORDING

 
1.
If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, establish any new funds other than by consolidation or merger with, purchase  or acquisition of assets or  liabilities of, another institution, such funds shall automatically be covered hereunder  from the date of such establishment without the payment of additional premium for the remainder of the premium period.
 

 
2.
If the Insured shall, while this bond is in force, require  an increase in limits to comply with SEC Reg. 17g-1, due to an increase  in asset size  of current funds insured under the bond or by the addition of new funds, such increase in limits shall automatically be covered hereunder from the date of such  increase without the payment of additional premium for the remainder of the premium period.
 

 
3.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or  extend any of the terms, limitations conditions or agreements  of the attached bond other than as above stated.
 
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 

 
© All rights reserved.
END 10
 
 
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ENDORSEMENT# 11
 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.



INDIRECT OR CON SEQUENTIAL LOSS EXCLUSION
 

 
This rider modifies insurance provided under the following:
 

BROKER-DEALER GUARD BOND
FOLLOW FORM BOND (EXCESS OVER A FIDELITY BOND)
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
 

It is agreed that:
 

 
1.
This  bond shall not cover any indirect or  any consequential loss of any nature including, but not limited to fines, penalties, multiple or punitive damages.
 

 
2.
Nothing contained here shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, limitations, conditions, or  agreements  of the attached bond other than as  above stated.
 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 
 

 
 
 
© All rights reserved.
END 11
 
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ENDORSEMENT# 12
 
This endorsement, effective 12:01 am             November 1, 2013            forms a part of
policy number 01-542-40-00
issued to THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND

by  National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.



FORMS INDEX ENDORSEMENT
 

The contents of the Policy is comprised of the following forms:
 

 
FORM NUMBER
EDITION
DATE
 
FORM TITLE
 
41205
 
41206
 
83231
 
69898
 
99758
 
MNSCPT
 
MNSCPT
 
89644
 
MNSCPT
 
MNSCPT
 
MNSCPT
 
MNSCPT
 
113022
 
78859
 
04/95
 
09/84
 
01/09
 
09/06
 
08/08
 
 
 
 
 
06/13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10/12
 
10/01
 
INVESTMENT COMPANY  BLANKET BOND  DEC
 
PAGE INVESTMENT COMPANY  BLANKET BOND  
 
GUTS
 
NEW  YORK  LAW 3420  AMENDATORY ENDORSEMENT
 
NEW YORK   AMENDATORY   -
 
CANCELLATION/NONRENEWAL NOTICE  OF CLAIM
 
(REPORTING BY E-MAIL)
 
OMNIBUS  NAMED INSURED RIDER
 
AMENDED  FIDELITY AGREEMENT
 
ECONOMIC  SANCTIONS  ENDORSEMENT
 
COMPUTER  SYSTEMS
 
INSURING  AGREEMENT L - TELEFACSIMILE  
 
TRANSFER  FRAUD VOICE INITIATED  TRANSFER FRAUD
 
AUTO  LIMIT INCREASE
 
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL   
 
LOSS EXCLUSION FORMS  
 
INDEX ENDORSEMENT
 

 
ALL OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.



 


_________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE


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CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY

I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:
 
1. That I am the duly elected Secretary of The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc., The European Equity Fund, Inc., and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (the “Funds”);
 
2. I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the members of the Board of Directors of the Funds and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect:

RESOLVED, that, after due consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any Covered Person (which for the purpose of these resolutions shall mean each director, officer and employee of the Fund or of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., or an affiliate thereof, who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to securities or other assets of the Fund, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets) may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, the number of other parties named as insureds and the sizes and nature of the businesses of such parties, and the nature of the portfolio securities of the Fund and of such other parties, the form of Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by Chartis, a division of AIG, for the period from November 1, 2013 to November 1, 2014 (the “Bond”), and the amount thereof, namely primary coverage of up to $2,325,000 for any larceny or embezzlement committed by any Covered Person, are determined to be reasonable and are hereby approved; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that, after consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the number of other parties named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the Bond and the amount of the premium for the Bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the comparison of the share of the premium allocated to the Fund to that which the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond, the portion of the total premium allocated to the Fund, as presented to this meeting, for the period from November 1, 2013 to November 1, 2014, payable for coverage as described in the preceding resolution, be, and it hereby is, approved, and the payment or the reimbursement by any officer of the Fund of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. or an affiliate thereof, as the case may be, of such premium be, and it hereby is, approved.

RESOLVED, that the Insurance Allocation Agreements in the forms presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by counsel, be, and they hereby are, approved, in conformity with paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act; and
 
 
 
 

 

 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund are hereby authorized to enter into the Insurance Allocation Agreements on behalf of the Fund, with the joint insureds in the forms presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by counsel.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand on December 12, 2013.
 
 

 

/s/John Millette
John Millette
Secretary


 
 
 

 

FIDELITY BOND
 
INSURANCE ALLOCATION AGREEMENT
 
THIS INSURANCE ALLOCATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 1, 2013, by and among the investment companies listed as signatories on Schedule A to this Agreement (the “Funds”) (sometimes individually hereinafter referred to as a “party” or collectively as “parties”).
 
WHEREAS, the Funds have been named as insured parties (“Insureds”) under joint insured fidelity bonds (hereinafter referred to individually as a “Bond” and collectively as the “Bonds”) as may be approved, from time to time, by the Funds’ respective Boards of Directors (hereinafter referred to individually as a “Board” and collectively as the “Boards”);
 
WHEREAS, the parties desire to establish further: (i) the criteria by which the premiums for the Bonds shall be allocated among the parties; (ii) the basis on which additional investment companies for which the Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) or its affiliates may hereafter act as administrator or investment adviser may be added as named Insureds under the Bonds; (iii) the criteria by which the amounts payable under the Bonds shall be allocated among the parties covered under same; and (iv) the manner in which the Administrator will report to the Funds’ Board information about claims and payments under any of the Bonds;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
 
1. Each Fund shall pay a portion of the premium of each Bond under which it is covered, which portion shall be determined as of a specified date, which date shall be the same for all Funds, as allocated in such equitable manner as mutually agreed upon by the Funds, subject to the approval of the Board, including a majority of the non-interested directors, which amounts are set forth on Schedule B to this Agreement.  From time to time, adjustments may be made by mutual agreement of the Funds to the portion of the balance of the premiums theretofore paid by a Fund, subject to the approval of the Board, including a majority of the non-interested directors, based on a subsequent change or changes in the gross assets of one or more Funds that affects the amount which the Fund would have paid had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) or the addition or withdrawal of a Fund or Funds pursuant to this Agreement.
 
2. If each of the insurers issuing a Bond (the “Insurers”) is willing, with or without additional premium, to add, as an Insured under a Bond, any investment company not listed as a signatory to this Agreement for which the Administrator or an affiliate thereof is investment adviser, administrator or underwriter, which investment company may be included in the Bond pursuant to Rule 17g-1(b) under the Act, the Funds agree: (a) that such addition may be made provided that the non-interested directors of the Funds covered by the Bond shall approve such addition; and (b) that such additional entity may become a party to this Agreement and be included within the terms “Fund” or “party”, provided that in each case such entity shall have executed and delivered to the Funds its written agreement to become a party hereto and to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
 
 
 
 

 
 
3. In the event that the claims of loss of two or more Insureds under the Bonds are so related that the Insurer(s) are entitled to assert that the claims must be aggregated, or in the event that the aggregate recovery by two or more Insureds under the Bonds is less than the aggregate loss incurred by the Insureds that gave rise to the claims, the following rules shall determine, as among the claimants, the priority of satisfaction of the claims under the Bonds:
 
Each Fund claimant with respect to the same claim shall receive the lesser of: (i) proceeds equal to the full amount of its claim; or (ii) the amount which it would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with a minimum coverage which such Fund would have been required to carry by Rule 17g-1(d) under the Act at the time the claim arose.
 
4. The Administrator shall provide, on a quarterly basis, a report to the Funds’ Board which shall include:
 
(i)  
a description of any claim made during the preceding calendar quarter under any of the Bonds; and
 
(ii)  
a description of the current status of any matter previously reported by the Administrator to the Funds’ respective Boards pursuant to this Section 4.
 
5. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written, and shall remain in full force and effect during the effective period of the Bonds as specified therein.  Any party may withdraw from this Agreement and the Bonds upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to each of the other parties and the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 17g-1 under the Act.  The withdrawing party shall be entitled to receive its proportionate share of any premium refund received from the Insurer.
 
6. This Agreement shall supersede all prior premium sharing and allocation agreements entered into among the Funds.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims made under a Bond during a period prior to the effective date of this Agreement (and any recoveries related to any such claims) shall be subject to the terms of the premium sharing and allocation agreement in effect during that period.
 
 
2
 

 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers, as appropriate, hereunto duly authorized all as of the day and year first above written.
 

 
 
The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc.
 The European Equity Fund, Inc.
 The New Germany Fund, Inc.
 
 
 
 By:   /s/John Millette                                          
   Name: John Millette
         Title:   Secretary
  


 
 
 

 

SCHEDULE A:  INSUREDS
 
FUNDS
 
The Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc. (“CEE”)
The European Equity Fund, Inc.  (“EEA”)
The New Germany Fund, Inc.  (“GF”)


 
 A-1
 
 
 
 

 

SCHEDULE B
 
PREMIUM ALLOCATIONS
 


 
Fund
AUM ($MM) as of
September 30, 2013
Rule 17g-1 Requirement (minimum bond)
Proposed Bond
Minimum
Allocated %
Premium Cost
Premium
Allocated to Each Fund
Premium Cost for
Standalone Policy
EEA
$   95,477,693
$   450,000
$   525,000
  22%
$1,610
$  2,125
GF
$ 375,088,045
$   750,000
$   900,000
  39%
$2,760
$  3,982
CEE
$ 456,643,970
$   750,000
$   900,000
  39%
$2,760
$  4,676
Total:
$ 927,209,708
$1,950,000
$2,325,000
100%
$7,129
$10,810

 

 
 B-1