As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022
File Nos. 333-21993
811-08059
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | ☒ | |||
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. | ☐ | |||
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 49 | ☒ |
And
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | ☒ | |||
AMENDMENT NO. 50 | ☒ |
COHEN & STEERS
GLOBAL REALTY SHARES, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(Address Of Principal Executive Office)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 832-3232
Dana A. DeVivo
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
280 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Name And Address Of Agent Of Service Of Process)
With copies to:
Michael G. Doherty, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following:
1. Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement.
2. Explanatory Note.
3. Part C to the Registration Statement (including signature page) and certain exhibits to the Registration Statement.
Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed solely for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A. Parts A and B of Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 to the Registration Statements on Form N-1A filed on April 29, 2022, pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), are incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment shall become effective immediately upon filing with the SEC.
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 28. | EXHIBITS |
(a) |
(ii) Form of Articles of Amendment, dated September 30, 2004(4)
(iii) Articles of Amendment, dated September 26, 2007(5)
(iv) Articles Supplementary, dated December 13, 2016(7)
(v) Articles Supplementary, dated April 26, 2019(10)
(b) |
(c) | The rights of security holders are defined in the Registrants Articles of Incorporation (Article FIFTH and Article SEVENTH, Sections (b) and (c)) filed as Exhibit (a)(i) to this Registration Statement and the Registrants By-Laws (Article II and Article VI) filed as Exhibit (b) to this Registration Statement. |
(d) |
(ii) Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement, dated March 23, 2018 (9)
(iii) Subadvisory Agreement with Cohen & Steers Asia Limited(5)
(iv) Subadvisory Agreement with Cohen & Steers UK Limited(5)
(e) |
(ii) Amended Distribution Agreement, dated June 11, 2019(11)
(f) | Not applicable |
(g) |
(h) | (i) Amended and Restated Administration Agreement between the Fund and Advisor(8) |
(ii) Form of Transfer Agency and Service Agreement(3)
(iii) Amended Shareholder Services Plan(11)
(iv) Amended Fee Waiver Agreement, dated June 30, 2021(13)
(i) |
(j) | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm(13) |
(k) | Not applicable |
(l) |
(ii) Form of Investment Representation Letter, dated September 30, 2004(4)
(m) |
(n) |
(p) |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
* | Filed herewith. |
ITEM 29. | PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT |
Not applicable.
ITEM 30. | INDEMNIFICATION |
It is the Registrants policy to indemnify its directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland as set forth in Article EIGHTH of Registrants Articles of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit (1) to the Registrants Initial Registration Statement filed on February 19, 1997, and Article VIII, Section 1, of the Registrants By-Laws, filed as Exhibit (b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registrants Registration Statement filed on April 29, 2011. The liability of the Registrants directors and officers is dealt with in Article EIGHTH of Registrants Articles of Incorporation and Article VIII, Section 1 through Section 6, of the Registrants By-Laws. The liability of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., in its capacity as the Registrants investment advisor (the Advisor), for any loss suffered by the Registrant or its shareholders is set forth in Section 4 of the Investment Advisory Agreement, filed as Exhibit 5 to Registrants Initial Registration Statement filed on February 19, 1997. The liability of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., in its capacity as the Registrants administrator, for any loss suffered by the Registrant or its shareholders is set forth in Section 6 of the Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, filed as Exhibit (13)(c) to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form N-14 filed on December 12, 2017. The liability of Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, the Registrants distributor, for any loss suffered by the Registrant or its shareholders is set forth in Section 13 of the Amended Distribution Agreement filed as Exhibits (e)(ii) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registrants Registration Statement filed on April 29, 2020.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), may be permitted to the directors and officers, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities under the Securities Act (other than for expenses incurred in a successful defense) is asserted against the Registrant by the directors or officers in connection with the Registrants shares, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 31. | BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTION OF INVESTMENT ADVISOR |
This information is set forth under the caption Management of the Fund in the Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement.
The following is a list of the directors and officers of the Advisor. Unless otherwise indicated, none of the persons listed below has had other business connections of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years other than as stated in the Prospectus forming Part A of this Registration Statement or in response to Item 32(b) below.
Name |
Title |
Other Business/Position Held/Dates | ||
Joseph M. Harvey | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | * | ||
Adam M. Derechin | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | * | ||
Matthew S. Stadler | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | * | ||
Francis C. Poli | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | * | ||
Jon Cheigh | Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | * | ||
Robert Steers | Executive Chairman | * | ||
Gerios Rovers | Executive Director | * | ||
Alicia Dee | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | * | ||
Douglas R. Bond | Executive Vice President | * | ||
William F. Scapell | Executive Vice President | * | ||
James Giallanza | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Benjamin Morton | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Matthew Pace | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Daniel Charles | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Daniel Longmuir | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Greg Bottjer | Executive Vice President | * | ||
James Corl | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Parliman | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Investments | * | ||
Jeffrey Sharon | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Jason Yablon | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Paul Zettl | Executive Vice President | * | ||
Brian Heller | Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel | * | ||
Elena Dulik | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | * | ||
William Alstrin | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Barrett | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Neil Bloom | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Brandon Brown | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Michelle Butler | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Brian Carlisle | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Wai Ming Chan | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Vincent Childers | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Kristen Choi | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Colleen Cleary | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Adam Collins | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Emily Conte | Senior Vice President | * | ||
David Conway | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Brian Cordes | Senior Vice President | * |
Anthony Corriggio | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Gavin Daly | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Edward Delk | Senior Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer | * | ||
Dana A. DeVivo | Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel | * | ||
Jerry Dorost | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Amy Duling | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Austin Fagen | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Dane Garrood | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Leonard Geiger | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Marcia Glass | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Michael Graveline | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Khushbu Gupta | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Daniel Hafford | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Marc Haynes | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Daniel Hemberger | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Andrew Humble | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Khalid Husain | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Melissa Iorio | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Takeshi Itai | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Yigal Jhirad | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Jason Johnson | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Matthew Karcic | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Damon Karras | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Louisa Kasper | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Stephen Kenneally | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Mathew Kirschner | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Nicholas Koutsoftas | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Albert Laskaj | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Wai Lim Leung | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Mary Liftin | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Michael Loftus | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Kevin Lotti | Senior Vice President | * | ||
James McAdams | Senior Vice President and Controller | * | ||
Brian Meta | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Sharanya Mitchell | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Stephen Murphy | Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer | * | ||
Mary Ruth Newman | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Michael Nolan | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Diana Noto | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Pretash Nuculaj | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Jeffrey Palma | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Ronald Pucillo | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Rogier Quirijns | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Kevin Rochefort | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Tyler Rosenlicht | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Benjamin Ross | Senior Vice President | * |
Christian Rusu | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Evan Serton | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Janine Seto-Moy | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Alexander Shafran | Senior Vice President | * | ||
James Shields | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Rodirgo Soto | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Kim Spellman | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Hamid Tabib | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Michael Hart | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Ted Valenti | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Pascal Van Garderen | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Jason Vinikoor | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Charles Wenzel | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Michiru Wisely | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Elaine Zaharis-Nikas | Senior Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Balisky | Vice President | * | ||
Jonathan Beshel | Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Boland | Vice President | * | ||
Ryan Bolton | Vice President | * | ||
Jillian Boyer | Vice President | * | ||
Jonathan Brailey | Vice President | * | ||
Gabriel Buerkle | Vice President | * | ||
Andrew Burd | Vice President | * | ||
Peter Burnside | Vice President | * | ||
Brian Casey | Vice President | * | ||
Thomas Cassidy | Vice President | * | ||
Keith Caswell | Vice President | * | ||
William Cheng | Vice President | * | ||
Catherine Cheng | Vice President | * | ||
William Cheng | Vice President | * | ||
Sean Cooney | Vice President | * | ||
Alan Cooper | Vice President | * | ||
Gregory Crawford | Vice President | * | ||
Thuy Quynh Dang | Vice President | * | ||
Matthew Darwin | Vice President | * | ||
Christopher NeNunzio | Vice President | * | ||
Yan Lin Ding | Vice President | * | ||
Siyu Dong | Vice President | * | ||
David Driscoll | Vice President | * | ||
Jessen Fahey | Vice President | * | ||
Mary Kathleen Flores | Vice President | * | ||
William Formosa | Vice President | * | ||
Steven Frank | Vice President | * | ||
Celine Fung | Vice President | * | ||
Kristin Garbarino | Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Gasta | Vice President | * |
John Geoghan | Vice President | * | ||
Ryan Grealy | Vice President | * | ||
Steven Grise | Vice President | * | ||
Joseph Handelman | Vice President | * | ||
Michael Hart | Vice President | * | ||
Natalie Hedlund | Vice President | * | ||
Elizabeth Deisler | Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Jerejian | Vice President | * | ||
Ryan Johann | Vice President | * | ||
Robert Kastoff | Vice President | * | ||
Colin Keane | Vice President | * | ||
Charlotte Keenan | Vice President | * | ||
Roberty Kennedy | Vice President | * | ||
Michael King | Vice President | * | ||
Stefanny Kisiel | Vice President | * | ||
Harrison Klein | Vice President | * | ||
Chi Yeung Ko | Vice President | * | ||
Eric Kristenson | Vice President | * | ||
Shirley Lam | Vice President | * | ||
Kelly Lam | Vice President | * | ||
Hin Fai Lam | Vice President | * | ||
Alexander Laskey | Vice President | * | ||
Celine Fung | Vice President | * | ||
Alexander Laskey | Vice President | * | ||
Joseph Lee | Vice President | * | ||
Wincheng Lin | Vice President | * | ||
Sean Magrath | Vice President | * | ||
Kristine Manzi | Vice President | * | ||
Matthew McAvoy | Vice President | * | ||
Jamaal McDell | Vice President | * | ||
Michael McGarry | Vice President | * | ||
Raquel McLean | Vice President | * | ||
Humberto Medina | Vice President | * | ||
Ryan Medlock | Vice President | * | ||
Bennett Meier | Vice President | * | ||
Myra Mercado | Vice President | * | ||
Michele Meyer | Vice President | * | ||
Marcel Miu | Vice President | * | ||
Taylor Mizzi | Vice President | * | ||
Margaret Mo | Vice President | * | ||
David Moonasar | Vice President | * | ||
John Muth | Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Nelson | Vice President | * | ||
Natalie Okorie | Vice President | * | ||
Alex Overby | Vice President | * | ||
Saagar Parikh | Vice President | * |
Jimmy Parsard | Vice President | * | ||
Shruti Patel | Vice President | * | ||
Christopher Pietretti | Vice President | * | ||
Jeffrey Pike | Vice President | * | ||
Damien Porras | Vice President | * | ||
Anthony Puma | Vice President | * | ||
Stephen Quan | Vice President | * | ||
Allie Quine | Vice President | * | ||
Brian Quinn | Vice President | * | ||
Eldar Radovici | Vice President | * | ||
Danielle Rizzaro | Vice President | * | ||
Bobbi Lynn Roberts | Vice President | * | ||
Boris Royzen | Vice President | * | ||
Hideya Sakai | Vice President | * | ||
Zarna Sanghvi | Vice President | * | ||
Michael Schell | Vice President | * | ||
Arun Sharma | Vice President | * | ||
Joshua Silverman | Vice President | * | ||
Dany Smith | Vice President | * | ||
Kevin Sutccliffe | Vice President | * | ||
Faezeh Taghvaee | Vice President | * | ||
Lorraine Tutovic | Vice President | * | ||
Daniel Tyshovnytsky | Vice President | * | ||
Regina Vaitzman | Vice President | * | ||
Jan Willem Van Kranenburg | Vice President | * | ||
Brendan Walters | Vice President | * | ||
Kryshna Wright | Vice President | * | ||
Yue Zhang | Vice President | * | ||
Jiyang Zhang | Vice President | * |
ITEM 32. | PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS |
(a) Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC is the principal underwriter for the Registrant. The names of each investment company (in addition to the Registrant) for which Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC acts as principal underwriter are:
Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares, Inc.
Cohen & Steers International Realty Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Real Assets Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Realty Shares, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers MLP & Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Alternative Income Fund. Inc.
Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares, Inc.
(b) The following are directors and officers of Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC. The principal address of these persons is 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
Name |
Position and Offices with Distributor |
Position and Offices with Registrant | ||
Francis C. Poli | President, Chief Legal Officer and Director | Assistant Secretary | ||
Matthew S. Stadler | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director | None | ||
Stephen Murphy | Chief Compliance Officer | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President | ||
Dana A. DeVivo | Secretary | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | ||
Adam M. Derechin | Vice President | Director | ||
James McAdams | Assistant Treasurer | None | ||
Brian Heller | Assistant Secretary | None |
(c) Not applicable.
ITEM 33. | LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS |
The majority of the accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules thereunder will be maintained as follows: journals, ledgers, securities records and other original records will be maintained principally at the offices of the Registrants Sub-Administrator and Custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111. All other records so required to be maintained will be maintained at the offices of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
ITEM 34. | MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 35. | UNDERTAKINGS |
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the 1940 Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 17th day of November, 2022.
COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY SHARES, INC. |
/s/ James Giallanza |
James Giallanza |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE |
TITLE |
DATE | ||
By: /s/ JAMES GIALLANZA |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
November 17, 2022 | ||
(JAMES GIALLANZA) | ||||
By: /s/ ALBERT LASKAJ |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
November 17, 2022 | ||
(ALBERT LASKAJ) | ||||
* |
Chairman and Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(JOSEPH M. HARVEY) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(ADAM M. DERECHIN) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(MICHAEL G. CLARK) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(DEAN A. JUNKANS) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(GEORGE GROSSMAN) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(GERALD J. MAGINNIS) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(JANE F. MAGPIONG) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(DAPHNE L. RICHARDS) | ||||
* |
Director | November 17, 2022 | ||
(RAMONA ROGERS-WINDSOR) |
*By: | /s/ DANA A. DEVIVO |
November 17, 2022 | ||||||
Dana A. DeVivo ATTORNEY-IN-FACT |
Index of Exhibits
(h)(v) | 12d1-4 Fund of Funds Investment Agreement between the Registrant and Schwab Capital Trust and Schwab Annuity Portfolios, dated as of May 25, 2022. |
Exhibit (h)
Cohen & Steers
May 25, 2022
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of May 25, 2022, between Schwab Capital Trust and Schwab Annuity Portfolios (collectively, the Schwab Trust), each a business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, each on behalf of its series identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an Acquiring Fund), and the registered investment companies advised by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., each identified on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, an Acquired Fund).
WHEREAS, each Acquiring Fund and each Acquired Fund is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the 1940 Act);
WHEREAS, Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act limits the extent to which a registered investment company may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, Section 12(d)(1)(B) limits the extent to which a registered investment company, its principal underwriter or registered brokers or dealers may knowingly sell shares of such registered investment company to other investment companies, and Section 12(d)(1)(C) limits the extent to which an investment company may invest in the shares of a registered closed-end investment company;
WHEREAS, Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act (the Rule) permits registered investment companies, such as the Acquiring Funds, to invest in shares of other registered investment companies, such as the Acquired Funds, in excess of the limits of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act subject to compliance with the conditions of the Rule; and
WHEREAS, an Acquiring Fund may, from time to time, invest in shares of one or more Acquired Funds in excess of the limitations of Section 12(d)(1)(A) in reliance on the Rule;
NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the Rule, the Acquiring Funds and the Acquired Funds desire to set forth the following terms pursuant to which the Acquiring Funds may invest in the Acquired Funds in reliance on the Rule.
1. | Terms of Investment |
(a) In order to help reasonably address the risk of undue influence on an Acquired Fund by an Acquiring Fund, and to assist the Acquired Funds investment adviser with making the required findings under the Rule, each Acquiring Fund and each Acquired Fund agree as follows:
(i) In-kind redemptions. The Acquiring Fund acknowledges and agrees that, if and to the extent consistent with the Acquired Funds registration statement, as amended from time to time, the Acquired Fund may honor any redemption request partially or wholly in-kind.
(ii) Advance notice of redemptions. The Acquiring Fund will use reasonable efforts to spread large redemption requests (greater than 2% of the Acquired
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Funds total outstanding shares) over multiple days or to provide advance notification of redemption requests to the Acquired Fund(s) whenever practicable and consistent with the Acquiring Funds best interests. The Acquired Fund acknowledges and agrees that any notification provided pursuant to the foregoing is not a commitment to redeem and constitutes an estimate that may differ materially from the amount, timing and manner in which a redemption request is submitted, if any.
(iii) Scale of investment. The Acquiring Fund and its advisory group, as such term is defined in the Rule, shall not control (individually or in the aggregate) an Acquired Fund. Upon a reasonable request by an Acquired Fund, the Acquiring Fund will provide summary information regarding the anticipated timeline of its investment in the Acquired Fund and the scale of its contemplated investments in the Acquired Fund. The Acquiring Fund shall provide reasonable advance notice of its intent to purchase or otherwise acquire securities issued by an Acquired Fund in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A)(i) of the 1940 Act.
(iv) Passive Investment Intent. The Acquiring Fund and its advisory group, as such term is defined in the Rule are only permitted to hold securities of an Acquired Fund in the ordinary course of business that were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of changing or influencing the management or policies of the Acquired Fund.
(v) Voting. To the extent required by Rule 12d1-4, the Acquiring Fund and its advisory group, as such term is defined in the Rule, shall vote its securities held of the Acquired Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of such securities.
(b) In order to assist the Acquiring Funds investment adviser with evaluating the complexity of the structure and fees and expenses associated with an investment in an Acquired Fund, each Acquired Fund shall provide each Acquiring Fund with information on the fees and expenses of the Acquired Fund reasonably requested by the Acquiring Fund with reference to the Rule. In accordance with the foregoing and in recognition of each Acquired Funds obligations regarding disclosure of material nonpublic information under applicable laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation Regulation FD, the Acquiring Fund and Acquired Fund agree that the information on the fees and expenses of each Acquired Fund shall be provided through delivery of or access to publicly available documents.
2. | Representations of the Acquired Funds |
In connection with any investment by an Acquiring Fund in an Acquired Fund in excess of the limitations in Section 12(d)(1)(A), the Acquired Fund agrees to: (i) comply with all conditions of the Rule, as interpreted or modified by the SEC or its Staff from time to time, applicable to Acquired Funds; (ii) comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) promptly notify the Acquiring Fund if such Acquired Fund fails to comply with the Rule with respect to an investment by the Acquiring Fund, as interpreted or modified by the SEC or its Staff from time to time, or this Agreement.
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3. | Representations of the Acquiring Funds. |
(a) | In connection with any investment by an Acquiring Fund in an Acquired Fund in excess of the limitations in Section 12(d)(1)(A), the Acquiring Fund agrees to: (i) comply with all conditions of the Rule, as interpreted or modified by the SEC or its Staff from time to time, applicable to Acquiring Funds; (ii) comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) promptly notify the Acquired Fund if such Acquiring Fund fails to comply with the Rule with respect to its investment in such Acquired Fund, as interpreted or modified by the SEC or its Staff from time to time, or this Agreement. |
(b) | The Acquiring Fund represents, warrants, certifies, covenants and agrees that any securities of the Acquired Fund held or to be held by it, or its advisory group (as such term is defined in the Rule), are held or will be held in the ordinary course of business and that such securities were not and will not be acquired and are not and will not be held for the purpose of changing or influencing the management or policies of the Acquired Fund. |
4. | Indemnification |
(a) Each Acquiring Fund agrees to hold harmless and indemnify an Acquired Fund, including any directors or trustees, officers, employees and agents, against and from any and all losses, expenses or liabilities incurred by or claims or actions (Claims) asserted against the Acquired Fund, including any directors or trustees, officers, employees and agents, to the extent such Claims result from a violation or alleged violation by the Acquiring Fund of any provision of this Agreement, such indemnification to include any reasonable counsel fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating and/or defending such Claims.
(b) Each Acquired Fund agrees to hold harmless and indemnify an Acquiring Fund, including any directors or trustees, officers, employees and agents, against and from any Claims asserted against the Acquiring Fund, including any directors or trustees, officers, employees and agents, to the extent such Claims result from a violation or alleged violation by the Acquired Fund of any provision of this Agreement, such indemnification to include any reasonable counsel fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating and/or defending such Claims.
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5. | Notices |
All notices, including all information that either party is required to provide under the terms of this Agreement and the Rule, shall be in writing and shall be delivered by registered or overnight mail, or electronic mail to the address for each party specified below.
If to the Acquiring Fund:
Mark Fischer Chief Financial Officer Schwab Capital Trust Schwab Annuity Portfolios 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: mark.d.fischer@schwab.com
With a copy to:
Chief Counsel Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 211 Main Street San Francisco, CA 94105 |
If to the Acquired Fund:
Dana A. DeVivo Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. 280 Park Ave, Fl. 10 New York, NY 10017 Email: fundlegalgroup@cohenandsteers.com
With a copy to:
Fund Legal Group 280 Park Ave, Fl. 10 New York, NY 10017 Email: fundlegalgroup@cohenandsteers.com |
6. | Term and Termination; Assignment; Amendment; Governing Law |
(a) This Agreement shall be effective for the duration of the Acquired Funds and the Acquiring Funds reliance on the Rule, as interpreted or modified by the SEC or its Staff from time to time. While the terms of the Agreement shall only be applicable to investments in Funds made in reliance on the Rule, as interpreted or modified by the SEC or its Staff from time to time, the Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated pursuant to Section 6(b). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations set forth in Section 3(b) hereof shall apply as of and beginning on the date hereof, and shall continue in effect for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as set forth in Section 6(c) hereof, regardless of whether the Acquiring Fund has made an investment in an Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule.
(b) This Agreement shall continue until terminated in writing by either party upon 60 days notice to the other party. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Acquiring Fund may not purchase additional shares of the Acquired Fund beyond the Section 12(d)(1)(A) limits in reliance on the Rule. For purposes of clarity, upon termination of the Agreement, the Acquiring Fund shall not be required to reduce its holdings of the respective Acquired Fund otherwise than in accordance with Section 6(c). Termination of this Agreement with respect to a particular Acquired Fund shall not terminate the Agreement as to other Acquired Funds that are parties hereto.
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(c) | If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof with respect to an Acquiring Fund and corresponding Acquired Fund, the obligations set forth in Section 1(a)(iv), Section 1(a)(v) and Section 3(b) of the respective Acquiring Fund shall survive and remain continuing obligations of such Acquiring Fund so long as the Acquiring Fund holds voting securities of the applicable Acquired Fund. |
(d) | This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other. |
(e) This Agreement may be amended only by a writing that is signed by each affected party.
(f) This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its choice of law principles.
(g) In any action involving the Acquiring Funds under this Agreement, each Acquired Fund agrees to look solely to the individual Acquiring Fund(s) involved in the matter in controversy and not to any other series of the Acquiring Funds.
(h) In any action involving the Acquired Funds under this Agreement, each Acquiring Fund agrees to look solely to the individual Acquired Fund(s) that involved in the matter in controversy and not to any other series of the Acquired Funds.
(i) Schwab Trust Liability. A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Schwab Trust, as amended, is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that no trustee, officer, employee, agent, employee or shareholder of the Schwab Trust or Acquiring Fund(s) shall have any personal liability under this Agreement, and that this Agreement is binding only upon the assets and property of the Schwab Trust.
(j) The Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Funds may file a copy of this Agreement with the SEC or any other regulatory body if required by applicable law.
7. | Use of Name; Miscellaneous |
(a) The Acquired Fund(s) hereby consents to the following information being included in the Acquiring Funds disclosure documents, shareholder communications, advertising, sales literature and similar communications: (a) the Acquired Funds name and the names of their affiliates and (b) a description of the Acquired Funds investment strategy and risks. No Acquired Fund shall use the name or any trade name, trademark, trade device, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof of the Schwab Trust, an Acquiring Fund or any of their affiliates in its marketing materials unless it first receives prior written approval of the relevant Acquiring Fund and such Acquiring Funds investment adviser.
(b) It is understood that the name of each party to this Agreement, and any derivatives thereof or logos associated with that name is the valuable property of the party in question and/or its affiliates, and that each other party has the right to use such names pursuant to
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the relationship created by this Agreement only so long as this Agreement shall continue in effect. Upon termination of this Agreement, the parties shall forthwith cease to use the names of the other parties (or any derivative or logo) as appropriate and to the extent that continued use is not required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which is deemed an original but all of which together constitute one and the same instrument.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal, in conflict with any law or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof will be considered severable and will not be affected thereby, and every remaining provision hereof will remain in full force and effect and will remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST |
SCHWAB ANNUITY PORTFOLIOS, on behalf of each of the Acquiring Funds listed on Schedule A, Severally and Not Jointly |
Signature: | /s/ Mark Fischer | |
Name: | Mark Fischer | |
Title: | CFO |
COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., on behalf of each of the Acquired Funds listed on Schedule B, Severally and Not Jointly |
Signature: | /s/ Francis C. Poli | |
Name: | Francis C. Poli | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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SCHEDULE A
Acquiring Funds
Schwab Capital Trust |
Schwab Balanced Fund |
Schwab MarketTrack All Equity Portfolio |
Schwab MarketTrack Balanced Portfolio |
Schwab MarketTrack Conservative Portfolio |
Schwab MarketTrack Growth Portfolio |
Schwab Monthly Income Fund - Enhanced Payout |
Schwab Monthly Income Fund - Maximum Payout |
Schwab Monthly Income Fund - Moderate Payout |
Schwab Target 2010 Fund |
Schwab Target 2015 Fund |
Schwab Target 2020 Fund |
Schwab Target 2025 Fund |
Schwab Target 2030 Fund |
Schwab Target 2035 Fund |
Schwab Target 2040 Fund |
Schwab Target 2045 Fund |
Schwab Target 2050 Fund |
Schwab Target 2055 Fund |
Schwab Target 2060 Fund |
Schwab Target 2065 Fund |
Schwab Target 2010 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2015 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2020 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2025 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2030 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2035 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2040 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2045 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2050 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2055 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2060 Index Fund |
Schwab Target 2065 Index Fund |
Schwab Annuity Portfolios |
Schwab VIT Balanced Portfolio |
Schwab VIT Balanced with Growth Portfolio |
Schwab VIT Growth Portfolio |
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SCHEDULE B
Acquired Funds
Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Realty Shares, Inc.
Cohen & Steers Global Realty Shares, Inc.
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