-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Svefuh09dlYuJti3jdjHJGXwreu+9nmgaX8Yw01ILjap4QSIosHfPHjiB/VyUeHU XeHGR5SC03b6HfMNLzEE4A== 0000749748-10-000022.txt : 20100920 0000749748-10-000022.hdr.sgml : 20100919 20100920140341 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000749748-10-000022 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 16 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100920 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100920 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASH ASSETS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000749748 IRS NUMBER: 136844974 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17G SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04066 FILM NUMBER: 101080079 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 380 MADISON AVE STREET 2: SUITE 2300 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126976666 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 380 MADISON AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 2300 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 40-17G 1 aquilabond2010.htm AQUILA GROUP OF FUNDS FIDELITY BOND JULY 31, 2010-JULY 31, 2011 Unassociated Document
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

1401 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
1401 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

DECLARATIONS

NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention group.  Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state.  State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.

Item 1.
Name of Insured (the "Insured") 
Aquila Investment Management, LLC    
Bond Number 
87110110B
 
 
Principal Office:   380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10017

Mailing Address:  380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10017

Item 2.
Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on              July 31, 2010             , to 12:01 a.m. on              July 31, 2011              or the earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond, standard time at the Principal Office as to each of said dates.

Item 3.
Limit of Liability--
             
 
Subject to Sections 9, 10 and 12 hereof:
           
               
       
LIMIT OF LIABILITY
   
DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
 
 
Insuring Agreement A-  
FIDELITY
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
 
Insuring Agreement B-
AUDIT EXPENSE
  $ 50,000     $ 10,000  
 
Insuring Agreement C-
ON PREMISES
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
 
Insuring Agreement D-
IN TRANSIT
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
 
Insuring Agreement E-
FORGERY OR ALTERATION
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
 
Insuring Agreement F-
SECURITIES
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
 
Insuring Agreement G-
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
 
Insuring Agreement H-
UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
  $ 50,000     $ 5,000  
 
Insuring Agreement I-
PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
  $ 10,000,000     $ 50,000  
                     
 
If "Not Covered" is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such Insuring Agreement and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be deleted from this Bond.
 

Item 4. Offices or Premises Covered--All the Insured’s offices or other premises in existence at the time this Bond becomes effective are covered under this Bond, except the offices or other premises excluded by Rider.  Offices or other premises acquired or established after the effective date of this Bond are covered subject to the terms of General Agreement A.  

Item 5.
The liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (the “Underwriter”) is subject to the terms of the following Riders attached hereto: 
 
Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
 
and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
 
 
 
By:
/S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
    Authorized Representative   
 
Bond (1/09)
 
 
 

 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
 
NOTICE
 
This policy is issued by your risk retention group.  Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state.  State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.
 
ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (the “Underwriter”), in consideration of an agreed premium, and in reliance upon the Application and all other information furnished to the Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance with the Declarations, General Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this bond (including all riders hereto) (“Bond”), to the extent of the Limit of Liability and subject to the Deductible Amount, agrees to indemnify the Insured for the loss, as described in the Insuring Agreements, sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond Period.
 
INSURING AGREEMENTS
 
A. 
FIDELITY
 
Loss caused by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee anywhere, alone or in collusion with other persons (whether or not Employees), during the time such Employee has the status of an Employee as defined herein, and even if such loss is not discovered until after he or she ceases to be an Employee, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement B.
 
B. 
AUDIT EXPENSE
 
Expense incurred by the Insured for that part of audits or examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or Self Regulatory Organization to be conducted by such authority or Organization or by an independent accountant or other person, by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the Insured and covered by this Bond.
 
C. 
ON PREMISES
 
Loss resulting from Property that is (1) located or reasonably believed by the Insured to be located within the Insured’s offices or premises, and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
D. 
IN TRANSIT
 
Loss resulting from Property that is (1) in transit in the custody of any person authorized by an Insured to act as a messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier for hire (other than a Security Company), and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.  Property is “in transit” beginning immediately upon receipt of such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately upon delivery at the specified destination.
 
E.
FORGERY OR ALTERATION
 
Loss caused by the Forgery or Alteration of or on (1) any bills of exchange, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay certain sums in money, acceptances, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit; or (2) other written instructions, requests or applications to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer, payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of Property, or giving notice of any bank account, which instructions or requests or applications purport to have been signed or endorsed by (a) any customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder of or subscriber to shares issued by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial or banking institution or stockbroker; or (3) withdrawal orders or receipts for the withdrawal of Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for Property and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or of another Investment Company for which the Insured acts as agent.  This Insuring Agreement E does not cover loss caused by Forgery or Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
Bond (1/09)
 
 
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F.
SECURITIES
 
Loss resulting from the Insured, in good faith, in the ordinary course of business, and in any capacity whatsoever, whether for its own account or for the account of others, having acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed any liability on the faith of any Securities, where such loss results from the fact that such Securities (1) were Counterfeit, or (2) were lost or stolen, or (3) contain a Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding whether or not the act of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self Regulatory Organization, whether or not the Insured was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
G. 
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
 
Loss caused by the Insured in good faith having received or accepted (1) any money orders which prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2) paper currencies or coin of the United States of America or Canada which prove to be Counterfeit.  This Insuring Agreement G does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
H. 
UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT
 
Loss resulting from the payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or redemptions or exchanges permitted from an account with the Fund as a consequence of
 
 
(1)
uncollectible Items of Deposit of a Fund’s customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by the Insured or its agent to such person’s Fund account, or
 
 
(2)
any Item of Deposit processed through an automated clearing house which is reversed by a Fund’s customer, shareholder or subscriber and is deemed uncollectible by the Insured;
 
PROVIDED, that (a) Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insured’s collection procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares between Funds with exchange privileges shall be covered hereunder only if all such Funds are insured by the Underwriter for uncollectible Items of Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund shall have implemented and maintained a policy to hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number of days stated in its Application (as amended from time to time) before paying any dividend or permitting any withdrawal with respect to such Items of Deposit (other than exchanges between Funds).  Regardless of the number of transactions between Funds in an exchange program, the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit must be held shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit was first credited to any Insured Fund.
 
This Insuring Agreement H does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
I.
PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
 
Loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction, where the request for such Phone/Electronic Transaction:
 
 
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(1)
is transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission; and
 
 
(2)
is made by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or subscriber or an authorized agent of a Fund shareholder or subscriber; and
 
 
(3)
is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive;
 
PROVIDED, that the entity receiving such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures with respect to all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and
 
EXCLUDING loss resulting from:
 
 
(1)
the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or
 
 
(2)
any redemption of Investment Company shares which had been improperly credited to a shareholder’s account where such shareholder (a) did not cause, directly or indirectly, such shares to be credited to such account, and (b) directly or indirectly received any proceeds or other benefit from such redemption; or
 
 
(3)
any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the Shareholder of Record, or (b) any other person or bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds (i) in the initial account application, or (ii) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission) accompanied by a signature guarantee; or
 
 
(4)
any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption were requested to be sent to other than any address for such account which was designated (a) in the initial account application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission), where such writing is received at least one (1) day prior to such redemption request, or (c) by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission at least fifteen (15) days prior to such redemption; or
 
 
(5)
the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or
 
 
(6)
a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or transmitted by any method not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or
 
 
(7)  
the failure or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection device, including any firewall, that imposes restrictions on the flow of electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System.
 
This Insuring Agreement I does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity” or Insuring Agreement J, “Computer Security”.
 
GENERAL AGREEMENTS
 
A.
ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES--CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER--NOTICE
 
 
1.
Except as provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any additional office(s) established by the Insured during the Bond Period and to all Employees during the Bond Period, without the need to give notice thereof or pay additional premiums to the Underwriter for the Bond Period.
 
 
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2.
If during the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge or consolidate with an institution in which such Insured is the surviving entity, or purchase substantially all the assets or capital stock of another institution, or acquire or create a separate investment portfolio, and shall within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter thereof, then this Bond shall automatically apply to the Property and Employees resulting from such merger, consolidation, acquisition or creation from the date thereof; provided, that the Underwriter may make such coverage contingent upon the payment of an additional premium.
 
B. 
WARRANTY
 
No statement made by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the Application or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but only a warranty that such statement is true to the best of the knowledge of the person responsible for such statement.
 
C. 
COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES
 
The Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense of any legal proceeding brought against the Insured seeking recovery for any loss which, if established against the Insured, would constitute a loss covered under the terms of this Bond; provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity shall apply only in the event that
 
 
1.
an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss; or
 
 
2.
in the absence of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the Insured and the Underwriter concludes, after a review of an agreed statement of facts, that an Employee has committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss.
 
The Insured shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such legal proceeding and upon request shall furnish the Underwriter with copies of all pleadings and other papers therein.  At the Underwriter's election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such legal proceeding in the Insured's name, through attorneys of the Underwriter's selection.  In such event, the Insured shall give all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper defense of such legal proceeding.
 
If the amount of the Insured’s liability or alleged liability in any such legal proceeding is greater than the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C), or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the indemnity liability of the Underwriter under this General Agreement C is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys’ fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C) bears to the sum of such amount plus the amount which the Insured is not entitled to recover.  Such indemnity shall be in addition to the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement.
 
D.
INTERPRETATION
 
This Bond shall be interpreted with due regard to the purpose of fidelity bonding under Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (i.e., to protect innocent third parties from harm) and to the structure of the investment management industry (in which a loss of Property resulting from a cause described in any Insuring Agreement ordinarily gives rise to a potential legal liability on the part of the Insured), such that the term “loss” as used herein shall include an Insured’s legal liability for direct compensatory damages resulting directly from a misappropriation, or measurable diminution in value, of Property.
 
 
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THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
 
SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS
 
The following terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this Section:
 
A.
“Alteration” means the marking, changing or altering in a material way of the terms, meaning or legal effect of a document with the intent to deceive.
 
B.
“Application” means the Insured’s application (and any attachments and materials submitted in  connection therewith) furnished to the Underwriter for this Bond.
 
C.
“Computer System” means (1) computers with related peripheral components, including storage components, (2) systems and applications software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related communications networks or customer communication systems, and (5) related electronic funds transfer systems; by which data or monies are electronically collected, transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved.
 
D.
“Counterfeit” means, with respect to any item, one which is false but is intended to deceive and to be taken for the original authentic item.
 
E.
“Deductible Amount” means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the amount set forth under the heading “Deductible Amount” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement, applicable to each Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement.
 
F.
“Depository” means any “securities depository” (other than any foreign securities depository) in which an Investment Company may deposit its Securities in accordance with Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
G.
“Dishonest or Fraudulent Act” means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including “larceny and embezzlement” as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, committed with the conscious manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss and (2) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person (other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit sharing, pensions or other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act.
 
H.
“Electronic Transmission” means any transmission effected by electronic means, including but not limited to a transmission effected by telephone tones, Telefacsimile, wireless device, or over the Internet.
 
I.
“Employee” means:
 
 
(1)
each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of the Insured, and
 
 
(2)
each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of any predecessor of the Insured whose principal assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase of assets  or capital stock of, such predecessor, and
 
 
(3)
each attorney performing legal services for the Insured and each employee of such attorney or of the law firm of such attorney while performing services for the Insured, and
 
 
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(4)
each student who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in any of the Insured’s offices,  and
 
 
(5)
each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of
 
(a)
an investment adviser,
(b)
an underwriter (distributor),
(c)
a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
(d)
an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records,
 
for an Investment Company named as an Insured, BUT ONLY while (i) such officer, partner or employee is performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an officer or employee of an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner or employee is acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured, or (iii) such director or trustee (or anyone acting in a similar capacity) is acting outside the scope of the usual duties of a director or trustee;PROVIDED, that the term “Employee” shall not include any officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator (x) which is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named as Insured or of the adviser or underwriter of such Investment Company, or (y) which is a “Bank” (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940), and
 
 
(6)
each individual assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel, in either case on a contingent or part-time basis, to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office of the Insured, and
 
 
(7)
each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee or officer of any entity authorized by written agreement with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor of checks or other accounting records of the Insured, but excluding a processor which acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity for the Insured in issuing checks, drafts or securities, unless included under subsection (5) hereof, and
 
 
(8)
each officer, partner or employee of
 
 
(a)
any Depository or Exchange,
 
(b)
any nominee in whose name is registered any Security included in the systems for the central handling of securities established and maintained by any Depository, and
 
(c)
any recognized service company which provides clerks or other personnel to any Depository or Exchange on a contract basis,
 
while such officer, partner or employee is performing services for any Depository in the operation of  systems for the central handling of securities, and
 
 
(9)
in the case of an Insured which is an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)) for officers, directors or employees of another Insured (“In-House Plan”), any “fiduciary” or other “plan official” (within the meaning of Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House Plan, provided that such fiduciary or other plan official is a director, partner, officer, trustee or employee of an Insured (other than an In-House Plan).
 
Each employer of temporary personnel and each entity referred to in subsections (6) and (7) and their respective partners, officers and employees shall collectively be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond.
 
Brokers, agents, independent contractors, or representatives of the same general character shall not be considered Employees, except as provided in subsections (3), (6), and (7).
 
J.
“Exchange” means any national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
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K.
“Forgery” means the physical signing on a document of the name of another person (whether real or fictitious) with the intent to deceive.  A Forgery may be by means of mechanically reproduced facsimile signatures as well as handwritten signatures.  Forgery does not include the signing of an individual’s own name, regardless of such individual’s authority, capacity or purpose.
 
L.
“Items of Deposit” means one or more checks or drafts.
 
M.
“Investment Company” or “Fund” means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
N.
“Limit of Liability” means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the limit of liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement as set forth under the heading “Limit of Liability” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement.
 
O.
“Mysterious Disappearance” means any disappearance of Property which, after a reasonable investigation has been conducted, cannot be explained.
 
P.
“Non-Fund” means any corporation, business trust, partnership, trust or other entity which is not an Investment Company.
 
Q.
“Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures” means security procedures for Phone/Electronic Transactions as provided in writing to the Underwriter.
 
R.
“Phone/Electronic Transaction” means any (1) redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, (2) election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders, (3) exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, or (4) purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption, election, exchange or purchase is requested by voice over the telephone or through an Electronic Transmission.
 
S.
“Property” means the following tangible items:  money, postage and revenue stamps, precious metals, Securities, bills of exchange, acceptances, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, letters of credit, financial futures contracts, conditional sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds, mortgages, and assignments of any of the foregoing, and other valuable papers, including books of account and other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, and all other instruments similar to or in the nature of the foregoing (but excluding all data processing records), (1) in which the Insured has a legally cognizable interest, (2) in which the Insured acquired or should have acquired such an interest by reason of a predecessor’s declared financial condition at the time of the Insured’s consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal assets of, such predecessor or (3) which are held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity.
 
T.
“Securities” means original negotiable or non-negotiable agreements or instruments which represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership or debt (including stock certificates, bonds, promissory notes, and assignments thereof), which are in the ordinary course of business and transferable by physical delivery with appropriate endorsement or assignment.  “Securities” does not include bills of exchange, acceptances, certificates of deposit, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit.
 
U.
“Security Company” means an entity which provides or purports to provide the transport of Property by secure means, including, without limitation, by use of armored vehicles or guards.
 
 
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V.
“Self Regulatory Organization” means any association of investment advisers or securities dealers registered under the federal securities laws, or any Exchange.
 
W.
“Shareholder of Record” means the record owner of shares issued by an Investment Company or, in the case of joint ownership of such shares, all record owners, as designated (1) in the initial account application, or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or (3) pursuant to procedures as set forth in the Application.
 
X.
“Single Loss” means:
 
 
(1)
all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft committed by one person, or
 
 
(2)
all loss caused by any one act (other than a Theft or a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act) committed by one person, or
 
 
(3)
all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one person, or
 
 
(4)
all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or
 
 
(5)
all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through (4) above.
 
All acts or omissions of one or more persons which directly or indirectly aid or, by failure to report or otherwise, permit the continuation of an act referred to in subsections (1) through (3) above of any other person shall be deemed to be the acts of such other person for purposes of this subsection.
 
All acts or occurrences or events which have as a common nexus any fact, circumstance, situation, transaction or series of facts, circumstances, situations, or transactions shall be deemed to be one act, one occurrence, or one event.
 
Y.
“Telefacsimile” means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material (as, for example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines or over the Internet.
 
Z.
“Theft” means robbery, burglary or hold-up, occurring with or without violence or the threat of  violence.
 
SECTION 2.  EXCLUSIONS
 
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
 
A.
Loss resulting from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada, or (2) war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power, wherever occurring; except if such loss occurs while the Property is in transit, is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement D, and when such transit was initiated, the Insured or any person initiating such transit on the Insured’s behalf had no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power.
 
B.
Loss in time of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity, or biological or chemical agents or hazards, or fire, smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any of the foregoing.
 
C.
Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by any person while acting in the capacity of a member of the Board of Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured or of any other entity.
 
D.
Loss resulting from any nonpayment or other default of any loan or similar transaction made by the Insured or any of its partners, directors, officers or employees, whether or not authorized and whether procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
 
 
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E.
Loss resulting from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of any law, or any rule or regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self Regulatory Organization, regulating the issuance, purchase or sale of securities, securities transactions upon security exchanges or over the counter markets, Investment Companies, or investment advisers, unless such loss, in the absence of such law, rule or regulation, would be covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.
 
F.
Loss resulting from Property that is the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance while in the custody of any Security Company, unless such loss is covered under this Bond and is in excess of the amount recovered or received by the Insured under (1) the Insured’s contract with such Security Company, and (2) insurance or indemnity of any kind carried by such Security Company for the benefit of, or otherwise available to, users of its service, in which case this Bond shall cover only such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and Deductible Amount.
 
G.
Potential income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the Insured because of a loss covered under this Bond, except when covered under Insuring Agreement H.
 
H.
Loss in the form of (1) damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except direct compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines, or penalties, including without limitation two-thirds of treble damage awards pursuant to judgments under any statute or regulation.
 
I.
Loss resulting from 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 where the Property is in transit in the custody of any person acting as messenger as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person, if the Insured had no knowledge of such threat at the time such transit was initiated, or
 
 
(2)
to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured,
 
unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
J.
All costs, fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of or amount of loss covered under this Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses are covered under Insuring Agreement B.
 
K.
Loss resulting from payments made to or withdrawals from any account, involving funds erroneously credited to such account, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
L.
Loss resulting from uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn upon a financial institution outside the United States of America, its territories and possessions, or Canada.
 
M.
Loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions of an Employee primarily engaged in the sale of shares issued by an Investment Company to persons other than (1) a person registered as a broker under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or (2) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual.
 
N.
Loss resulting from the use of credit, debit, charge, access, convenience, identification, cash management or other cards, whether such cards were issued or purport to have been issued by the Insured or by anyone else, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
O.
Loss resulting from any purchase, redemption or exchange of securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured, or any other instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice or transaction involving securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured or the dividends in respect thereof, when any of the foregoing is requested, authorized or directed or purported to be requested, authorized or directed by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A or Insuring Agreement I.
 
 
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P.
Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee as defined in Section 1.I(2), unless such loss (1) could not have been reasonably discovered by the due diligence of the Insured at or prior to the time of acquisition by the Insured of the assets acquired from a predecessor, and (2) arose out of a lawsuit or valid claim brought against the Insured by a person unaffiliated with the Insured or with any person affiliated with the Insured.
 
Q.
Loss resulting from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction of data in, or the change of data elements or programs within, any Computer System, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
 
SECTION 3.  ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
 
Upon payment to the Insured hereunder for any loss, the Underwriter shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the Insured’s rights and claims in connection with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter shall not be subrogated to any such rights or claims one named Insured under this Bond may have against another named Insured under this Bond.  At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured shall execute all assignments or other documents and take such action as the Underwriter may deem necessary or desirable to secure and perfect such rights and claims, including the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to bring suit in the name of the Insured.
 
 
Assignment of any rights or claims under this Bond shall not bind the Underwriter without the Underwriter’s written consent.
 
SECTION 4.  LOSS--NOTICE--PROOF--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
 
This Bond is for the use and benefit only of the Insured and the Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder to anyone other than the Insured.  As soon as practicable and not more than sixty (60) days after discovery, the Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and, as soon as practicable and within one year after such discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter affirmative proof of loss with full particulars.  The Underwriter may extend the sixty day notice period or the one year proof of loss period if the Insured requests an extension and shows good cause therefor.
 
See also General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys' Fees).
 
The Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless each of the Securities is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number or by such identification means as the Underwriter may require.  The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period after receipt of a proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate the claim, but where the Property is Securities and the loss is clear and undisputed, settlement shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves Securities of which duplicates may be obtained.
 
 
The Insured shall not bring legal proceedings against the Underwriter to recover any loss hereunder prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof of loss or subsequent to twenty-four (24) months after the discovery of such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding to recover hereunder on account of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement of any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover court costs or attorneys’ fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the final judgment in or settlement of such suit.  If any limitation in this Bond is prohibited by any applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law.
 
 
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Notice hereunder shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability Claims, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, 1401 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20005.
 
SECTION 5.  DISCOVERY
 
For all purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss occurs, when the Insured
 
 
(1)
becomes aware of facts, or
 
 
(2)
receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances,
 
which would cause a reasonable person to assume that  loss covered by this Bond has been or is likely to  be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be known.
 
SECTION 6.  VALUATION OF PROPERTY
 
For the purpose of determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value of any Property shall be the market value of such Property at the close of business on the first business day before the discovery of such loss; except that
 
 
(1)
the value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of a claim therefor shall be the actual market value of such Property at the time of replacement, but not in excess of the market value of such Property on the first business day before the discovery of the loss of such Property;
 
 
(2)
the value of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration thereof if the loss of such Securities is not discovered until after such expiration, but if there is no quoted or other ascertainable market price for such Property or privileges referred to in clauses (1) and (2), their value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties or by arbitration before an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and
 
 
(3)
the value of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business shall be limited to the actual cost of blank books, blank pages or other materials if the books or records are reproduced plus the cost of labor for the transcription or copying of data furnished by the Insured for reproduction.
 
SECTION 7.  LOST SECURITIES
 
 
The maximum liability of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities shall be the payment for, or replacement of, such Securities having an aggregate value not to exceed the applicable Limit of Liability.  If the Underwriter shall make payment to the Insured for any loss of Securities, the Insured shall assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured’s right, title and interest in and to such Securities.  In lieu of such payment, the Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities, and in such case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such replacement.  To effect the replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the issuance of a lost instrument bond.  If the value of such Securities does not exceed the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that it may sustain because of the issuance of such bond.
 
 
If the value of such Securities exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion of the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond, equal to the percentage that the applicable Deductible Amount bears to the value of such Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that is not recovered from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability.
 
 
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SECTION 8.  SALVAGE
 
If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss within the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the Underwriter shall be entitled to the full amount of such recovery to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such loss.  If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security or indemnity taken by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the amount of such recovery, net of the actual costs and expenses of recovery, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured in full for the portion of such loss in excess of such Limit of Liability, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid first to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of the portion of such loss within the Deductible Amount.  The Insured shall execute all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
 
SECTION 9.  NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
 
Prior to its termination, this Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit of Liability for each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss, notwithstanding any previous loss (other than such Single Loss) for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that regardless of the number of years this Bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of the total amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year or from period to period.
 
SECTION 10.  MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES
 
The maximum liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by any Insuring Agreement under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable to such Insuring Agreement, subject to the applicable Deductible Amount and the other provisions of this Bond.  Recovery for any Single Loss may not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement.  If any Single Loss covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the greater of either (1) the applicable Limit of Liability under this Bond, or (2) the maximum liability of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies.
 
SECTION 11.  OTHER INSURANCE
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any loss covered by this Bond shall also be covered by other insurance or suretyship for the benefit of the Insured, the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the portion of such loss in excess of the amount recoverable under such other insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable Limit of Liability of this Bond.
 
SECTION 12.  DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
 
 
The Underwriter shall not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the amount of the loss covered thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery received by the Insured with respect to such loss (other than from any other bond, suretyship or insurance policy or as an advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed the applicable Deductible Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall be liable only for such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and the other terms of this Bond.
 
 
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No Deductible Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any Investment Company named as an Insured.
 
SECTION 13.  TERMINATION
 
 
The Underwriter may terminate this Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds only by written notice to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is terminated as to any Investment Company, to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.
 
 
The Insured may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the termination specified in such notice.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the Insured terminates this Bond as to any Investment Company, the effective date of termination shall be not less than sixty (60) days from the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the termination to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
 
 
This Bond will terminate as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and without notice upon (1) the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, or (2) the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Insured.
 
 
Premiums are earned until the effective date of termination.  The Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the Underwriter’s standard short rate cancellation tables if this Bond is terminated by the Insured or pro rata if this Bond is terminated by the Underwriter.
 
 
Upon the detection by any Insured that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft, the Insured shall immediately remove such Employee from a position that may enable such Employee to cause the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.  The Insured, within two (2) business days of such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
 
 
For purposes of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer, or supervisory employee of any Insured, who is not in collusion with such Employee, becomes aware that the Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.
 
 
This Bond shall terminate as to any Employee by written notice from the Underwriter to each Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of an Insured Investment Company, to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.
 
SECTION 14.  RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION
 
 
At any time prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to any Insured, such Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter, elect to purchase the right under this Bond to an additional period of twelve (12) months within which to discover loss sustained by such Insured prior to the effective date of such termination and shall pay an additional premium therefor as the Underwriter may require.
 
 
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Such additional discovery period shall terminate immediately and without notice upon the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator.  Promptly after such termination the Underwriter shall refund to the Insured any unearned premium.
 
 
The right to purchase such additional discovery period may not be exercised by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed to take over the Insured’s business.
 
SECTION 15.  CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
 
 
The Underwriter shall not be liable for loss in connection with the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by any Depository (“Systems”), unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy or participants’ fund insuring the Depository against such loss (the “Depository’s Recovery”); in such case the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the Insured’s share of such excess loss, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability, the Deductible Amount and the other terms of this Bond.
 
For determining the Insured’s share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured shall be deemed to have an interest in any certificate representing any security included within the Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing the same security included within the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably and fairly apportioned the Depository’s Recovery among all those having an interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository in Property involved in such loss, so that each such interest shall share in the Depository’s Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears to the total value of all such interests; and (3) the Insured’s share of such excess loss shall be the amount of the Insured’s interest in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository.
 
 
This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the Systems.
 
SECTION 16.  ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED
 
If more than one entity is named as the Insured:
 
 
A.
the total liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single Loss shall not exceed the Limit of Liability which would be applicable if there were only one named Insured, regardless of the number of Insured entities which sustain loss as a result of such Single Loss,
 
 
B.
the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed authorized to make, adjust, and settle, and receive and enforce payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent of each other Insured for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder; provided, that the Underwriter shall promptly furnish each named Insured Investment Company with (1) a copy of this Bond and any amendments thereto, (2) a copy of each formal filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured, and (3) notification of the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of such settlement,
 
 
C.
the Underwriter shall not be responsible or have any liability for the proper application by the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations of any payment made hereunder to the first named Insured,
 
 
D.
for the purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery by every named Insured,
 
 
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E.
if the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under this Bond, then the Insured next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for the purposes of this Bond, and
 
 
F.
each named Insured shall constitute “the Insured” for all purposes of this Bond.
 
SECTION 17.  NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
 
Within thirty (30) days after learning that there has been a change in control of an Insured by transfer of its outstanding voting securities the Insured shall give written notice to the Underwriter of:
 
 
A.
the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the voting securities are registered 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
 
 
C.
the total number of outstanding voting securities.
 
As used in this Section, “control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Insured.
 
SECTION 18.  CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
 
This Bond may only be modified by written Rider forming a part hereof over the signature of the Underwriter’s authorized representative.  Any Rider which modifies the coverage provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a manner which adversely affects the rights of an Insured Investment Company shall not become effective until at least sixty (60) days after the Underwriter has given written notice thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment Company affected thereby.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has caused this Bond to be executed on the Declarations Page.
 
 
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ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKE T BOND

RIDER NO. 1
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the following:

Aquila Distributors, Inc.
The Cascades Trust, a series fund consisting of:
o  Tax-Free Trust of Oregon
Cash Assets Trust, a series fund consisting of:
o  Pacific Capital Cash Assets Trust
o  Pacific Capital Tax-Free Cash Assets Trust
o  Pacific Capital U.S. Treasuries Cash Assets Trust
Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
Churchill Tax-Free Trust, a series fund consisting of:
o  Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky
Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust
Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund
Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund
Tax-Free Fund of Colorado
Tax-Free Trust of Arizona
Tax-Free Fund for Utah
Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund
Capital Cash Management Trust, a series trust consisting of:
o  Capital Cash Management Trust
 
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
   
RN1.0-00 (1/02)
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 2
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond (other than Insuring Agreements C and D) does not cover loss resulting from or in connection with any business, activities, or acts or omissions of (including services rendered by) any Insured which is not an Insured Fund ("Non-Fund") or any Employee of a Non-Fund, except loss, otherwise covered by the terms of this Bond, resulting from or in connection with (1) services rendered by a Non-Fund to an Insured Fund, or to shareholders of such Fund in connection with the issuance, transfer, or redemption of their Fund shares, or (2) in the case of a Non-Fund substantially all of whose business is rendering the services described in (1) above, the general business, activities or operations of such Non-Fund, excluding (a) the rendering of services (other than those described in (1) above) to any person, or (b) the sale of goods or property of any kind.

It is further understood and agreed that with respect to any Non-Fund, Insuring Agreements C and D only cover loss of Property which a Non-Fund uses or holds, or in which a Non-Fund has an interest, in each case wholly or partially in connection with the rendering of services by a Non-Fund to an Insured Fund, or to shareholders of such Fund in connection with the issuance, transfer, or redemption of their Fund shares.
 
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
 
RN3.0-01 (1/02)
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 3
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or Alteration, and Insuring Agreement F, Securities, shall not apply with respect to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following documents:

 
(1)
letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less payable by check to the shareholder of record and addressed to the address of record; or

 
(2)
letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less by wire transfer to the record shareholder's bank account of record; or

 
(3)
written request to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement Account ("DRA") which holds shares of an Insured Fund, where such request (a) purports to be from or at the instruction of the Owner of such DRA, and (b) directs such trustee or custodian to transfer $50,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for another DRA established for the benefit of such Owner;

provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described above shall be $50,000 and that the Insured shall bear 20% of each such loss.  This Rider shall not apply in the case of any such Single Loss which exceeds $50,000; in such case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.

For purposes of this Rider:

 
(A)
"Designated Retirement Account" means any retirement plan or account described or qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount thereof.

 
(B)
"Owner" means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount thereof, is established.
 
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
 
RN27.0-02 (10/08)
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 4
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of any Third Party Check, unless

 
(1)
such Third Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is registered in the name of one or more of the payees on such Third Party Check, and

 
(2)
reasonable efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving Third Party Checks on behalf of the Insured, to verify all endorsements on all Third Party Checks made payable in amounts greater than $100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated failure to make such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage, subject to the exclusions herein and in the Bond),

and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.

For purposes of this Rider, "Third Party Check" means a check made payable to one or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of a Third Party Check where:

 
(1)
any payee on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a corporation or other entity; or

 
(2)
such Third Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than $100,000 and does not include the purported endorsements of all payees on such Third Party Check.

It is further understood and agreed that this Rider shall not apply with respect to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity."
 
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
 
RN30.0-01 (1/02)
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 5
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in General Agreement A of this Bond, Item 1 of the Declarations shall include any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio provided that the Insured shall submit to the Underwriter within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar quarter, a list of all Newly Created Investment Companies or portfolios, the estimated annual assets of each Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio, and copies of any prospectuses and statements of additional information relating to such Newly Created Investment Companies or portfolios, unless said prospectuses and statements of additional information have been previously submitted.  Following the end of a calendar quarter, any Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio created within the preceding calendar quarter will continue to be an Insured only if the Underwriter is notified as set forth in this paragraph, the information required herein is provided to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter acknowledges the addition of such Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio to the Bond by a Rider to this Bond.

For purposes of this Rider, “Newly Created Investment Company or portfolio” shall mean any Investment Company or portfolio for which registration with the SEC has been declared effective for a time period of less than one calendar quarter.
 
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
 
RN33.0-00 (10/08)
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 6
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, with respect to Insuring Agreement I only, the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations (“Phone/Electronic Deductible”) shall not apply with respect to a Single Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring Agreement I, caused by:

 
(1)
a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by check to the Shareholder of Record at the address of record; or

 
(2)
a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by wire transfer to the Shareholder of Record’s bank account of record,

provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described in (1) or (2) above shall be the lesser of 80% of such loss or $40,000, whichever is less, and that the Insured shall bear the remainder of each such Loss.  This Rider shall not apply if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible to the Single Loss would result in coverage of greater than or more; in such case the Phone-initiated Deductible and Limit of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.

For purposes of this Rider, “Phone/Electronic Redemption” means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by voice over the telephone, or (b) through an automated telephone tone or voice response system.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

RN39.0-02 (8/02)
 
 
 

 
 
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO.  7
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not cover loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction requested:

 
·
by Telefacsimile ; or

 
·
by transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections; or
 
 
·
by wireless device transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet),
 
except insofar as such loss is covered under Insuring Agreement A “Fidelity” of this Bond.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
 
RN48.0-03 (12/03)

 
 

 

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 8
 
     
INSURED      BOND NUMBER
     
Aquila Investment Management, LLC   87110110B
EFFECTIVE DATE  BOND PERIOD  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
     
July 31, 2010  July 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011   /S/ Maggie Sullivan
 
Most property and casualty insurers, including ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (“ICI Mutual”), are subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (the “Act”).  The Act establishes a Federal insurance backstop under which ICI Mutual and these other insurers will be partially reimbursed for future “insured losses” resulting from certified “acts of terrorism.”  (Each of these bolded terms is defined by the Act.)  The Act also places certain disclosure and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.

Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI Mutual caused by certified “acts of terrorism” will be partially reimbursed by the United States government under a formula established by the Act.  Under this formula, the United States government will reimburse ICI Mutual for 90% of ICI Mutual’s “insured losses” in excess of a statutorily established deductible until total insured losses of all participating insurers reach $100 billion.  If total “insured losses” of all property and casualty insurers reach $100 billion during any applicable period, the Act provides that the insurers will not be liable under their policies for their portions of such losses that exceed such amount.  Amounts otherwise payable under this bond may be reduced as a result.

This bond has no express exclusion for “acts of terrorism.”   However, coverage under this bond remains subject to all applicable terms, conditions and limitations of the bond  (including exclusions) that are permissible under the Act.  The portion of the premium that is attributable to any coverage potentially available under the bond for “acts of terrorism” is one percent (1%).

EX-99.1 2 stateregiinvescom.htm STATEMENT OF REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES Unassociated Document
 
STATEMENT OF REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
PURSUANT TO RULE 17g-1 UNDER THE 1940 ACT

 
Pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the undersigned registered investment management company hereby states, on behalf of each of the funds in the Aquila Group of Funds, as follows:

The premium for the 10 million dollar insured bond covering the Aquila Group of Funds has been paid through the period ending July 31, 2011.

Dated this 15th day of September, 2010.
 
 
   
The Aquila Group of Funds
 
       
       
 
 
/s/ Robert Driessen
 
   
Robert Driessen
Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
 
 

 
 
   
Total Assets
   
Min. Bond
 
Trust
 
6/30/10
   
Required
 
             
Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund
  $ 7,686,377     $ 175,000  
                 
Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund
    295,231,012       750,000  
                 
Capital Cash Management Trust
    1,001       50,000  
                 
Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
    1,001       50,000  
                 
Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky
    258,262,999       750,000  
                 
Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust
    808,271,203       1,000,000  
                 
Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund
    226,187,300       600,000  
                 
Pacific Capital Cash Assets Trust
    337,621,004       750,000  
                 
Pacific Capital Tax-Free Cash Assets Trust
    198,848,174       600,000  
                 
Pacific Capital U.S. Government Securities Cash Assets Trust
    701,261,309       900,000  
                 
Tax-Free Fund For Utah
    382,208,239       750,000  
                 
Tax-Free Trust of Colorado
    287,032,561       750,000  
                 
Tax-Free Trust of Arizona
    326,559,812       750,000  
                 
Tax-Free Trust of Oregon
    505,067,186       900,000  
                 
    $ 4,334,239,180     $ 8,775,000  

 
EX-99.2 3 armefcorpres.htm AQUILA ROCKY MOUNTAIN EQUITY FUND CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 13, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds®
 
 
 
EX-99.3 4 atpfcorpres.htm AQUILA THREE PEAKS HIGH INCOME FUND CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 12, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Fundssm
 
 
 
EX-99.4 5 catcorpres.htm CASH ASSETS TRUST CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Pacific Capital Cash Assets Trust
Pacific Capital Tax-Free Cash Assets Trust
Pacific Capital U.S. Government Securities Cash Assets Trust
(Collectively, the “Funds”)

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 12, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Fundssm
 
 
 
EX-99.5 6 ccmtcorpres.htm CAPITAL CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Capital Cash Management Trust

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 11, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds®
 
 
 
EX-99.6 7 ccrtcorpres.htm CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Churchill Cash Reserves Trust

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 11, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds®
 
 
 
EX-99.7 8 ctfkcorpres.htm CHURCHILL TAX-FREE FUND OF KENTUCKY CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 11, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds®
 
 
 
EX-99.8 9 htftcorpres.htm HAWAIIAN TAX-FREE TRUST CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 12, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds®
 
 
 
EX-99.9 10 ntffcorpres.htm NARRAGANSETT INSURED TAX-FREE INCOME FUND CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 11, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds®
 

EX-99.10 11 tffccorpres.htm TAX-FREE FUND OF COLORADO CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Tax-Free Fund of Colorado

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 13, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds
 
 
 
EX-99.11 12 tffucorpres.htm TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Tax-Free Fund For Utah

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 13, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds
 
 
 
EX-99.12 13 tftacorpres.htm TAX-FREE TRUST OF ARIZONA CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Tax-Free Trust of Arizona

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 13, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds
 
 
 
EX-99.13 14 tftocorpres.htm TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON CORPORATE RESOLUTION Unassociated Document
 
Corporate Resolution

Tax-Free Trust of Oregon

Be it known that the following corporate resolution is in full force and effect:

WHEREAS The Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the following resolutions on motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously at the Fund’s Board of Trustees’ Meetings held on June 12, 2010;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the proposed fidelity bond with ICI Mutual Insurance Company be and it hereby is approved, as a joint insured bond including the respective Fund and related entities, and

RESOLVED, that there is hereby authorized an annual premium (with premium tax), a reserve premium, and a commitment to ICI Mutual Insurance Company, and

RESOLVED, that allocation of the annual premium and premium tax shall be in accordance with an Agreement Among Insureds to be executed by the respective Fund as an additional party, and

RESOLVED, that the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary are hereby authorized to make any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


Sealed this 15th day of September 2010.
 
 
 
 
/s/ John M. Herndon
 
   
John M. Herndon
Assistant Secretary
The Aquila Group of Funds
 
 
 
EX-99.14 15 fidshagr07.htm AMENDED AGREEMENET AMONG INSURED UNDER FIDELITY BOND Unassociated Document
 
AMENDED AGREEMENT AMONG INSUREDS

UNDER FIDELITY BOND


AGREEMENT made as of June 20, 2007, by and among the investment companies (which include all series thereof) listed on Schedule A (the "Funds") and the corporations (the "Service Providers") listed on Schedule A, being providers of services to the Funds, on the date hereof consisting of Aquila Investment Management LLC ("Aquila")and Aquila Distributors, Inc. (the Funds and Service Providers being referred to collectively as the "Parties" and separately as a "Party").

WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to an Agreement among Insureds dated as of May 9, 1994, as from time to time amended, and wish to enter into this Agreement to amend their prior agreement to provide for the changes that have occurred as to the insurance involved;

WHEREAS the Funds, their Trustees (the "Trustees") and officers and the Service Providers and their directors and officers were jointly insured under an Investment Company blanket Bond(the "Original Policy") issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the "Insurer"), providing a $10 million ($10,000,000) limit of liability in the aggregate (subject to exclusions and deductibles) during the period [May 9, 1994 to May 9, 1995,]renewed for successive periods thereafter;

WHEREAS, the Original Policy has been amended and revised from time to time, including an amendment to provide for fidelity coverage for the period June 30, 2007 through June 30, 2008,and is referred to herein as the "Policy";

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth below, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  The premiums for the Policy shall be allocated among the Parties as shown on Schedule B hereto.  As the Policy is for a one-year term and is renewed annually, Schedule B and premium allocations shall be revised upon each renewal of the Policy for each additional term.  All costs and benefits of the Policy shall be allocated among the Parties as herein provided.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the premium allocation to each Fund shall be determined, and revised as appropriate, in compliance with Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").

2.  In the event that losses covered under the Policy ("Covered Losses") are suffered by one or more Parties that exceed in the aggregate the limit of liability of the Policy, the limit on the amount retained by each Party from its recovery shall be determined as follows:
 
 
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a)
Base Coverage

i.There shall be computed a benefit allocation for each Party (its "Base Coverage") determined by applying to the Policy's limit of liability the allocation percentage shown for that Party in Schedule B;

ii.Each Party suffering a Covered Loss shall be entitled to a benefit of up to the amount of its Base Coverage.

b)
Proportional Allocation to Remaining Losses

i.The amount of any benefit ("Remaining Coverage") remaining after application of Base Coverages to Covered Losses shall be allocated to those Covered Losses (the "Remaining Losses") remaining after application of Base Coverages.

ii.The Remaining Coverage retained by each Party shall be limited to the proportion of all Remaining Coverage which the amount of that party's Remaining Losses bears to the Remaining Losses of all Parties.

3.  The amount that a Party may recover shall be adjusted if necessary to reflect the fact that there is no priority in time of any claim or recovery.

4.  A newly created investment company (a "New Fund") having an administrator, investment adviser or sub-adviser that is, or is an "affiliated person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of, a Service Provider may become a named Insured under and as defined in the Policy, and the Trustees and officers of the New Fund may become insureds, provided that the New Fund causes this Agreement to be signed on its behalf as of the date that it agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; such New Fund shall be deemed to be added to Schedule A.  A party that is an affiliated person of, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person of, a Service Provider (a "New Service Provider") may become a named insured under the Policy, and its directors and officers may become Insureds, provided that the New Service Provider causes this Agreement to be signed on its behalf as of the date that it agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; such New Service Provider shall thereupon be deemed to be added to Schedule A.  In any such event, a new Schedule B hereto, revised by Aquila to reflect changed allocations, shall be substituted for the then-current Schedule B.
 
 
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5.  Aquila shall take all steps necessary or appropriate to maintain coverage under the Policy, including, without limitation, providing the Insurer with all notices necessary or appropriate under the Policy and maintaining or overseeing payment of premiums so that the Policy remains continuously in effect.

6.  Aquila shall provide the Trustees with copies of all notices under the Policy appropriate for informing the Trustees of coverage thereunder, including, without limitation:

a)
All notices to the Insurer concerning potential liability under the Policy;

b)
All notices to the Insurer concerning acquisitions, mergers and material changes; and

c)
All notices of the Insurer concerning cancellation or limitation of coverage under the Policy.

7.  Aquila shall, to the extent practicable, assure that all current or former Trustees or officers covered under the Policy shall have at least three months' notice of any policy amendment or replacement policy which reduces or restricts coverage of such persons under the Policy.  No notice need be given to former Trustees or officers who have not been Trustees or officers for at least six years.

8.  Each of the Parties understands and agrees that the obligations of the Funds under this Agreement are not binding upon any shareholder or Trustee of any Fund, but bind only the Funds and their property.  Each of the Parties represents that it has notice of the provisions of the Declarations of Trust of the Funds that disclaim shareholder and Trustee liability for acts and obligations of the Funds.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date above written.
 
 
ATTEST:
 
AQUILA ROCKY MOUNTAIN EQUITY FUND
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
AQUILA THREE PEAKS HIGH INCOME FUND
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
CAPITAL CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
CASH ASSETS TRUST
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
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ATTEST:
 
CHURCHILL TAX-FREE FUND OF KENTUCKY
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
HAWAIIAN TAX-FREE TRUST
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
NARRAGANSETT INSURED TAX-FREE INCOME FUND
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
TAX-FREE FUND OF COLORADO
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
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ATTEST:
 
TAX-FREE TRUST OF ARIZONA
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
AQUILA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Robert W. Anderson
     
Robert W. Anderson,
     
Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
ATTEST:
 
AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
       
/s/ Pam Rose
 
By:
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio
     
Joseph P. DiMaggio
     
Principal and Treasurer
 
 
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AGREEMENT AMONG INSUREDS
UNDER D&O/E&O INSURANCE POLICY

SCHEDULE A

PARTIES

FUNDS


Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund

Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund

Capital Cash Management Trust (two Funds)

Cash Assets Trust (three Funds)

Churchill Cash Reserves Trust

Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky

Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust

Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund

Tax-Free Fund of Colorado

Tax-Free Fund For Utah

Tax-Free Trust of Arizona

Tax-Free Trust of Oregon

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Aquila Investment Management LLC
(successor by assignment, effective January 1, 2004, to the business conducted by Aquila Management Corporation)

Aquila Management Corporation
(assignor of its business to Aquila Investment Management LLC, effective January 1, 2004)

Aquila Distributors, Inc.
 
 
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AGREEMENT AMONG INSUREDS

UNDER D&O/E&O INSURANCE POLICY

SCHEDULE B

ALLOCATION AMONG PARTIES
 
 
$10,000,000 of coverage, with premiums allocated among the Parties as follows (75% of the premium to be allocated to the Funds based upon their respective net assets, and 25% of the premium to be allocated to the Service Providers as determined by Aquila, with allocation of recovery among the Service Providers being determined by Aquila):

 
Party
 
Percentage
 
       
Service Providers -- 25%
     
       
Aquila Investment Management LLC
    20.00  
Aquila Distributors, Inc.
    5.00  
         
Funds -- 75%
       
         
Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund
    0.46  
Aquila Three Peaks High Income Fund
    0.31  
Capital Cash Management Trust
    0.00  
Cash Assets Trust: (Pacific Capital Funds)
    39.06  
Cash Assets Trust (6.94%)
       
Tax-Free Cash Assets Trust (3.64%)
       
U.S. Government Securities Cash Assets Trust (28.48%)
       
Churchill Cash Reserves Trust
    0.00  
Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky
    4.02  
Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust
    10.66  
Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund
    2.32  
Tax-Free Fund of Colorado
    3.17  
Tax-Free Fund For Utah
    3.48  
Tax-Free Trust of Arizona
    5.10  
Tax-Free Trust of Oregon
    6.42  

 
Date of Schedule: June 20, 2007
based on assets as of June 30, 2007
 
 
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EX-99.15 16 agreement17g.htm AGREEMENT AMONG INSUREDS PURSUANT TO RULE 17G-1 Unassociated Document
 
AGREEMENT AMONG INSUREDS TO PURSUANT RULE 17G-1

The undersigned registered management investment companies and affiliated entities, named insureds under a joint insured fidelity bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") agree that in the event that any recovery is received under the bond (or any rider, amendment, extension, or renewal of the bond) as a result of a loss sustained by a registered management investment company and one or more other named insureds, the registered management investment company shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, but at least equal to the amount which it would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by paragraph (d) (1) under Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act.

The undersigned registered management investment companies agree among themselves that the amounts of the fidelity bond premiums designated by the insurer as pertaining to investment company insureds shall be allocated among the investment company insureds named in the bond (or any rider, amendment, extension, or renewal of the bond), in view of the net assets of such investment company insureds, in accordance with the resolutions of the Boards of Trustees of such investment company insureds. The undersigned registered management investment companies represent that their respective Boards of Trustees have observed the procedures specified in paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act to approve the payment of their respective portions of the fidelity bond premiums.

This Agreement shall be effective as of May 9, 1994, and may be amended. assigned, or terminated only in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

All parties hereto agree that the obligations of this Agreement are not personally binding upon the shareholders of any Massachusetts business trust.
 
In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers and their seals to be hereunto affixed.
 
 
ATTEST:         AQUILA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 
         
/s/ Rose F. Marotta   
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Rose F. Marotta   
   
Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Treasurer    
   
President and Chairman
 
 
 
 

 
 
ATTEST:         STCM MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
         
/s/ Rose F. Marrotta 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Rose F. Marrotta      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Treasurer      President and Chairman  


ATTEST:         AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  

 
ATTEST:         AQUILA ROCKY MOUNTAIN EQUITY FUND
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  

 
ATTEST:         CAPITAL CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  


ATTEST:         THE CASCADES TRUST
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  


ATTEST:         CASH ASSETS TRUST
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  


ATTEST:         CHURCHILL CASH RESERVES TRUST
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  

 
 

 
 
 
ATTEST:         CHURCHILL TAX-FREE TRUST
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  

 
ATTEST:         HAWAIIAN TAX-FREE TRUST
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  

 
ATTEST:         NARRAGANSETTT INSURED TAX-FREE INCOME FUND
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  
 
 
ATTEST:         PRIME CASH FUND
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  
 
 
ATTEST:         SHORT TERM ASSET RESERVES
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  


ATTEST:         TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  


ATTEST:         TAX-FREE FUND OF COLORADO
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  

 
ATTEST:         TAX-FREE TRUST OF ARIZONA
         
/s/ Kenneth L. MacRitchie 
  By: 
/s/ Lacy B. Herrmann
 
Kenneth L. MacRitchie      Lacy B. Herrmann  
Assistant Secretary         President and Chairman  
 
 
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