Exhibit 99.(b)

 

BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

GLOBAL X VENTURE FUND

 

(a Delaware Statutory Trust)

 

Effective as of March 12, 2025

 
 

Table of Contents

 

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Article I Introduction 1
Section 1. Declaration of Trust 1
Section 2. Definitions 1
Article II Offices 1
Section 1. Principal Office 1
Section 2. Delaware Office 1
Section 3. Other Offices 1
Article III Meetings of Shareholders 1
Section 1. Place of Meetings; Virtual Meetings 1
Section 2. Call of Meetings 2
Section 3. Notice of Meetings of Shareholders 2
Section 4. Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice 3
Section 5. Conduct of Meetings of Shareholders 3
Section 6. Postponement and Adjournment 3
Section 7. Quorum; Voting 4
Section 8. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes 4
Section 9. Record Date for Shareholder Notice, Voting and Giving Consents 5
Section 10. Proxies 5
Section 11. Inspectors of Election 6
Article IV Trustees 7
Section 1. Place of Meetings and Meetings by Telephone 7
Section 2. Regular Meetings 7
Section 3. Special Meetings 7
Section 4. Quorum; Action of Trustees 7
Section 5. Waiver of Notice 7
Section 6. Adjournment 7
Section 7. Notice of Adjournment 7
Section 8. Action Without a Meeting 8
Section 9. Fees and Compensation of Trustees 8
Section 10. Delegation of Power to Other Trustees 8
Section 11. Chair 8
 
Article V Committees 8
Section 1. Committees of Trustees 8
Section 2. Proceedings and Quorum 9
Section 3. Compensation of Committee Members 9
Article VI Officers 9
Section 1. Officers 9
Section 2. Election of Officers 9
Section 3. Subordinate Officers 9
Section 4. Removal and Resignation of Officers 9
Section 5. Vacancies in Offices 10
Section 6. President 10
Section 7. Vice Presidents 10
Section 8. Secretary and Assistant Secretaries 10
Section 9. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers 10
Article VII Inspection of Records and Reports by Trustees 11
Section 1. Inspection by Trustees 11
Article VIII General Matters 11
Section 1. Checks, Drafts, Evidence of Indebtedness 11
Section 2. Contracts and Instruments; How Executed 11
Section 3. Seal 12
Section 4. Writings 12
Section 5. Severability 12
Section 6. Headings 12
Article IX Amendments 13
 

BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

GLOBAL X VENTURE FUND

(a Delaware Statutory Trust)

 

Article I
Introduction

 

Section 1. Declaration of Trust. These By-Laws shall be subject to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time (“Declaration of Trust”), of Global X Venture Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms hereof and the terms of the Declaration of Trust, the terms of the Declaration of Trust shall control.

 

Section 2. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not herein defined are used as defined in the Declaration of Trust.

 

Article II
Offices

 

Section 1. Principal Office. The principal executive office of the Trust shall be 605 Third Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10158, until such time as the Trustees may change the location of the principal executive office of the Trust to any other place within or outside the State of Delaware.

 

Section 2. Delaware Office. The registered agent and registered office of the Trust in the State of Delaware shall be as provided in the Declaration of Trust.

 

Section 3. Other Offices. The Trustees may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Trustees may from time to time determine.

 

Article III


Meetings of Shareholders

 

Section 1. Place of Meetings; Virtual Meetings. No annual meetings of the Shareholders are required to be held. Meetings of Shareholders shall be held at any place designated by the Trustees. In the absence of any such designation, Shareholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the Trust.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these By-Laws, the Trustees or the officers of the Trust may determine at any time, including, without limitation, after the calling of any meeting of Shareholders, that any meeting of Shareholders be held solely by means of remote communication or both at a physical location and by means of remote communication. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these By-Laws, if it is determined after notice of the meeting has been delivered to Shareholders that participation by Shareholders in the meeting shall

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or may be conducted by means of remote communication, announcement of such change may be made at any time by press release or any other means as may be permitted or required by applicable law. Shareholders and proxy holders entitled to be present and to vote at the meeting that are not physically present at such a meeting but participate by means of remote communication shall be considered present in person for all purposes under these By-Laws and may vote at such a meeting. Subject to any guidelines and procedures that the Trustees or the officers of the Trust may adopt, any meeting at which Shareholders or proxy holders are permitted to participate by means of remote communication shall be conducted in accordance with the following, except to the extent otherwise permitted by the federal securities laws and the rules thereunder applicable to the Trust, including any exemptive, interpretive or other relief (including no-action relief) or guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The Trust shall implement, at the direction of the President or his or her designee, reasonable measures to verify that each person considered present and authorized to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a Shareholder or proxy holder;

 

The Trust shall implement, at the direction of the President or his or her designee, reasonable measures to provide the Shareholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the Shareholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with the proceedings; and

 

In the event any Shareholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of the vote or other action shall be maintained by the Trust.

 

Section 2. Call of Meetings. Special meetings of the Shareholders of the Trust or of any Class may be called at any time by the Trustees or by the President or the Secretary for the purpose of taking action upon any matter requiring the vote or authority of the Shareholders of the Trust or of any Class as herein provided or provided in the Declaration of Trust or upon any other matter as to which such vote or authority is deemed by the Trustees or the President to be necessary or desirable. Meetings of the Shareholders of the Trust or of any Class may be called for any purpose deemed necessary or desirable upon the written request of the Shareholders holding at least a majority of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust entitled to vote at such meeting, provided that (i) such request shall state the purposes of such meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on, and (ii) the Shareholders requesting such meeting shall have paid to the Trust the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing the notice thereof, which the Secretary shall determine and specify to such Shareholders. If the Secretary fails for more than thirty (30) days to call a special meeting, the Trustees or the Shareholders requesting such a meeting may, in the name of the Secretary, call the meeting by giving the required notice. If the meeting is a meeting of Shareholders of any Class, but not a meeting of all Shareholders of the Trust, then only a special meeting of Shareholders of such Class need be called and, in such case, only Shareholders of such Class shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting.

 

Section 3. Notice of Meetings of Shareholders. All notices of meetings of Shareholders shall be sent or otherwise given to Shareholders in accordance with Section 4 of this Article III not

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less than ten (10) nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days (or such greater or lesser number of days as the Trustees shall determine in its sole discretion) before the date of the meeting. The notice shall specify (i) the place, date and hour of the meeting, and (ii) the general nature of the business to be transacted. In the absence of fraud, any irregularities in the notice of any meeting or the nonreceipt of any such notice by any of the Shareholders shall not invalidate any action otherwise properly taken at any such meeting.

 

Section 4. Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice. Notice of any meeting of Shareholders shall be provided to Shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, and (i) given either by hand delivery, first-class mail, or other written or electronic communication (or by publication as provided in these By-Laws) and (ii) addressed to the Shareholder at the address (including an e-mail address) of that Shareholder appearing on the books of the Trust or its transfer agent or given by the Shareholder to the Trust for the purpose of notice. If no such address appears on the Trust’s books or is not given to the Trust, or to the Trust’s transfer or similar agent, notice shall be deemed to be waived and therefore unnecessary, unless and until the Shareholder provides the Trust, or to the Trust’s transfer or similar agent, with his or her address. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written or electronic communication or, where notice is given by publication, on the date of publication. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to Shareholders, any notice to Shareholders given by the Trust shall be effective if given by a single written notice to Shareholders who share an address if consented to by the Shareholders at that address.

 

If any notice addressed to a Shareholder at the address of that Shareholder appearing on the books of the Trust is returned to the Trust by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the Shareholder at that address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if such future notices or reports shall be kept available to the Shareholder, upon written demand of the Shareholder, at the principal executive office of the Trust for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice.

 

An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any meeting of Shareholders shall be filed and maintained in the minute book of the Trust.

 

Section 5. Conduct of Meetings of Shareholders. Unless otherwise determined by the Trustees, meetings of Shareholders shall be presided over by the President or any other officer designated by the President, or if he or she is not present and has not so designated, by any Vice President, unless there is an Executive Vice President, or if none of them is present, then by the most senior officer of the Trust present at the meeting, such presiding officer, the chair of the meeting. The Secretary, if present, shall act as a Secretary of such meetings, or if he or she is not present or is otherwise presiding over the meeting in another capacity, an Assistant Secretary, if any, shall so act. If neither the Secretary nor the Assistant Secretary is present or, if present, the Secretary is otherwise presiding over the meeting in another capacity, then any such person appointed by the Secretary to act on his or her behalf shall act as Secretary of such meetings.

 

Section 6. Postponement and Adjournment. Prior to the date upon which any meeting of the Shareholders is to be held, the Trustees, chair of the meeting, or the President may postpone

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such meeting one or more times for any period of time and for any reason by giving notice to each Shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting so postponed of the time and place (including that the meeting will be held by remote communication, as applicable) at which such meeting will be held. Such notice shall be given not fewer than two days (or such other number of days as the Trustees shall determine in their sole discretion) before the date of such meeting and otherwise in accordance with Article III, Sections 3 and 4 of these By-Laws. Any Shareholders’ meeting may be adjourned for any period of time by the Trustees, chair of the meeting, President one or more times for any reason, including the failure of a quorum to be present at the meeting with respect to any proposal or the failure of any proposal to receive sufficient votes for approval. No Shareholder vote shall be required for any adjournment. A Shareholders’ meeting may be adjourned by the Trustees, chair of the meeting, President as to one or more proposals regardless of whether action has been taken on other matters. No notice of adjournment of a meeting to another time or place need be given to the Shareholders if such time and place (including that the meeting will be held by remote communication, as applicable) are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken or notice is given to persons present at the meeting. Any adjourned meeting may be held at such time and place (including that the meeting will be held by remote communication, as applicable) as determined by the Trustees, chair of the meeting, President, in the Trustees’ or such person’s sole discretion. Any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting may be transacted at any adjourned meeting. If, after a postponement or adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the postponed or adjourned meeting, the secretary shall give notice of the postponed or adjourned meeting to the Shareholders of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If a quorum is present with respect to any one or more proposals, the chair of the meeting may, but shall not be required to, cause a vote to be taken with respect to any such proposal or proposals which vote can be certified as final and effective notwithstanding the adjournment of the meeting with respect to any other proposal or proposals.

 

Section 7. Quorum; Voting. Except when a larger quorum is required by applicable law or by the Declaration of Trust, one-third (33-1/3%) of the Outstanding Shares entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at a Shareholders’ meeting. When any one or more Classes is to vote separate from any other Classes of Shares, one-third (33-1/3%) of the Outstanding Shares of each such Class entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at a Shareholders’ meeting of that Class.

 

Any Shareholder may cast part of the votes that such Shareholder is entitled to cast in favor of the proposal and refrain from casting and/or cast the remaining part of such votes against the proposal, but if such Shareholder fails to specify the number of votes that such Shareholder is casting in favor of the proposal, it will be conclusively presumed that such Shareholder is casting all of the votes that such Shareholder is entitled to cast in favor of such proposal.

 

Section 8. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes. Shares that abstain with respect to one or more of any proposals presented for Shareholder approval and Shares held in a “street name” as to which the broker or nominee with respect thereto indicates on the proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote with respect to a particular proposal will be counted as present and outstanding and entitled to vote for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at a meeting, but will not be counted as Shares voted (votes cast) with respect to such proposal or proposals. Shares represented by signed, dated proxy cards or voting instruction cards returned to the Trust without a choice indicated as to the applicable proposals will be voted as directed by the proxy holder or holders.

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Section 9. Record Date for Shareholder Notice, Voting and Giving Consents.

 

(a) For purposes of determining the Shareholders entitled to vote or act at any meeting (or adjournment or postponement thereof), the Trustees may fix in advance a record date which shall not be more than one hundred and twenty (120) days nor less than ten (10) days (or such greater or lesser number of days as the Trustees shall determine in its sole discretion) before the date of any such meeting. Without fixing a record date for a meeting, the Trustees may for voting and notice purposes close the register or transfer books for one or more Classes for all or any part of the period between the earliest date on which a record date for such meeting could be set in accordance herewith and the date of such meeting. If the Trustees do not so fix a record date or close the register or transfer books of the affected Classes, the record date for determining Shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Shareholders shall be the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

 

(b) The record date for determining Shareholders entitled to give consent to action in writing without a meeting, (a) when no prior action of the Trustees has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given, or (b) when prior action of the Trustees has been taken, shall be (i) such date as determined for that purpose by the Trustees, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing it is adopted by the Trustees and shall not be more than twenty (20) days after the date of such resolution, or (ii) if no record date is fixed by the Trustees, the record date shall be the close of business on the day on which the Trustees adopt the resolution relating to that action.

 

(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as precluding the Trustees from setting different record dates for different Classes. Only Shareholders of record on the record date, as herein determined, shall have any right to vote or to act at any meeting or give consent to any action relating to such record date, notwithstanding any transfer of Shares on the books of the Trust after such record date.

 

Section 10. Proxies. Subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust, Shareholders entitled to vote for Trustees or on any other matter shall have the right to do so either in person or by proxy, provided that either (i) a written instrument authorizing such a proxy to act is executed by the Shareholder or his or her duly authorized attorney-in-fact and dated not more than eleven (11) months before the meeting, unless the instrument specifically provides for a longer period, or (ii) the Trustees adopt an electronic, telephonic, computerized or other alternative to the execution of a written instrument authorizing the proxy to act, and such authorization is received not more than eleven (11) months before the meeting. A proxy shall be deemed executed by a Shareholder if the Shareholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the Shareholder or the Shareholder’s attorney-in-fact. A valid proxy which does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by the Person executing it before the vote pursuant to that proxy is taken, (a) by a writing delivered to the Trust stating that the proxy is revoked, or (b) by a subsequent proxy executed by such Person, or (c) attendance at the meeting and voting in person by the Person executing that proxy, or (d) revocation by such Person using any electronic, telephonic, computerized or other alternative means authorized by the Trustees for authorizing the proxy to act; or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is received by the

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Trust before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted. A proxy with respect to Shares held in the name of two or more Persons shall be valid if executed by any one of them unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the Trust receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of the two or more Persons. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a Shareholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Unless otherwise specifically limited by their terms, proxies shall entitle the Shareholder to vote at any adjournment or postponement of a Shareholders’ meeting. At every meeting of Shareholders, unless the voting is conducted by inspectors, all questions concerning the qualifications of voters, the validity of proxies, and the acceptance or rejection of votes, shall be decided by the chair of the meeting. Subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust or these By-Laws, all matters concerning the giving, voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation and the Shareholders were shareholders of a Delaware corporation.

 

Section 11. Inspectors of Election. Before any meeting of Shareholders, the Trustees may appoint any persons other than nominees for office to act as inspectors of election at the meeting or its adjournment or postponement. If no inspectors of election are so appointed, the chair of the meeting may appoint inspectors of election at the meeting. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the chair of the meeting may appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

 

These inspectors shall:

 

(a) Determine the number of Shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the Shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies;

 

(b) Receive votes, ballots or consents;

 

(c) Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote;

 

(d) Count and tabulate all votes or consents;

 

(e) Determine when the polls shall close;

 

(f) Determine the result; and

 

(g) Do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all Shareholders.

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Article IV
Trustees

 

Section 1. Place of Meetings and Meetings by Telephone. All meetings of the Trustees may be held at any place that has been selected from time to time by the Trustees. In the absence of such a selection, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the Trust. Subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act, any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or other communication equipment, so long as all Trustees participating in the meeting can hear one another and all such Trustees shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

Section 2. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Trustees shall be held without call at such time as shall from time to time be fixed by the Trustees. Such regular meetings may be held without notice.

 

Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Trustees may be held at any time or place for any purpose when called by the President, the Secretary or by written request of two (2) or more of the Trustees. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be communicated to each Trustee orally in person or by telephone or transmitted to him or her by first-class or overnight mail, electronic mail, telegram, telecopy or other electronic means addressed to each Trustee at that Trustee’s address as it is shown on the records of the Trust, at least one (1) day before the meeting. Notice may be provided on the day of the special meeting by telephone, electronic mail, telegram, telecopy, or other electronic means, if, under the circumstances, the party calling the meeting deems more immediate action to be necessary or appropriate. Oral notice shall be deemed to be given when given directly to the person required to be notified and all other notices shall be deemed to be given when sent. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the Trust.

 

Section 4. Quorum; Action of Trustees. A majority of the Trustees then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as provided in Section 7 of this Article IV. A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of Trustees if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

 

Section 5. Waiver of Notice. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any Trustee who either before or after the meeting signs a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding the meeting, or an approval of the minutes. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify the purpose of the meeting. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the records of the Trust or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Notice of a meeting shall also be deemed given to any Trustee who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to or at its commencement, the lack of notice to that Trustee.

 

Section 6. Adjournment. A majority of the Trustees present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.

 

Section 7. Notice of Adjournment. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-eight (48) hours, in which case notice of the time and place shall be given before the time of the

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adjourned meeting in the manner specified in Sections 3 and 4 of this Article IV, as applicable, to the Trustees.

 

Section 8. Action Without a Meeting. Unless the 1940 Act requires that a particular action be taken only at a meeting at which the Trustees are present in person, any action to be taken by the Trustees at a meeting may be taken without such meeting by the written consent of the Trustees then in office. Unless the 1940 Act or the Declaration of Trust requires that a particular action be approved by a greater percentage, such written consent shall be effective if provided by a majority of the Trustees then in office. Any such written consent may be executed and given by facsimile or other electronic means. Such written consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Trustees. If any action is so taken by the Trustees by the written consent of less than all of the Trustees, prompt notice of the taking of such action shall be furnished to each Trustee who did not execute such written consent, provided that the effectiveness of such action shall not be impaired by any delay or failure to furnish such notice.

 

Section 9. Fees and Compensation of Trustees. Trustees and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Trustees. This Section shall not be construed to preclude any Trustee from serving the Trust in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation for those services.

 

Section 10. Chair. The Trustees shall appoint a Trustee to serve as chair of the Board (“Chair”). The Chair shall serve at the pleasure of the Trustees, shall preside over meetings of the Trustees and will have a key role in setting the agenda for the board, establishing a boardroom culture that will foster a meaningful dialogue between fund management and Trustees, overseeing the tasks of the adviser(s), negotiating in favor of shareholders when negotiating advisory contracts, and providing leadership to the board while focusing on the long-term interests of the Shareholders. The Chair will also exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him or her by the Trustees or prescribed by the Declaration of Trust or by these By-Laws.

 

Article V
Committees

 

Section 1. Committees of Trustees. The Trustees may by resolution designate one or more committees, each consisting of one (1) or more Trustees then in office and such other members as the Trustees shall approve, to serve at the pleasure of the Trustees. The number composing such committees and the powers conferred upon the same shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the Trustees. The Trustees may abolish any such committee at any time in their sole discretion. Any committee to which the Trustees delegate any of their powers shall maintain records of its meetings and shall report its actions to the Trustees. The Trustees shall have the power to rescind any action of any committee, but no such rescission shall have retroactive effect. The Trustees shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in the committees. The Trustees may delegate to these committees any of its powers, subject to any limitations of applicable federal law. The Trustees may designate one or more Trustees as alternate members of any committee who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee.

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Section 2. Proceedings and Quorum. In the absence of an appropriate resolution of the Trustees, each committee may adopt such rules and regulations governing its proceedings, quorum and manner of acting as it shall deem proper and desirable. In the event any member of any committee is absent from any meeting, the committee may take action only if a majority of its members are present at the meeting.

 

Section 3. Compensation of Committee Members. Each committee member may receive such compensation from the Trust for his or her services and reimbursement for his or her expenses as may be fixed from time to time by the Trustees.

 

Article VI
Officers

 

Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Trust shall be a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Trust may also have, at the discretion of the Trustees, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article VI. Any person may hold one or more offices of the Trust except that no one person may serve concurrently as both President and Secretary. A person who holds more than one office in the Trust may not act in more than one capacity to execute, acknowledge or verify an instrument required by law to be executed, acknowledged or verified by more than one officer. Any officer may be, but need not be, a Trustee or Shareholder.

 

Section 2. Election of Officers. The officers of the Trust, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article VI, shall be chosen by the Trustees, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the Trustees, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.

 

Section 3. Subordinate Officers. The Trustees may appoint and may empower the President to appoint such other officers as the business of the Trust may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in these By-Laws or as the Trustees may from time to time determine.

 

Section 4. Removal and Resignation of Officers. Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by a vote of a majority of the Trustees then in office and in attendance, at any regular or special meeting of the Trustees or by the principal executive officer or by such other officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Trustees. In addition, any officer appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article may be removed, with or without cause, by any officer upon whom such power of removal shall have been conferred by the Trustees.

 

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Trust. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Trust under any contract to which the officer is a party.

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Section 5. Vacancies in Offices. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for regular appointment to that office. The President may make temporary appointments to a vacant office pending action by the Trustees.

 

Section 6. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Trust and shall, subject to the control of the Trustees, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Trust. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of a president of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Trustees, the Declaration of Trust or these By-Laws.

 

Section 7. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the President, any Vice President, unless there is an Executive Vice President, shall perform all the duties of the President and when so acting shall have all powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Executive Vice President or Vice Presidents, whichever the case may be, shall have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Trustees or the President or by these By-Laws.

 

Section 8. Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal executive office of the Trust, the office of the Administrator, the office of any sub-administrator or such other place as the Trustees may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of Trustees, committees of Trustees and Shareholders with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and if special, how authorized, the notice given, the names of those present at Trustees’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of Shares present or represented at meetings of Shareholders and the proceedings of the meetings.

 

The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal executive office of the Trust or at the office of the Trust’s transfer agent or registrar, a share register or a duplicate share register showing the names of all Shareholders and their addresses and the number and classes of Shares held by each.

 

The Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the Shareholders and of the Trustees (or committees thereof) required to be given by these By-Laws or by applicable law and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Trustees or by these By-Laws.

 

Any Assistant Secretary may perform such duties of the Secretary as the Secretary or the Trustees may assign, and, in the absence of the Secretary, he or she may perform all the duties of the Secretary.

 

Section 9. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer shall be the chief financial and accounting officer of the Trust and shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Trust, including accounts of the assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital and retained earnings. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any Trustee.

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The Treasurer shall deposit all monies and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Trust with such depositaries as may be designated by the Trustees. He or she shall disburse the funds of the Trust as may be ordered by the Trustees, shall render to the President and Trustees, whenever they request it, an account of all of his or her transactions as chief financial and accounting officer and of the financial condition of the Trust and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Trustees or these By-Laws.

 

Any Assistant Treasurer may perform such duties of the Treasurer as the Treasurer or the Trustees may assign, and in the absence of the Treasurer, he may perform all the duties of the Treasurer.

 

Article VII
Inspection of Records and Reports by Trustees

 

Section 1. Inspection by Trustees. Every Trustee shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records, and documents of every kind and the physical properties of the Trust. This inspection by a Trustee may be made in person or by an agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts of documents.

 

Article VIIi
General Matters

 

Section 1. Execution of Instruments. All deeds, documents, transfers, contracts, agreements, requisitions, orders, promissory notes, assignments, endorsements, checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of or payable to the Trust, and any other instruments requiring execution either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Trustees or otherwise shall be signed or endorsed by the Chair, the President, a Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or in such manner and by such person or persons as the Trustees may otherwise, from time to time, authorize. Any such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 2. Voting of Securities. Unless otherwise determined by the Trustees, the Chair, the President or any Vice President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Trust and the Trustees to attend and to act and to vote, or in the name of the Trust and the Trustees to execute proxies to vote, at any meeting of stockholders of any company in which the Trust may hold stock. At any such meeting such person shall possess and may exercise (in person or by proxy) any and all rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock. The Trustees may by resolution from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

Section 3. Contracts and Instruments; How Executed. The Trustees, except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and this authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and unless so authorized or ratified by the Trustees or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Trust by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

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Section 4. Seal. The seal of the Trust, if any, shall consist of a flat-faced dye with the name of the Trust cut or engraved thereon. However, unless otherwise required by the Trustees, the seal shall not be necessary to be placed on, and its absence shall not impair the validity of, any document, instrument or other paper executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Trust.

 

Section 5. Writings. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations:

 

(a) all requirements in these By-Laws that any action be taken by means of any writing, including, without limitation, any written instrument, any written consent or any written agreement, shall be deemed to be satisfied by means of any electronic record in such form that is acceptable to the Trustees; and

 

(b) all requirements in these By-Laws that any writing be signed shall be deemed to be satisfied by any electronic signature in such form that is acceptable to the Trustees.

 

Section 6. Severability. The provisions of these By-Laws are severable. If the Trustees determine, with the advice of counsel, that any provision hereof conflicts with the 1940 Act, the regulated investment company or other provisions of the Code or with other applicable laws and regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of these By-Laws; provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of these By-Laws or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. If any provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision only in such jurisdiction and shall not affect any other provision of these By-Laws.

 

Section 7. Headings. Headings are placed in these By-Laws for convenience of reference only and in case of any conflict, the text of these By-Laws rather than the headings shall control.

 

Article IX
Fiscal Year; Accountants

 

Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Trust shall be established, re-established or changed from time- to-time by resolution of the Trustees.

 

Section 2. Accountants.

 

(a) The Trustees shall employ a public accountant or a firm of independent public accountants as their accountant to examine the accounts of the Trust and to sign and certify at least annually financial statements filed by the Trust. The accountant’s certificates and reports shall be addressed both to the Trustees and to the Shareholders.

 

(b) Any vacancy occurring due to the death or resignation of the accountant may be filled at a meeting called for the purpose by the vote, cast in person, of a majority of those Trustees who are not Interested Persons of the Trust.

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Article X
Amendments; Compliance with 1940 Act

 

Section 1. Amendments. These By-Laws may be restated, amended, supplemented or repealed only by a majority vote of the Trustees then in office.

 

Section 2. Provisions in Conflict with Law or Regulations.

 

(a) The provisions of these By-Laws are severable, and if the Trustees shall determine, with the advice of counsel, that any such provision, in whole or in part, conflicts with the 1940 Act, the regulated investment company provisions of the Code, and the regulations thereunder, the Delaware Act or with other applicable laws and regulations, the conflicting provision, or the conflicting part or parts thereof, shall be deemed not to constitute a part of these By-Laws; provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of these By-Laws or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination.

 

(b) If any provision of these By-Laws shall be held invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision, or such part or parts thereof, in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provision in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of these By-Laws in any jurisdiction.

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