SEC Form 40-17G filed by Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc.

Premiums for the Bond have been paid through the period ending April 30, 2025. This filing includes the following exhibits:

Exhibit A - Copy of the Joint Insured Fidelity Bond

Exhibit B - Copy of the Joint Insureds Agreement

Exhibit C - Copy of the Form of Resolutions of a Majority of the Independent Fund Trustees/Directors

Exhibit D - Amount of a Single Insured Bond for each Fund, if a Joint Insured Fidelity Bond were not used

Item 2.	Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on	April 30, 2024	, to 12:01 a.m. on	April 30, 2025	, 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	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement B-	AUDIT EXPENSE	$50,000	$10,000
	Insuring Agreement C-	ON PREMISES	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement D-	IN TRANSIT	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement E-	FORGERY OR ALTERATION	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement F-	SECURITIES	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement G-	COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement H-	UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT	$25,000	$5,000
	Insuring Agreement I-	PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS	$20,000,000	$150,000
	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.
	OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER:
	Insuring Agreement J-	COMPUTER SECURITY	$20,000,000	$150,000
	Insuring Agreement M-	SOCIAL ENGINEERING FRAUD	$1,000,000	$150,000
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: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14 and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.

E.	FORGERY OR ALTERATION

(1)

bills of exchange, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, acceptances, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, warrants, orders upon public treasuries, or letters of credit; or

(2)

instructions, requests or applications directed to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer, payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of money or Property, or giving notice of any bank account (provided such 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, and further provided such instructions, requests, or applications either bear the forged signature or endorsement or have been altered without the knowledge and consent of such customer, such shareholder or subscriber to shares issued by an Investment Company, or such 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;

F.	SECURITIES

(1)

be Counterfeit, but only to the extent that the Counterfeit directly causes the loss, or

(2)

be lost or stolen, or

(3)

contain a Forgery or Alteration, but only to the extent the Forgery or Alteration directly causes the loss,

(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;

I.	PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

(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;

(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 (i) to be paid or made payable to other than an Authorized Recipient or an Authorized Bank Account or (ii) to be sent to other than an Authorized Address;

(4)

the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or

(5)

a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or transmitted by any method not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or

(6)

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.

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.

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.

1.

an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act 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 which caused the loss.

(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

(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,

(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,

(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).

(1)

in the initial account application,

(2)

in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or

(3)

in writing or by Electronic Transmission, where such designation is verified via a callback to the Shareholder of Record by the Insured at a predetermined telephone number provided by the Shareholder of Record to the Insured in writing at least 30 days prior to such callback.

(1)

all loss  caused by any one act (other than a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act) committed by one person, or

(2)

all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one person, or

(3)

all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or

(4)

all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through (3) above.

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.

(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,

(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,

(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 9.

NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY

SECTION 10.

MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES

SECTION 12.

DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT

SECTION 13.

TERMINATION

SECTION 14.

RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION

SECTION 15.

CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES

SECTION 16.

ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS 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,

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

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.

SECTION 18.

CHANGE OR MODIFICATION

SECTION 19.

COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

SECTION 20.

ANTI-BUNDLING

o	Neuberger Berman Small-Mid Cap ETF

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 $100,000 or less payable by check to the Shareholder of Record and sent to an Authorized Address; or

(2)

letter requesting redemption of $100,000 or less by wire transfer to the Shareholder of Record of an Authorized Bank Account; 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 $100,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for another DRA established for the benefit of such Owner;

(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.

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),

(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.

(a)

the Shareholder of Record verifies, by some method other than an Electronic Transmission effected over the Internet, that each such redemption or purchase has been authorized, and

(b)

if such redemption or purchase is to be effected by wire to or from a particular bank account, a duly authorized employee of the bank verifies the account number to or from which funds are being transferred, and that the name on the account is the same as the name of the intended recipient of the proceeds.

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Section 1.N. Definition of Employee is amended to include

“(10)

each individual assigned temporarily by an Insured to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office of the Insured provided that such an individual has successfully completed a background check consisting of all of the following:

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the sixth paragraph of Section 13 of this Bond is amended to read as follows: In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q of this Bond, this Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement J as follows:

1.

Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings:

a.

“Authorized User” means any person or entity designated by the Insured (through contract, assignment of User Identification, or otherwise) as authorized to use a Covered Computer System, or any part thereof. An individual who invests in an Insured Fund shall not be considered to be an Authorized User solely by virtue of being an investor.

b.

“Computer Fraud” means the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction of data in, or change of data elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System which:

(1)

is committed by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone or in collusion with other Unauthorized Third Parties; and

(2)

is committed with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss, and (b) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person; and

(3)

causes (x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered; or (y) an account of the Insured, or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited; or (z) an unauthorized or fictitious account to be debited or credited.

c.

“Computer Security Procedures” means procedures for prevention of unauthorized computer access and use and administration of computer access and use as provided in writing to the Underwriter.

d.

“Covered Computer System” means any Computer System as to which the Insured has possession, custody and control.

e.

“Unauthorized Third Party” means any person or entity that, at the time of the Computer Fraud, is not an Authorized User.

f.

“User Identification” means any unique user name (i.e., a series of characters) that is assigned to a person or entity by the Insured.

2.

Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement J shall not cover:

a.

Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity,” of this Bond; and

b.

Any loss resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Computer Security Procedures; and

c.

Any loss resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in collusion with:

(1)

any Authorized User (whether a natural person or an entity); or

(2)

in the case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Authorized User, or (b) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Authorized User (“Related Entity”), or (c) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Related Entity; or

(3)

in the case of any Authorized User who is a natural person, (a) any entity for which such Authorized User is a director, officer, partner, employee or agent (“Employer Entity”), or (b) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer Entity, or (c) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Employer Entity (“Employer-Related Entity”), or (d) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer-Related Entity;

d.

Any loss resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any Covered Computer System, or any part thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated therewith; and

e.

Any loss not directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud (including, without limitation, disruption of business and extra expense); and

f.

Payments made to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has denied authorized access to a Covered Computer System or otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business of the Insured.

(a)

by written notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice; or

(b)

immediately by written notice from the Insured to the Underwriter.

1.

“Communication” means an instruction that (a) directs an Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money from the Insured’s own account, (b) contains a material misrepresentation of fact, and (c) is relied upon by the Employee, believing it to be true.

2.

“Social Engineering Fraud” means the intentional misleading of an Employee through the use of a Communication, where such Communication:

(a)

is transmitted to the Employee in writing, by voice over the telephone, or by Electronic Transmission;

(b)

is made by an individual who purports to be (i) an Employee who is duly authorized by the Insured to instruct another Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money, or (ii) an officer or employee of a Vendor who is duly authorized by the Insured to instruct an Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money; and

(c)

is unauthorized, dishonest or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive.

3.

“Social Engineering Security Procedures” means security procedures intended to prevent Social Engineering Fraud as set forth in the Application and/or as otherwise provided in writing to the Underwriter.

4.

“Vendor” means any entity or individual that provides goods or services to the Insured under a pre-existing, written agreement.

1.	Interpretation: This rider shall be interpreted with due regard to the intention of the parties, which is to provide specified Bond coverage to (a) Foreign Entities and (b) U.S. Entities for Financial Interest Losses, where permitted, subject to adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

2.

Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations of Foreign Jurisdictions Regarding Use of Non-Admitted Insurance: Notwithstanding that one or more Foreign Entities may be included in the definition of “Insured” in Item 1 of the Declarations (as modified by Rider No. 1 or other rider), this Bond does not insure, and the Underwriter shall not be required to pay any loss sustained by, or to provide any benefit hereunder to or on behalf of, any Foreign Entity if doing so would cause the Underwriter or such Foreign Entity or any Insured to be in violation of applicable laws or regulations of any Associated Foreign Jurisdiction regarding the use of Non-Admitted Insurance or the making or acceptance of payments thereunder (“Prohibited Associated Foreign Jurisdiction”). Examples of Prohibited Associated Foreign Jurisdictions to which this Part 2 applies shall include but not be limited to the following jurisdictions: Japan, Brazil, India, and China.

3.

Financial Interest Loss Coverage Extension: If permissible pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, a Financial Interest Loss incurred by a U.S. Entity shall be deemed to be a loss sustained by such U.S. Entity for purposes of Section 10 (“Maximum Liability of Underwriter; Other Bonds or Policies”) of this Bond, such that coverage under this Bond may extend to a U.S. Entity for its Financial Interest Loss, subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations of this Bond (including all terms, conditions and limitations of this rider).

4.

Good Faith Efforts to Resolve Questions: In the event that issues arise regarding the application of Part 2 or Part 3 of this rider in the context of a particular situation, representatives of the Underwriter and of a U.S. Entity (acting on behalf of a Foreign Entity if the issue involves Part 2, or on behalf of the U.S. Entity if the issue involves Part 3) shall seek in good faith to resolve such issues to their mutual satisfaction. If the representatives cannot reach a mutually acceptable resolution on their own, they shall in good faith consider soliciting expert outside

5.	Additional Matters:

a.

Locally Admitted Insurance: Without otherwise limiting Section 11 (“Other Insurance”) of this Bond or the terms (including, without limitation, Parts 2 and 3) of this rider, any coverage that may otherwise be available under this rider and this Bond for (1) any loss sustained by any Foreign Entity, and/or (2) any Financial Interest Loss sustained by any U.S. Entity, shall be specifically excess of, and shall not contribute with, any coverage available under any Locally Admitted Insurance. A Foreign Entity or U.S. Entity may, however, credit any amount recovered under any Locally Admitted Insurance against the Deductible Amount applicable to a related loss or Financial Interest Loss for which coverage is available under this Bond and this rider, provided that such recovered amount constitutes loss for which coverage would otherwise have been available under the terms of both this rider and Bond.

b.

U.S. Entity as Representative: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the first paragraph of Section 4 of this Bond, unless otherwise agreed to by the Underwriter in writing: (1) a U.S. Entity shall act on behalf of all Foreign Entities with respect to all information or payments provided to or by the Underwriter under this Bond; (2) a Foreign Entity shall have no right to provide any such information or payments directly to, or to receive any such information or payments directly from, the Underwriter; and (3) the Underwriter shall have no obligation to receive any information or payments directly from, or to provide any such information or payments directly to, any Foreign Entity. The “information or payments” referenced above shall include, without limitation: notice and  an affirmative proof of loss under Section 4 of this Bond; notice of termination under Section 13 of this Bond; notice of a change in control under Section 17 of this Bond;  information, assistance, and cooperation to the Underwriter with regard to the Application or any Bond claim; premiums payable and any return premiums that may be due under this Bond; any loss that may be payable under this Bond; any riders issued to form a part of this Bond; and the exercising or declining the exercise of any right to a discovery period under Section 14 of this Bond.

c.

Treatment of Financial Interest Loss: As the context and logic may demand or suggest, the duties, obligations and rights of Insureds and the Underwriter under this Bond with regard to a loss shall be deemed to apply to a U.S. Entity with regard to a Financial Interest Loss. Thus, by way of illustration, and without limitation:

(1)

Duties and Obligations of a U.S. Entity: Bond provisions obligating Insureds to provide notice and proof of loss (Section 4), to reimburse the Underwriter for a recovery (Section 8), and to take action upon detection that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) (Section 13), shall apply to a U.S. Entity with respect to any matter involving a Foreign Entity that may result in a Financial Interest Loss.

(2)

Deductibles: Bond provisions regarding Deductible Amounts (Section 12) shall apply to a Financial Interest Loss.

(3)

Discovery Period: Bond provisions affording Insureds with rights to a discovery period (Section 14) shall apply to a U.S. Entity with respect to any matter involving a Foreign Entity that may result in a Financial Interest Loss.

(4)

Sanctions: Bond provisions relating to violations of applicable trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations (Section 19) shall apply to a Financial Interest Loss.

d.

Actions Against the Underwriter: No action involving any Foreign Entity as a party, or otherwise relating to any Foreign Entity, may be brought against the Underwriter anywhere other than in a court within the State of Vermont in the United States of America. In the case of any such action, this policy shall be governed by and construed and enforced only in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Vermont (without reference to choice of law doctrine applicable in such state), and the English text as it appears in this Bond.

e.

Definition of “Fund” or “Investment Company”: With regard to loss sustained by a Foreign Entity or a Financial Interest Loss, the term “Fund” or “Investment Company,” except as used in Sections 12, 13, 16, and 18 of this Bond, shall be deemed to include any Foreign Entity that is a Foreign Fund.

f.

Definition of “Self-Regulatory Organization”: With regard to loss sustained by a Foreign Entity or a Financial Interest Loss, the term “Self-Regulatory Organization,” as used in Insuring Agreement B., Audit Expense, Insuring Agreement F., Securities, and Section 2.E of this Bond only, shall be deemed to include any association or organization of investment advisers or securities dealers registered or authorized under the securities laws of a Foreign Jurisdiction or any securities exchange registered with any Foreign Jurisdiction.

g.

Termination: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 13 (“Termination”) or any other provision of this Bond, this Bond shall terminate immediately as to any Foreign Entity without prior notice to such Foreign Entity:

(1)

if there is a change in control (as defined in Section 17 of this Bond) of such Foreign Entity by transfer of its outstanding voting securities or otherwise, or

(2)

if such Foreign Entity shall merge or consolidate with an entity such that the Foreign Entity is the surviving entity, or purchase or otherwise acquire any other entity or substantially all the assets of another entity, or acquire or create a Subsidiary or separate investment portfolio,

h.

Title and Headings: The title and headings in this rider are included solely for convenience and shall not themselves be deemed to be terms or conditions of coverage, or descriptions or interpretations thereof.

a.

“Associated Foreign Jurisdiction” means a Foreign Jurisdiction in which a Foreign Entity is (1) organized; (2) domiciled; or (3) is operating or conducting business.

b.

“Financial Interest Loss” means the actual financial loss that a U.S. Entity itself sustains from Foreign Entity Loss incurred by a Foreign Entity, which financial loss is sustained by the U.S. Entity solely and directly as a result of:

(2)

any lawful pre-existing obligation it has to indemnify such Foreign Entity for all or part of such Foreign Entity Loss.

c.

“Foreign Entity” means:

(1)

any Non-Fund included as an Insured in Item No. 1 of the Declarations (as modified by Rider No. 1 or other rider) that (i) is a Subsidiary of a U.S. Entity, (ii) is organized or domiciled in a Foreign Jurisdiction, and (iii) is not a Foreign Fund;

(2)

any Foreign Fund included as an “Insured” in Item No. 1 of the Declarations (as modified by Rider No. 1 or other rider); and

(3)

a U.S. Entity, but only insofar as such U.S. Entity conducts business through a branch in or undertakes any other operations in a Foreign Jurisdiction.

d.

“Foreign Entity Loss” means that part of the loss, liability or expense incurred by a Foreign Entity (net of any sums available therefor to that Foreign Entity under any Locally Admitted Insurance) which would have been payable under this Bond but for the fact that Part 2 of this rider is applicable.

e.

“Foreign Fund” means any entity included as an Insured in Item No. 1 of the Declarations (as modified by Rider No. 1 or other rider) that (1) is an investment company, mutual fund, unit investment trust, closed-end fund, mutual investment fund, investment trust or any other similar investment vehicle, (2) is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (3) is organized or domiciled in a Foreign Jurisdiction.

f.

“Foreign Jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction outside the United States of America.

g.

“Locally Admitted Insurance” means any financial institution bond or similar insurance instrument issued by an insurer that is admitted, licensed or authorized in an Associated

h.

“Non-Admitted Insurance” means any financial institution bond, or similar insurance instrument, to the extent that bond or instrument purports to provide coverage to a corporation or other entity which is organized, domiciled, or otherwise operating or conducting business in a Foreign Jurisdiction in which the concerned insurer is not admitted, licensed, or authorized.

i.

“Subsidiary” means any entity more than 50% of whose outstanding securities representing the right to vote for the election of directors are owned, directly or indirectly, by a U.S. Entity and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries.

j.

“U.S. Entity” means an Insured included in Item 1 of the Declarations (as modified by Rider No. 1 or other rider) that is organized or domiciled in any jurisdiction within the United States of America.