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CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT AGREEMENT FOR'
NON=TRUSTEED N E TI L PLAN WITH
TIAA=CREF BROKE ACCOUNT
This Custodial Account nt Agreement(""Agreement")between JP,Mor an Chase Bank,,N.A.("Custodian"')and City of
Fort Worth ("Employer")as Sponsor of the City of Fort Worth 457 Deferred Compensation Plan "Plan"),a.
plan designed to meet the requirements of Section 457 f tl ut r nal Revenue Code of 1986,as amended
"Code" as applicable to governmental sponsors s defined in Code Section 457(g)(1)).
WHEREAS', in accordance with Code Section 457(g)(3).the Plan will be funded in part with annuity contracts
issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America and College Retirement ent Equities Fund("'TIAA-
CREF");and,
Wl IER.l AS,in accordance with Code Section 457(8)(3),the Plan will be funded in part with a custodial account
designed to meet the requirements,of Code sections 401 C and the assets in such custodial account shall be
invested in Mutual Fund Shares, as defined in Article 11 below,in other funds chosen by the Employer as listed in
Appendix A and in a participant directed Brokerage Account as described in Section 5.l b below;and
WHEREAS,the Plan provides that the Plan's participants(and beneficiaries of"deceased participants)have the right.
to direct the Employer as to the investment of amounts credited to their individual accounts under the Plan by
selecting from among the Mutual Fund Shares,other funds, and TIAA-CREF Brokerage Account made available to
there under the Plan by the Employer and
WHEREAS,the Employer has appointed Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America as record beeper
for the Plan("'Record beeper")pursuant to which record Keeper serves as Employer's agent for purposes ofkeeping
Plan records,and
WHEREAS,the Employer has requested that the Custodian provide certain custodial services for the portion of the
Plan's assets invested in Mutual Fund Shares,other funds,and TIAA-CT REF rol era, e.;accounts described in
Appendix.A of this Agreement,which custodial services are required to satisfy the requirements of Code sections
401(f)(2)and 457(b)and the Custodian has agreed to provide such services as set Barth herein.
NOW',THEREFORE,in consideration of the muutual covenants contained herein, it is hereby agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1. EFFECTIVE DATE
l.t. The effective date of this Agreement will be Apwrii 1,2014,or such later date as the Parties shall agree
to by Notice.This agreement will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Article X.
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ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
2.1 "APPLICABLE LAW"' mean any statute,whether national,state or loIcall,applicable In the United
States or any other country,any ether law,rule,regulation or interpretation,of any governmental entity,
any applicable common law,and any decree, inj unction,judgment,order,ruling,or writ of any
governmental entity.
2.2 "BENEFICIARY", means the beneficiary ies of deceased participant and an alternate payee of
participant pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in section 414(p)of the Code)
("Qualified Domestic Relations Order").
2.3 "CUSTODIAN"means the Custodian,and its nominees,directors,officers,employees and agents.
2. "INSTRUCTIONS""means instructions which: i contain all necessary information required by the
Custodian to enable the Custodian to carry out the Instructions;(ii)are received by the Custodian in
writing or via the Custodian's electronic instruction system,SWIFT,telephone,facsimile or such other
methods as are for the time being agreed by the.record beeper and the Custodian;and(iii)the
Custodian believes in good faith have been given by the Record deeper or are transmitted by the
.record Keeper with proper testing or authentication pursuant to terms and conditions which the
Custodian may specify.
2.5 "MUTUAL FUND"means an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940,as amended.
2.6 "MUTUAL FUND SHARES" means securities issued by a Mutual Fund.
ARTICLE 111'. SERVICES, ITO, BE PROVIDED BY CUSTODIAN
3.1 The Custodian shall receive such sums of money or Mutual Fund Shares acceptable to the Custodian as
shall fora time to time be paid or delivered to the Custodian under this Agreement.. The Custodian
shall hold in plan participant accounts all such assets,together with all the property purchased therewith
and the proceeds thereof and the earnings and income thereon. The Custodian shall not be responsible
for,or have any drug to enforce,the collection of any contributions or assets to be paid or transferred to
it under the Plan or for verifying whether contributions or transfers to it are permissible under the Plan.
The Custodian shall not be responsible for investment choices directed by the Ernploycr or by plan
participants or Beneficiaries under the plan.
3.2 The Custodian shall disburse plan loan proceeds,distributions on account of unforeseeable erner envy
and other distributions as directed by the Record Keeper. 'I"he Custodian shall distribute plan account
balances in accordance with any Qualified Domestic Relations Order in accordance with the
Instructions of the Record Deeper. No amounts,may be paid or made available to any distributee before
the time provided in Code section 457(d). The Record Keeper sha,lll be resp onsible for determining that
a each distribution satisfies the requirements of the,plan and Applicable Law,including Code section
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457(d);(b the disbursement of loan proceeds has been authorized in accordance with the Plan and
Applicable Law;and c,,distributions pursuant to a domestic relations order have been authorized in
accordance with the Plan and Applicable Law.
3.3 To the extent permitted Linder applicable Law,the Custodian shall be the payer(within the meaning of
applicable United States Treasury Department regulations)ofbene is in the custodial account under the
Plan held pursuant to this Agreement. as payer,it shall perform any required withholding of federal.
and state income tax from distributions and withdrawals and deposit the same with the appropriate tax
authorities as and when directed by the Record Keeper. The Record keeper shall be responsible for
preparing and filing all reports of withheld taxes with the participant or Beneficiary and all applicable
federal and state tax authorities..
3.4 The Custodian agrees that all records maintained by it for the Flan shall be open to inspection and audit
at reasonable times by agents or representatives of the Employer and that such records will be preserved
and maintained in accordance with applicable Law. The Custodian may charge,and the Employer
shall agree to pay,the reasonable cost of any services and materials used by the Custodian in supplying
assistance in connection with any such inspection.
3.5 The services to be performed by the Custodian under this Agreement may be performed on the
Custodian's behalf wholly or in part through,subsidiaries or affiliates of the Custodian,or through
vendors designated by the `ustodian. The Custodian will continue to be liable for the performance of
its duties hereunder.
ARTICLE IV. INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 a The Employer authorizes the Custodian to accept and act upon any Instructions received by the
Custodian from the Record Keeper without inquiry. The Record Deeper shall receive instructions
from participants and Beneficiaries with respect to the investment of their Plan accounts.It shall.
aggregate such instructions and will provide Instructions to the Custodian to place net,purchase and
redemption orders with respect to each Mutual fund investment option selected.for the Plan as
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b Except as provided in appendix A with respect to TIAA-CREF Brokerage accounts,each
participant and Beneficiary shall submit investment directions and changes in investment directions
with respect to his or her Plan account to the Record deeper,which shall aggregate such directions
placed each day with,respect to the various investment alternatives in accordance with its agreement
with,the Employer. The Custodian shall invest the assets of the Plan accounts only when,if and in
the manner directed by the Record Deeper,and shall not be under any obligation to invest or
otherwise manage any of such assets. It shall be the duty of the Custodian to act strictly in
accordance with the Record Keeper's directions. In the event that the Custodian fails to receive a
proper Instruction,the assets shall be invested in a money market Mutual Fund or in such other
Mutual hound investment option selected by the Employer or left uninvested,in any case as selected
by the Employer,until the Custodian receives a proper Instruction from the record Deeper. The
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Custodian shall,as directed by the Record Keeper, liquidate investments when necessary to. i.
comply with participants' and Beneficiaries' instructions or to change investments; rr make
plan benefit payment distributions;(iii)disburse loan proceeds; iv make distributions on
account of unforeseeable emergencies; v reallocate forfeitures under the Plan;or vi pay
expenses,fees,or taxes. The Record Keeper shall be responsible for determining that such,
liquidation is permitted under the prospectuses or other disclosure documents for funds in the
participant's or Beneficiary's Plan account..
(c) Unless otherwise expressly provided,all Instructions will continue in full force and effect until.
canceled or superseded.
(d) The Custodian may in its sole discretion and without affecting;any part of this Section 4.1 seek
clarification or confirmation of an Instruction from the Record.beeper and may decline to act
upon an Instruction if it does not receive clarification or confirmation satisfactory to it.. The
Record Deeper may in its sole discretion and without affecting any part of this Section 4.1 seek
clarification or confirmation of an Instruction from the Employer and may decline to act on an
Instruction if it does not receive clarification or confirmation satisfactory to it.The Custodian will
not be liable for any loss arising from any delay while either it or the Record Keeper,seeks such
clarification or confirmation.
e In executing or paying a payment order the Custodian may rely upon the identifying number
e.g.,Fed wire routing number or account)of any party as instructed in the payment order. The
Record Keeper assumes full responsibility for any inconsistency between the flame and
identifying number of any party in payment orders issued to the Custodian in I:rnployer's name..
4.2 Any Instructions delivered to the Custodian by telephone will promptly thereafter be confirmed in
writing,by the record Keeper'. Each confirmation is to be clearly marked"Confirmation". The
Custodian will not be liable for laving followed such Instructions notwithstanding the failure of the
Record Deeper to send such confirmation in writing or the failure of such confirmation to conform to
the telephone Instructions received. Either party may'record any of their telephonic communications.
The record Keeper will comply with any security procedures reasonably required by the Custodian
from time to time with respect to verification of Instructions. The Record Deeper will be responsible
for safeguarding any test keys, identification codes or other security devices that the Custodian will
snake available to the record Keeper.
4.3 The Custodian need not act upon Instructions which it reasonably believes to be contrary to law,
regulation or market practice and the Custodian will be Linder no duty to investigate whether any
Instructions comply with Applicable Law or market practice.
4.4 The Custodian has established cut-off tunes for receipt of Instructions,which will be made available to
the Employer and the Record Keeper. If the Custodian receives an Instruction after its established cut-
off time,the Custodian will attempt to act upon the Instruction on the day requested if the Custodian
deems it practicable to do so or otherwise as soon as practicable on the next business day.
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ARTICLE V. DUTIES OF TIDE EMPLOYER
5.1 The Employer shall be solely responsible for the following:
(a) The tax and legal aspects of the Plan.
b To select and monitor the funding options for the Flan,it being understood that'the Custodian has
no authority or responsibility for choosing such funding options. The ftunding options shall
consist of Mutual Funds,other funds,and a"1 IAA-CREF'Brol erage Account as described in
Appendix A.The Banding options chosen for the Flan are set forth in Appendix A to this
.Agreement. Such funding options may be changed from time to tirne by the parties attaching a
new,Appendix.A hereto.
e To,evaluate the suitability of the Plan documents and maintain the Planes conformance with
applicable provisions of the Code and the regulations thereunder, including,if applicable,any
filings required under Applicable Law.
d To represent and defend the Flan in an Internal Revenue Service audit or examination and any
appeals or litigation relating thereto and any ether examinations,audits or legal proceedings
relating to the Flan.
e To provide the Custodian,in a timely manner,accurate data.,as requested and in the forum
requested by Custodian,in order to establish and maintain the records necessary for the
fulfillment of the Custodian's duties hereunder. The Custodian shall not be responsible in the
event that such information is inaccurate. If the Custodian is required to repeat or reprocess any
task as a result of incomplete or inaccurate information provided by the Employer,the Custodian
may charge the Employer a reasonable reprocessing fee. In addition,if amounts are sent to the
Custodian with incorrect Instructions,,or,in amounts that do,not reconcile with the Instructions
given,the Custodian may 1 apply the amounts for which accurate Instructions are given and
refund any excess amounts to the Employer or 2 if amounts are less than the Instructions call
for,refund the entire amount to the Employer,.
5.2 The Employer shall review all reports and shall immediately notify the Record Keeper in writing of any
claimed error with respect to any data or report.. The Custodian assumes no responsibility for
verification and any report not challenged in writing to the Record Deeper within sixty days of
receipt thereof shall be conclusively presumed accurate and complete.The Record Deeper shall
promptly notify the Custodian of any clairnedi error by the Employer.
ARTICLE V1. THE POWERS OF CUSTODIAN AS CUSTODIAN
6.1 The Custodian,in its capacity as custodian,shall have the follow? ing powers,which shall not apply to
assets held in any TIAA-CREF Brokerage.Account.
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a To vote in person,or in proxy,or to refrain from voting in respect to any Mutual Fund shares
held in a participant's or Beneficiary's Plan account,in accordance with Section 11.2 of this
Agreement,and to enter into any voting trust or similar agreement in respect thereto,
b To exercise conversion and subscription rights pertaining to any property held in a Plan account;,
c, With respect to any investment,to,consent or object to any action or non action of any
corporation,or of the directors officers or stockholders of an corporation;
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d To register securities in its name or in the name of any nominee with or without indication of the
capacity in which the securities shall be held,or to hold securities in hearer form and to deposit.
any securities or other property in a depository or clearing,corporation;
e To employ as many agents and counsel as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of properly
performing its duties under this Agreernent,and,as part of its expenses under this Agreement,to
pay their reasonable expenses and compensation and
f To male,execute and deliver,as custodian,any and all conveyances,waivers,releases or other
instruments in writing necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of any of the powers listed
in this Agreement.
6.2 The Custodian shall have no duties or responsibilities as custodian other than those specified in this
Agreement or under applicable Law and no implied covenant or obligation shall he read into this
Agreement against the Custodian. Notwithstanding,any reference herein to the Plan,or to the
provisions thereof, it is expressly agreed that the Custodian is not a party to the Plan and shall have no
responsibility to apply or administer the terms of the Plan.
6.3 The Custodian shall have no duty to advise any person of the investment,tax or other consequences
resulting from that person's actions or inactions,or of its own actions in following the directions of
such person,or its failing to,act in the absence of such directions.
ARTICLE VII. STANDARD OF CARE, PROTECTION OF CUSTODIAN
7.1 The Custodian shall use due care in providing the services hereunder. Responsibility for due care is
limited)solely to correcting processing errors resulting from malfunction of the Custodian's equipment,
error by its staff,or error by its programs,. The Custodian shall make a good faith effort to correct any
error caused by its performance subject to the limitations herein set forth;provided that the Employer
notifies the record Keeper in writing of such error,and furnishes all data necessary to make such
correction within sixty(601)days fallowing the date in which the Employer is furnished with a report in
which the claimed error is contained. The record Keeper shall promptly notify the Custodian of such
claimed error.The Custodian shall in no event be liable,regardless of the form of the action,for loss of
profit,goodwill,or other special or consequential damages suffered by the Employer,Plan
representatives,the record Keeper or Plan participants or Beneficiaries as a result of the services
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provided tinder this Agreement. The Custodian shalll not be liable for any error or ornission resulting,
directly or,indirectly,from failure of the Employer,or its agents,including,but not limited to,the
Record Keeper(other than the Custodian and/or its affiliates or hired vendors),to properly perform any
of its responsibilities under this Agreement or the plan. The Custodian shall have no liability for any
loss,claim or expense(including reasonable attorneys' fees)that may be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against the Custodlian in connection with or arising out of the Custodian"s performance under
this Agreement,provided the Custodian has not acted with negligence or engaged in fraud or willfil
misconduct in connection with the liabilities in question, Additionally,the Custodian shall have no
liability for any loss,claim or expense(including reasonable attorneys" fees)arising by reason of any
breach of any statutory or other duty owed to the Plan by the Employer or the record Keeper,whether
or not the Custodian may also be considered liable for the Employer's or Record[beeper's breach tinder
the provision of applicable Law.
7.2 The Custodian will maintain and update from time to time business continuation and disaster recovery
procedures with respect to,its custody business that it determines from time to time meet reasonable
commercial standards. The Custodian will have no liablility,however,for any damage, loss,expense or
liability of any nature that the Employer,Record beeper,participants or Beneficiaries may suffer or
incur,caused by an act of God,fire,flood,civil or labor disturbance, war,act of any governmental
authority or other act or threat of any authority(de j Lire or de facto), legal constraint, fraud or forgery,
malfunction of equipment or software(except where such malfunction is attributable to the Custodian's
negligence in maintaining the equipment or software),failure of or the effect of rules or operations of
any external funds transfer system,inability to obtain or interruption of external communications
facilities,or any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Custodlian(including without limitation, the
non-availability of appropriate foreign+exchange).
ARTICLE Vill. RESIGNATION AND REM'O'VAL OF CUSTODIAN
8.1, The Custodian may resign as custodian at any time upon sixty(60)days prior written notice to the
Employer.
8.2 The Custodian may be removed as custodian at any time upon sixty( o)days prior written notice from
the Employer.
8.31 Upon the resignation or removal of the Custodian, the Employer shall promptly appoint a successor,
provided that in the event of resignation of the Custodian,the Custodian may appoint a successor in its
notice of resignation. Any successor custodian appointed herein shall be a bank or other person eligible
to nerve as a custodian in accordance with Code Section 401(f)(2)1. 'Upon receipt by the Custodian of a
written acceptance of such appointment by the successor,the Custodian shall promptly transfer and pay
over,to such successor the assets of the custodial account. The Custodian is authorized,however,to
reserve from the assets to be transferred such sum of money or other property,as it may deem.
advisable,for the payment of all of its fees,compensation,costs and expenses under this Agreement as
Custodian. The Custodian shall not be liable for the acts or ornissions of successor whether or not it
appoints the successor.,
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ARTICLE 1 . FEES
9.1 The Employer understands and agrees that the Custodian may be compensated for its services under this
Agreement by payments madle by providers of Mutual Funds,or their affiliates,used under the Plan.
This shall include sharing,on a periodic basis,in the revenue derived by such Mutual Fund providers.
The Employer acknowledges that the Record Keeper has provided information relating to such fees and
may obtain further information upon request by the Employer to the record beeper.
9.2 The;Employer directs the Custodian,on instructions frorn and on behalfofthe Record Keeper,to collect
the administrative fees set Barth in the Record beeping Agreement between the record Keeper and
Employer,as sponsor of the Plan,as such agreement may be amended frown time to time. Such fees
shall be paid from Plan assets and are s bjject to change upon advance written notice from the Record
Keeper to the Employer as set Perth in the record Keeping Agreement.
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENT A1 D TERMINATION
10.1 The parties shall have the right at any time to amend or terminate this Agreement by an instrument in
writing and no change in the scope of the services hereunder shall be permitted or undertaken unless
agreed to by the parties in such a written amendment.
10,2 No amendment shall authorize any part of a P'�l n participant or Beneficiary's account to be used for,or
diverted to,purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the participant or his or her beneficiaries
except to the extent such amendment is permitted under the Code.
10.3 Termination of a participant's plan account shall be effected by a distribution of all assets in the account
as directed by the record Keeper.
10.4 The Custodian's rights, protections,and remedies under this Agreement shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE X1 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
11.1 (a) The Employer represents and warrants that~i) it has full authority and power,and has obtained all
necessary,authorizations and consents,to use the Custodlian as its custodian in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement,(ii)assuming execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Custodian,.
this Agreement is the Employer's legal,valid and binding obligation,enforceable in accordance
with its terms and it has full power and authority to enter into and has taken all necessary corporate
action to authorize the execution of this Agreement (iii)it has net relied on any oral or written
representation made by the Custodian or any person on its behalf",and acknowledges es that this
Agreement sets out to the fullest extent the duties of the Custodians and iv it is a resident of the!
United States and shall notify the Custodian of'any changes in residency.
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b The Custodian represents and warrants that i assuming execution and delivery of this,Agreement
by the Employer,this Agreement is the Custodian's legal,valid and binding obligation,enforceable
in accordance with its terms (iii Custodian is a bank eligible to serve as custodian in accordance
with Code section 401(f)(2);and(iii)it has full power and authority to enter into and has taken all
necessary corporate action to authorize the execution of this Agreement.
The Custodian and Employer,may rely upon the representations made in this Section 11.1.The Recordkeeper
shall indemnify the Custodian and the Custodian shall indemnify the Employer,against all losses,liability,
claims,or demands arising directly or indirectly from any such representations.
11.2 At the time of rnail"Ing,of notice of each annual or special stockholders'meeting of any Mutual Fund,the
Record Keeper shall send a copy ofthe notice and all proxy solicitation materials rials t each participant or
Beneficiary who has shares of such Mutual,Funds credited to his or her individual account nt ex lu ding
Mutual Funds held in any TIAA-CREF'R.mpF Brokerage Account together with a voting direction form for return
to the Custodian or its designee. These materials shall clearly explain to the participants and Beneficiaries
that the Custodian will not'vote shares fbr which it receives no voting directions. Each participant and
Beneficiary shall have the right to send instructions tot the Record Keeper directing the Custodian as to the
manner in which the Custodian is to vote the shares credited to his or her accounts(both vested and
unvested)excluding Mutual Funds held in any TIAA-CREF Brokerage Account. The Custodian shall vote
the shares as directed by the record Keeper. The Custodian shall not vote shares for which it has received
no directions. With respect to all rights other than the right to vote,the Custodian shall follow the directions
of the Record Deeper. The Custodian shall have no duty to solicit direction from participants and
Beneficiaries.
11.3 The Plan accounts shall be held for the exclusive benefit of"all persons who shall be entitled to receive
payments under the Plan. It shall be prohibited at any time for any part of the accounts(other than such
amounts as are required permitted to be used to a Plan expenses)to be used for or diverted to
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purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Ilan participants and their beneficiaries except as otherwise
permitted under the Code.
11.4 The participant's or Beneficiary's benefits under the Plan held pursuant to this Custodial Agreement
shall) be prolvidedi stalely from his or her Flan account,and neither the Employer nor the Custodian shall
have any other liability therefore.
11.5 No right or interest of a Plan participant or,Beneficiary in a Plan account under this Agreement shall be
a assignable or transferable in any
manner, b subject to any lien,or c)liable for,or subject to any
obligation or liability of any person except as otherwise permitted) Linder the Code. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to an assignment,transfer,or attachment pursuant to a Qualified Domestic
Relations Order or to a l ien or levy on behalf ofthe Internal Revenue Service or as otherwise permitted
with respect to garnishment orders issued pursuant to the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of
1.990.
11.6 Notices required to be given by the parties hereunder shall be sufficiently given ifrnade in writing to
such address,as each party shall from time to tine specify in writing to the other party. Such notices
shall be effective when received..
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11.7 This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 457(b)of the Code and its terms shall be interpreted
accordingly. Otherwise,the laws of the State of Texas shall control the interpretation and performance
of the terms of this Agreement. However,neither the Custodian,any of its subsidiaries or affiliates nor
any mutual fund provider assumes any responsibility as to the e fficacy or legal sufficiency of this
Agreement under federal,state or local law. The United States District Court for the Northern District
of Texas will have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any lawsuit or other judicial proceeding
relating,to or arising from this Agreement. To the extent that in any Jurisdiction the Employer may now
or hereafter be entitled to claim,for itself or its assets, immunity frorn suit,execution,a. chment
(before or after Judgment)or other legal process,the Employer shall not claim,and it hereby
irrevocably waives,such immunity.
11.8 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute,rule or
otherwise,the remainder of this Agreement shall not be effected thereby.
11.9 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts,each of which taker
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Keeper. The undersigned shall notify fy the Custodian of any material'char a ira its duties as Record Keeper under its
agreement with the Employer.
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FUND NAME SHARE CLASS 'YICKER.
TIAA-CREF Money Market Fund Institutional Class TAI x
TIAA-CREF International Equity Index Fund Institutional Class T `IEX
TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele Retirement Income Fund Institutional Class TLR.IX
TIAA-CREF Lifeoyele Funds
TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele 20 10 Institutional Class TCTIX
TIAA-CREF L Ley 1'e 2015 Fund Institutional Class TCNIX
TIAA-CREF Laifecyele 020 Fund Institutional Class "l"+��I
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TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele 20!25 Fund Institutional Class TCYIX
TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele 2030 Fund Institutional Class TCRIX
TIAA-CREF Li "eeycle 2035 Fund Institutional Class 'T`CIIX
TIAA-CREF Li feeyele 2040 Fund Institutional Class rI I COI X
T'IAA- REF Lifeeyele 2045 Fund Institutional Class TTFIX
TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele 2050,Fund Institutional Class J'FTIX
TIAA-CREF Liteeyele 2055 Fund Institutional Class ri,"'rT IX
The TIAA-CREF Money Market Mutual Fund, Institutional Class TCIXX will he temporarily added to the
Plan(s)fund line-up,to facilitate the transfer of assets from Nationwide and I MA_ "to the appropriate age lased
TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele Retirement Funds at TIAA-CREF. Once the transfer is complete to the appropriate age
based TIAA-CREF Lifeeyele Retirement Funds,the TI'AA- R F Money Market Mutual Fund TCI X will he
removed from the Plan(s)Lund line-up.
2 The actual Lifeeyele Funds currently available as funding options under the Plan(s)are detailed in Appendix A of
this Agreement. "TIAA will send the Employer an upd'ated'Appendix A that can be attached to this Agreement when
a new L fecyele Fund becomes available and is subsequently approved by the Employer to be added as a funding
option under the Plans . Any additional funds,that are not part of the Lifeeyele family of funds,will need a signed
and executed Amendment to the Record Keeping Agreement prior to being,added as a funding option under t he
Plan.
PLI IS TCA 12 Custodial Agreement v.2
Client ID:065299—v L 1
Plans ; 406425
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Financial Services
Non-PropHetary Mutual Funds
American.Funds New Economy Fund 14 I NGEX
American Funds Small-Cap World Fund 14 ISLE:
BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio Institutional BHYIX
I FA Emerging Markets Small Cap I DEMSX
D�FA Real Estate Securities Portfolio Institutional I FREX
Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class GSSIX
Harbor International Fund Admin Class's HRINX
Inveseo Diversified Dividend R5 DDFIX
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond l l WTIX
Scout Mid Cap UMBMX
Vanguard 500 Index Admiral VFI. X
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Adm VIMAX
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund admiral "SMAX
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Adm VBTLX
Templeton Global Bond.Fund Advisor Class T" B X
Stable Value Fund
"ells Fargo Stable Return .lass C(10.30%)
TIAA-CREF Birolkera ccouunt
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement to which this Appendix is attached to the contrary,the
following provisions shall apply to the Tl CI I F Brokerage Account. If so directed by the Employer and subjJect
to the record'Keeper's acceptance of properly executed TIAA-CREF Retirement Flan Self-Dlireeted Brokerage
Application of a.Flan participant or.Beneficiary,the Custodian shall segregate all or a portion of the assets of the
Plan accounts into individual TIAA-CREF Brokerage Accounts established for the benefit of Plan participants and
Beneficiaries. Each participant or Beneficiary shall have the power to direct the investment and reinvestment of
assets in the TIAA-CREF Brokerage Account established for his or her benefit,subject to such administrative rules
and procedures as the Record Keeper and the Custodian may establish. Participants and Beneficiaries shall provide
instructions regarding the investment of the TIAA-CREF Brokerage Account directly to the broker appointed for
p urposes of executing transactions under the account. That broker shall hold custody of property held in the TIAA-
CREF Brokerage,account and the Custodian shall have no responsibility for the TIAA-CREF Brokerage account
whatsoever,,including,but not limited to,the acts or omissions of any such broker or the broker's failure to,follow °
any ether investment restrictions unposed by the Employer under the terms of the Plan.
PLNSETCA 13 Custodial Agreement v.,20
Client ID.-065299—v1.I.
Flans 406425
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COUNCIL ACTION: Approved' on 11 11/1119/20113
DATE: 11/19/2013 REFERENCE No.: C-26571 26571 LOG MANE: 1 TIAA-C REF
CODE: C TYPE: NON-CONSE NT PUBLIC HEARING,INGG, NCB
SUBJECT:, Authorize Ag�relement with, TIIAA-,CREF'to be the Third-Party Adminisitretoir for the City of
Fort Worth's 457 (Deferred Compensation Plan (ALL COUNCIL IL DISTRICTS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the pity Colun�oil e�uthonze, an Agreement with TIAA-CREF REF to be the third-party
administrator for the City of Fort Worth's 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication is to seek authorization to negotiate and enter into
an reement with TIAA-CREF to be the 4517 Deferred Compensation Third-Party Adm�inistratoir,with all
associated fees paid by participants in the plan.
Background:
The City of Fort Worth established e 457 Deferred Compensation Program with IC MARC in March,
1981.1 In July 198 Nationwide Retirement Solutions (formerly PEB,SC O)was added as a ,second
provider. These two firms (IC MA-RC and Nationwide) currently provide reoordkeeping, investment, and:
trustee/annuity services to the Plan as well as enrollment, communication, and eduoat,ion services to the
Plan participants. As of December 31,! 2012, 'there were 2,736 employees, contributing to the Plan 2,231
with Nationwide the amount of$134,032,620.00 in plan assets) and 05 with ICI A-RC (the amount of
$27, 3�3,,0001.010 in plan assets).
In 2011, the City formed an oversight Committee for the City's 457 Deferred Compensation Program. The
Committee oompriised of 13 plan participants (active and retired), recommended the issuance of a Request
for Proposal (RFP) and the consolidation of plan record keeping and investment services with a single
provider. The Committee was engaged in the development of the RFP with help from an independent
' five � -Committee Sub �olm�m�ittee was con
consulting firm, The Retirement More, Inc. member Flan Sub
appointed to evaluate proposal responses with the help of the consultant.
Can ,dune 13, 2013, the City received 10 responses to the RFP issued on April 17, 2013. The Sub
Committee reviewed all responsive submittals and selected four flans to make e present tions, ICMA-, C ,
Natioinwi�d�e, Prudential and TIAA-CREF.
The Sub-Committee considered the following criteria for selecting the finalists:
Proposers Experience and Financial Stability - 20 points available
r Participant Services, -25, points available
. Administration and Regulatory Services - 10 point,s, a� a�iloble,
a Investment options - 20 points available
0 Fees/Revenue 25 points available
The foillowin0 is the Sub-Committee assessment of TIAA-CREF:
REF:
RFP Section Comments
Experience and
Financially very strong; not-for-profit; huge retirement services
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Financial Stability orgainization particularly in education market; large local presence
(Lewisvi111e)
Comrnitted to 52 days/on-site annually with 2 representatives;
Participant/Plan investment advice/retirement planning included at no addition,all charge;
Sponsor Services no managed account conflicts; Saturday customer service; webiniars;
state-of-the-art,technolo2z including,social media
Administration and Sound recordkeeping system; extensive, service commitments at both
Ian and participant level; good recommendations regarding current life
Regulatory
insurance in Plan; robust ad hoc reporting c22abilities
Stable Value Proposed better sha�re class of existing Wells Fargo/Galliard option - no
Investment 02tion disruetion to current Nationwide parti2i ants
Variable Investment Open architecture; average investment,cost of proposed fund menu
Option 49.5 basis points (b Us)
Pricing/Revenue No on-going loan service fees; lower Self (Directed Brokerage fees;
highly corn letitive R,ric_i,n,2 at 10 b'2s
Committee felt strongly that Plan participants would benefit,from the,
Other Considerations completely different perspective that TIAA-CREF would
provide. Committee was also very impressed with their technology and
customer service capabil,ities.
After the completion of vendor presentations, the Sub-Committee unanimously agreed to relcomnme,nid TIAA-
CREF to make a Presentation to the full Committee. On September 13, 2013, the full Committee
unanimously voted to recommend that TIAA-CREF serve as the sole Plan Administrator for the City"s 457
Deferred Compensation Plan.
TIAA-CREF will absorb all costs associated with the plan transition including all plarticipant-related
notification expenses, any Market Value Added (MVA), Contingent Deferred Sales Change (CD SC), or any
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other fees,that might be assessed to the plan by existing providers upon termination..
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies,that this action will not increase the total
appropriations of City funds. All associated fees, related to the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan are paid
by the participants in the plan.,
TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/centers
Submitted for City, Mina r"s Office by'.. Susan ►lanis (81 80)
Orig unafinc
I I g De art,ment Head: Harry Anderson (2632)
Add' *Itlionall Information Contact: Margaret Wise (810158)
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