Indemnification and Corporate/Organization Resolution
Indemnification and Corporate/Organization Resolution
Indemnification and Corporate/Organization Resolution
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Vanguard ®<br />
<strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Resolution</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Indemnification</strong><br />
Print clearly, preferably in capital letters <strong>and</strong> black ink.<br />
Once you complete this form <strong>and</strong> Vanguard has it on file, you will no longer need to send us a certified resolution along with each written<br />
transaction request.<br />
This form must be completed by the secretary or other officer in your organization who can certify the names of those authorized to request<br />
transactions or sign checks.<br />
The resolution will remain in effect until you notify Vanguard in writing that it has been revoked <strong>and</strong> we have had a reasonable amount of time to<br />
act on it.<br />
Most forms can be downloaded from our website at www.vanguard.com/?serviceforms. Or you can call us to order them—or get assistance in<br />
filling out this form—at 1-800-662-2739. Return this form <strong>and</strong> any other required documents in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or mail to<br />
The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, PA 19482-1110.<br />
1. Vanguard Account Information (The accounts must all be identically registered—that is, type of account, name of organization,<br />
address, <strong>and</strong> taxpayer identification number. If you need more space, provide the information on a separate sheet.)<br />
Vanguard ® Mutual Fund Accounts<br />
Fund Number Fund Name Account Number<br />
Vanguard Brokerage Services ® Accounts<br />
Account Number Tax Identification Number<br />
V –<br />
V –<br />
2. Officers Authorized to Transact<br />
If your organization has a brokerage account at Vanguard, officers who sign below must check the box if they are employed by or<br />
affiliated with a member of a stock exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or the Municipal Securities<br />
Rulemaking Board outside of your organization. Each person who checks the box must also enclose a letter signed by the<br />
compliance officer of the member organization, giving approval for that person to act on your account.<br />
If the officer certifying this resolution in Section 4 also has the authority to request transactions or to sign checks—that is, is one of the<br />
people who signs below—then Section 5 must be completed.<br />
Check if Stock<br />
Exchange, NASD, or<br />
MSRB Affiliated<br />
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Name (first, middle initial, last) <strong>and</strong> Title Signature<br />
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Name (first, middle initial, last) <strong>and</strong> Title Signature<br />
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Name (first, middle initial, last) <strong>and</strong> Title Signature<br />
➤ S I G N A T U R E<br />
Name (first, middle initial, last) <strong>and</strong> Title Signature<br />
1<br />
S I G N A T U R E<br />
S I G N A T U R E<br />
S I G N A T U R E<br />
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3. Number of Signatures Required to Transact<br />
If a number is not provided, the signature of one officer listed in Section 2 will be required on written transaction requests.<br />
Note: Telephone requests can be made by any one of the authorized officers.<br />
4. Signature of Certifying Officer—YOU MUST SIGN BELOW<br />
As an authorized officer of<br />
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Name of <strong>Organization</strong><br />
I certify that each of the officers listed in Section 2 is duly authorized by resolution to act on behalf of the above-named organization in<br />
connection with any Vanguard mutual fund shares or any securities owned by the organization. Each officer named in Section 2 is authorized<br />
(1) to invest the assets of the organization; (2) to give instructions for the purchase, sale, exchange, or transfer of securities; <strong>and</strong> (3) to execute<br />
any necessary forms in connection with those securities.<br />
Each officer named in Section 2 agrees, on behalf of the organization, to indemnify <strong>and</strong> hold The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Marketing<br />
Corporation, <strong>and</strong> each of the investment company members of The Vanguard Group, <strong>and</strong> their respective officers, employees, <strong>and</strong> agents,<br />
harmless from acting on instructions believed by Vanguard to have originated from any officer named in Section 2. This resolution is to remain<br />
in full force <strong>and</strong> effect until revoked in writing by an officer named in Section 2 <strong>and</strong> the revocation is delivered to Vanguard. The revocation will<br />
not affect any liability resulting from transactions initiated before Vanguard has had a reasonable amount of time to act upon the revocation.<br />
I am authorized <strong>and</strong> directed to certify the above <strong>and</strong> that these provisions conform with the charter of my organization.<br />
➤ S I G N A T U R E<br />
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Signature of Certifying Officer Date (month, day, year)<br />
Title<br />
5. Additional Certification Signature—IF APPLICABLE<br />
If the certifying officer who signed above is also listed in Section 2 as having the authority to request transactions or sign checks, then<br />
another officer must sign below.<br />
If the certifying officer is the sole officer authorized to act on the Vanguard account, then a bank officer, practicing attorney, or member of<br />
a domestic stock exchange must sign below.<br />
➤ S I G N A T U R E<br />
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Signature Date (month, day, year)<br />
Title / Bank or Firm<br />
Vanguard Brokerage Services is a division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation.<br />
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