EX-99.2 4 d235869dex992.htm CERTIFICATES OF SECRETARY CERTIFICATES OF SECRETARY

CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC.

DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC.

DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL UTILITY INCOME FUND INC.

(each, the “Fund”)

The undersigned, T. Brooks Beittel, being the Secretary of each Fund, each a Maryland corporation, hereby certifies that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of each Fund on August 11, 2009.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of September, 2011.

 

By:  

/s/ T. Brook Beittel

Name:   T. Brooks Beittel
Title:   Secretary

 


DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC.

DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC.

DUFF & PHELPS GLOBAL UTILITY INCOME FUND INC.

DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY AND CORPORATE BOND TRUST INC.

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AUGUST 11, 2011

WITH RESPECT TO THE FIDELITY BOND FOR THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED FUNDS

RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of each of DNP Select Income Fund Inc., DTF Tax-Free Income Inc., Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc. and Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust Inc. (collectively, the “Funds”), including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) of each Fund (the “Independent Directors”), hereby approves the renewal of each Fund’s fidelity bond coverage jointly with Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (“DPIM”), VP Distributors, Inc. (“VP Distributors”) and other insureds meeting the requirements of Rule 17g-1(b)(3) under the 1940 Act (the “Joint Fidelity Bond”), in the form presented to the Board, having an aggregate coverage amount equal to at least 120% of the aggregate of the minimum required coverages for each entity insured thereunder, and issued by an insurer having a rating of “A” or higher from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”), with due consideration having been given to all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of each Fund to which any covered person may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets and the nature of the securities in each Fund’s portfolio;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, hereby approves the allocation to each Fund of a portion of the premium for the Joint Fidelity Bond in accordance with the following formula: 50% to the insured funds (allocated based on gross assets at August 31, 2011), 25% to the investment advisers of such funds and 25% to VP Distributors, with due consideration having been given to all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the number of the other parties named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the Joint Fidelity Bond, and the amount of the premium for such bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the fact that the share of the premium allocated to each Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that each Fund shall enter into an agreement with all of the other named insureds under the Joint Fidelity Bond (a “Joint Insured Bond Agreement”), providing that in the event recovery is received under the Joint Fidelity Bond as a result of a loss sustained by the Fund and one or more other named insureds, the Fund shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, but at least equal to the amount which it would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1) under the 1940 Act;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of each Fund be, and they hereby severally are, authorized and directed to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Fund, a Joint Insured Bond Agreement, in such form as counsel may approve;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of each Fund is designated as the officer responsible for making or causing to be made, on behalf of the Fund, any filings and giving any notices required by Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Joint Fidelity Bond and Joint Insured Bond Agreement;

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FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of each Fund be, and they hereby are, authorized to acquiesce in the inclusion of other parties to the Joint Insured Bond . . . and the addition of parties to the Joint Insured Bond Agreement, from time to time, in each case upon the advice of counsel and without further approval, provided, however, that in the case of the Joint Insured Bond, the aggregate coverage limit of the bond shall at all times be at least 120% of the aggregate of the minimum required coverages for each fund insured under such bond.


CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

VIRTUS INSIGHT TRUST

(the “Trust”)

The undersigned, Kevin J. Carr, being the Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Counsel and Secretary of the Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, hereby certifies that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust on August 25, 2011.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of September, 2011.

 

By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Carr

Name:   Kevin J. Carr
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer,

Counsel and Secretary


CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

VIRUS EQUITY TRUST

VIRTUS INSTITUTIONAL TRUST

VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST

(each, a “Trust”)

The undersigned, Kevin J. Carr, being the Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Counsel and Secretary of each Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, hereby certifies that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of each Trust on August 25, 2011.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of September, 2011.

 

By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Carr

Name:   Kevin J. Carr
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer,

Counsel and Secretary


LOGO

VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS

 

RESOLVED:   That, due consideration having been given to the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any officer or employee of the Funds may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, and the nature of the securities in the Fund, it is hereby determined that a joint Investment Company Blanket Bond in an amount as presented to the Meeting will adequately protect the Funds against larceny and embezzlement by any officer or employee of the Funds, and is in the best interests of the Funds and shareholders, and is hereby approved;
FURTHER  

RESOLVED:

  That due consideration having been given to the amount of the Investment Company Blanket Bond, the coverage of investment advisers, the distributor of the Funds in addition to the parent company of the Funds and Virtus Partners, Inc., and the nature of the activities of such additional insureds, it is hereby determined that an allocation of the aggregate premiums to the Virtus Mutual Funds, on the basis of their aggregate assets as presented to the meeting is fair and reasonable;
FURTHER  

RESOLVED:

  That the Joint Insured Bond Agreement between the Funds and the other affiliated closed-end funds, their affiliated adviser and subadvisers, VP Distributors, Inc., Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. and Virtus Partners, Inc. is hereby approved; and
FURTHER  

RESOLVED:

  That the officers of the Funds be, and they hereby are, authorized to acquiesce in the inclusion of other parties to the Investment Company Blanket Bond and the addition of parties to the Joint Insured Bond Agreement, from time to time, in each case upon the advice of counsel and without further approval, provided however, that in the case of the Investment Company Blanket Bond, the minimum coverage for each fund insured by such bond be, in the aggregate, not less than 125% of the required amount.


CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

VIRTUS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

(the “Trust”)

 

(1) The undersigned, Kevin J. Carr, being the Vice President, Counsel and Secretary of the Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, hereby certifies that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust on August 23, 2011.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of September, 2011.

 

By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Carr

Name:   Kevin J. Carr
Title:  

Vice President, Chief Legal Officer,

Counsel and Secretary

 

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LOGO

VIRTUS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

 

RESOLVED:    That, due consideration having been given to the value of the aggregate assets of the series of the Trust (the “Series”) to which any officer or employee of the Trust may have had access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, and the nature of the securities in the Series, it is hereby determined that a joint Investment Company Blanket Bond for the 2010-2011 policy year, in an amount as presented at the Meeting, was appropriate to adequately protect the Series against larceny and embezzlement by any officer or employee of the Trust, and was in the best interests of the Series and shareholders, and is hereby ratified and approved;
FURTHER   

RESOLVED:

   That due consideration having been given to the amount of the Investment Company Blanket Bond for the 2010-2011 policy year, the coverage of investment advisers, the distributor of the Series and their applicable affiliates, the nature of the activities of such additional insureds and the fact that the Trust and its Series were added without any additional premium, it is hereby determined that the allocation of none of the aggregate premium to the Trust and its Series is fair and reasonable;
FURTHER   

RESOLVED:

   That, due consideration having been given to the value of the aggregate assets of the Series to which any officer or employee of the Trust may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, and the nature of the securities in the Series, it is hereby determined that a joint Investment Company Blanket Bond for the 2011-2012 policy year, in an amount as presented at the Meeting, will adequately protect the Series against larceny and embezzlement by any officer or employee of the Trust, and is in the best interests of the Series and shareholders, and is hereby approved;
FURTHER   

RESOLVED:

   That due consideration having been given to the amount of the Investment Company Blanket Bond for the 2011-2012 policy year, the coverage of investment advisers, the distributor of the Series and their applicable affiliates, and the nature of the activities of such additional insureds, it is hereby determined that an allocation of the aggregate premium to the Trust and its Series, on the basis of their aggregate assets as presented at the Meeting, is fair and reasonable;
FURTHER   

RESOLVED:

   That the officers of the Trust be, and they hereby are, authorized to acquiesce in the inclusion of other parties to the Investment Company Blanket Bond for the 2011-2012 policy year and the addition of parties to the Joint Insured Bond Agreement, from time to time, in each case upon the advice of counsel and without further approval, provided however, that in the case of the Investment Company Blanket Bond, the minimum coverage for each fund insured by such bond be, in the aggregate, not less than 125% of the required amount;
FURTHER   

RESOLVED:

   That the Joint Insured Bond Agreement among the Series and the other affiliated open-end and closed-end funds, their affiliated adviser and subadvisers, VP Distributors, Inc., Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. and Virtus Partners, Inc. is hereby ratified and approved.

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.

THE ZWEIG FUND, INC.

(the “Funds”)

The undersigned, Kevin J. Carr, being the Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of The Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. and The Zweig Fund, Inc., each a Maryland Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Funds on September 13, 2011.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of September, 2011.

 

By:  

/s/ Kevin J. Carr

Name:   Kevin J. Carr
Title:   Secretary and Chief Legal Officer


RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Funds be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed to provide and maintain a Joint Insured Fidelity Bond with the various Virtus funds and their respective investment advisers and distributors (the “Joint Bond”), in the form presented to the Board of Directors, in compliance with the provisions of Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

RESOLVED, that, after consideration of all factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors, the Joint Bond be in the amount of $25,000,000;

RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Funds be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed to enter into an agreement with all of the other named insureds of the Joint Bond, providing that in the event recovery is received under the Joint Bond as a result of a loss sustained by Zweig Fund, Inc. and/or Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc. and one or more of the other named insureds, the Fund(s) shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, but at least equal to the amount which it would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by law, in the form of agreement presented to and reviewed at this meeting and ordered filed with the records of this meeting;

RESOLVED, that the portion of the premium for the Joint Bond paid by each Fund be, and hereby is, approved taking all relevant factors into consideration including, but not limited to, the number of the other parties named as insured, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the Joint Bond, and the amount of the premium for such Joint Bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the extent to which the share of the premium allocated to each Fund is less than the premium the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond;

RESOLVED, that all of the actions taken by the officers of the Funds prior to the date hereof in providing and maintaining the Joint Bond be, and they hereby are, ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects;

RESOLVED, that Kevin Carr, Secretary of the Funds, be, and hereby is, designated as the officer responsible for making the necessary filings and giving the notices required by paragraph (g) of Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and

RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Funds be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed to take all such action and to enter into, execute and deliver, on behalf of the Funds, all such further agreements and documents as, in their discretion, they shall deem necessary, advisable, proper or expedient in order to accomplish the purpose and intent of the foregoing resolutions, and to renew the Joint Bond, the execution and delivery of such documents to be conclusive evidence of such approval.