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Commence, maintain, or defend any litigation necessary in connection with the administration of the Account, except that NTC shall not be obligated to do so unless it is to be indemnified to its satisfaction against all expenses and liabilities sustained or anticipated by reason thereof; Hold part or all of the Account uninvested as may be necessary or appropriate; Withhold the appropriate taxes from any distribution, remit such taxes with the relevant government authorities, and report such .payments on the informational returns prescribed by such authorities, identifying itself as the payor of such distributions; Forward to the Sponsor, for exercise, all proxies solicited in regards to mutual funds and collective investment funds, if applicable; vote, on behalf of the Plan and in accordance with the instructions provided by the Sponsor, all proxies that are returned by the Sponsor', and abstain from voting proxies that are not returned by the Sponsor; Take all other acts necessary for the proper administration of the Account. ARTICLE V —INVESTMENT RESPONSIBILITY NTC shall have no investment management responsibility or liability with respect to the Account or any other assets held under the Plan. Plan contributions or other assets received by NTC shall be allocated in accordance with Written Instructions. NTC does not warrant or guarantee the performance of any Funding Vehicle(s) selected by the Sponsor or Participants. The Sponsor, or other party designated under the Plan, shall have full responsibility for the selection of the Funding Vehicle(s) and the management, disposition, and investment of assets of the Account. NTC shall comply with Written Instructions concerning those assets, subject to restrictions, if any, imposed by the Funding Vehicle(s) and the operation of any securities markets. Except to the extent required by applicable law or otherwise provided in this Agreement, NTC shall have no duty to review, initiate action, or make recommendations regarding the Account or its investments. The Sponsor is responsible for reading any and all prospectuses, specimen and final contracts, proposals and/or other materials which disclose information pertaining to applicable charges, interest rates, terms and conditions of any contract between the Plan or Account and any party, including contracts related to the Funding Vehicle(s). NTC shall transmit such communications to the Sponsor. NTC shall have no duty to respond to communications related to securities or other property held in. the Account (including, but not limited to, tender offers and class action communications). NTC shall not be liable for any loss which results from the exercise of investment control by a Sponsor, Participant or beneficiary, or designated investment manager. If a Participant who has investment authority under the terms of the Plan fails to provide investment direction, the Sponsor shall direct the investment of the Participant's account. No one providing investment advice to the Plan, Sponsor, Participant or other party is acting as an agent of NTC. ARTICLE VI — LOANS To the extent permitted under the Plan and applicable law, NTC will forward loan disbursements as directed by the Sponsor or its designee via Written Instructions. The Sponsor, or other fiduciary of the Plan or their designee, shall be responsible for the approval and administration of any such loans. The Sponsor acknowledges that all loan obligations should be made payable to the Plan and the Plan retains all lending responsibility. NTC will have no responsibility for executing and holding any notes or security agreements which are held as part of the Account, providing any disclosures required by any truth -in - lending laws, or enforcing any security interest in any asset other than the Participant's account under the Account. NRS (07/2007) -4 of 9- P59