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PO Box 2950
Hartford, CT 06104-2950
BIP VENTURES EVERGREEN BDC
3575 PIEDMONT ROAD, BLDG. 15 STE. 730
ATLANTA, GA 30305
Re: Important Information about Claims Information Line
Dear BIP VENTURES EVERGREEN BDC
Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance is pleased to announce its 1-800-842-8496 Claims Information Line. This line is designed to provide insureds with an additional resource on how to report claims or those circumstances or events which may become claims.
Policyholders will be able to obtain assistance on the following topics from the Claims Information Line:
The Declarations Page of your policy sets forth where you should report claims and claims related information. You should also review the policy's reporting requirements to be aware of how much time you have to report a claim to Travelers. The sooner Travelers is notified, the sooner we can become involved in the process and offer assistance to our policyholder. A delay in reporting may result in all or part of a matter to fall outside of the coverage provided.
The Claims Information Line should streamline the claim reporting process and allow policyholders to ask questions on what information is needed as well as other questions which will assist them in working with Travelers. While the Claims Information Line provides policyholders a valuable resource by answering questions and providing information, the line does not replace the reporting requirements contained in the Policy.
We hope this improvement to customer service is something our policyholders will find helps them understand the claim process and provides them a resource for reporting.
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P.O. Box 2950
Hartford, CT 06104-2950
BIP VENTURES EVERGREEN BDC
3575 PIEDMONT ROAD, BLDG. 15 STE. 730
ATLANTA, GA 30305
RE: Risk Management PLUS+ Online ® from Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance (www.rmplusonline.com)
As a Travelers Bond & Specialty Insured you receive risk management services, at no cost, to help protect you and your business.
Risk Management PLUS+ Online, is a robust website to assist you in the mitigation of risk relative to employment practices, directors and officers, fiduciary liability, cyber, crime, kidnap & ransom, and identity fraud exposures.
Highlights of Risk Management PLUS+ Online include:
The following Risk Management PLUS+ Online Registration Instructions contain easy, step-by-step instructions to register for this valuable tool. For more information, call 1-888-712-7667 and ask for your Risk Management PLUS+ Online representative. It’s that simple.
Thank you for choosing Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance for your insurance needs. Travelers is a market leader in providing management liability and crime coverages that are specifically customized for your organization.
Instructions for Registration & Orientation to Risk Management PLUS+ Online®
Registration for Site Administrators:
The Site Administrator is the person in your organization who will oversee Risk Management PLUS+ Online for the organization. The Site Administrator is typically a person who leads human resources and/or financial functions or is responsible for legal matters pertaining to personnel. The Site Administrator may add other Site Administrators later to assist with their responsibilities. To register:
Learning to Navigate the Site:
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This notice provides no coverage, nor does it change any policy terms. To determine the scope of coverage and the insured’s rights and duties under the policy, read the entire policy carefully. For more information about the content of this notice, the insured should contact their agent or broker. If there is any conflict between the policy and this notice, the terms of the policy prevail. | Independent Agent And Broker Compensation Notice |
For information on how Travelers compensates independent agents, brokers, or other insurance producers, please visit this website: www.travelers.com/w3c/legal/Producer_Compensation_Disclosure.html.
Or write:
Travelers, Agency Compensation |
One Tower Square |
Hartford, CT 06183 |
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Investment Company Bond Declarations |
BOND NO. 107887496
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
Hartford, Connecticut
(A Stock Insurance Company, herein called the Company)
ITEM 1 | INSURED:BIP VENTURES EVERGREEN BDC Principal Address: 3575 PIEDMONT ROAD, BLDG. 15 STE. 730 ATLANTA, GA 30305 (hereinafter, “Insured”) |
ITEM 2 | POLICY PERIOD: | |
Inception Date: September 22, 2025 | Expiration Date: September 22, 2026 | |
12:01 A.M. local time as to both dates at the Principal Address stated in ITEM 1. |
ITEM 3 | ALL NOTICES OF CLAIM OR LOSS MUST BE SENT TO THE COMPANY BY EMAIL, FACSIMILE, OR MAIL AS SET FORTH BELOW: | |
Email: [email protected] | ||
Fax: 1-888-460-6622 | ||
Mail: | Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance Claim P.O. Box 2989 Hartford, CT 06104-2989 |
Overnight Mail: | Travelers Bond & Specialty Insurance Claim One Tower Square, MN06 Hartford, CT 06183 | |
For questions related to claim reporting or handling, please call 1-800-842-8496. |
ITEM 4 | If “Not Covered” is inserted opposite any specified Insuring Agreement below, or if no amount is included in the Single Loss Limit of Insurance, such Insuring Agreement and any other reference thereto is deemed to be deleted from this bond. | ||||
SINGLE LOSS | SINGLE LOSS | ||||
INSURING AGREEMENT | LIMIT OF | DEDUCTIBLE | |||
INSURANCE | AMOUNT | ||||
A. | FIDELITY | ||||
Coverage A.1. | Larceny or Embezzlement | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
Coverage A.2. | Restoration Expenses | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
B. | ON PREMISES | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
C. | IN TRANSIT | $600,000 | $25,000 |
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D. | FORGERY OR ALTERATION | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
E. | SECURITIES | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
F. | COUNTERFEIT MONEY | ||||
AND COUNTERFEIT MONEY ORDERS | $600,000 | $25,000 | |||
G. | CLAIM EXPENSE | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
H. | STOP PAYMENT ORDERS OR | ||||
WRONGFUL DISHONOR OF CHECKS | $60,000 | $6,000 | |||
I. | COMPUTER SYSTEMS | ||||
Coverage I.1. | Computer Fraud | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
Coverage I.2. | Fraudulent Instructions | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
Coverage I.3. | Restoration Expense | $600,000 | $25,000 | ||
J. | UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT | $60,000 | $6,000 |
ITEM 5 | PREVIOUS BONDS OR POLICIES: |
The Insured, by acceptance of this bond, gives notice to the Company canceling or terminating prior bond or policy numbers: | |
Not Applicable | |
such cancellation or termination to be effective as of the time this bond becomes effective. |
ITEM 6 | DISCOVERY PERIOD: | |
Additional Premium Percentage: | 100% of the annualized premium Additional Months: | |
Additional Months: | 12 months | |
(If exercised in accordance with section VI. CONDITIONS, S. DISCOVERY PERIOD) |
ITEM 7 | FORMS AND ENDORSEMENTS ATTACHED AT ISSUANCE: |
IVBB-16001-0116; IVBB-19010-0116; IVBB-19044-0518; IVBB-19045-0319; IVBB-19038-0422; IVBB-17006-0116 | |
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Countersigned By | ||||
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this bond to be signed by its authorized officers. | ||||
President | Corporate Secretary |
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Investment Company Bond Table of Contents | |||||
I. | CONSIDERATION CLAUSE | 3 | |||
II. | INSURING AGREEMENTS | 3 | |||
A. | FIDELITY | 3 | |||
Coverage A.1. | Larceny or Embezzlement | 3 | |||
Coverage A.2. | Restoration Expenses | 3 | |||
B. | ON PREMISES | 3 | |||
C. | IN TRANSIT | 4 | |||
D. | FORGERY OR ALTERATION | 4 | |||
E. | SECURITIES | 4 | |||
F. | COUNTERFEIT MONEY AND COUNTERFEIT MONEY ORDERS | 5 | |||
G. | CLAIM EXPENSE | 5 | |||
H. | STOP PAYMENT ORDERS OR WRONGFUL DISHONOR OF CHECKS | 5 | |||
I. | COMPUTER SYSTEMS | 6 | |||
Coverage I.1. | Computer Fraud | 6 | |||
Coverage I.2. | Fraudulent Instructions | 6 | |||
Coverage I.3. | Restoration Expenses | 6 | |||
J. | UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT | 6 | |||
III. | GENERAL AGREEMENTS | 7 | |||
A. | ORGANIC GROWTH | 7 | |||
B. | CONSOLIDATION - MERGER - PURCHASE OR ACQUISITION OF ASSETS | 7 | |||
C. | REPRESENTATION OF INSURED | 7 | |||
D. | JOINT INSURED | 7 | |||
E. | COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - ELECTION TO DEFEND | 8 | |||
IV. | DEFINITIONS | 8 | |||
V. | EXCLUSIONS | 15 | |||
VI. | CONDITIONS | 19 | |||
A. | ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED | 19 | |||
B. | DISCOVERY | 19 | |||
C. | BOND PERIOD | 19 | |||
D. | SINGLE LOSS | 19 | |||
E. | SINGLE LOSS LIMIT OF INSURANCE | 20 | |||
F. | DEDUCTIBLE | 20 | |||
G. | NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIMITS | 20 | |||
H. | NOTICE - PROOF OF LOSS - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 20 |
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I. | VALUATION | 21 | |
J. | ASSIGNMENT | 22 | |
K. | SUBROGATION | 22 | |
L. | RECOVERIES | 22 | |
M. | COOPERATION | 22 | |
N. | ANTI-BUNDLING | 23 | |
O. | LIMIT OF INSURANCE UNDER THIS BOND AND PRIOR INSURANCE | 23 | |
P. | OTHER INSURANCE OR INDEMNITY | 23 | |
Q. | COVERED PROPERTY | 23 | |
R. | CANCELATION, TERMINATION, CHANGE OR MODIFICATION | 24 | |
S. | DISCOVERY PERIOD | 25 | |
T. | HEADINGS | 25 |
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Investment Company Bond with Extended Coverages | |
IN CONSIDERATION of the payment of an agreed premium and subject to the Declarations and pursuant to all the terms, conditions, exclusions and limitations of this bond, the Company agrees to indemnify the Insured as set forth in ITEM 1 of the Declarations (herein called Insured) for:
Coverage A.1. Larceny or Embezzlement
Loss resulting directly from Larceny or Embezzlement committed by an Employee acting alone or in collusion with others.
Coverage A.2. Restoration Expenses
Restoration Expenses incurred by the Insured and resulting directly from a Computer Violation by an Employee.
while the Property is lodged or deposited within offices or premises located anywhere. The premises of a Depository will be deemed premises of the Insured, but solely as respects loss of Certificated Securities. Coverage for Certificated Securities held by such Depository is limited to the extent of the Insured’s interest therein as effected by the making of appropriate entries on the books and records of such Depository. The Company will not be liable under Insuring Agreement B for loss in connection with the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by any Depository unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy or participants’ fund insuring the Depository against such loss.
This bond does not afford any coverage in favor of any Depository or exchange or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the Depository’s systems.
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Loss of Property (occurring with or without negligence or violence) resulting directly from robbery, larceny, theft, holdup, mysterious unexplainable disappearance, misplacement, being lost or otherwise made away with, damage thereto or destruction thereof, and loss of subscription, conversion, redemption or deposit privileges through the misplacement or loss of Property, while the Property is in transit anywhere in the custody of any person or persons acting as Messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier for hire other than an armored motor vehicle company, for the purpose of transportation, such transit to begin immediately upon receipt of such Property by the transporting person or persons, and to end immediately upon delivery thereof at destination, but only while the Property is being conveyed.
Loss resulting directly from the Insured having, in good faith, paid or transferred any Property in reliance on any Written, Original:
which (a) bears a handwritten signature which is a Forgery; or (b) is altered, but only to the extent the
Forgery or alteration causes the loss.
Actual physical possession of the items listed in 1. through 7. above by the Insured is a condition precedent to the Insured’s having relied on the items.
Loss resulting directly from the Insured having, in good faith, for its own account or for the account of others:
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that
Actual physical possession, and continued actual physical possession if taken as collateral, of the items listed in 1.a. through 1.j. above by the Insured, an Investment Adviser, a Custodian, or a Federal or State chartered deposit institution of the Insured is a condition precedent to the Insured's having relied on the faith of such items. Release or return of such collateral is an acknowledgment by the Insured that it no longer relies on such collateral.
Loss resulting directly from the receipt by the Insured, in good faith, of any Counterfeit Money of the United States of America and its territories and possessions, Canada or any other country, or of Counterfeit money orders denominated in United States or Canadian currency.
Reasonable expenses necessarily incurred and paid by the Insured in preparing any covered claim for loss under any Insuring Agreement covered under this bond, which loss exceeds the Single Loss Deductible Amount applicable to such Insuring Agreement. Such expenses include costs incurred (including necessary wages of Employees) for that part of audits or examinations performed, whether or not required by State or Federal supervisory authorities and conducted either by such authorities or by independent accountants, by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the Insured.
Damages that the Insured becomes legally liable to pay its customers resulting directly from the Insured or an Investment Adviser having:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond, damages under paragraph 2. above do not include the amount of any check or draft in question, or any amounts paid to the payee, endorser, or accommodation party of such check or draft.
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Coverage I.1. Computer Fraud
Loss resulting directly from Computer Fraud.
Coverage I.2. Fraudulent Instructions
Loss resulting directly from the Insured or an Investment Adviser having, in good faith, caused a transfer of funds as a result of a Fraudulent Instruction when the Insured or an Investment Adviser, prior to causing the transfer of the funds, used its best efforts to verify the identity of the person transmitting the instruction; provided that if the instruction is purported to be from a Customer, the Insured, or an Investment Adviser:
Such Fraudulent Instruction received and, if applicable, Callback Verification performed, must be either recorded, logged, or documented by the Insured or an Investment Adviser.
Coverage I.3. Restoration Expenses
Restoration Expenses incurred by the Insured or an Investment Adviser and resulting from a
Computer Violation by someone other than an Employee.
Loss, including dividends and interest accrued not to exceed 15% of the value of each Item of Deposit that is deposited, resulting directly from the Insured or Investment Adviser having credited an account of a customer, shareholder or subscriber on the faith of any Items of Deposit that prove to be uncollectible, provided that the crediting of such account causes:
It is a condition precedent to coverage under this Insuring Agreement that the Insured or Investment Adviser hold funds represented in Items of Deposit for the maximum number of days allowable under Regulation CC before permitting any redemptions or withdrawals, or issuing any shares or paying any dividends with respect to such Items of Deposit.
Items of Deposit will not be deemed to be uncollectible until the Insured’s or Investment Adviser’s standard collection procedures have failed.
This Insuring Agreement applies to Insureds with exchange privileges if all funds in the exchange program are insured by the Company for Uncollectible Items of Deposit. Regardless of the number of transactions between funds, the maximum number of days allowable under Regulation CC begins from the date a deposit was first credited to any fund in the exchange program.
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If an Insured or Investment Adviser, while this bond is in force, adds additional Employees other than by consolidation or merger with, or purchase or acquisition of the assets, assets under management or liabilities of, another institution, such Employees will automatically be covered hereunder from the date of such addition without the requirement of notice to the Company or the payment of additional premium for the remainder of the Policy Period as set forth in ITEM 2 of the Declarations.
If the Insured or an Investment Adviser, while this bond is in force, consolidates or merges with, or purchases or acquires assets, assets under management or liabilities of, or purchases or acquires more than 50% voting stock ownership of another institution (hereinafter referred to as a “Transaction”), coverage under this bond for loss which:
is provided as follows:
If a Transaction involves assets, assets under management and liabilities in an amount that is more than 25% of the consolidated assets of all Insureds as of the most recent calendar year-end preceding the date of the Transaction, then coverage of this bond as respects the Transaction will be afforded for a Single Loss that is both discovered and for which the acts giving rise to the loss occur in their entirety on or after the effective date of the Transaction. This coverage terminates 60 days after the Transaction date, or the termination date of the bond, whichever comes earlier, unless the Insured provides notice to the Company and obtains the written consent of the Company to extend such coverage beyond said date and, upon obtaining such consent, pays to the Company an additional premium, if required.
If a Transaction involves assets, assets under management and liabilities in an amount that is 25% or less of the consolidated assets of all Insureds as of the most recent calendar year-end preceding the date of the Transaction, then coverage of this bond as respects the Transaction will be afforded for a Single Loss that is discovered on or after the effective date of the Transaction, for the remainder of the Policy Period as set forth in ITEM 2 of the Declarations, without additional premium being charged and without notice to the Company of the Transaction.
No statement made by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the application or otherwise, is deemed to be a warranty of anything except that it is true to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person making the statement.
This bond does not indemnify or hold harmless any Insured for loss sustained by an Investment Adviser, or by a proprietorship, partnership or corporation that is owned, controlled or operated by such Insured, and not named as an Insured hereunder, except as may be provided on a limited basis within General Agreement B., but this paragraph does not apply to loss sustained by a nominee organized by an Insured hereunder other than a holding company.
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If two or more Insureds are covered under this bond, the first named Insured will act for all Insureds. Payment by the Company to the first named Insured of loss sustained by any Insured fully releases the Company on account of such loss. If the first named Insured ceases to be covered under this bond, the Insured next named will thereafter be considered the first named Insured. In the absence of an Insured being specifically next named, the Insured entity having the greatest consolidated assets of all remaining Insureds then becomes the first named Insured. Knowledge possessed or discovery made by any Insured or Investment Adviser constitutes knowledge or discovery by all Insureds for all purposes of this bond. The liability of the Company for loss or losses sustained by all Insureds will not exceed the amount for which the Company would have been liable had all such loss or losses been sustained by one Insured.
The Company will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defending any suit or legal proceeding brought against the Insured to enforce the Insured's liability, or alleged liability, on account of any loss, claim or damage that, if established against the Insured, would constitute a collectible loss under this bond in excess of any Single Loss Deductible Amount, provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity will apply only in the event that:
Such indemnity is in addition to the Single Loss Limit of Insurance for the applicable Insuring Agreement or Coverage.
The Insured or an Investment Adviser must notify the Company promptly after notice thereof, of any such suit or legal proceeding and at the request of the Company will furnish it with copies of all pleadings and other papers therein. At the Company's election the Insured will permit the Company to conduct the defense of such suit or legal proceeding, in the Insured's name, through attorneys of the Company's selection. In such event, the Insured and Investment Adviser will give all reasonable information and assistance, other than pecuniary, that the Company deems necessary to the defense of such suit or legal proceeding.
If the amount of the Insured's liability or alleged liability is greater than the amount recoverable under this bond, or if a Single Loss Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, then the liability of the Company under this General Agreement E. is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorney’s fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Company that the amount recoverable under this bond bears to the total amount of the Insured’s liability or alleged liability. Any amount not recoverable by reason of the Insured’s liability or alleged liability being greater than the amount recoverable under any insuring agreement of this bond, does not serve to reduce the Single Loss Deductible Amount applicable to such Insuring Agreement or Coverage.
If the Company pays court costs and attorney’s fees in excess of its proportionate share of such costs and fees, the Insured will promptly reimburse the Company for such excess.
As used in this bond:
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that is rented by, owned by, leased by, licensed to, or under the direct operational control of, the Insured or an Investment Adviser.
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for an Insured but only while performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an officer or employee of the Insured, or while acting as a member of any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of any such Insured, provided that only employees or partners of a transfer agent, shareholder accounting record- keeper or administrator that is an affiliated person, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of an Insured or is an affiliated person of the Investment Adviser, underwriter or administrator of such Insured, and that is not a bank, will be included within the definition of Employee.
Employee also means any natural person described above while such person is on medical, military, or other leave of absence. Coverage applies to any such Employee while on leave, regardless of whether such person remains subject to the Insured’s direction and control during the time of leave.
Employee does not mean any agent, broker, factor, commission merchant, consignee, independent contractor or representative or other person of the same general character not specified above.
provided that Financial Institution does not include any such entity, institution or organization that is an Insured or an Investment Adviser.
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A signature written on an electronic pad that captures the signature for purposes of creating an electronic digitized image of a handwritten signature, or a reproduction of a handwritten signature, is treated the same as a handwritten signature. Any other form of electronic signature or digital signature is not treated the same as a handwritten signature.
Forgery does not mean a signature that consists in whole or in part of one's own name signed with or without authority, in any capacity, for any purpose.
but was in fact transmitted by someone other than a person described in paragraph V.2.; or
Fraudulent Instruction does not include any instruction that purports to be from a Customer unless the instruction is transmitted by a method that is authorized in the Funds Transfer Agreement between the Insured and the Customer.
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Negotiable Instrument also means a counterfeit check or Substitute Check.
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Restoration Expenses do not include:
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whether such cards were issued, or purport to have been issued, by the Insured or by anyone other than the Insured, except when covered under Insuring Agreement A.
except when covered under Insuring Agreement A.
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except when covered under Insuring Agreement A.
unless it is established by the Insured that the act or acts that caused said loss involved fraudulent or dishonest conduct that would have caused a covered loss to the Insured in a similar amount in the absence of such laws, rules or regulations.
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If more than one corporation, co-partnership, or person, or any combination of them are included as the Insured herein:
This bond applies to loss discovered by the Insured during the Bond Period. Discovery occurs when an officer or director of the Insured or of an Investment Adviser first becomes aware of facts that would cause a reasonable person to assume that a loss of a type covered by this bond has been or will be incurred, regardless of when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred, even though the exact amount or details of loss may not then be known.
Discovery also occurs when an officer or director of the Insured or an Investment Adviser receives notice of an actual or potential claim in which it is alleged that the Insured is liable to a third party under circumstances that, if true, would constitute a loss under this bond.
Bond Period means the period of one year following the inception date of this bond or any annual anniversary thereof, or if the time between the inception or annual anniversary date and the expiration date of this bond is less than one year, then such lesser period.
Single Loss means all covered loss, including court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the Company under General Agreement E., resulting from:
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The Company's liability for each Single Loss will not exceed the applicable Single Loss Limit of Insurance set forth in ITEM 4 of the Declarations. If a Single Loss is covered under more than one Insuring Agreement or Coverage, the Single Loss Limit of Insurance for each applicable Insuring Agreement or Coverage will apply separately to that part of the loss covered under such Insuring Agreement or Coverage, provided that the maximum payable for such Single Loss will not exceed the largest applicable Single Loss Limit of Insurance.
The Company is liable hereunder only for the amount by which any Single Loss exceeds the Single Loss Deductible Amount for the Insuring Agreement or Coverage applicable to such loss, subject to the applicable Single Loss Limit of Insurance.
If a Single Loss is covered under more than one Coverage within an Insuring Agreement, the Single Loss Deductible Amount set forth in ITEM 4 of the Declarations for each applicable Coverage will apply separately to the part of such Single Loss covered under such Coverage, however the sum of such Single Loss Deductible Amounts for such Single Loss will not exceed the highest applicable Single Loss Deductible Amount for any such Coverage.
The Insured will, in the time and in the manner prescribed in this bond, give the Company notice of any loss of the kind covered by the terms of this bond that exceeds 25% of the Single Loss Deductible Amount applicable to such loss, whether or not the Company is liable therefor, and upon the request of the Company will file with it a brief statement giving the particulars concerning such loss.
The Single Loss Limit of Insurance of the Company is not cumulative in amount from Bond Period to Bond Period, regardless of the number of years this bond is in force, the number of times this bond may be renewed or replaced, or the number of premiums that are payable or paid.
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Any loss of Money, or loss payable in Money, will be paid, at the option of the Insured, in the Money of the country in which the loss was sustained or in the U.S. dollar equivalent thereof determined at the rate of exchange at the time of payment of such loss.
The Company will settle in kind its liability under this bond on account of a loss of any securities or, at the option of the Insured, will pay to the Insured the cost of replacing such securities, determined by their highest quoted market value at any time between the business day next preceding the discovery of the loss and the day that the loss is settled. In case of a loss of subscription, conversion or redemption privileges through the misplacement or loss of securities, the amount of such loss will be the value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration thereof. If such securities cannot be replaced or have no quoted market value, or if such privileges have no quoted market value, their value will be determined by agreement or, at the option of the Insured, arbitration.
If the applicable coverage of this bond is subject to a Single Loss Deductible Amount or is not sufficient in amount to indemnify the Insured in full for the loss of securities for which claim is made hereunder, the liability of the Company under this bond is limited to the payment for, or the duplication of, so much of such securities as has a value equal to the amount of such applicable coverage.
If, at the instance of the Company, the Insured or any customer of the Insured becomes principal upon any bonds, or gives any undertakings, required as a prerequisite to the reissuing or duplicating of any securities for the loss of which the Company is liable under this bond, the Company will become surety upon such bonds or undertakings without premium charge and will indemnify the Insured or such customer against any loss that the Insured or such customer may sustain by reason of having become principal upon any such bonds or having given any such undertakings. The amount of indemnity under this paragraph will not exceed the amount stated in ITEM 4 of the Declarations for the applicable Insuring Agreement.
In case of loss of, or damage to, any books of account or other records used by the Insured in its business, the Company will be liable under this bond only if such books or records are actually reproduced and then for not more than the cost of the blank books, blank pages or other materials plus the cost of labor for the actual transcription or copying of data that have been furnished by the Insured in order to reproduce such books and other records.
In case of loss of, or damage to, any Property other than Money, securities, books of account or other records, except damage covered under Insuring Agreement B.2. or B.3., the Company will not be liable for more than the actual cash value of such Property. The Company may, at its election, pay the actual cash value of, repair or replace such Property.
With respect to damage of Property covered under Insuring Agreement B.2., the Company will be liable for the full cost of repair or replacement of such Property, without deduction for depreciation.
Disagreement between the Company and the Insured as to the cash value, replacement value or as to the adequacy of repair or replacement will be resolved by agreement or, at the option of the Insured, arbitration.
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In the event of payment under this bond, the Insured or Investment Adviser will deliver, if so requested by the Company, an assignment of such of the Insured's rights, title and interest and causes of action as it has against any person or entity to the extent of the loss payment.
In the event of payment under this bond, the Company will be subrogated to all of the Insured's rights of recovery therefor against any person or entity to the extent of such payment. If the rules of a Depository provide that the Insured will be assessed for a portion of any judgment (or agreed settlement) taken by the Company based upon the assignment set forth in Condition J. above and the Insured actually pays such assessment, the Company will reimburse the Insured for the amount of the assessment. However, such reimbursement will not exceed the amount of the loss payment by the Company.
In determining the amount of any loss covered under this bond, all Money received by the Insured from any source whatsoever in connection with any matter from which a loss has arisen, including payments and receipts of principal, interest, dividends, commission, and the like, received prior to a loss settlement under this bond, will be deducted from the amount actually paid out, advanced, withdrawn, taken or otherwise lost or stolen. The value of all property received by the Insured from any source whatever and
whenever received, in connection with any matter from which a loss has arisen, will be valued as of the date received and will likewise be deducted from the claimed loss.
Upon the Company's request, and at reasonable times and places designated by the Company, the Insured will:
The Insured will execute all papers and render assistance to secure to the Company the rights and causes of action provided for herein.
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The Insured will do nothing after discovery of loss to prejudice such rights or causes of action and must do everything reasonably necessary to secure those rights and causes of action.
If any Insuring Agreement requires that an enumerated type of document be altered or Counterfeit, or contain a signature that is a Forgery, or that it be obtained through trick, artifice, fraud or false pretenses, the alteration, Counterfeit, or signature must be on or of the enumerated document itself, not on or of some other document submitted with, accompanying, or incorporated by reference into, the enumerated document.
With respect to any Single Loss that is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part under any other bonds or policies issued by the Company to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the Insured and canceled or terminated or allowed to expire and in which the period for discovery has not expired at the time any such loss thereunder is discovered, the total liability of the Company under this bond and under such other bonds or policies will not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount carried hereunder on such loss or the amount available to the Insured under such other bonds or policies, as limited by the terms and conditions thereof, for any such loss if the latter amount be the larger.
If the coverage of this bond supersedes in whole or in part the coverage of any other bond or policy of insurance issued by an insurer other than the Company and canceled, terminated or allowed to expire, the Company, with respect to any loss sustained prior to such cancelation, termination or expiration and discovered within the period permitted under such other bond or policy for the discovery of loss thereunder, will be liable under this bond only for that part of such loss covered by this bond as is in excess of the amount recoverable or recovered on account of such loss under such other bond or policy, anything to the contrary in such other bond or policy notwithstanding.
Coverage afforded hereunder applies only as excess over any valid and collectible insurance or indemnity obtained by:
This bond applies to loss of Property:
prior to or at the time of the occurrence of the loss. This bond is for the sole use and benefit of the Insured.
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whichever occurs first.
Termination of the bond as to any Insured terminates liability for any loss sustained by such Insured that is discovered after the effective date of such termination.
either of which were committed by such person at any time, whether in the employment of the Insured or otherwise, whether or not of the type covered under Insuring Agreement A, against the Insured or any other person or entity, without prejudice to the loss of any Property then in transit in the custody of such person.
However, termination of coverage as to any Employee as set forth in c.(1) and c.(2) of the preceding paragraph, will not apply to any such person provided the Insured has received and retains an original letter signed by a prior insurer reinstating coverage for such individual for whom the Insured discovered had committed a dishonest or fraudulent act prior to the effective date of this bond.
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This bond or any instrument amending or affecting this bond may not be changed or modified orally. No changes in or modification of this bond will be effective unless made by Written endorsement issued to form a part of this bond and including the signature of the Company's Authorized Representative. When a bond covers only one Insured no change or modification that would adversely affect the rights of the Insured will be effective prior to 60 days after Written notification has been furnished to the SEC by the Insured, Investment Adviser or the Company. If more than one Insured is named under this bond, the Company will give Written notice to each Insured and to the SEC not less than 60 days prior to the effective date of any change or modification that would adversely affect the rights of such Insured.
At any time prior to the cancelation or termination of this bond in its entirety, whether by the Insured, an Investment Adviser, or the Company, the Insured or an Investment Adviser may give to the Company written notice that it desires under this bond an additional period of 12 months within which to discover loss sustained by the Insured prior to the effective date of such cancelation or termination and will pay an additional premium therefor.
Upon receipt of such notice from the Insured or an Investment Adviser, the Company will give its written consent thereto; provided, that such additional period of time terminates immediately:
whichever occurs first, and without the necessity of the Company giving notice of such termination. In the event that such additional period of time is terminated, as provided above, the Company will refund on a pro-rata basis, any unearned premium.
The right to purchase such additional period for the discovery of loss may not be exercised by any state or federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed to take over the Insured's business for the operation or for the liquidation thereof or for any other purpose.
The Company's total liability for any loss discovered during such additional period of time is part of, and not in addition to, the Single Loss Limit of Insurance of the Bond Period that terminates immediately preceding the effective date of such additional period.
The titles of the various paragraphs of this bond and its endorsements are inserted solely for convenience or reference and are not to be deemed in any way to limit, expand or affect the provision to which they relate.
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THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. |
This endorsement changes the following:
Investment Company Bond
It is agreed that:
Loss resulting from the Insured accepting, paying, or cashing any Negotiable Instrument or Withdrawal Order made or drawn on a customer’s account, which bears an unauthorized signature or an unauthorized endorsement, provided that the Insured has on file the signatures of all persons authorized to sign or endorse such Negotiable Instrument or Withdrawal Order.
If any Insuring Agreement requires that an enumerated type of document be altered or Counterfeit, or contain a signature or endorsement which is a Forgery or which is unauthorized, or that it be obtained through trick, artifice, fraud, or false pretenses, such alteration, Counterfeit, signature, or endorsement must be on or of the enumerated document itself, not on or of some other document submitted with, accompanying, or incorporated by reference into, the enumerated document.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, exclusions, or limitations of the above-mentioned policy, except as expressly stated herein. This endorsement is part of such policy and incorporated therein. |
Issuing Company: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America |
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THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE BOND. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. |
This endorsement changes the following:
Investment Company Bond
It is agreed that:
The following is added to section VI. CONDITIONS, E. SINGLE LOSS LIMIT OF INSURANCE:
Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, if the Insured, while this bond is in force, requires an increase in the limit of Insuring Agreement A.1. in order to comply with SEC Regulation 17g-1, as a result of:
the Single Loss Limit of Insurance for Insuring Agreement A.1. will automatically be increased to comply with Regulation 17g-1 without the payment of additional premium, for the remainder of the Bond Period.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, exclusions, or limitations of the above-mentioned bond, except as expressly stated herein. This endorsement is part of such bond and incorporated therein. | |
Issuing Company: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Bond Number: 107887496 | |
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© 2018 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. |
This endorsement changes the following: Investment Company Bond
It is agreed that:
The following replaces section III. GENERAL AGREEMENTS, A. ORGANIC GROWTH:
If an Insured or Investment Adviser, while this bond is in force, adds additional Employees or experiences an increase in assets under management, other than by consolidation or merger with, or purchase or acquisition of the assets, assets under management or liabilities of, another institution, such Employees or increased assets under management will automatically be covered hereunder from the date of such addition without the requirement of notice to the Company or the payment of additional premium for the remainder of the Policy Period as set forth in ITEM 2 of the Declarations.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, exclusions, or limitations of the above-mentioned policy, except as expressly stated herein. This endorsement is part of such policy and incorporated therein. | |
Issuing Company: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Policy Number: 107887496 | |
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© 2019 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE BOND. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. |
This endorsement changes the following:
Investment Company Bond
It is agreed that:
Financial Interest means the first named Insured's insurable interest in an Insured that is domiciled in a country or jurisdiction in which the Company is not licensed to provide this insurance, as a result of the first named Insured's:
In the event the Company indemnifies the first named Insured on account of its Financial Interest in an Insured, as a condition precedent to exercising rights under this bond, the first named Insured will cause such Insured to comply with the conditions of this bond.
in any country or jurisdiction in which the Company is not licensed to provide this insurance, to the extent that providing this insurance would violate the laws or regulations of such country or jurisdiction.
This bond will provide coverage, or otherwise will provide any benefit, only to the extent that providing such coverage or benefit does not expose the Company or any of its affiliated or parent companies to any trade or economic sanction under any law or regulation of the United States of America or any other applicable trade or economic sanction, prohibition or restriction.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive, or extend any of the terms, conditions, exclusions, or limitations of the above-mentioned bond, except as expressly stated herein. This endorsement is part of such bond and incorporated therein. | |
Issuing Company: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Bond Number: 107887496 | |
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© 2022 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. |
This endorsement changes the following:
Investment Company Bond
It is agreed that:
The Insured represents that any statement made by or on its behalf, whether contained in the application or otherwise, is true to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person making the statement.
Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, conditions, exclusions or limitations of the above-mentioned policy, except as expressly stated herein. This endorsement is part of such policy and incorporated therein. | |
Issuing Company: Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America Policy Number: 107887496 | |
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© 2016 The Travelers Indemnity Company. All rights reserved. |
BIP Ventures Evergreen BDC
Certificate of the Secretary
The undersigned, Kara Mullins, hereby certifies that she is the duly elected Secretary of BIP Ventures Evergreen BDC (the “Company”), a Delaware statutory trust, and further certifies that the following recitals and resolutions were adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Company at a meeting held on July 29, 2025, at which a quorum was at all times present, and that such resolutions have not been modified or rescinded since their adoption and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof:
WHEREAS, Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and Rule 17g-1(a) thereunder, applicable to business development companies (“BDCs”) pursuant to Section 59 of the 1940 Act, require a BDC, such as the Company, to provide and maintain a bond which has been issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company authorized to do business in the place where the bond is issued, to protect the Company against larceny and embezzlement, covering each officer and employee of the BDC who may singly, or jointly with others, have access to the securities or funds of the BDC, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds of, or to direct generally, the disposition of such securities, unless the officer or employee has such access solely through his position as an officer or employee of a bank (each, a “covered person”);
WHEREAS, Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act specifies that the bond may be in the form of (i) an individual bond for each covered person, or a schedule or blanket bond covering such persons, (ii) a blanket bond which names the Company as the only insured, or (iii) a bond which names the Company and one or more other parties as insureds, as permitted by Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act;
WHEREAS, Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act requires that a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Company as such term defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”) (i) approve as often as their fiduciary duties require (but not less than once every 12 months) the reasonableness of the form and amount of the bond, with due consideration to all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of the Company 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 securities and other investments to be held by the Company, and (ii) approve the premium to be paid for the bond, as presented at the Meeting; and
WHEREAS, under Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to make certain filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and give certain notices to each member of the Board in connection with the fidelity bond (the “Fidelity Bond”), and designate an officer who shall make such filings and give such notices.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, having considered the expected aggregate value of the securities and funds of the Company to which officers or employees of the Company may have access (either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such securities), the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody of such securities and funds, the nature of securities and other investments to be held by the Company, the accounting procedures and controls of the Company, the nature and method of conducting the operations of the Company and the requirements of Section 17(g) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17g-1 thereunder, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, hereby determines that the amount, type, form, premium and coverage of the Fidelity Bond covering the officers and employees of the Company and insuring the Company against loss from fraudulent or dishonest acts, including larceny and embezzlement, issued by Travelers Casualty, providing coverage for each and every occurrence of an insured loss up to $600,000 single loss limit of liability, are fair and reasonable; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company (each, an “Authorized Officer” and collectively, the “Authorized Officers”) be, and each of them individually hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed to take all appropriate actions, with the advice of legal counsel to the Company, to provide and maintain the Fidelity Bond on behalf of the Company; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Financial Officer of the Company be, and hereby is, designated as the party responsible for making the necessary filings and giving the notices with respect to the Fidelity Bond required by paragraph (g) of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Authorized Officers be, and each of them individually hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed to file a copy of the Fidelity Bond and any other related document or instrument with the SEC; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Authorized Officers be, and each of them individually hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Company, to make or cause to be made, and to execute and deliver, all such additional agreements, documents, instruments and certifications and to take all such steps, and to make all such payments, fees and remittances, as any one or more of such Authorized Officers may at any time or times deem necessary or desirable in order to effectuate the purpose and intent of the foregoing resolutions; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all actions previously taken by the Company or any of its Trustees or Authorized Officers in connection with the documents, and actions contemplated by the foregoing resolutions be, and they hereby are, ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted in all respects as the authorized actions of the Company.
Dated: October 1, 2025 |
/s/ Kara Mullins |
Kara Mullins |
Secretary |