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Federated Funds
 
 
Fidelity Bond Filing
 
 
Joint Insureds Agreement and Amendments
 
 

 
 

 
 
Contents of Submission:
 
 
1)           Copy of the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,PA Follow Form Bond (“Bond”) received on February 19, 2009 forfiling as required by Rule 17g-1(g)(B)(i);***
 
 
2)           Copy of the resolutions of a majority of the disinteresteddirectors and of the Executive Committee of the Funds’ Board,respectively, approving the amount, type, form and coverage ofthe Bond, and the portion of the premium to be paid by such company as required by Rule 17g-1(g)(B)(ii);*
 
 
3)           Copy of a statement showing the amount of the single insured bondwhich each investment company would have provided and maintainedhad it not been named as an insured under a joint insuredbond;**
 
 
4)           As required by Rule 17g-1(g)(B)(iv), the period for whichpremiums have been paid is October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2009;and
 
 
5)           Copy of the amendment, received October 21, 2009, to theagreement between the investment company and all of the othernamed insureds as required by Rule 17g-1(g)(B)(v).
 
 

 
 
*           Incorporated by reference to the Fidelity Bond filing submitted on November 14, 2008.
 
 
**           Incorporated by reference to the Fidelity Bond filing submitted on February 10, 2009.
 
 
***           Incorporated by reference to the Fidelity Bond filing submitted on February 27, 2009.
 
 

 
 

 


JOINT INSUREDS AGREEMENT

 Cash Trust Series, Inc.; Cash Trust Series II; Edward Jones Money Market Fund; Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.; Federated Adjustable Rate Securities Fund; Federated Core Trust; Federated Core Trust II, L.P.: Federated Equity Funds; Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.; Federated Fixed Income Securities, Inc.; Federated GNMA Trust; Federated Government Income Securities, Inc.; Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated High Yield Trust; Federated Income Securities Trust; Federated Income Trust; Federated Index Trust; Federated Institutional Trust; Federated Insurance Series; Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.; Federated International Series, Inc.; Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.; Federated Managed Allocation Portfolios; Federated Managed Pool Series; Federated MDT Series; Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.; Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust; Federated Premier Intermediate Municipal Income Fund; Federated Premier Municipal Income Fund; Federated Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust; Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.; Federated Stock Trust; Federated Total Return Series, Inc.; Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years; Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years; Federated World Investment Series, Inc.; Intermediate Municipal Trust; Money Market Obligations Trust; (hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”) do hereby enter into this Agreement to be effective December 3, 2007, and agree as follows:


W I T N E S E TH :

WHEREAS, the Parties have procured a joint insured fidelity bond program from Federal Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, which the parties have approved in form and amount (hereinafter referred to as “the Bond”);

WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that separate fidelity bond insurance should be arranged for Capital Preservation Fund, Federated International Funds, PLC, Federated Strategic Investment Series Fund, L.P. and Federated Unit Trust, these entities have been removed from this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Parties procured the Bond for the purpose of protecting their respective assets against events of loss, theft or misappropriation by their respective officers and employees; and

WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement so as to be in compliance with 17 CFR 270.17g-1(f).

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.          In the event recovery is received under the Bond as a result of a loss sustained by any registered management investment company that is named in the Bond and one or more of the other Parties to the Bond, the registered investment company shall receive an equitable and proportionate share of the recovery, at least equal to the amount which it would have received had it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage as provided, by 17 CFR 270.17g-1(d)(1).

2.          Registered management investment companies, collective investment funds, and investment companies exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or series thereof, which become effective in the future, and future established series of registered management investment companies, collective investment funds, or investment companies exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are currently Parties, are hereafter referred to as "Future Funds".  Such Future Funds which are advised and/or distributed and/or administered by companies which are subsidiaries or affiliates of Federated Investors, Inc. may undertake action to become parties to the Bond by executing a counterpart signature page to this Agreement.

3.          This Agreement may be amended or modified by a written agreement executed by the Parties.

4.          This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted in accordance with the laws of Pennsylvania.

5.          This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject hereof, whether oral or written, among any or all of the parties.












IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf under their seals by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above written.

Cash Trust Series, Inc.
Cash Trust Series II
Edward Jones Money Market Fund
Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
Federated Adjustable Rate Securities Fund
Federated Core Trust
Federated Core Trust II, L.P.
Federated Equity Funds
Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc.
Federated Fixed Income Securities, Inc.
Federated GNMA Trust
Federated Government Income Securities, Inc.
Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc.
Federated High Yield Trust
Federated Income Securities Trust
Federated Income Trust
Federated Index Trust
Federated Institutional Trust
Federated Insurance Series
Federated Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.
Federated International Series, Inc.
Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.
Federated Managed Allocation Portfolios
Federated Managed Pool Series
Federated MDT Series
Federated Municipal Securities Fund, Inc.
Federated Municipal Securities Income Trust
Federated Premier Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
Federated Premier Municipal Income Fund
Federated Short-Intermediate Duration Municipal Trust
Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
Federated Stock Trust
Federated Total Return Series, Inc.
Federated Total Return Government Bond Fund
Federated U.S. Government Bond Fund
Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 1-3 Years
Federated U.S. Government Securities Fund: 2-5 Years
Federated World Investment Series, Inc.
Intermediate Municipal Trust
Money Market Obligations Trust


/s/ John W. McGonigle                                                                           
John W. McGonigle, Secretary



 
 
 


Federated Joint Insured’s Agreement
Amendment #1
Dated September 30, 2008



The entities designated below require that the Joint Insured’s Agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2007 be amended as follows:



Entity Name                                                                                                                     Effective Date

CHANGE Federated Stock & Bond Fund, Inc. to                                                                                                                                9/5/2008
Federated Stock & Bond Fund




/s/ John W. McGonigle                                                                
John W. McGonigle, Secretary

 
 
 



Federated Joint Insured’s Agreement
Amendment #2
Dated September 30, 2009



The entities designated below require that the Joint Insured’s Agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2007 be amended as follows:



Entity Name                                                                                                                     Effective Date

DELETE Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.                                                                                                                                9/18/2009

ADD Federated Core Trust III                                                                                                                     8/1/2009




/s/ John W. McGonigle                                                                
John W. McGonigle, Secretary