; (ii) an annual report from the applicable registrant; (iii) a form of voting instruction to return to the investment adviser; and (iv) any control or identification number that the voting person needs to return to the investment adviser the voting instruction provided under subparagraph (B). (B) Provide the voting person with not less than 5 business days after the date on which the voting person receives the materials provided under paragraph (1) to return those materials to the investment adviser. (2) Electronic delivery All, or any portion, of the materials that an investment adviser is required to provide under paragraph (1)(A) may be provided electronically, including an internet web site address provided by the applicable registrant or a third party. (3) Option for investment advisers An investment adviser may provide recommendations to voting persons with the material provided under paragraph (1)(A), or after providing the material under that paragraph, if the investment adviser permits voting recommendations to be provided to voting persons by third parties on a nondiscriminatory basis and on a wide range of views. (4) Satisfaction of requirements by passively managed fund With respect to any requirement applicable to an investment adviser under this subsection, the requirement may be satisfied by the applicable passively managed fund, which may cover any expenses, direct or indirect, incurred in carrying out that requirement. (g) Safe harbor and rule of construction regarding duties An investment adviser— (1) with respect to a matter that is not a routine matter, may choose not to solicit voting instructions from any person under subsection (b)(1) or (c), subject to subsections (d)(2) and (e)