Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series or class with any corporation, trust, association or other organization (the "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Manager or any other corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the Bylaws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization (the “Manager”); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust’s investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Manager or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor, principal underwriter or placement agent for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the Bylaws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series with Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (including any limited liability company, provided that a majority of the beneficial owners of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC hold a majority of the equity interest in such entity and substantially all business of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC is assigned thereto) or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization (the "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including, without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Manager or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series with Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (including any limited liability company, provided that a majority of the beneficial owners of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. hold a majority of the equity interest in such entity and substantially all business of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. is assigned thereto) or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization (the "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including, without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Manager or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series with Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (including any limited liability company, provided that a majority of the beneficial owners of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC hold a majority of the equity interest in such entity and substantially all business of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC is assigned thereto) or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization (the “Manager”); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including, without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust’s investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Manager or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The Trustees may clarify or interpret on behalf of the Trust provisions of the contracts that it enters into pursuant to this Article IV, Section 7 that are ambiguous, implicit or missing. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the Bylaws, the Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Fund with Columbia Management Company, an Oregon corporation ("COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT"), or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization to serve as Adviser; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Board of Directors may determine, including without limitation, authority for the Adviser (i) to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Board of Directors what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Fund shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Fund's investments and (ii) to delegate all or any part of its authority thereunder to one or more Subadvisers. The Board of Directors may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Adviser or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association, limited liability company or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor, principal underwriter or placement agent for the Interests, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions, if any, as may be set forth in the Bylaws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Board of Directors may determine. The fact that: any of the Investors, Directors or officers of the Fund is a shareholder, director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, member, manager, advisor, subadvisor, principal underwriter, placement agent, distributor or Affiliate or agent of or for any partnership, corporation, trust, association, limited liability company or other organization, or of or for any parent or affiliate of any organization, with which an advisory, subadvisory or management contract, or principal underwriter's or distributor's contract, or placement agreement or transfer, shareholder servicing or other agency contract may have been or may hereafter be made, or that any such organization, or any parent or Affiliate thereof, is an Investor of or has an interest in the Fund, or that any partnership, corporation, trust, association, limited liability company or other organization with which an advisory, subadvisory or management contract, or principal underwriter's or distributor's contract, or placement agreement or transfer, shareholder servicing or ...
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to ---------- ----------------------------------------------- such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series or class with TNE Advisers, Inc. or any other corporation, trust, association or other organization (the "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with New England Securities Corporation, the Manager or any other corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. The Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series or Class with any corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association or other organization (the "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including, without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with the Manager or any other corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series with Xxxxxxxxx Institutional Equity Management or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization (the "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Funds Distributor, Inc. or any other partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor, principal underwriter or placement agent for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine. The fact that:
Advisory, Management and Distribution Contracts. Subject to ---------- ----------------------------------------------- such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws, the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory and/or management services for the Trust or for any Series or class with New England Investment Management, Inc. or any other corporation, trust, association or other organization (a "Manager"); and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for a Manager to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments. The Trustees may also, at any time and from time to time, contract with New England Securities Corporation, any Manager or any other corporation, trust, association or other organization, appointing it exclusive or nonexclusive distributor or principal underwriter for the Shares, every such contract to comply with such requirements and restrictions as may be set forth in the By-Laws; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine.
