Affiliate Investment Activities. The Partners expressly acknowledge and agree that, except as expressly provided for in Sections 8.2 through and including 8.8 below:
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OTHER INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER The Fund acknowledges that the Sub-Adviser or one or more of its affiliated persons may have investment responsibilities or render investment advice to or perform other investment advisory services for other individuals or entities and that the Sub-Adviser, its affiliated persons or any of its or their directors, officers, agents or employees may buy, sell or trade in any securities for its or their own respective accounts ("Affiliated Accounts"). Subject to the provisions of Section 7(b) hereof, the Fund agrees that the Sub-Adviser or its affiliated persons may give advice or exercise investment responsibility and take such other action with respect to other Affiliated Accounts which may differ from the advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to the Series Account, provided that the Sub-Adviser acts in good faith, and provided further, that it is the Sub-Adviser's policy to allocate, within its reasonable discretion, investment opportunities to the Series Account over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis relative to the Affiliated Accounts, taking into account the investment objective and policies of the Series and any specific investment restrictions applicable thereto. The Fund acknowledges that one or more of the Affiliated Accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose of or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which the Series Account may have an interest from time to time, whether in transactions which involve the Series Account or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser shall have no obligation to acquire for the Series Account a position in any investment which any Affiliated Account may acquire, and the Fund shall have no first refusal, co-investment or other rights in respect of any such investment, either for the Series Account or otherwise.
Non-Investment Advisory Services The Fund hereby employs the Manager to provide certain non-investment advisory services for the Portfolio, subject to the direction of the officers and the Board on the terms hereinafter set forth. Specifically, the Manager shall perform or arrange for the performance, as applicable, at its own expense (except as provided in Section 4 or unless otherwise agreed to by the Manager and the Fund, in which case at the Fund’s expense), the following services to the Fund on behalf of the Portfolio to the extent that any such services are not otherwise provided by any other service provider to the Fund:
Investment Management and Related Activities Except as set forth on Schedule 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ directors, officers or employees is required to be registered, licensed or authorized under the laws or regulations issued by any Governmental Authority as an investment adviser, a broker or dealer, an insurance agency or company, a commodity trading adviser, a commodity pool operator, a futures commission merchant, an introducing broker, a registered representative or associated person, investment adviser, representative or solicitor, a counseling officer, an insurance agent, a sales person or in any similar capacity with a Governmental Authority.
PIPE Investment (a) Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of the Subscription Agreements entered into by Acquiror with the applicable PIPE Investors named therein, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to provide equity financing to Acquiror solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions in the aggregate amount of not less than $225,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment Amount”). To the knowledge of Acquiror, with respect to each PIPE Investor, the Subscription Agreement with such PIPE Investor is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror. Each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, each PIPE Investor, and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto nor the performance of any party’s obligations under any such Subscription Agreement violates or will violate any Laws. There are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between Acquiror and any PIPE Investor that could affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investors, and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror does not know of any facts or circumstances that may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in any Subscription Agreement not being satisfied, or the PIPE Investment Amount not being available to Acquiror, on the Closing Date. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of any Subscription Agreement and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy in all respects on a timely basis any condition to closing or material term to be satisfied by it contained in any Subscription Agreement. The Subscription Agreements contain all of the conditions precedent (other than the conditions contained in this Agreement) to the obligations of the PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreements on the terms therein.
Investment Sub-Advisory Services Sub-Adviser shall serve as investment sub-adviser and shall supervise and direct the investments of each series of Penn Series listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a “Fund”), as such Exhibit may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto, and to exercise all rights incidental to ownership in accordance with the investment objectives, program and restrictions applicable to the Fund as provided in Penn Series’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as may be imposed by law or as Penn Series or Adviser may impose with notice in writing to Sub-Adviser. To enable Sub-Adviser to fully exercise its discretion, Adviser hereby appoints Sub-Adviser as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Fund with full power and authority to buy, sell and otherwise deal in securities and contracts for the Fund. No investment will be made by Sub-Adviser for the Fund if the investment would violate the investment objectives, investment restrictions or limitations of the Fund set out in the Prospectus and the SAI delivered to the Sub-Adviser and as may be amended and delivered to Sub-Adviser in the future. Sub-Adviser shall not take custody of any assets of Penn Series, but shall issue settlement instructions to the custodian designated by Penn Series (the “Custodian”). Sub-Adviser shall, in its discretion, obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, businesses, securities markets and securities as it may deem necessary or useful in the discharge of its obligations hereunder and shall formulate and implement a continuing program for the management of the assets and resources of the Fund in a manner consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund. In furtherance of this duty, Sub-Adviser, as agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to Adviser and Penn Series, is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with Adviser or Penn Series, to:
DATE INVESTMENT COMPANY 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Securities Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Adjustable Rate Fund Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 6/1/17 Federated Hermes Adviser Series 6/1/19 Federated Hermes Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A Shares 6/1/19 Class C Shares 6/1/19 Institutional Shares 6/1/19 Class R6 Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Absolute Return Credit Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 12/1/20 Federated Hermes Conservative Microshort Fund Class A Shares 12/1/20 Institutional Shares 12/1/20 Federated Hermes Conservative Municipal Microshort Fund Class A Shares 12/1/20 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Global Equity Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Global Small Cap Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 3/1/19 Federated Hermes International Developed Equity Fund 3/1/19 Class A Shares 3/1/19 Class C Shares 3/1/19 Institutional Shares 3/1/19 Class R6 Shares 9/1/18 Federated Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Fund 9/1/18 Class A Shares 9/1/18 Class C Shares 9/1/18 Class R6 Shares 9/1/18 Institutional Shares 9/1/18 Federated Hermes SDG Engagement High Yield Credit Fund 9/1/18 Class A Shares 9/1/18 Class R6 Shares 9/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Federated Hermes Unconstrained Credit Fund 12/1/18 Class A Shares 12/1/18 Class C Shares 12/1/18 Institutional Shares 12/1/18 Class R6 Shares 3/1/20 Federated Hermes US XXXX Fund 3/1/20 Class A Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Share 3/1/20 Class R6 Shares 6/1/19 Federated Hermes International Equity Fund 6/1/19 Class A Shares 6/1/19 Class C Shares 6/1/19 Class R6 Shares Institutional Shares 6/1/19 Federated Hermes International Growth Fund 6/1/19 Class A Shares 6/1/19 Class C Shares 6/1/19 Class R6 Shares Institutional Shares 6/1/19 6/1/17 Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Value Fund 6/1/17 Class A Shares 6/1/17 Class R Shares 6/1/17 Class R6 Shares 6/1/17 Institutional Shares 6/1/17 Service Shares 3/1/21 ** Federated Hermes MDT Market Neutral Fund Class A Shares 3/1/21 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Core Trust 03/1/16 Emerging Markets Core Fund 9/1/10 Bank Loan Core Fund 11/1/03 Mortgage Core Fund 11/1/03 High-Yield Bond Core Fund 3/1/08 Federated Hermes Core Trust III Project and Trade Finance Core Fund 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Equity Funds 12/1/08 Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund 12/1/08 Class A Shares 12/1/08 Class C Shares 12/1/08 Institutional Shares 12/29/10 Class R Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 3/1/08 Federated Hermes International Strategic Value Dividend Fund 3/1/08 Class A Shares 3/1/08 Class C Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 9/1/16 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class R Shares 9/1/16 Institutional Shares 9/17/07 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Large Cap Fund 9/17/07 Class A Shares 9/17/07 Class C Shares 9/17/07 Class R Shares 12/30/13 Class R6 Shares 9/17/07 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Small Cap Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 9/1/05 Class R Shares 9/1/17 Class R6 Shares 9/1/15 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes MDT Mid Cap Growth Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 9/1/06 Class R6 Shares 12/1/09 Institutional Shares 9/1/08 Federated Hermes Prudent Bear Fund 9/1/08 Class A Shares 9/1/08 Class C Shares 9/1/08 Institutional Shares 12/1/04 Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund 12/1/04 Class A Shares 12/1/04 Class C Shares 3/1/05 Class R6 Shares 6/1/16 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Equity Income Fund, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 1/25/13 Class R Shares 3/1/12 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Strategic Income Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 1/27/17 Class R6 Shares 9/1/07 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Ultrashort Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 3/1/19 Class R6 Shares 6/1/08 Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund 6/1/08 Class A Shares 6/1/08 Class B Shares 6/1/08 Class C Shares 6/1/08 Class R Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 3/1/09 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Income Securities, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Income Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Income Fund Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 1/27/17 Class R6 Shares 1/27/17 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes High Yield Trust 3/1/14 Federated Hermes Opportunistic High Yield Bond Fund Class A Shares 3/1/14 Class C Shares 4/30/10 Service Shares 6/1/13 Institutional Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Capital Income Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 6/1/13 Class R Shares 3/1/12 Institutional Shares 9/1/10 Federated Hermes Floating Rate Strategic Income Fund 9/1/10 Class A Shares 9/1/10 Class C Shares 9/1/10 Institutional Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Fund for U.S. Government Securities 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Muni and Stock Advantage Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 5/29/07 Class F Shares 12/1/10 Institutional Shares 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Real Return Bond Fund 12/1/05 Class A Shares 12/1/05 Class C Shares 12/1/05 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Term Income Fund 12/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Ultrashort Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional High Yield Bond Fund 12/1/07 Institutional Shares 03/1/16 R6 Shares 6/1/05 Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Total Return Bond Fund 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 6/1/05 Institutional Shares 6/1/05 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Insurance Series 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Fund for U.S. Government Securities II 11/1/03 Federated Hermes High Income Bond Fund II 11/1/03 Primary Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Xxxxxxxx Fund II 11/1/03 Primary Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Managed Volatility Fund II 6/1/18 Primary Shares 6/1/18 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Money Fund II 9/1/15 Primary Shares 9/1/15 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Quality Bond Fund II 11/1/03 Primary Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes International Series, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Global Total Return Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 9/1/16 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Investment Series Funds, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 9/1/16 Class F Shares Class R6 Shares 9/1/07 Institutional Shares 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Managed Pool Series 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Strategy Portfolio 12/1/05 Federated Hermes High-Yield Strategy Portfolio 12/1/05 Federated Hermes International Bond Strategy Portfolio 12/1/14 Federated Hermes International Dividend Strategy Portfolio 12/1/05 Federated Hermes Mortgage Strategy Portfolio 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Series 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT All Cap Core Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 9/1/16 Class R6 Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 3/1/07 Class B Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 7/31/06 Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Growth Fund 7/31/06 Class A Shares 7/31/06 Class C Shares 7/31/06 Institutional Shares 3/1/16 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 5/29/07 Class F Shares 6/1/17 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Securities Income Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Michigan Intermediate Municipal Fund 12/1/04 Class A Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 6/1/06 Federated Hermes Municipal High Yield Advantage Fund 6/1/06 Class A Shares 6/1/06 Class F Shares 6/1/13 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Ohio Municipal Income Fund 9/1/08 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class F Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 3/1/20 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (limited purpose of Administrative Services) 11/1/03 Common Shares Auction Market Preferred Shares 10/1/16 Federated Hermes Project and Trade Finance Tender Fund (limited purpose of Administrative Services) 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Municipal Fund 7/1/06 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Total Return Government Bond Fund 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 3/1/16 R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Core Bond Fund (formerly, Federated Hermes Select Total Return Bond Fund) 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Class A Shares 6/1/21 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Total Return Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 11/1/03 Class R Shares 4/17/15 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Ultrashort Bond Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 3/1/19 Class R6 Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Term Government Fund 11/1/03 Class Y Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Short-Intermediate Government Fund 11/1/03 Class R Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes World Investment Series, Inc. 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 3/1/12 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes International Leaders Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class B Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 6/1/13 Class R Shares 6/1/13 Class R6 Shares 6/15/10 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes International Small-Mid Company Fund 11/1/03 Class A Shares 11/1/03 Class C Shares 3/1/08 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Intermediate Municipal Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Intermediate Municipal Fund 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust 11/1/03 Federated Hermes California Municipal Cash Trust 12/1/04 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Cash II Shares 12/1/04 Cash Series Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 12/1/04 Federated Hermes Capital Reserves Fund 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund 9/1/17 Administrative Shares 6/1/17 Advisor Shares 12/1/04 Capital Shares 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 12/1/15 Class R Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 12/1/14 Premier Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Trust Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Government Obligations Tax Managed Fund 6/1/15 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 12/1/04 Federated Hermes Government Reserves Fund 6/1/15 Class A Shares 6/1/15 Class B Shares 6/1/15 Class C Shares 6/1/15 Class F Shares 6/1/15 Class P Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Money Market Management 3/1/14 Capital Shares 9/1/07 Eagle Shares 9/1/07 Institutional Shares 3/1/14 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Prime Obligations Fund 11/1/03 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Prime Value Obligations Fund 11/1/03 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust 12/1/15 Premier Shares 12/1/15 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Municipal Obligations Fund 10/27/17 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Capital Shares 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 6/1/15 Investment Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes New York Municipal Cash Trust 11/1/03 Cash II Shares 12/1/04 Cash Series Shares 12/1/04 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Prime Cash Obligations Fund 6/1/17 Advisor Shares 6/1/15 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Capital Shares 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 6/1/15 Class R Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 6/1/15 Trust Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Tax-Free Obligations Fund 6/1/17 Advisor Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares 11/1/03 Wealth Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Treasury Obligations Fund 6/13/14 Automated Shares 11/1/03 Capital Shares 11/1/03 Institutional Shares Service Shares 11/1/03 Trust Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes Trust for U.S. Treasury Obligations 6/1/15 Cash II Shares 6/1/15 Cash Series Shares 6/1/15 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Federated Hermes U.S. Treasury Cash Reserves 11/1/03 Institutional Shares 11/1/03 Service Shares ** Not effective yet EXHIBIT B FUNDS NOT CHARGED AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEE Emerging Markets Core Fund Mortgage Core Fund High Yield Bond Core Fund Bank Loan Core Fund Project and Trade Finance Core Fund
Independent Activities 14.1 Except as expressly provided herein, each party shall have the free and unrestricted right to independently engage in and receive the full benefit of any and all business endeavours of any sort whatsoever, whether or not competitive with the endeavours contemplated herein without consulting the other or inviting or allowing the other to participate therein. No party shall be under any fiduciary or other duty to the other which will prevent it from engaging in or enjoying the benefits of competing endeavours within the general scope of the endeavours contemplated herein. The legal doctrines of "corporate opportunity" sometimes applied to persons engaged in a joint venture or having fiduciary status shall not apply in the case of any party. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, no party shall have any obligation to any other party as to:
Investment Adviser and Investment Sub-Adviser The Trustees may in their discretion, from time to time, enter into an investment advisory or management contract or contracts with respect to the Trust or any Series whereby the other party or parties to such contract or contracts shall undertake to furnish the Trust with such management, investment advisory, statistical and research facilities and services and such other facilities and services, if any, and all upon such terms and conditions, as the Trustees may in their discretion determine. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Instrument, the Trustees may authorize any investment adviser (subject to such general or specific instructions as the Trustees may from time to time adopt) to effect purchases, sales or exchanges of portfolio securities, other investment instruments of the Trust, or other Trust Property on behalf of the Trustees, or may authorize any officer, employee, agent, or Trustee to effect such purchases, sales or exchanges pursuant to recommendations of the investment adviser (and all without further action by the Trustees). Any such purchases, sales and exchanges shall be deemed to have been authorized by the Trustees. The Trustees may authorize, subject to applicable requirements of the 1940 Act, the investment adviser to employ, from time to time, one or more sub-advisers to perform such of the acts and services of the investment adviser, and upon such terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon between the investment adviser and sub-adviser. Any reference in this Trust Instrument to the investment adviser shall be deemed to include such sub-advisers, unless the context otherwise requires.
Investment Advisory Services The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Portfolio may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of the Fund who are "interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Portfolio, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Portfolio. The investment policies and all other actions of the Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
Investment Advisory Facilities The Sub-Adviser, at its expense, will furnish all necessary investment facilities, including salaries of personnel, required for it to execute its duties hereunder.
