Amendment of this Contract. No provision of this Contract may be changed, discharged, terminated or waived orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change discharge, termination or waiver is sought, and no amendment, transfer, assignment, sale, hypothecation or pledge of this Contract shall be effective until approved by (a) the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or (other than as Board members) the Trust or the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.
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Samples: Sub Investment Management Contract (Hancock John Declaration Trust), Sub Investment Management Contract (Hancock John Declaration Trust), Sub Investment Management Contract (Hancock John Declaration Trust)
Amendment of this Contract. No provision of this Contract may be changed, discharged, terminated or waived orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change discharge, termination or waiver is sought, and no amendment, transfer, assignment, sale, hypothecation or pledge of this Contract shall be effective until approved by (a) the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Adviser, the Sub-Sub- Adviser or (other than as Board members) the Trust or the Fund, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.
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Samples: Sub Investment Management Contract (Hancock John Institutional Series Trust)