Common use of Duties of the Sub-Adviser Clause in Contracts

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsArtisan Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsArtisan Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsArtisan Portion of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage Fund and other mutual funds advised by the Adviser (collectively, the “fund complex”) may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to managing only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Following the close of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting known by it to affect the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately shall, within two business days, notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment of or association with sub-contracting to any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsFund. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsFund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsFund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage Fund and other mutual funds advised by the Adviser (collectively, the "fund complex") may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to managing only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets.. WELLS FARGO MASTER TRUSX -- INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO (b) The Following the close of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting known by it to affect the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a the Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately shall, within two business days, notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment of or association with sub-contracting to any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives WELLS FARGO MASTER TRUSX -- INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and other mutual funds advised by the Adviser (collectively, the "fund complex") may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to managing only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. The foregoing is in no way intended to limit the Sub-Adviser from serving fully in its capacity as administrator to the Dow Jones Target Date Indexes. (b) The Following the close of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting known by it to affect the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately shall, within two business days, notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment of or association with sub-contracting to any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage xx xxansactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of on important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Xxxxx Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Xxxxx Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsFund. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsFund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsFund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of to certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association sub-contracting with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunderhereunder and provided further that the Sub-Adviser shall not have the authority to sub-contract advisory responsibilities without the consent of the Trust and the Adviser. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel personnel, sub-contractors, and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and any other series of the Trust may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsLSV Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsLSV Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsLSV Portion, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Wxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and other mutual funds advised by the Adviser (collectively, the "fund complex") may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to managing only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. The foregoing is in no way intended to limit the Sub-Adviser from serving fully in its capacity as administrator to the Dow Xxxxx Target Date Indexes. (b) The Following the close of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting known by it to affect the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately shall, within two business days, notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment of or association with sub-contracting to any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and any other series of the Trust may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsNew Star Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsNew Star Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsNew Star Portion of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and other mutual funds advised by the Adviser (collectively, the “fund complex”) may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to managing only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. The foregoing is in no way intended to limit the Sub-Adviser from serving fully in its capacity as administrator to the Dow Xxxxx Target Date Indexes. (b) The Following the close of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting known by it to affect the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately shall, within two business days, notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment of or association with sub-contracting to any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsNew Star Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsNew Star Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsNew Star Portion of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Sub- Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Xxxxx Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Xxxxx Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsLSV Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsLSV Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsLSV Portion, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's ’s custodian (the "“Custodian"”) in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's ’s portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's ’s Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's ’s processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's ’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's ’s normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's ’s authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage mxx xxgage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated xx xxfiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies sxxxxxties or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of on important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's Funds custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and any other series of the Trust may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's Funds portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser subadviser as to any other portion of the Fund's Funds portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Sub- Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's Custodians processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's Advisers duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Sub- Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Sub- Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's Trusts authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's Sub- Advisers normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's Trusts authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsNew Star Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsNew Star Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsNew Star Portion of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-sub- adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage Fundx xxx engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated xx xn affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies sxxxxxties or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsLSV Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsLSV Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsLSV Portion, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsLSV Portion. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsLSV Portion of the Fund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsLSV Portion, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the FundsFund. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the FundsFund. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the FundsFund, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage in transactions may engage ix xxxnsactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a the Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of to certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association sub-contracting with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunderhereunder and provided further that the Sub-Adviser shall not have the authority to sub-contract advisory responsibilities without the consent of the Trust and the Adviser. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel personnel, sub-contractors, and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting the Trust, the Funds and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the Funds. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment or association with any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives. Section 3. Delivery of Documents to the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with true, correct and complete copies of the following documents: (a) The Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date hereof; (b) The Registration Statement filed with the Commission under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act; (c) The Advisory Agreement; and (d) Written guidelines, policies and procedures adopted by the Trust. The Adviser will furnish the Sub-Adviser with all future amendments and supplements to the foregoing as soon as practicable after such documents become available. The Adviser shall furnish the Sub-Adviser with any further documents, materials or information that the Sub-Adviser may reasonably request in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder. The Sub-Adviser shall furnish the Adviser with written certifications, in such form as the Adviser shall reasonably request, that it has received and reviewed the most recent version of the foregoing documents provided by the Adviser and that it will comply with such documents in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

Duties of the Sub-Adviser. (a) The Sub-Adviser shall make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for the Funds. To carry out such decisions, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to those transactions of the Funds. In all purchases, sales and other transactions in securities and other assets for the Funds, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to exercise full discretion and act for the Trust and instruct the Fund's custodian (the "Custodian") in the same manner and with the same force and effect as the Trust might or could do with respect to such purchases, sales or other transactions, as well as with respect to all other things necessary or incidental to the furtherance or conduct of such purchases, sales or other transactions. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds max xxxage and other mutual funds advised by the Adviser (collectively, the "fund complex") may engage in transactions with certain sub-advisers in the fund complex (and their affiliated persons) in reliance on exemptions under Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1, Rule 17a-10 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser of a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex, or ax xxxiliated an affiliated person of a sub-adviser, concerning transactions for a fund in the Wells Fargo fund complex in sexxxxxies securities or other fund assets. With respect to a multi-managed Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall be limited to providing investment advice with respect to managing only the discrete portion of the Fund's portfolio as may be determined from time-to-time by the Board or the Adviser, and shall not consult with the sub-adviser as to any other portion of the Fund's portfolio concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other Fund assets. (b) The Following the close of each calendar quarter, the Sub-Adviser will report to the Board at each regular meeting thereof regarding the investment performance of the Funds Fund since the prior report, and will also keep the Board informed of important developments affecting known by it to affect the Trust, the Funds Fund and the Sub-Adviser, and on its own initiative will furnish the Board and the Adviser from time to time with such information as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate, whether concerning the individual companies whose securities are held by a Fund, the industries in which they engage, or the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which the Fund maintains investments. The Sub-Adviser will also furnish the Board and the Adviser with such statistical and analytical information with respect to securities held by the Funds Fund as the Sub-Adviser may believe appropriate or as the Board or the Adviser reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of (i) any changes regarding the Sub-Adviser that would impact disclosure in the Trust's Registration Statement, or (ii) any violation of any requirement, provision, policy or restriction that the Sub-Adviser is required to comply with under Section 6 of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall immediately shall, within two business days, notify both the Adviser and the Trust of any legal process served upon it in connection with its activities hereunder, including any legal process served upon it on behalf of the Adviser, the Funds Fund or the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with the Custodian in the Custodian's processing of class actions or other legal proceedings relating to the holdings (historical and/or current) of the FundsFund. (c) The Sub-Adviser may from time to time employ or sub-contract the services of certain persons as the Sub-Adviser believes to be appropriate or necessary to assist in the execution of the Sub-Adviser's duties hereunder; provided, however, that the employment of or association with sub-contracting to any such person shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser of its responsibilities or liabilities hereunder. The cost of performance of such duties shall be borne and paid by the Sub-Adviser. No obligation may be imposed on the Trust in any such respect. The Sub-Adviser shall supervise and monitor the activities of its representatives, personnel and agents in connection with the execution of its duties and obligations hereunder. The appropriate personnel of the Sub-Adviser will be made available to consult with the Adviser, the Trust and the Board at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice concerning the business of the Trust. (d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain records relating to portfolio transactions and the placing and allocation of brokerage orders as are required to be maintained by the Trust under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, in such form, for such periods and in such locations as may be required by applicable law, all documents and records relating to the services provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement required to be prepared and maintained by the Trust pursuant to the rules and regulations of any national, state, or local government entity with jurisdiction over the Trust, including the Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. The books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-Adviser shall be the property of the Trust. The Trust, or the Trust's authorized representatives (including the Adviser), shall have access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-Adviser's normal business hours. Upon the reasonable request of the Trust, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust or the Trust's authorized representatives.