Common use of Investment Management Authority Clause in Contracts

Investment Management Authority. In the event that a Portfolio Management Agreement pertaining to a Series is terminated or if, at any time, no Portfolio Manager is engaged to manage the assets of a Series of the Trust, then with respect to any such Series, the Manager, subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, will provide a continuous investment program for the Series’ portfolio and determine the composition of the assets of the Series’ portfolio, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash, and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Manager will provide investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales, and reinvestment of the Series’ assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed, or exchanged for the Series, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the assets of the Series should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Manager is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Series. To the extent permitted by the investment policies of the Series, the Manager shall make decisions for the Series as to foreign currency matters and make determinations as to, and execute and perform, foreign currency exchange contracts on behalf of the Series. The Manager will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Series’ investment objective or objectives, policies, and restrictions as stated in the Trust’s Registration Statement filed with the SEC, as amended. Furthermore:

Investment Management Authority. In the event that a Portfolio Management Agreement pertaining to a Series is terminated or if, at any time, no Portfolio Manager Sub-Adviser is engaged to manage the assets of a Series of the TrustCompany, then with respect to any such Series, the Manager, subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Company's Board of TrusteesDirectors, will provide a continuous investment program for the Series’ ' portfolio and determine the composition of the assets of the Series’ ' portfolio, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the securities, cash, and other investments contained in the portfolio. The Manager will provide investment research and conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales, and reinvestment of the Series’ ' assets by determining the securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed, or exchanged for the Series, when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the assets of the Series should be held in the various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the Manager is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on behalf of the Series. To the extent permitted by the investment policies of the Series, the Manager shall make decisions for the Series as to foreign currency matters and make determinations as to, and execute and perform, foreign currency exchange contracts on behalf of the Series. The Manager will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Series’ ' investment objective or objectives, policies, and restrictions as stated in the Trust’s Company's Registration Statement filed with the SEC, as amended. Furthermore: