Liabilities of the Manager. A. Except as provided below, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Manager, the Manager shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder of the Trust for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security. B. The Manager shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from any loss, cost, expense or damage resulting from the failure of any Sub-Advisor to comply with (i) any statement included in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Trust, or (ii) instructions given by the Manager to any Sub-Advisor for the purpose of ensuring the Trust's compliance with securities, tax and other requirements applicable to the Trust's business and the investment activities of its Funds; provided, however, that the indemnification provided in this paragraph 7B shall apply only to the extent that a Sub-Adviser is liable to the Trust and, after demand by the Trust, is unable or refuses to discharge its obligations to the Trust. C. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any Trustee or officer of the Trust, or the Manager, from liability in violation of Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act.
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Samples: Management Agreement (Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust), Management Agreement (Liberty Variable Investment Trust), Management Agreement (Liberty Variable Investment Trust)
Liabilities of the Manager. A. Except as provided below, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Manager, the Manager shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder of the Trust for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
B. The Manager shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from any loss, cost, expense or damage resulting from the failure of any Sub-Advisor to comply with (i) any statement included in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Trust, or (ii) instructions given by the Manager to any Sub-Advisor for the purpose of ensuring the Trust's compliance with securities, tax and other requirements applicable to the Trust's business and the investment activities of its Fundsthe Fund; provided, however, that the indemnification provided in this paragraph 7B shall apply only to the extent that a Sub-Adviser is liable to the Trust and, after demand by the Trust, is unable or refuses to discharge its obligations to the Trust.
C. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any Trustee or officer of the Trust, or the Manager, from liability in violation of Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act.
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Samples: Management Agreement (Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust), Management Agreement (Liberty Variable Investment Trust), Management Agreement (Steinroe Variable Investment Trust)
Liabilities of the Manager. A. Except as provided below, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Manager, the Manager shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder of the Trust for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
B. The Manager shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from any loss, cost, expense or damage resulting from the failure of any Subsub-Advisor to comply with (i) any statement included in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Trust, or (ii) instructions given by the Manager to any Sub-Advisor for the purpose of ensuring the Trust's compliance with securities, tax and other requirements applicable to the Trust's business and the investment activities of its Funds; provided, however, that the indemnification provided in this paragraph 7B subsection 7(B) shall apply only to the extent that a Sub-Adviser is liable to the Trust and, after demand by the Trust, is unable or refuses to discharge its obligations to the Trust.
C. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any Trustee or officer of Officer of the Trust, or the Manager, from liability in violation of Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act.
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Samples: Management Agreement (Liberty Variable Investment Trust)