Common use of Liability; Standard of Care Clause in Contracts

Liability; Standard of Care. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect X. Xxxx Price or JHLICO against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Investment Management Agreement. Nor shall any provision hereof be deemed to protect any trustee or officer of the Trust against any such liability to which he might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance his duties or the reckless disregard of his obligations and duties. X. Xxxx Price shall employ only qualified personnel to manage the Subject Fund; shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the discharge of its duties under this Agreement; shall (as provided in Section 2 above) comply with the investment policies, guidelines and restrictions of the Subject Fund and with the provisions of the Trust's Declaration of Trust, Bylaws, prospectus and statement of additional information; shall manage the Subject Fund (subject to the receipt of and based upon the information contained in periodic reports from JHLICO or the custodian concerning the classification of Portfolio securities for such purposes) as a regulated investment company in accordance with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and Treasury Regulations to Section 1.817-5(b).

Liability; Standard of Care. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect X. Xxxx Price or JHLICO against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Investment Management Agreement. Nor shall any provision hereof be deemed to protect any trustee or officer of the Trust against any such liability to which he might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance his duties or the reckless disregard of his obligations and duties. X. Xxxx Price shall employ only qualified personnel to manage the Subject FundAssets; shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the discharge of its duties under this Agreement; shall (as provided in Section 2 above) comply with the investment policies, guidelines and restrictions of the Subject Fund and with the provisions of the Trust's Declaration of Trust, Bylaws, prospectus and statement of additional information; shall manage the Subject Fund Assets (subject to the receipt of and based upon the information contained in periodic reports from JHLICO or the custodian concerning the classification of Portfolio securities for such purposes) as a regulated investment company in accordance with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and Treasury Regulations to Section 1.817-5(b).and

Liability; Standard of Care. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect X. Xxxx Price or JHLICO against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Investment Management Agreement. Nor shall any provision hereof be deemed to protect any trustee or officer of the Trust against any such liability to which he might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance his duties or the reckless disregard of his obligations and duties. X. Xxxx Price shall employ only qualified personnel to manage the Subject FundAssets; shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the discharge of its duties under this Agreement; shall (as provided in Section 2 above) comply with the investment policies, guidelines and restrictions of the Subject Fund and with the provisions of the Trust's Declaration of Trust, Bylaws, prospectus and statement of additional information; shall manage the Subject Fund Assets (subject to the receipt of and based upon the information contained in periodic reports from JHLICO or the custodian concerning the classification of Portfolio securities for such purposes) as a regulated investment company in accordance with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and Treasury Regulations to Section 1.817-5(b).

Liability; Standard of Care. No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to protect X. Xxxx T. Rowe Price or JHLICO against any liability to the Trust or its xx xxx shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Investment Management Agreement. Nor shall any provision hereof be deemed to protect any trustee or officer of the Trust against any such liability to which he might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance his duties or the reckless disregard of his obligations and duties. X. Xxxx T. Rowe Price shall employ only qualified personnel to manage the manaxx xxx Subject Fund; shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the discharge of its duties under this Agreement; shall (as provided in Section 2 above) comply with the investment policies, guidelines and restrictions of the Subject Fund and with the provisions of the Trust's Declaration of Trust, Bylaws, prospectus and statement of additional information; shall manage the Subject Fund (subject to the receipt of and based upon the information contained in periodic reports from JHLICO or the custodian concerning the classification of Portfolio securities for such purposes) as a regulated investment company in accordance with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and Treasury Regulations to Section 1.817-5(b).