Qualified Service Contracts - Rev Proc. 97-13. A Service Contract is considered to contain termination penalties if the termination limits the Recipient’s right to compete with the Service Provider, requires the Recipient to purchase equipment, goods or services from the Service Provider, or requires the Recipient to pay liquidated damages for cancellation of the Service Contract. Another contract between the Service Provider and the Recipient (for example, a loan or guarantee by the Service Provider) is considered to create a contract termination penalty if that contract contains terms that are not customary or arm’s length that could operate to prevent the Recipient from terminating the Service Contract. A requirement that the Recipient reimburses the Service Provider for ordinary and necessary expenses, or restrictions on the hiring by the Recipient of key personnel of the Service Provider are not treated as contract termination penalties. If the Recipient chooses to apply the following safe harbors, a Service Contract is a Qualified Service Contract if entered into before (and not materially modified after) August 18, 2017 and all of the following conditions are satisfied:
Service Contracts (a) The Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, contract for exclusive or nonexclusive advisory, management and/or administrative services for the Trust or for any Series with any Person; and any such contract may contain such other terms as the Trustees may determine, including without limitation, authority for the Investment Adviser to determine from time to time without prior consultation with the Trustees what investments shall be purchased, held, sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the assets of the Trust shall be held uninvested and to make changes in the Trust's investments, and such other responsibilities as may specifically be delegated to such Person.
SUB-CONTRACTS (a) The Servicer may sub-contract or delegate the performance of all or any of its powers and obligations under this Agreement, provided that (but subject to Section 3.2(b)):