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

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all applicable federal or state requirements, and the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants warrants, and agrees that it as follows: A. The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, Act or the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly immediately notify the Investment Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a9 (a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. B. The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and will provide the Investment Adviser and Transamerica IDEX with a copy of such code of ethics and any amendments thereto, together with evidence of adoption for review and approval by the Board. The Sub-Adviser understands that the Board is required to approve the Sub-Adviser's code of ethics and acknowledges that the Agreement is conditioned upon such Board approval. C. The Sub-Adviser has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the proxies are voted in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and complying with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act and will provide the Investment Adviser and Transamerica IDEX with a copy of such policies and procedures and any amendments thereto, together with evidence of adoption for review and approval by the Board. The Sub-Adviser understands that the Board is required to approve the Sub-Adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures and acknowledges that the Agreement is conditioned upon such Board approval. D. The Sub-Adviser has provided the Investment Adviser and Transamerica IDEX with a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and will, promptly after filing any material amendment to its Form ADV with the SEC, furnish a copy of such amendment to the Investment Adviser. E. The Sub-Adviser has adopted compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act and the rules thereunder, has provided Transamerica IDEX and the Investment Adviser with a copy of such compliance policies and procedures (and will provide them with any amendments thereto), and agrees to assist the Fund in complying with the Fund's compliance program adopted pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, to the extent applicable. The Sub-Adviser understands that the Board is required to approve the Sub-Adviser's compliance policies and procedures and acknowledges that the Agreement is conditioned upon such Board approval. F. The Sub-Adviser will manage the Fund so that the Fund will qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and will immediately notify the Investment Adviser and the Fund upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Fund has ceased to so qualify or may not so qualify in the future. G. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Investment Adviser and the Fund immediately of any material fact known to the Sub-Adviser relating to the Sub-Adviser that is not contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect. H. The Sub-Adviser shall not divert the Fund's portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer in consideration of such broker or dealer's promotion or sales of shares of the Fund, any other series of Transamerica IDEX, or any other registered investment company.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all applicable U.S. federal or state requirements, and the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser of any breach of this Agreement, if any representation under this Agreement becomes untrue or the occurrence of any event that could reasonably have a materially adverse impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide services under this Agreement or would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if any statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Registration Statement with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”) and, the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any “Material Compliance Matter” (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act). The Sub-Adviser will also notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to deficiency letters or similar communications from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (iii) promptly report to the Board in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (iv) immediately furnish to the Board all information regarding any material violation of the code of ethics by any person who would be considered an “Access Person” under the Trust’s and Adviser’s code of ethics, if such person were not subject to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics; and (v) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the period so indicated. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of its general partners, controlling persons or 25% shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to such change if possible but in any event not later than promptly after such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount or scope of such insurance. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser of any material decrease in its insurance coverage amount (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliated persons, will in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Adviser may identify itself as a sub-adviser of the Fund during the term of this Agreement, which such right terminating upon termination of this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser may use the performance of the Fund Account in its composite performance. (i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, of errors, including trade errors, made by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its management of the Fund Account. (j) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (k) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and can be implemented within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (l) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser and meet or exceed the information security standards and practices that are commonly utilized by similarly sized managers in the asset management industry and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will immediately take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and notify the Adviser and the Fund.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser upon becoming aware (aa) of any breach of this Agreement, (bb) that any representation under this Agreement becomes untrue, (cc) of the occurrence of any event that could reasonably have a materially adverse impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide services under this Agreement or that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if any statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Registration Statement with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”) and, the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 0000 Xxx) relating directly or indirectly to, or could reasonably be expected to have an impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to deficiency letters or similar communication from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (iii) promptly report to the Board in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (iv) immediately furnish to the Board all information regarding any material violation of the code of ethics by any person who would be considered an “Access Person” under the Trust’s and Adviser’s code of ethics, if such person were not subject to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics; and (v) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the period so indicated. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records, subject to any redactions necessary to protect employee personal privacy. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of its general partners, controlling persons or 25% shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to such change if the Sub-Adviser is aware of such change but in any event not later than promptly after such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon request provide to the Adviser a certificate of insurance evidencing such coverage. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser: (i) of any material adverse changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any claims payments in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the coverage amount will be made on one or more of its insurance policies. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliated persons, will in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Adviser may identify itself as a sub-adviser of the Fund during the term of this Agreement, which such right terminating upon termination of this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser may use the performance of the Fund Account in its composite performance. (i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, of errors, including trade errors, made by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its management of the Fund Account. (j) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (k) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and can be implemented within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be reasonably available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (l) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser and meet or exceed the information security standards and practices that are commonly utilized by similarly sized managers in the asset management industry and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will (i) immediately take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and (ii) notify the Adviser and the Fund of such Cybersecurity Breach as soon as practicable, without unreasonable delay.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise; and (vi) will promptly notify the Sub-Adviser of any material breach of this Agreement or if any of the representations under this Section 12 becomes materially untrue. The Sub-Adviser will also promptly notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if it becomes aware that a statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Prospectus and SAI with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”) and, the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) related to, or which the Sub-Adviser reasonably expects to have a material impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser (including but not limited to trade errors). The Sub-Adviser will also notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to material matters identified in deficiency letters or similar communications from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (i) promptly report to the Trust in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (ii) promptly furnish to the Trust information regarding any material violation of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics by any person subject thereto; and (iii) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the quarter to the extent such violation directly involves the affairs of the Fund Account, and report all material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the quarter. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records; provided that, for purposes of the foregoing: (i) the Sub-Adviser shall not be required to provide information regarding the investment holdings of any employee or any family member of an employee as long as the employee is in compliance with the code of ethics; and (ii) the Sub-Adviser shall not be required to provide information in violation of applicable law or regulation. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of controlling persons or 25% voting security shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case promptly after becoming aware of such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon reasonable request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount or scope of such insurance. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser: (i) of any material changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any claims in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the coverage amount will be made on one or more of its professional liability insurance policies. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (i) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures reasonably designed for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and for implementation within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (j) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that meet the legal standards applicable to the Sub-Adviser and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will promptly take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and notify the Adviser and the Fund.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided upon request the Sub-Adviser will provide in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all applicable federal or state requirements, and the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser upon becoming aware (aa) of any breach of this Agreement, (bb) that any representation under this Agreement becomes untrue, (cc) of the occurrence of any event that could reasonably have a materially adverse impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide services under this Agreement or that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if any statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Registration Statement with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”) and, the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) relating directly or indirectly to, or could reasonably be expected to have an impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to deficiency letters or similar communication from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (iii) promptly report to the Board in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (iv) immediately furnish to the Board all information regarding any material violation of the code of ethics by any person who would be considered an “Access Person” under the Trust’s and Adviser’s code of ethics, if such person were not subject to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics; and (v) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the period so indicated. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records, subject to any redactions necessary to protect employee personal privacy. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of its general partners, controlling persons or 25% shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to such change if the Sub-Adviser is aware of such change but in any event not later than promptly after such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon request provide to the Adviser a certificate of insurance evidencing such coverage. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser: (i) of any material adverse changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any claims payments in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the coverage amount will be made on one or more of its insurance policies. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliated persons, will in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Adviser may identify itself as a sub-adviser of the Fund during the term of this Agreement, which such right terminating upon termination of this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser may use the performance of the Fund Account in its composite performance. (i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, of errors, including trade errors, made by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its management of the Fund Account. (j) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (k) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and can be implemented within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be reasonably available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (l) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser and meet or exceed the information security standards and practices that are commonly utilized by similarly sized managers in the asset management industry and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will (i) immediately take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and (ii) notify the Adviser and the Fund of such Cybersecurity Breach as soon as practicable, without unreasonable delay.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “"NFA”") or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided upon request, agrees to provide in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s 's active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all applicable federal or state requirements, and the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: A. The Sub-Adviser (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) the Sub-Adviser is duly licensed as a QFII and RQFII quota holder, has the ability to use the Hong Kong-Shanghai and Hong Kong-Shenzhen stock connect programs, has all necessary permits to engage in securities investment-related activities in Hong Kong and the PRC, and is in good standing with the SFC, CSRC, SAFE and PBOC; (iii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, (v) has and will maintain all necessary to be met registrations, permits, licenses and approvals in effect during the term of this Agreement in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its commitment under this Agreement or disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Investment Company Act or otherwise, including, without limitation, any actions taken by the SEC or any Chinese authority to place any restrictions on, or suspend or revoke its QFII or RQFII license or other comparable license. The Sub-Adviser will also promptly notify each Fund and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, self-regulatory organization, public board or body, involving the affairs of a Fund or if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any material action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, self-regulatory organization, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Sub-Adviser and which would be likely to cause a material impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to perform its duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that routine regulatory examinations of the Sub-Adviser will not be required to be reported by this provision. The Sub-Adviser will also promptly notify the Adviser upon detection of (i) any material failure to manage the Fund(s) in accordance with the Fund(s)’ stated investment objectives and policies or any applicable law; (ii) any material breach of any of the Fund(s)’ or the Sub-Adviser’s policies, guidelines or procedures related to the Fund(s); or (iii) any trade error. Any notification will be considered prompt if it is given in a manner consistent with the Sub-Adviser’s fiduciary and other obligations under the Advisers Act and contemporaneously with any regulatory filing or notice to other affected parties within the time that such filing or notice is required by applicable law. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately forward, upon receipt, to the Adviser any correspondence from the SEC or any Chinese or other regulatory authority relating to a Fund or the Adviser, including without limitation, regulatory inspection reports, or the Sub-Adviser’s ability to perform the duties contemplated by this Agreement. B. The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trustees with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption. Within forty-five days of the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, and as otherwise requested, the Sub-Adviser will certify to the Adviser that the Sub-Adviser has complied with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Rule 204A-1 during the previous year and that there has been no material violation of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics or, if such a material violation has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation. Upon the written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(c)(1) and Rule 204A-1(b) and all other records relevant to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics to the extent such reports or records pertain to personnel providing services to a Fund. C. The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain (a) in accordance with Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation by the Sub-Adviser and its supervised persons (as such term is defined by the Advisers Act) of the Advisers Act and the rules thereunder; and (b) to the extent that the Sub-Adviser’s activities or services could affect a Fund(s), policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act) by the Fund(s) and the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall provide access to the Adviser and its agents and representatives to its policies and procedures pertaining to its activities and duties hereunder and shall notify the Adviser, via quarterly certification or otherwise at the request of the Adviser, of: (1) any material changes to its policies and procedures; (2) any new policies and procedures as they pertain to activities or duties performed hereunder; and (3) the retirement of any policies and procedures as they pertain to activities or duties performed hereunder. The Sub-Adviser will promptly notify the Adviser upon detection of any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s own compliance policies and procedures that relate to its activities or duties hereunder. D. The Sub-Adviser has provided the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC, will provide a copy of its Part 2A annually, and promptly will furnish a copy of all material amendments to the Adviser. E. The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain, for the duration of this Agreement, an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage. F. The Sub-Adviser agrees not to consult with (i) other sub-advisers to a Fund, if any, (ii) other sub-advisers to any other Fund of the Trust, or (iii) other sub-advisers to an investment company under common control with any Fund, concerning transactions for a Fund in securities or other assets. G. The Trust and the Adviser shall be given access to any and all records or other documents of the Sub-Adviser at reasonable times solely for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the rules and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser relating to its providing investment advisory services to the Funds, including without limitation records relating to trading by employees of the Sub-Adviser for their own accounts and on behalf of other clients. The Sub-Adviser agrees to promptly cooperate with the Trust and the Adviser and their representatives in connection with requests for such records or other documents. In connection with such cooperation as it relates to records relating to trading by employees, the Sub-Adviser shall disclose (i) any and all violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics by associated persons of the Sub-Adviser, (ii) the function of such person(s), and (iii) such person(s) involvement (if any) in the provision of services by the Sub-Adviser to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement. The parties acknowledge that the Sub-Adviser has obligations of confidentiality with respect to its clients and employees and nothing in this Agreement shall require the Sub-Adviser to act in violation or contravention thereof. H. The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain and enforce, for the duration of this Agreement, adequate security procedures with respect to all materials, records, documents, and data relating to a Fund’s investment program, including the means foe effecting and other detail related to a Fund’s securities transactions. I. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any assignment of this Agreement or change of control of the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of a Fund or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to or promptly after, such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust, if any, arising out of an assignment or change in control.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise; and (vi) will promptly notify the Sub-Adviser of any material breach of this Agreement or if any of the representations under this Section 12 becomes materially untrue. The Sub-Adviser will also promptly notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if it becomes aware that a statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Prospectus and SAI with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”) and, the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 0000 Xxx) related to, or which the Sub-Adviser reasonably expects to have a material impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser (including but not limited to trade errors). The Sub-Adviser will also notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to material matters identified in deficiency letters or similar communications from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (i) promptly report to the Trust in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (ii) promptly furnish to the Trust information regarding any material violation of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics by any person subject thereto; and (iii) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the quarter to the extent such violation directly involves the affairs of the Fund Account, and report all material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the quarter. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records; provided that, for purposes of the foregoing: (i) the Sub-Adviser shall not be required to provide information regarding the investment holdings of any employee or any family member of an employee as long as the employee is in compliance with the code of ethics; and (ii) the Sub-Adviser shall not be required to provide information in violation of applicable law or regulation. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of controlling persons or 25% voting security shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case promptly after becoming aware of such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon reasonable request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount or scope of such insurance. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser: (i) of any material changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any claims in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the coverage amount will be made on one or more of its professional liability insurance policies. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (i) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures reasonably designed for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and for implementation within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (j) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that meet the legal standards applicable to the Sub-Adviser and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will promptly take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and notify the Adviser and the Fund.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any breach of this Agreement, if any representation under this Agreement becomes untrue or the occurrence of any event that could reasonably have a materially adverse impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide services under this Agreement or would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly upon becoming aware that any statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Registration Statement with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”) and, the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 0000 Xxx) relating directly to, or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust or the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser’s ability to continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (iii) promptly report to the Board in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (iv) immediately furnish to the Board all information regarding any material violation of the code of ethics by any person who would be considered an “Access Person” under the Trust’s and Adviser’s code of ethics, if such person were not subject to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics; and (v) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the period so indicated. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of its general partner(s) or managing member, controlling persons or 25% shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to such change if the Sub-Adviser is aware of such change but in any event not later than promptly after such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers (“Insurance”). In no event shall such Insurance coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount or scope of the Insurance. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliated persons, will in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Adviser may identify itself as a sub-adviser of the Fund during the term of this Agreement, which such right terminating upon termination of this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser may use the performance of the Fund Account in its composite performance. (i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, of trade errors made by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its management of the Fund Account. (j) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (k) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and can be implemented within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as reasonably practicable by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event which impacts the Trust or the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser’s ability to continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement that requires the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (l) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that are designed to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement and meet or exceed the information security standards and practices that are commonly utilized by similarly sized managers in the asset management industry and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will promptly take commercially reasonable steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and notify the Adviser and the Fund.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser of any breach of this Agreement, if any representation under this Agreement becomes untrue or the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide services under this Agreement, as determined by the Sub-Adviser, or would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if any statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Registration Statement with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”), and the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 0000 Xxx) relating directly or indirectly to, or could reasonably be expected to have an impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser will also notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to deficiency letters or similar communications from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (iii) promptly report to the Board in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (iv) immediately furnish to the Board all information regarding any material violation of the code of ethics by any person who would be considered an “Access Person” under the Trust’s and Adviser’s code of ethics, if such person were not subject to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics; and (v) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the period so indicated. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of its general partners, controlling persons or 25% shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to such change if the Sub-Adviser is aware of such change but in any event not later than promptly after such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount or scope of such insurance. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser: (i) of any material changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any claims in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the coverage amount will be made on one or more of its insurance policies. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliated persons, will in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Adviser may identify itself as a sub-adviser of the Fund during the term of this Agreement, which such right terminating upon termination of this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser may use the performance of the Fund Account in its composite performance. (i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, of errors, including trade errors, made by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its management of the Fund Account. (j) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (k) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and can be implemented within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (l) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser and meet or exceed the information security standards and practices that are commonly utilized by similarly sized managers in the asset management industry and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will immediately take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and notify the Adviser and the Fund.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it that: (a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, met and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all any other applicable federal or state requirements, and or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, organization necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (viiv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (viiv) will promptly notify the Trust and Adviser of any breach of this Agreement, if any representation under this Agreement becomes untrue or the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse impact on the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide services under this Agreement, as determined by the Sub-Adviser, or would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, or any threat thereof, before or by any court, public board or body, directly involving the affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser or the Trust promptly if any statement regarding the Sub-Adviser contained in the Registration Statement with respect to the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, becomes untrue or incomplete in any material respect. (b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, which are reasonably designed to prevent violations of federal securities laws by the Sub-Adviser, its employees, officers, and agents (“Compliance Procedures”), and the Adviser and the Trust have been provided a copy of a summary of the Compliance Procedures and any amendments thereto. The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser promptly of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) relating directly or indirectly to, or could reasonably be expected to have an impact on, the Fund Account, the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser will also notify the Adviser of any remedial actions that it takes in response to deficiency letters or similar communications from the SEC or another regulator. (c) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act and Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will provide the Adviser and the Trust with a copy of such code of ethics, together with evidence of its adoption and a certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code of ethics. Within thirty (30) days following the end of the last calendar quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Trust and the Adviser: (i) a written report that describes any issues arising under the code of ethics or procedures during the relevant period, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (ii) a written certification that the Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent violations of the code of ethics. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall: (iii) promptly report to the Board in writing any material amendments to its code of ethics; (iv) immediately furnish to the Board all information regarding any material violation of the code of ethics by any person who would be considered an “Access Person” under the Trust’s and Adviser’s code of ethics, if such person were not subject to the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics; and (v) provide quarterly reports to the Adviser on any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics during the period so indicated. Upon the reasonable written request of the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Adviser, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) and related records. (d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and promptly will furnish a copy of any material amendments to the Trust and the Adviser at least annually. Such amendments shall reflect significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser, as required by the Advisers Act. (e) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of any change of control of the Sub-Adviser, including any change of its general partners, controlling persons or 25% shareholders, as applicable, and any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Fund Account or senior management of the Sub-Adviser, in each case prior to such change if the Sub-Adviser is aware of such change but in any event not later than promptly after such change. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Trust and Adviser, if any, arising out of such change. (f) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage in an amount agreed upon from time to time by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser from insurance providers that are in the business of regularly providing insurance coverage to investment advisers. In no event shall such coverage be less than $5,000,000. The Sub-Adviser shall upon request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount or scope of such insurance. The Sub-Adviser shall provide written notice to the Adviser: (i) of any material changes in its insurance policies or insurance coverage; or (ii) if any claims in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the coverage amount will be made on one or more of its insurance policies. (g) The Sub-Adviser will not, in violation of applicable law or regulation, use any material non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in or come into its possession or the possession of any of its affiliated persons or employees in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Fund. (h) The Sub-Adviser agrees that neither it, nor any of its affiliated persons, will in any way refer directly or indirectly to its relationship with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any of their respective affiliated persons in offering, marketing or other promotional materials without the express written consent of the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Adviser may identify itself as a sub-adviser of the Fund during the term of this Agreement, which such right terminating upon termination of this Agreement, and the Sub-Adviser may use the performance of the Fund Account in its composite performance. (i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable, of errors, including trade errors, made by the Sub-Adviser in connection with its management of the Fund Account. (j) The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the registration requirements of the CEA and the National Futures Association (“NFA”) relating to commodity trading advisors and is either appropriately registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and a member of the NFA or exempt or excluded from CFTC registration requirements. If required by the CEA or the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated by the CFTC, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Fund with a copy of its most recent CFTC disclosure document or a written explanation of the reason why it is not required to deliver such a disclosure document. (k) The Sub-Adviser has established and will keep in effect a “disaster recovery” preparedness plan that sets forth procedures for recovery of critical business functions at minimum operating levels and can be implemented within a 24-hour time period. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Adviser, as soon as practicable by telephone, email or such other method of prompt communication as may be available under the circumstances, of the occurrence of any event requiring the Sub-Adviser to implement any procedures under such plan. (l) The Sub-Adviser has administrative, technical and physical safeguards in place that comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the Sub-Adviser and meet or exceed the information security standards and practices that are commonly utilized by similarly sized managers in the asset management industry and, in the event the Sub-Adviser becomes aware of any actual or suspected network, system and/or data breach with respect to its infrastructure (including, but not limited to, a system intrusion, virus or malicious code attack, loss of data, data theft, unauthorized access to confidential information and/or nonpublic personal information, hacking incident or any acts of data xxxxxx) that results in unauthorized access to and/or use by third parties of the confidential information of the Fund or the Adviser (each, a “Cybersecurity Breach”), the Sub-Adviser will immediately take appropriate steps to contain or mitigate the Cybersecurity Breach, and notify the Adviser and the Fund.

Representations of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that it (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) either (A) is a commodity trading advisor that is registered with the CFTC and is a member of the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) or (B) is exempt from registration as a commodity trading advisor pursuant to an exemption that it shall maintain continuously during the term of this Agreement unless, if required during such term, it becomes a commodity trading advisor that is duly registered with the CFTC and is a member in good standing with the NFA; (iv) has provided in writing to the Adviser either the Sub-Adviser’s active NFA identification number or a certification notice explaining why the Sub-Adviser does not have such a number; (v) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, all applicable federal or state requirements, and the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; and (vii) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would cause a material change in the representations and warranties under this Agreement, including that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of any investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise.