The Manager. The Manager assumes the expense of and shall pay for maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense provide the office space, equipment and facilities that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Fund and all trustees of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Manager, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. Except for those expenses assumed by the Fund as provided in section (b) below, the Manager shall bear all of the Fund’s expenses including, but not limited to: custodian fees; transfer agent fees; pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value); accounting fees; legal fees (except extraordinary litigation expenses); expenses of shareholders’ and/or trustees’ meetings; bookkeeping expenses related to shareholder accounts; insurance charges; cost of printing and mailing shareholder reports and proxy statements; costs of printing and mailing registration statements and updated prospectuses to current shareholders; and the fees of any trade association of which the Fund is a member. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any Service Provider will make any separate charge to any shareholder or his individual account for any services rendered to said shareholder or the Fund unless such charge for special services is specifically approved by the Board including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Manager (the “disinterested trustees”). No special charge will be levied retroactively or without appropriate notice to affected shareholders.
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Samples: Management Agreement (Ultra Series Fund), Management Agreement (Ultra Series Fund), Management Agreement (Ultra Series Fund)
The Manager. The Manager assumes the expense of and shall pay for maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense provide the office space, equipment and facilities that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Fund and all trustees of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Manager, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. Except for those expenses assumed by the Fund as provided in section (b) below, the Manager shall bear all of the Fund’s 's expenses including, but not limited to: custodian fees; transfer agent fees; pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value); accounting fees; legal fees (except extraordinary litigation expenses); expenses of shareholders’ ' and/or trustees’ ' meetings; bookkeeping expenses related to shareholder accounts; insurance charges; cost of printing and mailing shareholder reports and proxy statements; costs of printing and mailing registration statements and updated prospectuses to current shareholders; and the fees of any trade association of which the Fund is a member. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any Service Provider will make any separate charge to any shareholder or his individual account for any services rendered to said shareholder or the Fund unless such charge for special services is specifically approved by the Board including a majority of the trustees who are not “"interested persons” " (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Manager (the “disinterested "dxxxxxxxxsted trustees”"). No special charge will be levied retroactively or without appropriate notice to affected shareholders.
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The Manager. The Manager assumes the expense of and shall pay for ----------- maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense provide the office space, equipment and facilities that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Fund Trust and all trustees of the Fund Trust who are affiliated persons of the Manager, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. Except for those expenses assumed by the Fund Trust as provided in section (b) below, the Manager shall bear all of the Fund’s Trust's expenses including, but not limited to: custodian fees; transfer agent fees; pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value); accounting fees; legal fees (except extraordinary litigation expenses); expenses of shareholders’ ' and/or trustees’ ' meetings; bookkeeping expenses related to shareholder accounts; insurance charges; cost of printing and mailing shareholder reports and proxy statements; costs of printing and mailing registration statements and updated prospectuses to current shareholders; and the fees of any trade association of which the Fund Trust is a member. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any Service Provider will make any separate charge to any shareholder or his individual account for any services rendered to said shareholder or the Fund Trust unless such charge for special services is specifically approved by the Board including a majority of the trustees who are not “"interested persons” " (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act0000 Xxx) of the Manager (the “"disinterested trustees”"). No special charge will be levied retroactively or without appropriate notice to affected shareholders.
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The Manager. The Manager assumes the expense of and shall pay for maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense provide the office space, equipment and facilities that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Fund and all trustees of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Manager, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. Except for those expenses assumed by the Fund as provided in section (b) below, the Manager shall bear all of the Fund’s 's expenses including, but not limited to: custodian fees; transfer agent fees; pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value); accounting fees; legal fees (except extraordinary litigation expenses); expenses of shareholders’ ' and/or trustees’ ' meetings; bookkeeping expenses related to shareholder accounts; insurance charges; cost of printing and mailing shareholder reports and proxy statements; costs of printing and mailing registration statements and updated prospectuses to current shareholders; and the fees of any trade association of which the Fund is a member. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any Service Provider will make any separate charge to any shareholder or his individual account for any services rendered to said shareholder or the Fund unless such charge for special services is specifically approved by the Board including a majority of the trustees who are not “"interested persons” " (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act0000 Xxx) of the Manager (the “"disinterested trustees”"). No special charge will be levied retroactively or without appropriate notice to affected shareholders.
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The Manager. The Manager assumes the expense of and shall pay for maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense provide the office space, equipment and facilities that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Fund Trust and all trustees of the Fund Trust who are affiliated persons of the Manager, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. Except for those expenses assumed by the Fund Trust as provided in section (b) below, the Manager shall bear all of the Fund’s Trust's expenses including, but not limited to: custodian fees; transfer agent fees; pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value); accounting fees; legal fees (except extraordinary litigation expenses); expenses of shareholders’ ' and/or trustees’ ' meetings; bookkeeping expenses related to shareholder accounts; insurance charges; cost of printing and mailing shareholder reports and proxy statements; costs of printing and mailing registration statements and updated prospectuses to current shareholders; and the fees of any trade association of which the Fund Trust is a member. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any Service Provider will make any separate charge to any shareholder or his individual account for any services rendered to said shareholder or the Fund Trust unless such charge for special services is specifically approved by the Board including a majority of the trustees who are not “"interested persons” " (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act0000 Xxx) of the Manager (the “"disinterested trustees”"). No special charge will be levied retroactively or without appropriate notice to affected shareholders.
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The Manager. The Manager assumes the expense of and shall pay for maintaining the staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall at its own expense provide the office space, equipment and facilities that it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation of officers of the Fund and all trustees of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Manager, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. Except for those expenses assumed by the Fund as provided in section (b) below, the Manager shall bear all of the Fund’s expenses including, but not limited to: custodian fees; transfer agent fees; pricing costs (including the daily calculation of net asset value); accounting fees; legal fees (except extraordinary litigation expenses); expenses of shareholders’ and/or trustees’ meetings; bookkeeping expenses related to shareholder accounts; insurance charges; cost of printing and mailing shareholder reports and proxy statements; costs of printing and mailing registration statements and updated prospectuses to current shareholders; and the fees of any trade association of which the Fund is a member. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any Service Provider will make any separate charge to any shareholder or his individual account for any services rendered to said shareholder or the Fund unless such charge for special services is specifically approved by the Board including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Manager (the “disinterested trustees”). No special charge will be levied retroactively or without appropriate notice to affected shareholders.the
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