AMENDMENT TO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment ("Amendment") is made as of this 1st day of January, 2002,
by and among The GCG Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"),
Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Portfolio
Manager"), and Directed Services, Inc., a New York Corporation (the "Manager").
RECITALS
A. The Trust, Manager and Portfolio Manager are parties to that
certain Portfolio Management Agreement among The GCG Trust,
Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. and Directed Services,
Inc. dated February 1, 2000 (the "Agreement"), wherein Portfolio
Manager is appointed as sub-manager of the All Cap Series and the
Investors Series (the "Series"); and Manager is solely
responsible for payment of all compensation due to Portfolio
Manager for its services thereunder.
B. The parties hereto desire to amend the terms of the Agreement in
accordance with Section 15 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
pursuant to the terms of this Amendment.
C. This Amendment is intended to result in a reallocation of certain
investment advisory fees ("Reallocation"), as between Portfolio
Manager and Manager, that are paid by the Trust to the Manager
for the investment management of each Series.
AMENDMENT
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Recitals A, B and C are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
2. The representations made herein are incorporated and made a part
hereof.
3. Amended Schedule B shall be deleted and replaced with the attached
Amended Schedule B.
4. The Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is ratified and
confirmed.
5. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts which
together shall constitute one instrument.
REPRESENTATIONS
1. Portfolio Manager represents that it will not reduce the quality or
quantity of its services to the Series under the Agreement as a result of the
reduced fee schedule contained in this Amendment, however Portfolio Manager
makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, that any level of
performance or investment results will be achieved by the Series or that the
Series will perform comparably with any standard or index, including other
clients of Manager.
The Trust and Manager each represent and warrant that: (a) it will not
reduce the quality or quantity of its services to the Series under the Agreement
as a result of the reduced fee schedule contained in this Amendment; (b)
approval of this revised fee schedule has been obtained from the Board of
Trustees of the Series; and (c) shareholder approval of the reduced fee schedule
is not required.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day first set forth above.
THE GCG TRUST
Attest:________________________ By:__________________________________
Title:_________________________ Title:________________________________
DIRECTED SERVICES, INC.
Attest:________________________ By:__________________________________
Title:_________________________ Title:________________________________
SALOMON BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
Attest:________________________ By:__________________________________
Title:_________________________ Title:________________________________
AMENDED SCHEDULE B
Compensation for Services to Series
For the services provided by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.
("Portfolio Manager") to the following Series of The GCG Trust, pursuant to the
attached Portfolio Management Agreement, dated February 1, 2000, as amended
January 1, 2002, the Manager will pay the Portfolio Manager a fee, computed
daily and payable monthly, based on the combined average daily net assets of the
applicable Series and the assets of the portfolios of an affiliated fund group,
Portfolio Partners, Inc., that are also managed by the Portfolio Manager under a
similar investment strategy, at the following annual rates:
SERIES FEE
All Cap Series of The GCG Trust and 0.50% on first $100 million;
PPI Salomon Brothers Capital Portfolio 0.45% on next $100 million;
of Portfolio Partners, Inc. 0.40% on next $200 million; and
0.35% thereafter
Investors Series of The GCG Trust 0.43% on first $100 million;
and PPI Salomon Brothers 0.40% on next $100 million;
Investors Value Portfolio of 0.35% on next $300 million;
Portfolio Partners, Inc. 0.32% on next $250 million;
0.30% on next $250 million; and
0.25% thereafter