XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS II
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this ___ day of ______ 2005, between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment
Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"),
and Wellington Management Company LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability
partnership (the "Subadviser"). In consideration of the mutual covenants
contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF SUBADVISER
The Subadviser undertakes to act as investment subadviser to, and, subject
to the supervision of the Trustees of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds II (the "Trust") and
the terms of this Agreement, to manage the investment and reinvestment of the
assets of each of the portfolios of the Trust specified in Appendix A to this
Agreement as it shall be amended by the Adviser and the Subadviser from time to
time (the "Portfolio" or "Portfolios"). The Subadviser will be an independent
contractor and will have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or
Adviser in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent unless expressly authorized
in this Agreement or another writing by the Trust and Adviser.
2. SERVICES TO BE RENDERED BY THE SUBADVISER TO THE TRUST
a. Subject always to the direction and control of the Trustees of the Trust,
the Subadviser will manage the investments and determine the composition of
the assets of the Portfolios. In fulfilling its obligations to manage the
investments and reinvestments of the assets of the Portfolios, the
Subadviser will:
i. obtain and evaluate pertinent economic, statistical, financial and
other information affecting the economy generally and individual
companies or industries the securities of which are included in the
Portfolios or are under consideration for inclusion in the Portfolios;
ii. formulate and implement a continuous investment program for each
Portfolio consistent with the investment objectives and related
investment policies for each such Portfolio as described in the
Trust's registration statement, as amended;
iii. take whatever steps are necessary to implement these investment
programs by the purchase and sale of securities including the placing
of orders for such purchases and sales;
iv. regularly report to the Trustees of the Trust with respect to the
implementation of these investment programs; and
v. make recommendations, in accordance with procedures and methods
established by the Trustees of the Trust, for the fair value of
securities held by the Portfolios for
which market quotations are not readily available for purposes of
enabling the Trust's Custodian to calculate net asset value.
b. The Subadviser, at its expense, will furnish (i) all necessary investment
and management facilities, including salaries of personnel required for it
to execute its duties faithfully, and (ii) administrative facilities,
including bookkeeping, clerical personnel and equipment necessary for the
efficient conduct of the investment affairs of the Portfolios (excluding
determination of net asset value and shareholder accounting services).
c. The Subadviser will select brokers and dealers to effect all transactions
subject to the following conditions: the Subadviser will place all orders
with brokers, dealers, or issuers, and will negotiate brokerage commissions
if applicable. The Subadviser is directed at all times to seek to execute
brokerage transactions for the Portfolios in accordance with such polices
or practices as may be established by the Trustees and described in the
Trust's registration statement as amended. The Subadviser may pay a
broker-dealer which provides research and brokerage services a higher
spread or commission for a particular transaction than otherwise might have
been charged by another broker-dealer, if the Subadviser determines that
the higher spread or commission is reasonable in relation to the value of
the brokerage and research services that such broker-dealer provides,
viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the Subadviser's
overall responsibilities with respect to accounts managed by the
Subadviser. The Subadviser may use for the benefit of the Subadviser's
other Clients, or make available to companies affiliated with the
Subadviser or to its directors for the benefit of its clients, any such
brokerage and research services that the Subadviser obtains from brokers or
dealers.
d. The Subadviser will maintain all accounts, books and records with respect
to the Portfolios as are required of an investment adviser of a registered
investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"Investment Company Act") and Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
"Investment Advisers Act") and the rules thereunder.
e. The Subadviser shall vote proxies relating to the Portfolio's investment
securities in accordance with the Trust's proxy voting policies and
procedures, which provide that the Subadviser shall vote all proxies
relating to securities held by the Portfolio and, subject to the Trust's
policies and procedures, shall use proxy voting policies and procedures
adopted by the Subadviser in conformance with Rule 206(4)-6 under the
Investment Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall review its proxy voting
activities on a periodic basis with the Trustees.
3. COMPENSATION OF SUBADVISER
The Adviser will pay the Subadviser with respect to each Portfolio the
compensation specified in Appendix A to this Agreement.
4. LIABILITY OF SUBADVISER
Neither the Subadviser nor any of its partners or employees shall be liable
to the Adviser or Trust for any loss suffered by the Adviser or Trust resulting
from its acts or omissions as Subadviser
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to the Portfolios, except for losses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad
faith, or gross negligence in the performance of, or from reckless disregard of,
the duties of the Subadviser or any of its partners or employees.
5. SUPPLEMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS
The Subadviser may enter into arrangements with other persons affiliated
with the Subadviser to better enable it to fulfill its obligations under this
Agreement for the provision of certain personnel and facilities to the
Subadviser.
6. REGULATION
The Subadviser shall submit to all regulatory and administrative bodies
having jurisdiction over the services provided pursuant to this Agreement any
information, reports or other material which any such body by reason of this
Agreement may request or require pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.
7. DURATION AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Portfolio on the
later of: (i) its execution, (ii) approval of the Agreement by the Trustees of
the Trust and (iii) disclosure of the terms of the Agreement in the Prospectus
of the Trust. The Agreement will continue in effect for a period more than two
years from the date of its execution only so long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually either by the Trustees of the Trust or
by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each of the Portfolios,
provided that in either event such continuance shall also be approved by the
vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons
(as defined in the Investment Company Act) of any party to this Agreement cast
in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Any
required shareholder approval of the Agreement or of any continuance of the
Agreement shall be effective with respect to any Portfolio if a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the series (as defined in Rule 18f-2 (h) under
the Investment Company Act) of shares of that Portfolio votes to approve the
Agreement or its continuance, notwithstanding that the Agreement or its
continuance may not have been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of (a) any other Portfolio affected by the Agreement or (b) all the
portfolios of the Trust.
If any required shareholder approval of this Agreement or any continuance
of the Agreement is not obtained, the Subadviser will continue to act as
investment subadviser with respect to such Portfolio pending the required
approval of the Agreement or its continuance or of a new contract with the
Subadviser or a different adviser or subadviser or other definitive action;
provided, that the compensation received by the Subadviser in respect of such
Portfolio during such period is in compliance with Rule 15a-4 under the
Investment Company Act.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, by the Trustees of the Trust, by the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Trust, or with respect to any Portfolio by
the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Portfolio,
on sixty days' written notice to the Adviser and the Subadviser, or by the
Adviser or Subadviser, on sixty days' written notice to the Trust and the other
party. This Agreement will automatically terminate, without the payment of any
penalty, in the event of its
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assignment (as defined in the Investment Company Act) or in the event the
Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust terminates for any reason.
8. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY SUBADVISER
The Subadviser will promptly notify the Adviser in writing of the
occurrence of any of the following events:
a. the Subadviser fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the
Subadviser is required to be registered as an investment adviser in order
to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
b. the Subadviser is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any
court, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Trust; and
c. the managing general partner or controlling partner of the Subadviser or
the portfolio manager of any Portfolio changes.
9. SALES LITERATURE
The Adviser will not use the Subadviser's name in Trust literature without
prior review and approval by the Subadviser, which will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
10. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment is
specifically approved by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who
are not interested persons of any party to this Agreement cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Any required
shareholder approval shall be effective with respect to any Portfolio if a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Portfolio vote to approve
the amendment, notwithstanding that the amendment may not have been approved by
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of (a) any other Portfolio
affected by the amendment or (b) all the portfolios of the Trust.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement of the
parties with respect to the Portfolios listed in Appendix A.
12. HEADINGS
The headings in the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience
of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof.
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13. NOTICES
All notices required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be
delivered or mailed to the last known business address of the Trust or
applicable party in person or by registered mail or a private mail or delivery
service providing the sender with notice of receipt. Notice shall be deemed
given on the date delivered or mailed in accordance with this paragraph.
14. SEVERABILITY
Should any portion of this Agreement for any reason be held to be void in
law or in equity, the Agreement shall be construed, insofar as is possible, as
if such portion had never been contained herein.
15. GOVERNING LAW
The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any of the
applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the extent that the laws
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any of the provisions in this
Agreement, conflict with applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act,
the latter shall control.
16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a copy of which, together with all
amendments thereto (the "Declaration"), is on file in the office of the
Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the name " Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Funds II" refers to the Trustees under the Declaration collectively as
Trustees, but not as individuals or personally; and no Trustee, shareholder,
officer, employee or agent of the Trust shall be held to any personal liability,
nor shall resort be had to their private property, for the satisfaction of any
obligation or claim, in connection with the affairs of the Trust or any
portfolio thereof, but only the assets belonging to the Trust, or to the
particular Portfolio with respect to which such obligation or claim arose, shall
be liable.
17. PRIOR AGREEMENTS
With respect to each Portfolio, this Agreement supercedes all prior
agreements between the Adviser and the Subadviser regarding the provisions of
subadvisory services to the Portfolio by the Subadviser, including, without
limitation, the Agreement dated January 1, 1996 between the Adviser and the
Subadviser which is terminated as of the effective date of this Agreement with
respect to the Portfolios of the Trust.
18. CONFIDENTIALITY OF TRUST PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Subadviser agrees to treat the Manufacturers Investment Trust (the
"Trust") portfolio holdings as confidential information in accordance with the
Subadviser's "Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and Procedures," (the
"Subadviser Policy" as may be amended from time to time, and to prohibit its
employees from trading on any such confidential information. The Subadviser
acknowledges the provisions of the Trust's "Policy Regarding Disclosure of
Portfolio Holdings" (the "Trust Policy") regarding non-disclosure of
confidential information. Consistent
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with the Subadviser Policy, the Subadviser will not release the Trust's
confidential portfolio holdings information to any third party except at the
direction of the Adviser. The Adviser hereby represents and warrants that it
shall not instruct the Subadviser to release such information to any third party
unless the Adviser or Subadviser has entered into a confidentiality agreement
with such third party of the type contemplated under the Trust Policy.
19. CONSULTATION WITH SUBADVISERS TO OTHER TRUST PORTFOLIOS
As required by Rule 17a-10 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Subadviser is prohibited from consulting with the entities listed below
concerning transactions for a Portfolio in securities or other assets:
1. other subadvisers to a Portfolio
2. other subadvisers to a Trust portfolio
3. other subadvisers to a portfolio under common control with the
Portfolio
20. COMPLIANCE
Upon execution of this Agreement, the Subadviser shall provide the Adviser
with the Subadviser's written policies and procedures ("Compliance Policies") as
required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act. Throughout the term
of this Agreement, the Subadviser shall promptly submit to the Adviser: (i) any
material changes to the Compliance Policies, (ii) notification of the existence
of a regulatory examination by the Securities and Exchange Commission and
documentation describing the results of any such examination of the Subadviser
if such results could have a material adverse impact on Subadviser's ability to
provide the services contemplated herein to the Trust, (iii) documentation of
any formal review of the Subadviser's Compliance Policies and (iv) notification
of any material compliance matter that relates to the services provided by the
Subadviser to the Trust including but not limited to any material violation of
the Compliance Policies or of the Subadviser's code of ethics by parties
directly involved in providing services to the Trust. Throughout the term of
this Agreement, the Subadviser shall provide the Adviser with any
certifications, information and access to personnel and resources (including
those resources that will permit testing of the Compliance Policies by the
Adviser) that the Adviser may reasonably request to enable the Trust to comply
with Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act.
(THE REMAINDER OF THIS SPACE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first mentioned
above.
XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
SERVICES, LLC
By: Xxxx Xxxxxxx Life Insurance Company
(U.S.A.), Managing Member
By:
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Xxxx X. XxxXxxx III
Chairman
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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APPENDIX A
The Subadviser shall serve as investment subadviser for each Portfolio of
the Trust listed below. The Adviser will pay the Subadviser, as full
compensation for all services provided under this Agreement with respect to each
Portfolio, the fee computed separately for such Portfolio at an annual rate as
follows (the "Subadviser Fee"):
BETWEEN
$50 MILLION BETWEEN $200 BETWEEN $500
FIRST AND MILLION AND MILLION AND EXCESS OVER
$50 MILLION OF $200 MILLION $500 MILLION $1 BILLION OF $1 BILLION OF
AGGREGATE NET OF AGGREGATE OF AGGREGATE AGGREGATE NET AGGREGATE NET
PORTFOLIO ASSETS* NET ASSETS* NET ASSETS* ASSETS* ASSETS*
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Natural Resources Fund 0.600% 0.550% 0.550% 0.550% 0.550%
Investment Quality Bond Fund 0.150% 0.150% 0.150% 0.100% 0.100%
Mid Cap Stock Fund 0.425% 0.425% 0.400% 0.375% 0.375%
FIRST EXCESS OVER
$100 MILLION OF $100 MILLION OF
AGGREGATE AGGREGATE
PORTFOLIO NET ASSET* NET ASSETS*
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Small Cap Value Fund 0.650% 0.600%
Small Cap Growth Fund 0.650% 0.600%
* The term Aggregate Net Assets includes the net assets of a Portfolio of the
Trust. It also includes with respect to each Portfolio the net assets of
one or more other portfolios as indicated below, but in each case only for
the period during which the Subadviser for the Portfolio also serves as the
subadviser for the other portfolio(s). For purposes of determining
Aggregate Net Assets and calculating the Subadviser Fee, the net assets of
the Portfolio and each other portfolio of the Trust are determined as of
the close of business on the previous business day of the Trust, and the
net assets of each portfolio of each other fund are determined as of the
close of business on the previous business day of that fund.
TRUST PORTFOLIO(S) OTHER PORTFOLIO(S)
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Natural Resources Fund -- Natural Resources Trust, a series of Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Trust
Investment Quality Bond Fund Investment Quality Bond Trust, a series of
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Trust
Mid Cap Stock Fund Mid Cap Stock Trust, a series of Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Trust
Small Cap Value Fund Small Cap Value Trust, a series of Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Trust
Small Cap Growth Fund Small Cap Growth Trust, a series of Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Trust
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The Subadviser Fee for a Portfolio shall be based on the applicable annual
fee rate for the Portfolio which for each day shall be equal to (i) the sum of
the amounts determined by applying the annual percentage rates in the table to
the applicable portions of Aggregate Net Assets divided by (ii) Aggregate Net
Assets (the "Applicable Annual Fee Rate"). The Subadviser Fee for each Portfolio
shall be accrued for each calendar day, and the sum of the daily fee accruals
shall be paid monthly to the Subadviser within 30 calendar days of the end of
each month. The daily fee accruals will be computed by multiplying the fraction
of one over the number of calendar days in the year by the Applicable Annual Fee
Rate, and multiplying this product by the net assets of the Portfolio. The
Adviser shall provide Subadviser with such information as Subadviser may
reasonably request supporting the calculation of the fees paid to it hereunder.
Fees shall be paid either by wire transfer or check, as directed by Subadviser.
If, with respect to any Portfolio, this Agreement becomes effective or
terminates, or if the manner of determining the Applicable Annual Fee Rate
changes, before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from the
effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to
the date of termination or from the beginning of such month to the date such
change, as the case may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which
such period bears to the full month in which such effectiveness or termination
or change occurs.
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