INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of the 13th day of November, 2007 by and between Wilshire Associates Incorporated, a California corporation ("Adviser") and NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, a limited liability corporation ("Sub-Adviser"). This Agreement supercedes in its entirety, the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated August 4, 2005 and the amendment dated March 29, 2007 thereto.
Whereas Adviser is the investment adviser of the Wilshire Mutual Funds, Incorporated (the "Fund"), an open-end diversified, management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), currently consisting of six separate series or portfolios (collectively, the "Fund Portfolios") including the Large Company Growth Portfolio, the Large Company Value Portfolio, the Small Company Growth Portfolio, the Small Company Value Portfolio, the Wilshire 5000 Index Portfolio, and the Wilshire Large Cap Core 130/30 Fund;
Whereas Adviser desires to retain Sub-Adviser to furnish investment advisory services for the Fund Portfolios as described in Exhibit 1 - Fund Portfolio Listing, as may be amended from, time to time, and Sub-Adviser wishes to provide such services, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. Appointment Adviser hereby appoints Sub-Adviser to provide certain sub-investment advisory services to each Fund Portfolio for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Sub-Adviser hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services set forth for the compensation herein provided.
2. Sub-Adviser Services Subject always to the supervision of the Fund's Board of Directors and Adviser, Sub-Adviser will furnish an investment program in respect of, and make investment decisions for, such portion of the assets of each Fund Portfolio as Adviser shall from time to time designate (each a "Portfolio Segment") and place all orders for the purchase and sale of securities on behalf of each Portfolio Segment. In the performance of its duties, Sub-Adviser will satisfy its fiduciary duties to the Fund and each Fund Portfolio and will monitor each Portfolio Segment's investments, and will comply with the provisions of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, as amended from time to time, and the stated investment objectives, policies and restrictions of each Fund Portfolio as set forth in the prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund Portfolio, as amended from time to time, as well as any other objectives, policies or limitations as may be provided by Adviser to Sub-Adviser in writing from time to time.
The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable to the Adviser, the Fund or any of the Fund's shareholders as a result of any act, conduct or omission of the Adviser, any other sub-adviser or any other service provider to the Fund or any of their respective officers, employees, affiliates or agents.
Sub-Adviser will provide reports at least quarterly to the Adviser. Sub-Adviser will make its officers and employees available to Adviser and the Board of Directors from time to time at reasonable times to review investment policies of each Fund Portfolio with respect to each Portfolio Segment and to consult with Adviser regarding the investment affairs of each Portfolio Segment.
Sub-Adviser agrees that it:
(a) will use the same skill and care in providing such services as are required to provide services to fiduciary accounts;
(b) will conform with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in all material respects and in addition will conduct its activities under this Agreement in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations of any governmental authority pertaining to its investment advisory activities, including all portfolio diversification requirements necessary for each Portfolio Segment to comply with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code as if it were a regulated investment company thereunder;
(c) to the extent directed by Adviser in writing, and to the extent permitted by law, will execute purchases and sales of portfolio securities for each Portfolio Segment through brokers or dealers designated by management of the Fund to Adviser for the purpose of providing direct benefits to the Fund, provided that Sub-Adviser determines that such brokers or dealers will provide best execution in view of such other benefits, and is hereby authorized as the agent of the Fund to give instructions to the Fund's custodian as to deliveries of securities or other investments and payments of cash of each Portfolio Segment to such brokers or dealers for the account of the relevant Fund Portfolio. Adviser and the Fund understand that the brokerage commissions or transaction costs in such transactions may be higher than those which the Sub-Adviser could obtain from another broker or dealer, in order to obtain such benefits for the Fund;
(d) is authorized to and will select all other brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities for each Portfolio Segment and is hereby authorized as the agent of the Fund to give instructions to the Fund's custodian as to deliveries of securities or other investments and payments of cash of each Portfolio Segment for the account of each Fund Portfolio. In making such selection, Sub-Adviser is directed to use its best efforts to obtain best execution, which includes most favorable net results and execution of each Portfolio Segment's orders, taking into account all appropriate factors, including, but not limited to, price, dealer spread or commission, size and difficulty of the transaction and research or other services provided. With respect to transactions under this paragraph (d), it is understood that Sub-Adviser will not be deemed to have acted unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Fund or in respect of any Fund Portfolio, or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Fund or in respect of each Fund Portfolio under this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by reason of its having caused a Fund Portfolio to pay a member of a securities exchange, a broker or a
dealer a commission for effecting a securities transaction of a Fund Portfolio in excess of the amount of commission another member of an exchange, broker or dealer would have charged if Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission paid was reasonable in relation to the brokerage and research services provided by such member, broker, or dealer, viewed in terms of that particular transaction or Sub-Adviser's overall responsibilities with respect to its accounts, including the Fund, as to which it exercises investment discretion. NWQ shall not be liable to the Adviser or the Fund for any act, conduct or omission of any broker selected by NWQ to provide transaction or other services to the Fund, any Fund Portfolio and/or any Portfolio Segment, provided such broker was selected with reasonable care. The Adviser may, from time to time, engage other sub-advisers to advise portions of a Fund Portfolio other than the Portfolio Segment. The Sub-Adviser agrees that it will not consult with any other sub-adviser engaged by the Adviser with respect to transactions in securities or other assets concerning a Fund Portfolio, except to the extent permitted by certain exemptive rules under the 1940 Act that permit certain transactions with a sub-adviser or its affiliates;
(e) is authorized to consider for investment by each Portfolio Segment securities that may also be appropriate for other funds and/or clients served by Sub-Adviser. To assure fair treatment of each Portfolio Segment and all other clients of Sub-Adviser in situations in which a Fund and one or more other clients' accounts participate simultaneously in a buy or sell program involving the same security, such transactions will be allocated among each Portfolio Segment and such other clients in a manner deemed equitable by Sub-Adviser. Sub-Adviser is authorized to aggregate purchase and sale orders for securities held (or to be held) in each Portfolio Segment with similar orders being made on the same day for other eligible client accounts or portfolios managed by Sub-Adviser. When an order is so aggregated, the actual prices applicable to the aggregated transaction will be averaged and each Portfolio Segment and each other account or portfolio participating in the aggregated transaction will be treated as having purchased or sold its portion of the securities at such average price, and all transaction costs incurred in effecting the aggregated transaction will be shared on a pro-rata basis among the accounts or portfolios (including the Portfolio Segment) participating in the transaction. Adviser and the Fund understand that Sub-Adviser may not be able to aggregate transactions through brokers or dealers designated by Adviser with transactions through brokers or dealers selected by Sub-Adviser, in which event the prices paid or received by each Portfolio Segment will not be so averaged and may be higher or lower than those paid or received by other accounts or portfolios of Sub-Adviser;
(f) will report regularly to Adviser and to the Board of Directors and will make appropriate persons available for the purpose of reviewing with representatives of Adviser and the Board of Directors on a regular basis at reasonable times the management of each Portfolio Segment, including without limitation, review of the general investment strategies of each Portfolio Segment, the performance of each Portfolio Segment in relation to standard industry indices, stock market and interest rate considerations and general conditions affecting the marketplace, and will provide various other reports from time to time as reasonably requested by Adviser;
(g) will prepare such books and records with respect to each Portfolio Segment's securities transactions as requested by Adviser and will furnish Adviser and the Fund's Board of Directors such periodic and special reports as the Board or Adviser may reasonably request;
(h) will vote all proxies with respect to securities in each Portfolio Segment; and
(i) will act upon reasonable instructions from Adviser which, in the reasonable determination of Sub-Adviser, are not inconsistent with Sub-Adviser's fiduciary duties under this Agreement.
Sub-Adviser's ability to provide the services in this Section (2) is pursuant to the Adviser's authority to delegate advisory duties under the Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Fund, dated April 1, 2002. To the extent that the terms of this Section (2) differ from the terms the Advisory Agreement, the terms of the Advisory Agreement shall govern.
Adviser agrees and/or represents that:
(a) it and the Fund prepared the Fund's Prospectus and SAI (collectively, "Registration Materials") and the Fund's Registration Materials (including Prospectus) complies in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in every jurisdiction in which it will be used;
(b) the Fund's Registration Materials (including Prospectus) does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required by any applicable law to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading under applicable law;
(c) it and the Fund and all of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees and agents will comply with all applicable laws and rules related to the Adviser, the Fund, the offering and sale of Fund shares and the business of the Fund;
(d) If Sub-Adviser suffers any loss or expense as a result of any regulatory investigation or inquiry or other legal action or suit brought or threatened to be brought by any person or entity in connection with the performance of Sub-Adviser' duties as investment adviser under this Agreement and Sub-Adviser has acted without breach of its fiduciary duty, willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder, Sub-Adviser will be indemnified, held harmless and reimbursed by the Adviser and the Fund, jointly and severally, against the loss and expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses, incurred by Sub-Adviser and amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in a compromise or settlement (provided, however, that no such compromise and settlement shall be made by Sub-Adviser without the prior written consent of the Adviser and the Fund). Sub-Adviser shall be entitled to advances from the Adviser and the Fund, jointly and severally, for payment of the reasonable expenses incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any matter as to which it is seeking indemnification.
(e) The Adviser and the Fund acknowledge that Sub-Adviser has no authority or responsibility with respect to the structure of the Fund, the promotion, marketing or sale of the Fund's shares (other than with respect to the accuracy of information provided by Sub-Adviser to the Fund or Adviser in writing), the Fund's relations or dealings with investors and shareholders, the disclosure provided to investors and shareholders or the supervision of the day-to-day activities of the Adviser, any custodian, other sub-advisers or any administrator. The Adviser and the Fund each agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sub-Adviser and each person who controls or is controlled by Sub-Adviser against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several (including any reasonable investigation, legal and other expenses) and any amount paid in settlement of any action, suit or proceeding or any claim asserted, as incurred, to which any of them may become subject under any applicable law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Fund's Registration Materials (including Prospectus) or any amendment thereof, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required by any applicable law to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading under applicable law (other than statements provided by Sub-Adviser to the Fund or Adviser in writing); (ii) the issue, sale and distribution of the of the Fund's shares; (iii) any action taken or omitted to be taken by Sub-Adviser with the consent of, pursuant to the instructions given by, or in reliance on information provided by, the Adviser or the Fund; (iv) any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Adviser or the Fund or any other sub-adviser to the Fund (other than in reliance on information provided by Sub-Adviser to the Fund or Adviser in writing); (v) any breach by the Adviser or the Fund of any representation or warranty, or any failure by the Adviser or the Fund to comply with any agreement, contained in this Agreement or (vi) any action taken or omitted to be taken by administrator or custodian (A) without or contrary to instructions given by Sub-Adviser, (B) with the consent of or pursuant to instructions given by the Adviser or the Fund, or (C) pursuant to instructions given by Sub-Adviser without negligence, willful misfeasance, bad faith or reckless disregard of its obligations or duties under this Agreement. The indemnification obligations herein will be in addition to any liability that the Adviser or the Fund may otherwise have.
3. Expenses During the term of this Agreement, Sub-Adviser will provide the office space, furnishings, equipment and personnel required to perform its activities under this Agreement, and will pay all customary management expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement, which shall not include the cost of securities (including brokerage commissions, if any) purchased for each Portfolio Segment. Sub-Adviser agrees to bear any Fund expenses caused by future changes at Sub-Adviser, such expenses including but not limited to preparing, printing, and mailing of stickers or complete prospectus or statement of additional information. The Fund shall bear all other expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund and the portfolios, including without limitation taxes, interest, brokerage fees and commissions, if any, fees of directors who are not officers, directors, partners, employees or holders of 5 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Adviser or any Sub-Adviser or any of their affiliates, SEC fees and state blue sky registration and qualification fees, charges of custodians,
transfer and dividend disbursing agents' fees, certain insurance premiums, outside auditing and legal expenses, costs of maintaining corporate existence, costs of preparing and printing prospectuses and statements of additional information or any supplements or amendments thereto necessary for the continued effective registration of the Fund's shares ("Shares") under federal or state securities laws, costs of printing and distributing any prospectus, statement of additional information, supplement or amendment thereto for existing shareholders of the Funds, costs of shareholders' reports and meetings, and any extraordinary expenses. It is understood that certain advertising, marketing, shareholder servicing, administration and/or distribution expenses to be incurred in connection with the Shares may be paid by the Fund as provided in any plan which may in the sole discretion of the Fund be adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and that such expenses shall be paid apart from any fees paid under this Agreement.
4. Compensation For the services provided and the expenses assumed under this Agreement, Adviser will pay Sub-Adviser, and Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, a sub-advisory fee computed and paid as set forth in Exhibit 2 - Fee Schedule. Sub-Adviser agrees that any amendment to this fee schedule will be upon the mutual written agreement between Adviser and Sub-Adviser.
5. Other Services Sub-Adviser will for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and will, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent Adviser, the Fund or a Fund Portfolio or otherwise be deemed an agent of Adviser, the Fund or a Fund Portfolio, except as otherwise provided herein. Adviser understands and has advised the Fund's Board of Directors that Sub-Adviser may act as an investment adviser or sub-investment adviser to other investment companies and other advisory clients, some of which may have different objectives than those of the Fund and Fund portfolios. Sub-Adviser understands that during the term of this Agreement Adviser may retain one or more other sub-advisers with respect to any portion of the assets of a Fund Portfolio other than the Portfolio Segment.
6. Affiliated Broker In connection with the purchase or sale of securities or other investments for a Portfolio Segment, Sub-Adviser may allocate orders for purchase and sale transactions to any broker-dealer affiliated with Sub-Adviser or Adviser ("Affiliated Broker"), may purchase securities underwritten by Affiliated Broker, and may cause the Fund Portfolio to compensate Affiliated Broker for effecting such transactions, subject to: (a) the requirement that Sub-Adviser seek to obtain best execution as set forth above; (b) compliance with procedures adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 17e-1 and Rule l0f-3 under the 1940 Act; (c) the provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"); (d) the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (e) other applicable provisions of law.
Adviser or the Fund may revoke any or all of the consents and authorizations given hereby at any time and without penalty by providing written notice to Sub-Adviser.
7. Representations of Sub-Adviser Sub-Adviser is registered with the SEC under the Advisers Act. Sub-Adviser will use all commercially reasonable efforts to remain so registered throughout the term of this Agreement and will notify Adviser immediately if Sub-Adviser
ceases to be so registered as an investment adviser. Sub-Adviser: (a) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its organization with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted, (b) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement, (c) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement, (d) has met, and will continue to seek to meet for the duration of this Agreement, any other 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 its services under this Agreement, (e) will promptly notify Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify it from serving as an investment adviser to an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act, and (f) will notify Adviser of any change in control of the Sub-Adviser within a reasonable time after such change.
In addition, Sub-Adviser represents that it has provided Adviser with copies of each of the following documents: (i) Sub-Adviser's Form ADV as filed with the SEC; and (ii) separate lists of persons who Sub-Adviser wishes to have authorized to give written and/or oral instructions to Custodians of Fund assets for the Fund Portfolios. Sub-Adviser will furnish Adviser from time to time with copies, properly certified or otherwise authenticated, of all material amendments of or supplements to the foregoing, if any. Such amendments or supplements will be provided within 30 days of the time such materials became available to Sub-Adviser.
Adviser represents the following: It is registered with the SEC under the Advisers Act. Adviser will use all commercially reasonable efforts to remain so registered throughout the term of this Agreement and will notify Sub-Adviser immediately if Adviser ceases to be so registered as an investment adviser. Adviser: (a) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its organization with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted, (b) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, (c) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, (d) has met, and will continue to seek to meet for the duration of this Agreement, any other 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 its services under this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, (e) will promptly notify Sub-Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify it from serving as an investment adviser to an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act, and (f) Adviser will notify Sub-Adviser of any change in control of the Adviser within a reasonable time prior to such change.
8. Books and Records Sub-Adviser will maintain, in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, all records relating to each Portfolio Segment's investments that are required to be maintained by the Fund pursuant to the requirements of paragraphs (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(7), (b)(9), (b)(10) and (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. Sub-Adviser agrees that all books and records which it maintains for each the Fund Portfolios or the Fund are the property of the Fund and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Adviser or the Fund any such books, records or information upon the Adviser's or the Fund's request (provided, however, that Sub-Adviser may retain copies of such records). All such books and records shall be made available, within five business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors
during regular business hours at Sub-Adviser's offices. Adviser and the Fund or either of their authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the possession of Sub-Adviser which pertain to each Fund Portfolio or the Fund. Such books, records, information or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, all such books, records or other information shall be returned to Adviser or the Fund (provided, however, that Sub-Adviser may retain copies of such records as required by law).
Sub-Adviser agrees that it will not disclose or use any records or confidential information obtained pursuant to this Agreement in any manner whatsoever except as authorized in this Agreement or in writing by Adviser or the Fund, or if such disclosure is required by federal or state regulatory authorities. Sub-Adviser may disclose the investment performance of each Portfolio Segment, provided that such disclosure does not reveal the identity of Adviser, any Fund Portfolio or the Fund or the composition of each Portfolio Segment. Sub-Adviser may, however, disclose that Adviser, the Fund and each Fund Portfolio are its clients; provided, however, that Sub-Adviser will not advertise or market its relationship with Adviser or the Fund or issue press releases regarding such relationships without the express written prior consent of the Adviser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub-Adviser may disclose (i) the investment performance of each Portfolio Segment to Fund officers and directors or other service providers of the Fund, and (ii) any investment performance that is public information to any such person.
9. Code of Ethics Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1(b), (c), (d), and (e) under the 1940 Act and will provide Adviser and the Fund with a copy of such code. Within 20 days of the end of each calendar quarter during which this Agreement remains in effect, the chief compliance officer of Sub-Adviser shall certify to the Adviser and the Fund that Sub-Adviser has substantially complied with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 during the previous quarter; that Sub-Adviser has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent its access persons from violating such code; and that there have been no material violations of Sub-Adviser's code of ethics or, if any material violation has occurred, the nature of such violation and of the action taken in response to such violation.
10. Limitation of Liability Neither Sub-Adviser nor any of its directors, officers, members, partners, stockholders, agents or employees shall have any liability to Adviser, the Fund or any shareholder of the Fund for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or loss arising out of any investment, or for any other act or omission in the performance by Sub-Adviser of its duties hereunder, except for liability resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on Sub-Adviser's part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Sub-Adviser specifically acknowledges that the Fund is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and that the Fund is entitled to bring a lawsuit against the Sub-Adviser for breach of this Agreement or any other duty in any court of competent jurisdiction. Also Sub-Adviser acknowledges that the Fund is not subject to or bound by any of the provisions of paragraph 14 of this Agreement.
Sub-Adviser agrees to indemnify and defend Adviser, the Fund, and their representative officers, directors, employees and any person who controls Adviser for any loss or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding relating to any actual or alleged material misstatement or omission in the Fund's registration statement, any proxy statement, or any communication to current or prospective investors in any Fund Portfolio, only if such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by Sub-Adviser to Adviser or the Fund.
11. Term and Termination Unless otherwise agreed in writing, this Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Portfolio Segment on October 15, 2004, and shall remain in full force until September 30, 2006, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. This Agreement shall continue in force from year to year thereafter with respect to each Fund Portfolio, but only as long as such continuance is specifically approved for each Fund Portfolio at least annually in the manner required by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; provided, however, that if the continuation of this Agreement is not approved for a Fund Portfolio, Sub-Adviser may continue to serve in such capacity for such Fund Portfolio in the manner and to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
This Agreement shall terminate as follows:
(a) This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) and may be terminated with respect to any Fund Portfolio at any time without the payment of any penalty by Adviser or by Sub-Adviser on sixty days prior written notice to the other party. This Agreement may also be terminated by the Fund with respect to any Fund Portfolio at any time without the payment of any penalty by action of the Board of Directors or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund Portfolio (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) on sixty days prior written notice to Sub-Adviser by the Fund.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated with respect to any Fund Portfolio at any time upon written notice without payment of any penalty by Adviser, the Board of Directors or a vote of majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund Portfolio in the event that Sub-Adviser or any officer or director of Sub-Adviser has breached any representation or warranty in this Agreement or has taken any action which results in a material breach of the covenants of Sub-Adviser under this Agreement.
(c) This Agreement shall automatically terminate with respect to a Fund Portfolio in the event the Investment Management Agreement between Adviser and the Fund with respect to such Fund Portfolio is terminated, assigned or not renewed.
(d) Upon termination of the Advisory Agreement or upon 30 days written notice of termination from the Sub-Adviser to the Adviser or the Fund without penalty to the Sub-Adviser.
Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the right of Sub-Adviser to receive payments of any unpaid balance of the compensation described in Section 4 earned prior to such termination.
12. Notice Any notice under this Agreement by a party shall be in writing, addressed and personally delivered, mailed postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile transmission with confirmation of receipt, to the other party at such address as such other party may designate for the receipt of such notice.
13. Adviser Responsibility Adviser has provided and will continue to provide Sub-Adviser with copies of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, prospectus, and Statement of Additional Information and any amendment thereto, and any objectives, policies or limitations not appearing therein as they may be relevant to Sub-Adviser's performance under this Agreement, and the Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, and the resolutions of the Directors selecting Adviser as investment manager to the Fund and the Code of Ethics of the Fund and of Adviser as currently in effect; provided, however, that such documents are provided to the Adviser by the Fund, and provided further that no changes or modifications to the foregoing shall be binding on Sub-Adviser until it is notified thereof. The Adviser represents that it is authorized to appoint the Sub-Adviser and to execute and deliver this Agreement and that all shareholder and Board action on the part of the Fund and the Adviser required to be taken to make such appointment and enter into this Agreement has been taken.
14. Arbitration of Disputes Any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement which is not settled by agreement of the parties shall be settled by arbitration in Santa Monica, California before a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The parties agree that such arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy hereunder, and each party expressly waives any right it may have to seek redress in any other forum. Any arbitrator acting hereunder shall be empowered to assess no remedy other than payment of fees and out-of-pocket damages. Each party shall bear its own expenses of arbitration, and the expenses of the arbitrators and of a transcript of any arbitration proceeding shall be divided equally between the parties. Any decision and award of the arbitrators shall be binding upon the parties, and judgment thereon may be entered in the Superior Court of the State of California or any other court having jurisdiction. If litigation is commenced to enforce any such award, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
15. Miscellaneous This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by written consent of both parties. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected thereby. Subject to the provisions of Section 11, this Agreement will be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors.
16. Applicable Law This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with applicable federal law and the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
17. Communications with Wilshire, at a minimum, should include:
Monthly accounting statements including:
Reconciliation between month-end valuations of cash and positions provided by custodian and sub-advisor's own valuations of same, itemizing and explaining any difference.
Portfolio Holdings
Portfolio income and accruals
Transactions (buys/sells)
Contributions/withdrawal activity
Monthly performance statements including:
Total returns stated in gross of fee and net of fee terms
Quarterly written statements, including actions taken in the portfolio, the current outlook, expected changes in the portfolio and performance results
Meetings with Wilshire as determined by Wilshire
Pertinent changes in the Sub-Advisor should be reported as they occur, by phone and in writing. Pertinent changes include, but are not limited to, the following:
Changes in ownership
Changes in key personnel
Major changes in areas of responsibility of key personnel
Adviser and Sub-Adviser have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first above written.
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WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED COMPANY, LLC
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EXHIBIT 1
FUND PORTFOLIO LISTING
Pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Agreement, Sub-Adviser is appointed to manage a Portfolio Segment from the Small Company Value Portfolio of the Wilshire Mutual Funds, Incorporated.
EXHIBIT 2
FEE SCHEDULE
Adviser shall pay Sub-Adviser, promptly after receipt by Adviser of its advisory fee from the Fund with respect to each Fund Portfolio each calendar month during the term of this Agreement, a fee based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio Segment as calculated by the custodian, at the following annual rate:
1.00% on the first $25 million in Assets;
0.75% on Assets in excess of $25 million but less than $75 million; and
0.60% on Assets equal to and above $75 million.
Sub-Adviser's fee shall be accrued daily at 1/365th of the annual rate set forth above and be paid monthly and no later than 15 days after the end of the month for which such fee is being paid. For the purpose of accruing compensation, the net assets of each Portfolio Segment will be determined in the manner and on the dates set forth in the current prospectus of the Fund with respect to each Fund Portfolio and, on days on which the net assets are not so determined, the net asset value computation to be used will be as determined on the immediately preceding day on which the net assets were determined. Upon the termination of this Agreement, all compensation due through the date of termination will be calculated on a pro-rata basis through the date of termination and paid within thirty business days of the date of termination.
