INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT FORUM FUNDS
Exhibit (d)(30)
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made this 3 day of December, 2007, among Forum Funds (“Trust”), on behalf of each of its series set forth on Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”), Xxxxx Investment Advisory Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“Adviser”), and Munder Capital Management, a Delaware general partnership (“Sub-Adviser”).
WHEREAS, Trust is a [Delaware statutory trust] which is authorized to issue shares in series and Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are each registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”);
WHEREAS, Trust has retained the Adviser to render investment advisory services to Trust, on behalf of the Funds, pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated August 8, 2006, as may be amended from time to time (“Advisory Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement authorizes the Adviser to delegate to one or more other investment advisers any or all of the Adviser’s duties and obligations under the Advisory Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Trust and the Adviser wish to retain the Sub-Adviser to render certain investment advisory services for the Funds and the Sub-Adviser is willing to furnish such services to the Funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed among the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and Trust as follows:
1. | Appointment |
(a) Trust and the Adviser hereby appoint the Sub-Adviser to act as investment sub-adviser to the Funds for the periods and on the terms set forth herein as the Adviser, from time to time, may specify. The Sub-Adviser accepts the appointment and agrees to furnish the services set forth herein for the compensation provided herein.
(b) In the event that Trust establishes one or more series other than the Funds listed on Schedule A attached hereto, with respect to which Trust and the Adviser desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to act as investment sub-adviser hereunder, it shall notify the Sub-Adviser in writing. If the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such services under this Agreement, it shall notify Trust and the Adviser in writing whereupon such series shall become a Fund hereunder and shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement to the same extent as the Funds named herein except to the extent that said provisions (including those relating to the compensation payable by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser) are modified with respect to such Fund in writing by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and Trust at that time.
(c) The Sub-Adviser has delivered to the Adviser and the Trust (i) a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC and (ii) a copy of its code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act (the “Code”). The Sub-Adviser shall promptly furnish the Adviser and Trust with all amendments of or supplements to the foregoing at least annually.
2. | Services as Investment Sub-Adviser |
Subject to the general supervision and oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of Trust (“Board”), the Sub-Adviser will:
(a) provide a program of continuous investment management for each Fund in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective and policies as stated in each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as they may be amended from time to time (each a “Prospectus” and, together, the “Prospectuses”), and in accordance with any other policies and procedures adopted for each Fund;
(b) invest and reinvest the assets of the Funds by selecting the securities, instruments, repurchase agreements, financial futures contracts, options and other investments and techniques that the Funds may purchase, sell, enter into or use;
(c) oversee the placement of purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Funds;
(d) employ professional portfolio managers and securities analysts to provide research services to the Funds;
(e) vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds may be invested in a manner that complies with the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures and, in the good faith judgment of the Sub-Adviser, best serves the interests of each Fund’s shareholders; maintain records of all proxies voted on behalf of the Funds; and provide information to Trust, the Adviser or their designated agent in a manner that is sufficiently complete and timely to ensure Trust’s compliance with its filing obligations under Rule 30b1-4 of the 1940 Act;
(f) maintain books and records with respect to each Fund’s securities transactions as required by the 1940 Act and other applicable law;
(g) provide periodic and special reports to the Board, as requested; and
(h) to the extent reasonably requested by the Adviser or officers of the Funds, cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Adviser and Trust’s other service providers including, but not limited to the Funds’ or Trust’s custodian, fund accountant and independent public accountants, by: (1) keeping them fully informed as to such matters that they may reasonably deem necessary with respect to the performance of their obligations to the Funds, (2) providing prompt responses to reasonable requests for information or assistance, and (3) establishing appropriate processes to promote the efficient exchange of information.
In providing those services, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Adviser and the Funds with ongoing research, analysis, advice and judgments regarding individual investments, general economic conditions and trends and long-range investment policy. In addition, the Sub-Adviser will furnish the Adviser and/or the Funds with whatever statistical information the Adviser and/or the Funds may reasonably request with respect to the securities that the Funds may hold or contemplate purchasing.
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The Sub-Adviser further agrees that, in performing its duties hereunder, it will:
(a) comply in all material respects with (1) the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, (2) the rules and regulations of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, (3) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), (4) the investment objectives, strategies, policies, limitations and restrictions of each Fund as described in the Prospectuses, and (5) all other applicable federal and state law and regulations, and with any applicable procedures adopted by the Board and/or the Adviser;
(b) manage each Fund so that it will qualify, and continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and regulations issued thereunder;
(c) maintain books and records with respect to each Fund’s securities transactions, render to the Adviser and/or the Board such periodic and special reports as the Adviser and/or the Board may reasonably request, and keep the Adviser and/or the Board informed of developments materially affecting each Fund’s portfolio;
(d) make available to the Board, the Adviser, Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Trust’s administrator, promptly upon their request, such copies of its investment records and ledgers with respect to each Fund as may be required to assist in their compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As reasonably requested by the Board or the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will complete periodic or special questionnaires and furnish to the Board and the Adviser such periodic and special reports regarding each Fund and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Sub-Adviser will furnish to the Board, the Adviser and, subject to compliance with the Funds’ applicable policies regarding disclosure of portfolio holdings, third-party data reporting services all currently available standardized performance information and other customary data;
(e) make available to the Board and the Adviser at reasonable times its portfolio managers and other appropriate personnel, either in person or, at the mutual convenience of the Board, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, by telephone, in order to review the investment policies, performance and other matters relating to the management of the Funds;
(f) review draft reports to shareholders and other documents provided to the Sub-Adviser, provide comments on such drafts on a timely basis, and provide certifications or sub-certifications on a timely basis as to the accuracy of the information contained in such reports or other documents;
(g) review the Prospectuses, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the annual or semi-annual reports to shareholders, other reports filed with the Commission and any marketing material of the Fund provided to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser or the Trust (collectively the “Disclosure Documents”) and provide certifications or sub-certifications on a timely basis that with respect to disclosure about the Sub-Adviser, the manner in which a Fund is managed by the Sub-Adviser or information relating directly or indirectly to the Sub-Adviser or the Sub-Adviser’s management of a Fund, such Disclosure Documents contain or will contain, as of the date thereof
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and to the best of the Sub-Adviser’s knowledge, no untrue statement of any material fact and do not omit any statement of material fact which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(h) make available to the Funds’ administrator, the Adviser and, as appropriate, Trust, promptly upon its request, such copies of its investment records and ledgers with respect to the Funds as may be required to assist the administrator, the Adviser and Trust in their compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Sub-Adviser will furnish the Adviser and/or the Board with such periodic and special reports regarding the Funds as they may reasonably request;
(i) use no inside information that may be in its possession or in the possession of any of its affiliates, nor will the Sub-Adviser seek to obtain any such information, in providing investment advice to each Fund;
(j) immediately notify Trust, the Adviser and the Board in the event that the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates becomes aware that the Sub-Adviser: (1) is subject to a statutory disqualification that prevents the Sub-Adviser from serving as investment adviser pursuant to this Agreement; (2) fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Sub-Adviser is required to be registered as an investment adviser in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (3) is the subject of an administrative proceeding or enforcement action by the SEC or other regulatory authority; or (4) 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, or governmental authority, involving the affairs of Trust or the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify Trust and the Adviser immediately of any material fact known to the Sub-Adviser respecting or relating to the Sub-Adviser that is not contained in Trust’s Registration Statement regarding the Funds, or any amendment or supplement thereto, but that is required to be disclosed therein, and of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect. The Sub-Adviser will promptly notify Trust, the Adviser and the Board if its chief executive officer or any member of the portfolio management team for any Fund changes or there is otherwise an actual change in control or member partners or management of the Sub-Adviser;
(k) not disclose information regarding Fund characteristics, trading history, portfolio holdings or any other related information to any third party, except in compliance with Trust’s policies on disclosure of portfolio holdings;
(l) provide the Adviser, Trust or the Board with such information and assurances (including certifications and sub-certifications) as the Adviser, Trust or the Board may reasonably request from time to time in order to assist the Adviser, Trust or the Board in complying with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including requirements in connection with the preparation and/or filing of the Funds’ Form N-CSRs and Form N-Qs;
(m) will promptly assist Trust and the Adviser in determining the fair value of portfolio securities when market quotations are not readily available (including promptly making knowledgeable personnel of the Sub-Adviser available for discussions with the Adviser, the Board and/or any fair valuation committee appointed by the Board upon reasonable request, obtaining bids and offers or quotes from broker-dealers or market-makers with respect to securities held by the Funds and providing information upon request on valuations the Sub-Adviser has determined of securities also held by other clients of the Sub-Adviser), for the purpose of calculating each Fund’s net asset value in accordance with the procedures and methods established by the Board;
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(n) meet with the Board to explain its activities at such times and places as the Adviser or the Board may reasonably request; and
(o) not consult with any other investment sub-adviser of Trust (if any), or with the sub-adviser to any other investment company (or separate series thereof) managed by the Adviser concerning the Funds’ transactions in securities or other assets, except for purposes of complying with the conditions of Rule 12d3-1(a) and (b) under the 1940 Act.
3. | Brokerage |
The Sub-Adviser may place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for each of the Funds directly with the issuers of the securities, or with any broker or dealer. The Sub-Adviser may open and maintain brokerage accounts of all types on behalf of and in the name of the Funds. The Sub-Adviser may enter into standard customer agreements with brokers and direct payments of cash, cash equivalents and securities and other property into such brokerage accounts as the Sub-Adviser deems desirable or appropriate. In selecting brokers or dealers to execute transactions on behalf of the Funds, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek the best overall terms available. In assessing the best overall terms available for any Fund transaction, the Sub-Adviser will consider all factors it deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis. In selecting broker-dealers to execute a particular transaction, and in evaluating the best overall terms available, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) provided to the Funds and/or other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The parties hereto acknowledge that it is desirable for Trust that the Sub-Adviser have access to supplemental investment and market research and security and economic analysis provided by broker-dealers who may execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Funds than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the basis of seeking the most favorable price and efficient execution. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser may cause the Funds to pay a broker-dealer which furnishes brokerage and research services a higher commission than that which might be charged by another broker-dealer for effecting the same transaction, provided that the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser to the Funds. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers may be useful to the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Sub-Adviser’s services to other clients. The Sub-Adviser may, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate or bunch orders for the purchase or sale of securities for the Funds with orders for its other clients where: (1) such aggregation or bunching of order is not inconsistent with a Fund’s investment objectives, policies and procedures, (2) the allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in any such transaction, shall be made by the Sub-Adviser in a manner that is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser, and (3) the Sub-Adviser shall be cognizant of its fiduciary obligations to the Funds and each of its other clients and shall enter into such transactions only where the rights of each client are considered and protected.
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4. | Records |
(a) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain and to preserve for the periods prescribed under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Funds by the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser further agrees that all records which it maintains for the Funds are the property of the Funds and it will promptly surrender any of such records upon request.
(b) The Sub-Adviser shall make all filings with the SEC required of it pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act with respect to its duties as are set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser also shall make all required filings on Forms 13D and 13G (as well as other filings triggered by ownership in securities under other applicable laws, rules and regulations) as may be required of the Funds due to the activities of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall coordinate with the Adviser and Trust as appropriate with respect to the making of such filings.
5. | Standard of Care |
The Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Adviser or a Fund or the Funds’ shareholders in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Sub-Adviser against any liability to the Adviser or a Fund or to its shareholders to which the Sub-Adviser would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or by reason of the Sub-Adviser’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. As used in this Section 5, the term “Sub-Adviser” shall include any officers, directors, employees, or other affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services with respect to a Fund.
6. | Compensation |
In consideration of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto. The fee shall be computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For purposes of determining fees payable in this manner, the value of a Fund’s average daily net assets shall be computed at the times and in the manner specified in the Fund’s Prospectus.
7. | Expenses |
(a) The Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for and assumes the obligation for payment of all of its expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement.
(b) The Trust and, where applicable, each Fund, shall be responsible for and assumes the obligation for payment of all of its expenses, including: (1) the fees payable to each administrator under an agreement between the administrator and the Trust; (2) expenses of issue, repurchase and redemption of shares of the Funds; (3) interest charges, taxes and brokerage fees and commissions; (4) premiums of insurance for the Trust, its trustees and officers, and fidelity bond premiums; (5) fees and expenses of third parties, including the Trust’s independent public accountant, custodian, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and fund accountant; (6) fees of pricing, interest, dividend, credit and other reporting services; (7) costs of membership in trade associations; (8)
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telecommunications expenses; (9) Funds’ transmission expenses; (10) auditing, legal and compliance expenses; (11) costs of forming the Trust and maintaining its existence; (12) costs of preparing, filing and printing the Trust’s Prospectuses, subscription application forms and shareholder reports and other communications and delivering them to existing shareholders, whether of record or beneficial; (13) expenses of meetings of shareholders and proxy solicitations therefor; (14) costs of maintaining books of original entry for portfolio and fund accounting and other required books and accounts, of calculating the net asset value of each Fund’s shares and of preparing tax returns; (15) costs of reproduction, stationery, supplies and postage; (16) fees and expenses of the Trust’s trustees and officers; (17) the costs of Board, Board committee, shareholder and other corporate meetings; (18) SEC registration fees and related expenses; (19) state, territory or foreign securities laws registration fees and related expenses; and (20) all fees and expenses paid by the Trust in accordance with any distribution or service plan or agreement related to similar matters.
8. | Services to Other Companies or Accounts |
The investment sub-advisory services of the Sub-Adviser to the Funds under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Adviser, or any affiliate thereof, shall be free to render similar services to other investment companies and clients (whether or not their investment objective and policies are similar those of a Fund) and to engage in activities so long as its services hereunder are not impaired thereby. If the Sub-Adviser provides any advice to its clients concerning investment in the shares of a Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall act solely for such clients in that regard and not in any way on behalf of the Adviser, Trust or the Funds.
9. | Compliance Matters |
(a) The Sub-Adviser understands and agrees that it is a “service provider” to Trust as contemplated by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. As such, the Sub-Adviser agrees to cooperate fully with the Adviser and Trust and its Trustees and officers, including Trust’s CCO, with respect to (1) any and all compliance-related matters, and (2) Trust’s efforts to assure that each of its service providers adopts and maintains policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal securities laws”, as that term is defined by Rule 38a-1, by Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. In this regard, the Sub-Adviser shall:
(1) submit to the Board for its consideration and approval, prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser’s applicable compliance policies and procedures;
(2) submit to the Board for its consideration and approval, annually (and at such other times as Trust may reasonably request), a report (“Report”) fully describing any material amendments to the Sub-Adviser’s applicable compliance policies and procedures since the most recent Report;
(3) provide periodic reports discussing the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program and special reports in the event of material compliance matters;
(4) permit the Adviser and Trust and its Trustees and officers to become familiar with the Sub-Adviser’s operations and understand those aspects of the Sub-Adviser’s operations that may expose the Adviser and Trust to compliance risks or lead to a violation by Trust, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser of the federal securities laws;
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(5) permit the Adviser and Trust and its Trustees and officers to maintain an active working relationship with the Sub-Adviser’s compliance personnel by, among other things, providing the Adviser and Trust’s CCO and other officers with a specified individual within the Sub-Adviser’s organization to discuss and address compliance-related matters;
(6) provide the Adviser and its chief compliance officer and Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Trust CCO, with such certifications as may be reasonably requested; and
(7) reasonably cooperate with any independent registered public accounting firm engaged by Trust and shall take all reasonable action in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to assure that access to all reasonably necessary information and the appropriate personnel are made available to such independent registered public accounting firm, to support the expression of the independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion and their review of the appropriate internal controls and operations, as such may be required from time to time.
(b) The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and covenants that it has implemented and shall maintain a compliance program that complies with the requirements of Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act.
10. | Duration and Termination |
(a) Current Funds. This Agreement shall be effective immediately upon the approval of this Agreement by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board with respect to the Funds listed on Schedule A as of that date (“Current Funds”). For each Current Fund, this Agreement shall continue in effect from the effective date hereof, unless sooner terminated, as provided herein, for a period of one year from the date of its effectiveness and shall continue year to year thereafter, provided each continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the members of the Board or (ii) a vote of a “majority” of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Current Fund, provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of the members of the Board who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(b) New Funds. With respect to any Fund that is not a Current Fund (“New Fund”), this Agreement shall become effective on such date as determined by the Board, provided that with respect to any New Fund, and except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder or pursuant to any exemptive relief granted by the SEC, this Agreement shall not take effect unless it has been approved (a) by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board, including a majority of those Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by vote of a majority of that New Fund’s outstanding voting securities (unless such approval is not required by Section 15 of the 1940 Act as interpreted by the SEC or its staff) and shall continue in effect with respect to the New Fund, unless sooner
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terminated, as provided herein, for two years from the initial approval date for each New Fund and shall continue from year to year thereafter, provided each continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the members of the Board or (ii) a vote of a “majority” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the New Fund’s outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of the members of the Board who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(c) Termination. This Agreement is terminable with respect to the Funds, or any Fund, without penalty, on sixty (60) days’ written notice by the Board or by vote of the holders of a “majority” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the shares of the affected Funds or upon ninety (90) days’ written notice by the Sub-Adviser. In addition, this Agreement will terminate with respect to any Fund in the event of the termination of the Advisory Agreement with respect to that Fund. Termination of this Agreement with respect to any given Fund, shall in no way affect the continued validity of this Agreement or the performance thereunder with respect to any other Fund. This Agreement will be terminated automatically in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).
11. | Confidential Information |
Each party agrees that it will treat confidentially all information provided by any other party regarding such other parties’ businesses and operations, including without limitation the investment activities or holdings of each Fund. All confidential information provided by a party hereto shall not be disclosed to any unaffiliated third party without the prior consent of the providing party; however, a Fund’s portfolio holdings information may be disclosed in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures adopted by the Board regarding its dissemination. The foregoing shall not apply to any information that is public when provided or thereafter becomes public through no wrongful act of the recipient or which is required to be disclosed by any regulatory authority in the lawful and appropriate exercise of its jurisdiction over a party, by any auditor of the parties hereto, by judicial or administrative process or otherwise by applicable laws, rules or regulations.
12. | Amendment |
No provision of this Agreement shall be changed, waived or discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules or regulations thereunder or pursuant to any exemptive relief granted by the SEC, no material amendment of this Agreement with respect to any Fund shall be effective until approved by an affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund (unless such approval is not required by Section 15 of the 1940 Act as interpreted by the SEC or its staff), and (ii) a majority of the members of the Board, including a majority of Board members who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, if such approval is required by applicable law.
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13. | Miscellaneous |
(a) This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Titles or captions of sections in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provisions thereof.
(c) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all the parties.
(d) This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
(e) If any provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof to any party or circumstances shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the application of such provision to such person or circumstance, other than these as to which it so determined to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be valid and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(f) Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting the Sub-Adviser as an agent of the Adviser, Trust or the Funds.
(g) Notices of any kind to be given to the Adviser by the Sub-Adviser or Trust shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to the Adviser at 000 X. Xxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or at such other address or to such individual as shall be specified by the Adviser. Notices of any kind to be given to Trust by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to President, Two Portland Sq., Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or at such other address or to such individual as shall be specified by Trust. Notices of any kind to be given to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser or Trust shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to the Sub-Adviser at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, ATTN: General Counsel, or at such other address or to such other individual as shall be specified by the Sub-Adviser.
(h) Each of the undersigned warrants and represents that he has full power and authority to sign this Agreement on behalf of the party indicated and that his signature will bind the party indicated to the terms hereof and each party hereto warrants and represents that this Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the party, enforceable against the party in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties.
(i) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage. The Sub-Adviser shall provide prior written notice to the Adviser of any material changes in its errors and omissions or professional liability insurance policies or insurance coverage. Furthermore, it shall upon request provide to the Adviser any information it may reasonably require concerning the amount of or scope of such insurance.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the date first set forth above.
XXXXX INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCORPORATED (“Adviser”) | ||
By: | /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
Name: X.X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||
Title: CFO | ||
FORUM FUNDS (“Trust”) | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: President, Forum Funds | ||
MUNDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (“Sub-Adviser”) | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: Managing Director |
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SCHEDULE A
As of December 3, 2007
Xxxxx Advisory International Fund
A-1
SCHEDULE B
As of December 3, 2007
Annual Fees (as a Percentage of Daily Net Assets) | ||
Xxxxx Advisory International Fund |
0.50% of the first $100 million of average daily net assets; 0.40% of the next $150 million; 0.35% of from the next $250 million; and 0.30% of average daily net assets in excess of $500 million |
B-1