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EXHIBIT 6(a)
THE MAINSTAY FUNDS
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Agreement, made as of the 27th day of October, 1997 between THE MAINSTAY
FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of its series
(each, a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") as set forth on Schedule A, as
amended from time to time, and MainStay Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Manager").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act");
WHEREAS, the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust (the "Shares")
are divided into separate series, each of which is established pursuant to a
written instrument executed by the Trustees of the Trust and the Trustees may
from time to time terminate such series or establish and terminate additional
series; and
WHEREAS, each Fund desires to retain the Manager to render investment
advisory and related administrative services to the Fund, and the Manager is
willing to render such services on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Appointment. Each Fund hereby appoints MainStay Management, Inc.
to act as manager to the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement. The Manager accepts such appointment and agrees to render the
services herein described, for the compensation herein provided.
2. Duties as Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Trustees of
the Trust, the Manager shall administer each Fund's business affairs and manage
the investment operations of each Fund and the composition of the portfolio of
each Fund, including the purchase, retention and disposition of securities
therein, in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions
of each Fund, as stated in the currently effective Prospectus (as hereinafter
defined) and subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Manager shall (i) furnish each Fund with office
facilities; (ii) be responsible for the financial and accounting records
required to be maintained by each Fund (excluding those being maintained by the
Fund's Custodian, Transfer Agent and Accounting Services Agent except as to
which the Manager has supervisory functions) and other than those being
maintained by the Fund's sub-adviser, if any; and (iii) furnish each Fund with
ordinary clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such office
facilities.
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(b) The Manager shall provide supervision of each Fund's
investments and determine from time to time what investments or securities will
be purchased, retained, sold or lent by the Fund, and what portion of the Fund's
assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.
(c) The Manager shall use its best judgment in the performance
of its duties under this Agreement.
(d) The Manager, in the performance of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement, shall act in conformity with the Declaration
of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus (each as hereinafter defined) of the Trust and
with the instructions and directions of the Trustees of the Trust and will
conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act and all other
applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
(e) The Manager, and any sub-adviser to whom such authority has
been delegated, shall determine the securities to be purchased or sold by each
Fund and will place orders pursuant to its determination with or through such
persons, brokers or dealers (including NYLIFE Securities Inc.) in conformity
with the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Trust's
Registration Statement and Prospectus (each as hereinafter defined) or as the
Trustees may direct from time to time. It is recognized that, in providing a
Fund with investment supervision or the placing of orders for portfolio
transactions, the Manager or any sub-adviser will give primary consideration to
securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Consistent with this
policy, the Manager or any sub-adviser may consider the financial
responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided
by brokers or dealers who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or
other transactions to which other clients of the Manager or any sub-adviser may
be a party. It is understood that none of the Funds, the Trust nor the Manager
or any sub-adviser has adopted a formula for allocation of a Fund's investment
transaction business. It is also understood that it is desirable for each Fund
that the Manager or any sub-adviser have access to supplemental investment and
market research and security and economic analyses provided by certain brokers
who may execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to a Fund than may
result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the basis of seeking the
most favorable price and efficient execution. Therefore, the Manager or any
sub-adviser is authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of
securities for a Fund with such certain brokers, subject to review by the
Trust's Trustees from time to time with respect to the extent and continuation
of this practice. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers
may be useful to the Manager or any sub-adviser in connection with its services
to other clients.
On occasions when the Manager or any sub-adviser deems the purchase or
sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as other
clients, the Manager or any sub-adviser, to the extent permitted by applicable
laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the
securities to be so sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable
price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event,
allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as expenses incurred
in the transaction, will be made by the Manager or
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any sub-adviser in the manner it considers to be the most equitable and
consistent with its fiduciary obligations to that Fund and to such other
clients.
(f) The Manager shall maintain all books and records with
respect to each Fund's securities transactions required by sub-paragraphs
(b)(5), (6), (9) and (10) and paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act and
any other books and records required to be maintained by it under the 1940 Act
and the Rules thereunder and shall render to the Trust's Trustees such periodic
and special reports as the Trustees may reasonably request.
(g) The Manager shall provide the Trust's Custodian on each
business day with information relating to the execution of all portfolio
transactions pursuant to standing instructions.
(h) With respect to any or all Series of the Trust, including
the Funds, the Manager may enter into one or more contracts ("Sub-Advisory or
Sub-Administration Contract") with a sub-adviser or sub-administrator in which
the Manager delegates to such sub-adviser or sub-administrator any or all its
duties specified in this Agreement, provided that each Sub-Advisory or
Sub-Administration Contract meets all applicable requirements of the 1940 Act
and rules thereunder.
3. Manager Personnel. The Manager shall authorize and permit any of
its directors, officers and employees who may be elected or appointed as
Trustees or officers of the Trust to serve in the capacities in which they are
elected or appointed. Services to be furnished by the Manager under this
Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such directors,
officers, or employees.
4. Books and Records. The Manager shall keep the Funds' books and
records required to be maintained by it, pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof. The
Manager agrees that all records which it maintains for a Fund are the property
of such Fund, and it will surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records
upon the Fund's request. The Manager further agrees to preserve for the periods
prescribed by Rule 31a-2 as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") under the 1940 Act any such records as are
required to be maintained by the Manager pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof.
5. Services Not Exclusive. The services furnished by the Manager
hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive and the Manager shall be free to
furnish similar services to others so long as its services under this Agreement
are not impaired thereby.
6. Documents. The Trust has delivered to the Manager copies of each
of the following documents and will deliver to it all future amendments and
supplements, if any:
(a) Declaration of Trust of the Trust, filed with the Secretary
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Declaration of Trust, as in effect on
the date hereof and as amended from time to time, is herein called the
"Declaration of Trust");
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(b) By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as in effect on the
date hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein called the "By-Laws");
(c) Certified Resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust
authorizing the appointment of the Manager and approving the form of this
Agreement;
(d) Written Instrument to Establish and Designate Separate
Series of Shares;
(e) Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-lA (the "Registration Statement"),
as filed with the Commission, relating to each Fund and each Fund's Shares and
all amendments thereto;
(f) Notification of Registration of the Trust under the 1940
Act on Form N-8A as filed with the Commission and all amendments thereto; and
(g) Each form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information of the Trust (such Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to
time, being herein called collectively the "Prospectus").
7. Expenses. (a) In connection with the services rendered by the
Manager under this Agreement, the Manager will bear all of the following
expenses:
(i) the salaries and expenses of all personnel of the
Trust and the Manager, except the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Manager or of the Trust; and
(ii) all expenses incurred by the Manager in connection
with managing the investment operations of each Fund and administering the
ordinary course of each Fund's business, other than those assumed by the Funds
herein;
(b) Each Fund assumes and will pay its expenses, including but
not limited to those described below (where any such category applies to more
than one series of the Trust, each Fund shall be liable only for its allocable
portion of the expenses):
(i) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Manager or of the Trust;
(ii) the fees and expenses of each Fund which relate to
(A) the custodial function and the recordkeeping connected therewith, (B) the
maintenance of the required accounting records of the Funds not being maintained
by the Manager, (C) the pricing of the Funds' Shares, including the cost of any
pricing service or services which may be retained pursuant to the authorization
of the Trustees of the Trust, and (D) for both mail and wire orders, the
cashiering function in connection with the issuance and redemption of the Funds'
Shares;
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(iii) the fees and expenses of the Trust's transfer and
dividend disbursing agent, which may be the custodian, which relate to the
maintenance of each shareholder account;
(iv) the charges and expenses of legal counsel (including
an allocable portion of the cost of maintaining an internal legal and compliance
department) and independent accountants for the Trust;
(v) brokers' commissions and any issue or transfer taxes
chargeable to the Trust in connection with its securities transactions on behalf
of the Funds;
(vi) all taxes and business fees payable by the Trust or
the Funds to federal, state or other governmental agencies;
(vii) the fees of any trade association of which the Trust
may be a member;
(viii) the cost of share certificates representing Fund
Shares;
(ix) the fees and expenses involved in registering and
maintaining registrations of the Trust and of its Shares with the Commission,
registering the Trust as a broker or dealer and qualifying its Shares under
state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Trust's
registration statements and prospectuses for filing under federal and state
securities laws for such purposes;
(x) allocable communications expenses with respect to
investor services and all expenses of shareholders' and Trustees' meetings and
of preparing, printing and mailing reports to shareholders in the amount
necessary for distribution to the shareholders;
(xi) litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Trust's
business; and
(xii) any expenses assumed by the Funds pursuant to a Plan
of Distribution adopted in conformity with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
8. Organization Expenses. Each Fund hereby agrees to reimburse the
Manager for the organization expenses of, and the expenses incurred in
connection with, the initial offering of Shares of that Fund.
9. Compensation. For the services provided and the facilities
furnished pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust will pay to the Manager as full
compensation therefor a fee at an annual rate, as set forth opposite each Fund's
name on Schedule A, of the average daily net assets of each Fund.
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This fee will be computed daily and will be paid to the Manager
monthly. This fee will be chargeable only to the respective Fund, and no other
series of the Trust shall be liable for the fee due and payable hereunder. No
Fund shall be liable for any expense of any other series of the Trust.
10. Standard of Care. Subject to the applicable law, the Manager shall
not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by a Fund in
connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss
resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in
the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement.
11. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall continue in effect
with respect to each Fund for a period of more than two years from the date
hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually with respect to that Fund in conformity with the requirements of the
1940 Act and the Rules thereunder; provided, however, that this Agreement may be
terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, by the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of that Fund, or by
the Manager at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60
days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the
1940 Act).
12. Other Business. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict
the right of any of the Manager's directors, officers, or employees who may also
be a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust to engage in any other business
or to devote his time and attention in part to the management or other aspects
of any business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, nor limit or
restrict the Manager's right to engage in any other business or to render
services of any kind to any other corporation, trust, firm, individual or
association.
13. Independent Contractor. Except as otherwise provided herein or
authorized by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time, the Manager shall for
all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no
authority to act for or represent any Fund or the Trust in any way or otherwise
be deemed an agent of any Fund or the Trust.
14. Trust Materials. During the term of this Agreement, the Trust
agrees to furnish the Manager at its principal office all Prospectuses, proxy
statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared
for distribution to shareholders of a Fund or to the public, which refer to the
Manager in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use such material if the
Manager reasonably objects in writing within five business days (or such other
time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. In the event of
termination of this Agreement, the Trust will continue to furnish to the Manager
copies of any of the above-mentioned materials which refer in any way to the
Manager. The Trust shall furnish or otherwise make available to the Manager such
other information relating to the business affairs of each Fund as the Manager
at any time, or from time to time, reasonably requests in order to discharge its
obligations hereunder.
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15. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by mutual
consent, but the consent of each of the Funds, if required, must be obtained in
conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Rules thereunder.
16. Notice. Any notice or other communication required to be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by
registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Xxxxxx Corporate Center
I, Building A, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000; or (2) to
the Trust at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
18. Limitation of Liability of the Trust and the Shareholders. It is
understood and expressly stipulated that none of the Trustees, officers, agents
or shareholders of the Trust shall be personally liable hereunder. The name "The
MainStay Funds" is the designation of the Trust for the time being under the
Declaration of Trust and all persons dealing with the Trust must look solely to
the property of the Trust for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust,
as neither the Trustees, officers, agents or shareholders assume any personal
liability for obligations entered into on behalf of the Trust. No series of the
Trust shall be liable for any claims against any other series of the Trust.
19. Use of Name. Each Fund may use any name including the word
"MainStay" only for so long as this Agreement or any other agreement between the
Manager or any other affiliate of New York Life Insurance Company and the Trust
or any extension, renewal or amendment thereof remains in effect, including any
similar agreement with any organization which shall have succeeded to the
Manager's business as investment adviser. At such time as such an agreement
shall no longer be in effect, the respective Fund will (to the extent that it
lawfully can) cease to use such name or any other name indicating that it is
advised by or otherwise connected with the Manager or any organization which
shall have so succeeded to its business.
20. Miscellaneous. 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 shall be held or made invalid by a court decision,
statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be
affected thereby. As used in this Agreement, terms shall have the same meaning
as such terms have in the 1940 Act. Where the effect of a requirement of the
federal securities laws reflected in any provision of this Agreement is made
less restrictive by a rule, regulation or order of the Commission, whether of
special or general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate
the effect of such rule, regulation or order. This Agreement may be signed in
counterpart.
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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 day and year first above
written.
THE MAINSTAY FUNDS, on behalf of
each series listed on Schedule A
By:
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Name:
Title:
MAINSTAY MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE A
(as revised, April 27, 1998 and March 15, 1999)
FUND ANNUAL RATE*
California Tax Free Fund 0.50%
Capital Appreciation Fund 0.72%
Convertible Fund 0.72%
Equity Index Fund 0.50%
Government Fund 0.60%
High Yield Corporate Bond Fund 0.60%
International Bond Fund 0.70%
International Equity Fund 1.00%
Money Market Fund 0.50% **
New York Tax Free Fund 0.50%
Strategic Income Fund 0.60%
Tax Free Bond Fund 0.60%
Total Return Fund 0.64%
Value Fund 0.72%***
Blue Chip Growth Fund 1.00%
Research Value Fund 0.85%
Small Cap Value Fund 1.00%
Growth Opportunities Fund 0.70%
Small Cap Growth Fund 1.00%
Equity Income Fund 0.70%
Global High Yield Fund 0.70%
Map Equity Fund 0.75%
* of each Fund's average daily net assets
** up to $300 million; .450% from $300 to $700 million; .40% from $700 million
to $1 billion; and .35% in excess of $1 million.
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*** up to $200 million; .65% from $200 million to $500 million; and .50% in
excess of $500 million.
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