EXHIBIT 99.B-(d)(30)
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST
AGREEMENT made this 26th day of June, 2002 between SEI Investments
Management Corporation (the "Adviser") and Metropolitan West Asset Management
LLC (the "Sub-Adviser").
WHEREAS, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
(the "Trust"), is registered as an open-end management investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement
dated December 16, 1994, (the "Advisory Agreement") with the Trust, pursuant
to which the Adviser acts as investment adviser to the Core Fixed Income Fund
(the "Fund"), which is a series of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser, with the approval of the Trust, desires to retain the
Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Adviser in
connection with the management of the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to
render such investment advisory services.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DUTIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER. Subject to supervision by the Adviser and the
Trust's Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser shall manage all of the
securities and other assets of the Fund entrusted to it hereunder (the
"Assets"), including the purchase, retention and disposition of the Assets,
in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and
restrictions as stated in the Fund's prospectus and statement of
additional information, as currently in effect and as amended or
supplemented from time to time (referred to collectively as the
"Prospectus"), and subject to the following:
(a) The Sub-Adviser shall, in consultation with and subject to the direction of
the Adviser, determine from time to time what Assets will be purchased,
retained or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the Assets will be
invested or held uninvested in cash; provided unless contrary
instructions are provided, the Sub-Adviser may effect transactions in its
discretion and without prior consultation with the Adviser.
(b) In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the
Sub-Adviser shall act in conformity with the Trust's Declaration of
Trust (as defined herein) and the Prospectus and with the instructions and
directions of the Adviser and of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and
will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), and all other applicable
federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to
time. The Sub-Adviser will not be responsible for assets of the Fund other
than the Assets managed by the Sub-Adviser or for the effect those other
assets may have on the Fund's compliance with these requirements.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall determine the Assets to be purchased or sold by the
Fund as
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provided in subparagraph (a) and will place orders with or through such
persons, brokers or dealers to carry out the policy with respect to
brokerage set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement (as defined
herein) and Prospectus or as the Board of Trustees or the Adviser may
direct from time to time, in conformity with all federal securities
laws. In executing Fund transactions and selecting brokers or dealers,
the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek on behalf of the Fund the
best overall terms available. In assessing the best overall terms
available for any transaction, the Sub-Adviser shall consider all factors
that it deems relevant, including 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, both for the specific transaction and on a
continuing basis. In evaluating the best overall terms available, and in
selecting the broker-dealer to execute a particular transaction, the
Sub-Adviser may also consider the brokerage and research services provided
(as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")). Consistent with any guidelines
established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust and Section 28(e) of the
Exchange Act, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay to a broker or dealer
who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the
amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for
effecting that transaction if, but only if, the Sub-Adviser determines in
good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value
of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer --
viewed in terms of that particular transaction or in terms of the
overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser to its discretionary
clients, including the Fund. In addition, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to
allocate purchase and sale orders for securities to brokers or dealers
(including brokers and dealers that are affiliated with the Adviser,
Sub-Adviser or the Trust's principal underwriter) and to take into
account the sale of shares of the Trust if the Sub-Adviser believes that
the quality of the transaction and the commission are comparable to what
they would be with other qualified firms. In no instance, however, will
the Fund's Assets be purchased from or sold to the Adviser, Sub-Adviser,
the Trust's principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of either the
Trust, Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the principal underwriter, acting as
principal in the transaction, except to the extent permitted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the 1940 Act.
(d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to
transactions involving the Assets required by subparagraphs (b)(5), (6),
(7), (9), (10) and (11) and paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.
The Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Adviser or the Board of Trustees
such periodic and special reports, balance sheets or financial
information, and such other information with regard to its affairs as the
Adviser or Board of Trustees may reasonably request.
The Sub-Adviser shall keep the books and records relating to the Assets
required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement and
shall timely furnish to the Adviser all information relating to the
Sub-Adviser's services under this Agreement needed by the Adviser to
keep the other books and records of the Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under
the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish to the Adviser any
other information relating to the Assets that is required to be filed by
the Adviser or the Trust
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with the SEC or sent to shareholders under the 1940 Act (including the
rules adopted thereunder) or any exemptive or other relief that the Adviser
or the Trust obtains from the SEC. The Sub-Adviser agrees that all
records that it maintains on behalf of the Fund are property of the Fund
and the Sub-Adviser will surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records
upon the Fund's request; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain
a copy of such records. In addition, for the duration of this Agreement,
the Sub-Adviser shall preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2
under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it
pursuant to this Agreement, and shall transfer said records to any
successor sub-adviser upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if there
is no successor sub-adviser, to the Adviser).
(e) The Sub-Adviser shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day
with information relating to all transactions concerning the Fund's
Assets and shall provide the Adviser with such information upon request of
the Adviser.
(f) The investment management services provided by the Sub-Adviser under this
Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be
free to render similar services to others, as long as such services do not
impair the services rendered to the Adviser or the Trust.
(g) The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of any financial
condition that is likely to impair the Sub-Adviser's ability to fulfill
its commitment under this Agreement.
(h) The Sub-Adviser shall review all proxy solicitation materials and be
responsible for voting and handling all proxies in relation to the
securities held as Assets in the Fund. The Adviser shall instruct the
custodian and other parties providing services to the Fund to promptly
forward misdirected proxies to the Sub-Adviser.
Services to be furnished by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement may be
furnished through the medium of any of the Sub-Adviser's partners,
officers or employees.
2. DUTIES OF THE ADVISER. The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility
for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory
Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser's performance of its
duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that in connection with
its management of the Assets, nothing herein shall be construed to
relieve the Sub-Adviser of responsibility under Section 1(b) for compliance
with the Trust's Declaration of Trust (as defined herein), the
Prospectus, the instructions and directions of the Board of Trustees of the
Trust, the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Code, and all other applicable
federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to
time.
3. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with
copies properly certified or authenticated of each of the following
documents:
(a) The Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as filed with the Secretary
of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Agreement and
Declaration of Trust, as in
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effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time,
herein called the "Declaration of Trust");
(b) By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as in effect on the date of this
Agreement and as amended from time to time, are herein called the
"By-Laws"); and
(c) Prospectus of the Fund.
4. COMPENSATION TO THE SUB-ADVISER. For the services to be provided by the
Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the
Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full compensation
therefor, a sub-advisory fee at the rate specified in the Schedule which is
attached hereto and made part of this Agreement. The fee will be calculated
based on the average daily value of the Assets under the Sub-Adviser's
management and will be paid to the Sub-Adviser monthly. Except as may
otherwise be prohibited by law or regulation (including any then current
SEC staff interpretation), the Sub-Adviser may, in its discretion and from
time to time, waive a portion of its fee.
5. INDEMNIFICATION. The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages
(including reasonable attorney's fees and other related expenses) howsoever
arising from or in connection with the performance of the Sub-Adviser's
obligations under this Agreement to the extent caused by the
Sub-Adviser's own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the
reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Sub-Adviser's obligation under this Section 5 shall be
reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or
damage experienced by the Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly
related to the Adviser's own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence,
or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.
6. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall become effective upon
approval by the Trust's Board of Trustees and its execution by the
parties hereto. Pursuant to the exemptive relief obtained in the SEC Order
dated April 29, 1996, Investment Company Act Release No. 21921, approval
of the Agreement by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Fund is not required, and the Sub-Adviser acknowledges that it and any
other sub-adviser so selected and approved shall be without the protection
(if any) accorded by shareholder approval of an investment adviser's
receipt of compensation under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act.
This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years
from the date hereof only so long as continuance is specifically approved
at least annually in conformance with the 1940 Act; provided, however, that
this Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund (a) by the
Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a
majority of Trustees of the Trust or by the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund, (b) by the Adviser at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than
30 days' written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or (c) by the Sub-Adviser at
any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 90 days' written notice to
the Adviser. This Agreement shall terminate
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automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment, or in the
event of a termination of the Advisory Agreement with the Trust. As used
in this Section 6, the terms "assignment" and "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities" shall have the respective meanings set forth
in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to
such exceptions as may be granted by the SEC under the 1940 Act.
7. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law
principles; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as
being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.
8. SEVERABILITY. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid by a court
decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement
shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors.
9. NOTICE: Any notice, advice or report to be given pursuant to this Agreement
shall be deemed sufficient if delivered or mailed by registered,
certified or overnight mail, postage prepaid addressed by the party giving
notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other
party:
To the Adviser at: SEI Investments Management Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Legal Department
To the Sub-Adviser at: Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
10. NON-HIRE/NON-SOLICITATION. The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that so long as
the Sub-Adviser provides services to the Adviser or the Trust and for a
period of one year following the date on which the Sub-Adviser ceases to
provide services to the Adviser and the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall not
for any reason, directly or indirectly, on the Sub-Adviser's own behalf or
on behalf of others, hire any person employed by the Adviser, whether or
not such person is a full-time employee or whether or not any person's
employment is pursuant to a written agreement or is at-will. The
Sub-Adviser further agrees that, to the extent that the Sub-Adviser
breaches the covenant described in this paragraph, the Adviser shall be
entitled to pursue all appropriate remedies in law or equity.
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11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings relating to this Agreement's subject matter.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together,
constitute only one instrument.
In the event the terms of this Agreement are applicable to more than one
portfolio of the Trust (for purposes of this Section 11, each a "Fund"),
the Adviser is entering into this Agreement with the Sub-Adviser on behalf
of the respective Funds severally and not jointly, with the express
intention that the provisions contained in each numbered paragraph hereof
shall be understood as applying separately with respect to each Fund as if
contained in separate agreements between the Adviser and Sub-Adviser for
each such Fund. In the event that this Agreement is made applicable to any
additional Funds by way of a Schedule executed subsequent to the date first
indicated above, provisions of such Schedule shall be deemed to be
incorporated into this Agreement as it relates to such Fund so that, for
example, the execution date for purposes of Section 6 of this Agreement
with respect to such Fund shall be the execution date of the relevant
Schedule.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that the
obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees,
officers or shareholders of the Fund or the Trust.
(b) Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any
provision of this Agreement is altered by a rule, regulation or order of
the SEC, whether of special or general application, such provision shall be
deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written
above.
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION METROPOLITAN WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Dubchansky
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Dubchansky
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Title: Vice President Title: Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
AND
METROPOLITAN WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
AS OF JUNE 26, 2002
Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at
an annual rate as follows:
SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST
CORE FIXED INCOME FUND X.XX%
Agreed and Accepted:
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION METROPOLITAN WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Dubchansky
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Title: Vice President Title: Chief Executive Officer
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