ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PLAN AND AGREEMENT
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
CLASS I
SEI Asset Allocation Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), and currently consisting of a number of separately managed
portfolios (the "Portfolios"). The Trust desires to retain SEI Investments
Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), a Pennsylvania corporation, to itself
provide or to compensate service providers who themselves provide, the services
described herein to clients (the "Clients") who from time to time beneficially
own Class I shares ("Shares") of any Portfolio of the Trust. The Distributor is
willing to itself provide or to compensate service providers for providing, such
administrative services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
SECTION 1. The Distributor will provide, or will enter into written agreements
with service providers pursuant to which the service providers will provide, one
or more of the following administrative services to Clients who may from time to
time beneficially own Shares:
(i) providing subaccounting with respect to Shares beneficially owned
by Clients;
(ii) providing information periodically to Clients showing their
positions in Shares;
(iii) forwarding shareholder communications from the Trust (such as
proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial
statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to Clients;
(iv) processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from
Clients and placing such orders with the Trust or its service
providers;
(v) processing dividend payments from the Trust on behalf of the
Clients; and
(vi) providing such other similar services as the Trust may, through
the Distributor, reasonably request to the extent that the Service
Provider is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.
SECTION 2. The Distributor will provide all office space and equipment,
telephone facilities and personnel (which may be part of the space, equipment
and facilities currently used in the Distributor's business, or any personnel
employed by the Distributor) as may be reasonably necessary or beneficial in
order to fulfill its responsibilities under this Agreement.
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SECTION 3. Neither the Distributor nor any of its officers, employees, or agents
is authorized to make any representations concerning the Trust or the Shares
except those contained in the Trust's then-current prospectus or Statement of
Additional Information for the Shares, copies of which will be supplied to the
Distributor, or in such supplemental literature or advertising as may be
authorized in writing.
SECTION 4. For purposes of this Agreement, the Distributor and each service
provider will be deemed to be independent contractors, and will have no
authority to act as agent for the Trust in any matter or in any respect. By its
written acceptance of this Agreement, the Distributor agrees to and does
release, indemnify, and hold the Trust harmless from and against any and all
direct or indirect liabilities or losses resulting from requests, directions,
actions, or inactions of or by the Distributor or its officers, employees, or
agents regarding the Distributor's responsibilities under this Agreement, the
provision of the aforementioned services to Clients by the Distributor or any
service provider, or the purchase, redemption, transfer, or registration of
Shares (or orders relating to the same) by or on behalf of Clients. The
Distributor and its officers and employees will, upon request, be available
during normal business hours to consult with representatives of the Trust or its
designees concerning the performance of the Distributor's responsibilities under
this Agreement.
SECTION 5. In consideration of the services and facilities to be provided by the
Distributor or any service provider, each Portfolio that has issued Class I
shares will pay to the Distributor a fee, as agreed from time to time, at an
annual rate of up to .25% (twenty-five basis points) of the average net asset
value of all Class I shares of each Portfolio, which fee will be computed daily
and paid monthly. The Trust may, in its discretion and without notice, suspend
or withdraw the sale of Class I Shares of any Portfolio, including the sale of
Class I Shares to any service provider for the account of any Client or Clients.
The Distributor may waive all or any portion of its fee from time to time.
SECTION 6. The Trust may enter into other similar servicing agreements with any
other person or persons without the Distributor's consent.
SECTION 7. By its written acceptance of this Agreement, the Distributor
represents, warrants, and agrees that the services provided by the Distributor
under this Agreement will in no event be primarily intended to result in the
sale of Shares.
SECTION 8. This Agreement will become effective on the date a fully executed
copy of this Agreement is received by the Trust or its designee and shall
continue until terminated by either party. This Agreement is terminable with
respect to the Class I Shares of any Portfolio, without penalty, at any time by
the Trust or by the Distributor upon written notice to the Trust.
SECTION 9. All notices and other communications to either the Trust or to the
Distributor will be duly given if mailed, telegraphed, telefaxed, or transmitted
by similar communications device to the appropriate address stated herein, or to
such other address as either party shall so provide the other.
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SECTION 10. This Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and may not be "assigned" by either party thereto
as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.
SECTION 11. References to the "SEI Asset Allocation Trust," the "Trust," and the
"Trustees" of the Trust refer respectively to the Trust created and the Trustees
as trustees, but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under
the Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated November 20, 1995, a copy of which
is on file with the Office of Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and at the Trust's principal office. The obligations of the Trust
entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers,
representatives, or agents are made not individually, but in such capacities,
and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, officers,
representatives, or agents of the Trust personally. Further, the obligations of
the Trust with respect to any one Portfolio shall not be binding upon any other
Portfolio.
By their signatures, the Trust and the Distributor agree to the terms of this
Agreement.
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
By: ___________________________________Date: ________________
SEI INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO.
By: ___________________________________Date: ________________
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