EXHIBIT 4(h)
SUB-ADVISER AGREEMENT
SUB-ADVISER AGREEMENT executed as of April 16, 1998 between ALLMERICA FINANCIAL
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. (the "Manager") and CAMBIAR INVESTORS, INC.
(the "Sub-Adviser").
WITNESSETH:
That in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed as
follows:
1. SERVICES TO BE RENDERED BY SUB-ADVISER TO THE TRUST
(a) Subject always to the control of the Trustees of Allmerica Investment
Trust (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, the Sub-Adviser,
at its expense, will furnish continuously an investment program for the
following series of shares of the Trust: the SELECT STRATEGIC GROWTH
FUND (the "Fund") and such other series of shares as the Trust, the
Manager and the Sub-Adviser may from time to time agree on (together,
the "Funds"). The Sub-Adviser will make investment decisions on behalf
of the Funds and place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities. In the performance of its duties, the Sub-Adviser
will comply with the provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of
Trust and Bylaws of the Trust and the objectives and policies of the
Fund, as set forth in the current Registration Statement of the Trust
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and any
applicable federal and state laws, and will comply with other policies
which the Trustees of the Trust (the "Trustees") or the Manager, as the
case may be, may from time to time determine and which are furnished to
the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall make its officers and employees
available to the Manager from time to time at reasonable times to
review investment policies of the Fund and to consult with the Manager
regarding the investment affairs of the Fund. In the performance of its
duties hereunder, the Sub-Adviser is and shall be an independent
contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized,
shall have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way or
otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Trust.
(b) The Sub-Adviser, at its expense, will furnish (i) all investment and
management facilities, including salaries of personnel necessary for it
to perform the duties set forth in this Agreement, and (ii)
administrative facilities, including clerical personnel and equipment
necessary for the conduct of the investment affairs of the Fund
(excluding brokerage expenses and pricing and bookkeeping services).
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio investments for the Fund with issuers, brokers or dealers
selected by the Sub-Adviser which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Sub-Adviser. In the selection of such brokers or
dealers and the placing of such orders, the Sub-Adviser always shall
seek best execution (except to the extent permitted by the next
sentence hereof), which is to place
portfolio transactions where the Fund can obtain the most favorable
combination of price and execution services in particular transactions
or provided on a continuing basis by a broker or dealer, and to deal
directly with a principal market maker in connection with over-the-
counter transactions, except when it is believed that best execution is
obtainable elsewhere. Subject to such policies as the Trustees may
determine, the Sub-Adviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully
or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise
solely by reason of its having caused the Trust to pay a broker or
dealer that provides brokerage and research services an amount of
commission for effecting a portfolio investment transaction in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged
for effecting that transaction, if the Sub-Adviser determines in good
faith that such excess amount of commission was reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction
or the overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates
with respect to the Trust and to other clients of the Sub-Adviser as to
which Sub-Adviser or any affiliate of the Sub-Adviser exercises
investment discretion.
2. OTHER AGREEMENTS
It is understood that any of the shareholders, Trustees, officers and
employees of the Trust may be a shareholder, partner, director, officer or
employee of, or be otherwise interested in, the Sub-Adviser, and in any
person controlled by or under common control with the Sub-Adviser, and that
the Sub-Adviser and any person controlled by or under common control with
the Sub-Adviser may have an interest in the Trust. It is also understood
that the Sub-Adviser and persons controlled by or under common control with
the Sub-Adviser have and may have advisory, management service or other
contracts with other organizations and persons, and may have other interests
and businesses.
3. COMPENSATION TO BE PAID BY THE MANAGER TO THE SUB-ADVISER
The Manager will pay to the Sub-Adviser as compensation for the Sub-
Adviser's services rendered, a fee, determined as described in Schedule A
which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Such fee shall be paid by
the Manager and not by the Trust.
4. AMENDMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement (including Schedule A attached hereto) shall not be amended
as to any Fund unless such amendment is approved at a meeting by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Fund, if such approval is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended ("1940 Act"), and by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called
for the purpose of voting on such approval, of a majority of the Trustees
who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Manager or of the Sub-
Adviser.
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5. EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date executed, and shall remain
in full force and effect as to each Fund continuously thereafter, until
terminated as provided below:
(a) Unless terminated as herein provided, this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect through January 9, 2000, and shall continue in
full force and effect for successive periods of one year thereafter,
but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually (i) by the Trustees or by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) by a vote of
a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust
or of the Manager or of any Sub-Adviser, by vote cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; provided,
however, that if the continuance of this Agreement is submitted to the
shareholders of the Fund for their approval and such shareholders fail
to approve such continuance of this Agreement as provided herein, the
Sub-Adviser may continue to serve hereunder in a manner consistent with
the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated as to any Fund without the payment of
any penalty by the Manager, subject to the approval of the Trustees, by
vote of the Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of such Fund at any annual or special meeting or by
the Sub-Adviser, in each case on sixty days' written notice.
(c) This Agreement shall terminate automatically, without the payment of
any penalty, in the event of its assignment or in the event that the
Management Agreement with the Manager shall have terminated for any
reason.
(d) In the event of termination of this Agreement, the Fund will no longer
use the name "Cambiar Investors, Inc." in materials relating to the
Fund except as may be required by the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
6. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement, the "affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities" means the affirmative vote, at a duly
called and held meeting of shareholders, (a) of the holders of 67% or more
of the shares of the Fund present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to
vote at such meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding
shares of the Fund entitled to vote at such meeting are present in person or
by proxy, or (b) of the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares
of the Fund entitled to vote at such meeting, whichever is less.
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For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms "control", "interested person"
and "assignment" shall have their respective meanings defined in the 1940
Act and rules and regulations thereunder, subject, however, to such
exemptions as may be granted by the SEC under said Act; the term
"specifically approve at least annually" shall be construed in a manner
consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and
the term "brokerage and research services" shall have the meaning given in
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
7. NON-LIABILITY OF SUB-ADVISER
The Sub-Adviser shall be under no liability to the Trust, the Manager or the
Trust's Shareholders or creditors for any matter or thing in connection with
the performance of any of the Sub-Adviser's services hereunder or for any
losses sustained or that may be sustained in the purchase, sale or retention
of any investment for the Funds of the Trust made by it in good faith;
provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to
protect the Sub-Adviser against any liability to the Trust by reason of the
Sub-Adviser's own willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder.
8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY OF THE TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS
A copy of the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust is on file with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given
that this instrument is executed by the Trustees as Trustees and not
individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding
upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are
binding only upon the assets and property of the appropriate Fund.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ALLMERICA FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. has
caused this instrument to be signed in duplicate on its behalf by its duly
authorized representative and CAMBIAR INVESTORS, INC. has caused this instrument
to be signed in duplicate on its behalf by its duly authorized representative,
all as of the day and year first above written.
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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CAMBIAR INVESTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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Accepted and Agreed to as of the day and year first above written:
ALLMERICA INVESTMENT TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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SCHEDULE A
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The Manager will pay to the Sub-Adviser as full compensation for the Sub-
Adviser's services rendered, a fee computed daily and paid quarterly at an
annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund as described below:
NET ASSETS FEE RATE
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First $50 Million 0.50%
Next $100 Million 0.45%
Next $100 Million 0.35%
Next $100 Million 0.30%
Over $350 Million 0.25%
The average daily net assets of the Fund shall be determined by taking an
average of all of the determinations of net asset value during each month at the
close of business on each business day during such month while this Agreement is
in effect.
The fee for each quarter shall be payable within ten (10) business days after
the end of the quarter.
If the Sub-Adviser shall serve for any period less than a full month, the
foregoing compensation shall be prorated according to the proportion which such
period bears to a full month.
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