[FUND]
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Agreement made this day of , 2001, between , a
Massachusetts business trust/Maryland corporation] (the Fund), and Prudential
Investments Fund Management LLC, a New York limited liability company (the
Manager).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Fund is a diversified, open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act);
and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Manager to render or contract to
obtain as hereinafter provided investment advisory services to the Fund and the
Fund also desires to avail itself of the facilities available to the Manager
with respect to the administration of its day-to-day business affairs, and the
Manager is willing to render such investment advisory and administrative
services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Fund hereby appoints the Manager to act as manager of the Fund and
each series thereof, if any (each a Portfolio), and as administrator of its
business affairs 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. Subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors/ Trustees of the Fund, the Manager is authorized to enter
into a subadvisory agreement with The Prudential Investment Corporation,
Xxxxxxxx Associates LLC, or any other subadviser, whether or not affiliated with
the Manager (each, a Subadviser), pursuant to which such Subadviser shall
furnish to the Fund the investment advisory services in connection with the
management of the Fund (each, a Subadvisory Agreement). Subject to the approval
of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, the Manager is authorized to
retain more than one Subadviser for the Fund or any Portfolio, and if the Fund
or any Portfolio has more than one Subadviser, the Manager is authorized to
allocate the Fund's or the Portfolio's assets among the Subadvisers. The Manager
will continue to have responsibility for all investment advisory services
furnished pursuant to any Subadvisory Agreement. The Fund and Manager understand
and agree that the Manager may manage the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style
with either a single or multiple Subadvisers, which contemplates that the
Manager will, among other things and pursuant to an Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): (i) continually evaluate the
performance of the Subadviser to the Fund and to each Portfolio, if applicable,
through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with such
Subadviser; (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Fund's Board as to
whether the contract with one or more Subadvisers should be renewed, modified,
or terminated; and (iii) periodically report to the Fund's Board regarding the
results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Fund recognizes that,
subject to the approval of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, a
Subadviser's services may be terminated or modified pursuant to the
"manager-of-managers" process and that the Manager may appoint a new Subadviser
for a Subadviser that is so removed.
2. Subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the
Fund, the Manager shall administer the Fund's business affairs and, in
connection therewith, shall furnish the Fund with office facilities and with
clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such office facilities and,
subject to Section 1 hereof and any Subadvisory Agreement, the Manager shall
manage the investment operations of the Fund and the composition of the Fund's
or Portfolio's portfolio including the purchase, retention and
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disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's and each Portfolio's
investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Fund's SEC
registration statement, and subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Manager (or a Subadviser under the Manager's supervision) shall
provide supervision of the Fund's and each Portfolio's investments, and
shall determine from time to time what investments or securities will be
purchased, retained, sold or loaned by the Fund and each Portfolio, and what
portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.
(b) The Manager, in the performance of its duties and obligations under
this Agreement, shall act in conformity with the [Articles of
Incorporation/Declaration of Trust] and By-Laws of the Fund and the Fund's
SEC registration statement and with the instructions and directions of the
Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, and will conform to and comply with
the requirements of the 1940 Act and all other applicable federal and state
laws and regulations. In connection therewith, the Manager shall, among
other things, prepare and file (or cause to be prepared and filed) such
reports as are, or may in the future be, required by the SEC.
(c) The Manager (or the Subadviser under the Manager's supervision)
shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold
by the Fund and each Portfolio and will place orders pursuant to its
determinations with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures
commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities
Incorporated) in conformity with the policy with respect to brokerage as set
forth in the Fund's Registration Statement or as the Board of
Directors/Trustees may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with
investment supervision, it is recognized that the Manager (or the Subadviser
under the Manager's supervision) will give primary consideration to securing
the most favorable price and efficient execution. Consistent with this
policy, the Manager (or Subadviser under the Manager's supervision) may
consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information
and other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission
merchants who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other
transactions to which other clients of the Manager (or Subadviser) may be a
party. It is understood that Prudential Securities Incorporated (or a
broker-dealer affiliated with a Subadviser) may be used as principal broker
for securities transactions, but that no formula has been adopted for
allocation of the Fund's investment transaction business. It is also
understood that it is desirable for the Fund that the Manager (or
Subadviser) have access to supplemental investment and market research and
security and economic analysis provided by brokers or futures commission
merchants, and that such brokers or futures commission merchants may execute
brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Fund than may result when
allocating brokerage to other brokers or futures commission merchants on the
basis of seeking the most favorable price and efficient execution.
Therefore, the Manager (or the Subadviser under the Manager's supervision)
is authorized to pay higher brokerage commissions for the purchase and sale
of securities and futures contracts for the Fund to brokers or futures
commission merchants who provide such research and analysis, subject to
review by the Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees from time to time with
respect to the extent and continuation of this practice. It is understood
that the services provided by such broker or futures commission merchant may
be useful to the Manager (or the Subadviser) in connection with its services
to other clients.
On occasions when the Manager (or a Subadviser under the Manager's
supervision) deems the purchase or sale of a security or a futures contract
to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the
Manager (or the Subadviser), the Manager (or Subadviser), to the extent
permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no
obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts 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 or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the
expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Manager (or the
Subadviser) in the manner it considers to be the most equitable and
consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other
clients.
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(d) The Manager (or the Subadviser under the Manager's supervision)
shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio
transactions and shall render to the Fund's Board of Directors/Trustees such
periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request.
(e) The Manager (or the Subadviser under the Manager's supervision)
shall be responsible for the financial and accounting records to be
maintained by the Fund (including those being maintained by the Fund's
Custodian).
(f) The Manager (or the Subadviser under the Manager's supervision)
shall provide the Fund's Custodian on each business day information relating
to all transactions concerning the Fund's assets.
(g) The investment management services of the Manager to the Fund under
this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Manager shall be free
to render similar services to others.
(h) The Manager shall make reasonably available its employees and
officers for consultation with any of the Directors/Trustees or officers or
employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein,
including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.
3. The Fund 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) [Articles of Incorporation/Declaration of Trust];
(b) By-Laws of the Fund (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 Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund
authorizing the appointment of the Manager and approving the form of this
agreement;
(d) Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on Form N-1A (the Registration Statement), as filed with
the SEC relating to the Fund and its shares of [common stock/beneficial
interest] and all amendments thereto; and
(e) Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund and
each of its Portfolios.
4. The Manager shall authorize and permit any of its officers and employees
who may be elected as Directors/Trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the
capacities in which they are elected. All services to be furnished by the
Manager under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any such
officers or employees of the Manager.
5. The Manager shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be
maintained by it pursuant to Paragraph 2 hereof. The Manager agrees that all
records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and it
will surrender promptly to the Fund any such records upon the Fund's request,
provided however that the Manager may retain a copy of such records. The Manager
further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the
1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by the Manager
pursuant to Paragraph 2 hereof.
6. During the term of this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the following
expenses:
(i) the salaries and expenses of all employees of the Fund and the
Manager, except the fees and expenses of Directors/Trustees who are not
affiliated persons of the Manager or any Subadviser,
(ii) all expenses incurred by the Manager in connection with managing
the ordinary course of the Fund's business, other than those assumed by the
Fund herein, and
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(iii) the fees, costs and expenses payable to a Subadviser pursuant to a
Subadvisory Agreement. The Fund assumes and will pay the expenses described
below:
(a) the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with the
management of the investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets,
(b) the fees and expenses of Fund Directors/Trustees who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act,
(c) the fees and expenses of the Custodian that relate to (i) the
custodial function and the recordkeeping connected therewith,
(ii) preparing and maintaining the general accounting records of the Fund
and the provision of any such records to the Manager useful to the
Manager in connection with the Manager's responsibility for the
accounting records of the Fund pursuant to Section 31 of the 1940 Act and
the rules promulgated thereunder, (iii) the pricing or valuation of the
shares of the Fund, including the cost of any pricing or valuation
service or services which may be retained pursuant to the authorization
of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Fund, and (iv) for both mail
and wire orders, the cashiering function in connection with the issuance
and redemption of the Fund's securities,
(d) the fees and expenses of the Fund's Transfer and Dividend
Disbursing Agent that relate to the maintenance of each shareholder
account,
(e) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and independent
accountants for the Fund,
(f) brokers' commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable
to the Fund in connection with its securities and futures transactions,
(g) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Fund to federal,
state or other governmental agencies,
(h) the fees of any trade associations of which the Fund may be a
member,
(i) the cost of share certificates representing, and/or
non-negotiable share deposit receipts evidencing, shares of the Fund,
(j) the cost of fidelity, directors' and officers' and errors and
omissions insurance,
(k) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining
registration of the Fund and of its shares with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and paying notice filing fees under state securities
laws, including the preparation and printing of the Fund's registration
statement and the Fund's prospectuses and statements of additional
information for filing under federal and state securities laws for such
purposes,
(l) allocable communications expenses with respect to investor
services and all expenses of shareholders' and Directors'/Trustees'
meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing reports and notices to
shareholders in the amount necessary for distribution to the
shareholders,
(m) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary
expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business, and
(n) any expenses assumed by the Fund pursuant to a Distribution and
Service Plan adopted in a manner that is consistent with Rule 12b-1 under
the 1940 Act.
7. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this
Agreement, the Fund will pay to the Manager as full compensation therefor a fee
at the annual rate(s) as described on the attached Schedule A with respect to
the average daily net assets of each Portfolio of the Fund. This fee will be
computed daily, and will be paid to the Manager monthly.
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8. The Manager shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any
loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement
relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to
the receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages
shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of
the 0000 Xxx) or 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.
9. This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two
years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act;
provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated with respect to any
Portfolio by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the
Board of Directors/ Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Portfolio, 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).
10. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any
officer or employee of the Manager who may also be a Director/Trustee, officer
or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her
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 right of
the Manager to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to
any other corporation, firm, individual or association.
11. Except as otherwise provided herein or authorized by the Board of
Directors/Trustees of the Fund 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 the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an
agent of the Fund.
12. During the term of this Agreement, the Fund 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 the Fund or the public, which refer in any way to the Manager,
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 Fund will continue to furnish to the Manager copies of any of the
above-mentioned materials which refer in any way to the Manager. Sales
literature may be furnished to the Manager hereunder by first-class or overnight
mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery. The Fund shall furnish
or otherwise make available to the Manager such other information relating to
the business affairs of the Fund as the Manager at any time, or from time to
time, reasonably requests in order to discharge its obligations hereunder.
13. This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the
Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
14. 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 Gateway Center Three, 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000, Attention: Secretary; or (2) to the
Fund at Gateway Center Three, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000,
Attention: President.
15. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
16. The Fund may use the name "[INSERT FUND NAME]" or any name including the
word "Prudential" only for so long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal
or amendment hereof remains in effect, including any similar agreement with any
organization which shall have succeeded to the
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Manager's business as Manager or any extension, renewal or amendment thereof
remain in effect. At such time as such an agreement shall no longer be in
effect, the Fund will (to the extent that it lawfully can) cease to use such a
name or any other name indicating that it is advised by, managed by or otherwise
connected with the Manager, or any organization which shall have so succeeded to
such businesses. In no event shall the Fund use the name "[INSERT FUND NAME]" or
any name including the word "Prudential" if the Manager's function is
transferred or assigned to a company of which The Prudential Insurance Company
of America does not have control.
[17. The name "Prudential Value Fund" is the designation of the Trustees
under a Declaration of Trust dated September 18, 1986, as amended, and all
persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the Fund for
the enforcement of any claims against the Fund as neither the Trustees,
officers, agents or shareholders assume any personal liability for obligations
entered into on behalf of the Fund.]
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.
[FUND]
By:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
PRESIDENT
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
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SCHEDULE A
Prudential Equity Fund, Inc................................. 0.50% to $500 mil.
0.475% next $500 mil.
0.45% over $1 bil.
Prudential Value Fund....................................... 0.60% to $500 mil.
0.50% next $500 mil.
0.475% next $500 mil.
0.45% over $1.5 bil.
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