EXHIBIT (d)(20)(A)
PREFERRED INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
Amendment to Subadviser Agreement
AMENDMENT dated April 1, 2003 (this "Amendment") to the Subadviser
Agreement dated as of March 30, 2001 (the "Subadviser Agreement") by and between
CATERPILLAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., a Delaware corporation (the "Manager"),
and XXXXXX & XXXXXX ASSOCIATES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Subadviser").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Manager has requested that the Subadviser agree to amend the
Subadviser Agreement in the manner provided for herein; and
WHEREAS, the Subadviser is willing to amend the Subadviser Agreement in the
manner provided for herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND SECTION REFERENCES
1.1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms which are
defined in the Subadviser Agreement and used herein are so used as so defined.
1.2. Section References. Unless otherwise indicated, all section and
subsection references are to the Subadviser Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO SUBADVISER AGREEMENT
2.1. Addition of Section 11. The Subadviser Agreement is hereby amended by
adding Section 11 as follows:
(a) The Subadviser shall not consult with any Preferred Subadviser
(other than an affiliated person of the Subadviser) concerning transactions
of the Fund in securities or other assets.
(b) To the extent that multiple Preferred Subadvisers serve as
investment advisers of the Fund, the Subadviser shall be responsible for
providing investment advice only with respect to such portion of the Fund
as may from time to time be determined by the Manager.
(c) "Preferred Subadviser" means an investment adviser, as defined in
Section 2(a)(20)(B) of the 1940 Act, for a series of the Trust. "Preferred
Subadviser" shall include an investment adviser that serves as an
investment adviser for a series of the Trust
pursuant to an agreement between such investment adviser and a Preferred
Subadviser.
SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS.
3.1. Continuing Effect. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the
terms and provisions of the Subadviser Agreement are and shall remain in full
force and effect.
3.2. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts by the parties hereto (including by facsimile transmission), each
of which counterparts when so executed shall be an original, but all the
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
3.3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws governing the Subadviser Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the
date first above written.
CATERPILLAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX & XXXXXX ASSOCIATES, INC.
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
The foregoing is accepted by:
THE PREFERRED GROUP OF MUTUAL FUNDS
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
