SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
77(e)(5)
AGREEMENT made this 28th day
of April, 2008, among ING Investors Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts
business trust, Directed Services, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited
liability company, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Asset Management, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”),
a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the
“Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Trust is
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), as an open-end management investment company;
WHEREAS, the Trust is
authorized to issue separate series, each of which will offer a separate class
of shares of beneficial interest, each series having its own investment
objective or objectives, policies, and limitations;
WHEREAS, the Trust currently
offers shares in multiple series, may offer shares of additional series in the
future, and intends to offer shares of additional series in the
future;
WHEREAS, pursuant to an
Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, effective as of January 1,
2007, a copy of which has been provided to the Sub-Adviser, the Trust has
retained the Adviser to render advisory, management, and administrative services
with respect to the Trust’s series; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and the
Adviser wish to retain the Sub-Adviser to furnish investment advisory services
to one or more of the series of the Trust designated on Schedule A hereto and
the Sub-Adviser is willing to furnish such services to the Trust and the
Adviser.
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the promises and mutual covenants herein
contained, it is agreed between the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser as
follows:
1. Appointment. The
Trust and the Adviser hereby appoint the Sub-Adviser to act as the sub-adviser
to each series of the Trust designated on Schedule
A of this Agreement (each a “Series”) for the periods and on the terms
set forth in this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser accepts such appointment
and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein
provided.
In the event the Trust designates one
or more series other than the Series with respect to which the Trust and the
Adviser wish to retain the Sub-Adviser to render investment advisory services
hereunder, they shall promptly notify the Sub-Adviser in writing. If
the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such services, it shall so notify the Trust
and Adviser in writing, whereupon such series shall become a Series hereunder,
and be subject to this Agreement.
In performing its obligations under
this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser may, upon notice and approval by Adviser, and as
necessary, the Adviser’s entering into a written agreement with any such
advisory affiliate, delegate any or all of its discretionary investment,
advisory and other
rights,
powers and functions hereunder to any of its investment advisory affiliates
provided that the Sub-Adviser shall always remain liable to the Adviser for its
obligations hereunder.
2. Portfolio Management
Duties and Authority.
Subject
to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and the
Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will provide a continuous investment program for each
Series’ portfolio and determine the composition of the assets of each Series’
portfolio, including determination of the purchase, retention, or sale of the
securities, cash, and other investments contained in the
portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will provide investment research and
conduct a continuous program of evaluation, investment, sales, and reinvestment
of each Series’ assets by determining the securities and other investments that
shall be purchased, entered into, sold, closed, or exchanged for the Series,
when these transactions should be executed, and what portion of the assets of
each Series should be held in the various securities and other investments in
which it may invest, and the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized to execute and
perform such services on behalf of each Series. To the extent
permitted by the investment policies of the Series, the Sub-Adviser shall make
decisions for the Series as to foreign currency matters. The
Sub-Adviser will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with
the Series’ investment objective or objectives, policies, and restrictions as
stated in the Trust’s registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as from time to time amended (the “Registration
Statement”), copies of which shall be sent to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser and
reviewed by Sub-Adviser before filing with the SEC. The Sub-Adviser
is authorized to exercise tender offers and exchange offers on behalf of the Series,
each as the Sub-Adviser determines is in the best interest of the
Series. The Sub-Adviser and Adviser further agree as
follows:
(a) The Sub-Adviser
will (1) manage each Series so that no action or omission on the part of the
Sub-Adviser will cause a Series to fail to meet the requirements to qualify as a
regulated investment company specified in Section 851 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (other than the requirements for the Trust
to register under the 1940 Act and to file with its tax return an election to be
a regulated investment company and satisfy the distribution requirements under
Section 852 (a) of the Code, all of which shall not be the responsibility of the
Sub-Adviser), (2) manage each Series so that no action or omission on the part
of the Sub-Adviser shall cause a Series to fail to comply with the
diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code, and the regulations
issued thereunder, and (3) use reasonable efforts to manage the Series so that
no action or omission on the part of the Sub-Adviser shall cause a Series to
fail to comply with any other material rules and regulations pertaining to
investment vehicles underlying variable annuity or variable life insurance
policies. The Adviser will notify the Sub-Adviser promptly if the
Adviser believes that a Series is in violation of any requirement specified in
this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Adviser shall be responsible for
obtaining a private letter ruling as to the nature of the income generated from
the Fund’s investment(s) in structured notes under the Code, and Sub-Adviser
shall be responsible for ensuring that the notes themselves comply with the
requirements of any private letter ruling so obtained. Until such time as
a private letter ruling for the Fund is obtained, Sub-Adviser shall purchase
notes that meet all the material requirements of a private letter ruling
obtained by Sub-Adviser in connection with the management of its own proprietary
commodities fund or such other instructions as may be provided by Adviser from
time to time.
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(b) On occasions
when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or other
instrument to be in the best interest of a Series, as well as of other
investment advisory clients of the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates, the
Sub-Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but
shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased
with those of its other clients where such aggregation is not inconsistent with
the policies set forth in the Registration Statement. In such event,
allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses
incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Sub-Adviser in a manner that is
fair and equitable in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser in the exercise of its
fiduciary obligations to the Trust and to such other clients and subject to the
Sub-Adviser’s General
Principals on Trade Allocation in the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Policies
and Procedures dated March 2008, as such procedures may be modified by
Sub-Adviser from time to time at its sole discretion.
(c) In connection
with the purchase and sale of securities for each Series, the Sub-Adviser will
arrange for the transmission to the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for
the Series on a daily basis, such confirmation, trade tickets, and other
documents and information, including, but not limited to, Cusip, Sedol, or other
numbers that identify securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of the
Series, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the custodian and portfolio
accounting agent to perform their administrative and recordkeeping
responsibilities with respect to the Series. With respect to
portfolio securities to be purchased or sold through the Depository Trust
Company, the Sub-Adviser will arrange for the automatic transmission of the
confirmation of such trades to the Trust’s custodian and portfolio accounting
agent.
(d) The Sub-Adviser will give
reasonable assistance to the portfolio accounting agent for the Trust or the
Adviser, upon request, in determining or confirming, consistent with the
procedures and policies stated in the Registration Statement, the value of any
portfolio securities or other assets of the Series for which the portfolio
accounting agent seeks assistance from or identifies for review by the
Sub-Adviser.
(e) The Sub-Adviser
will make available to the Trust and the Adviser, promptly upon reasonable
request, all of the Series’ investment records and ledgers maintained by the
Sub-Adviser in accordance with the 1940 Act (which shall not include the records
and ledgers maintained by the custodian and portfolio accounting agent for the
Trust) as are necessary to assist the Trust and the Adviser to comply with
requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended
(the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable laws. The
Sub-Adviser will furnish to regulatory authorities having the requisite
authority any information or reports in connection with such services which may
be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Trust are being
conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and
regulations.
(f) The Sub-Adviser
will, upon request, provide reports to the Board for consideration at meetings
of the Board on the investment program for the Series and the issuers and
securities represented in the Series’ portfolio, and will furnish the Trust’s
Board with respect to the Series such periodic and special reports as the
Trustees and the Adviser may reasonably request.
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(g) In rendering
the services required under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser may, from time to
time, employ or associate with itself such affiliated or unaffiliated person or
persons as it believes necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations
under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser may not retain, employ or
associate itself with any company that would be an “investment adviser,” as that
term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Series unless the contract with such
company is approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board and a majority who are
not parties to any agreement or contract with such company and who are not
“interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust, the Adviser, or
the Sub-Adviser, or any such company, and is approved by the vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the applicable Series of the Trust to
the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall be
responsible for making reasonable inquiries and for reasonably ensuring that no
associated person of the Sub-Adviser, or of any company that the Sub-Adviser has
retained, employed, or with which it has associated with respect to the
investment management of the Series, to the best of the Sub-Adviser’s knowledge,
had in any material connection with the handling of assets:
(i) been convicted, in the last
ten (10) years, of any felony or misdemeanor arising out of conduct involving
embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of funds or securities,
involving violations of Sections 1341, 1342, or 1343 of Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Code, or involving the purchase or sale of any security; or
(ii) been found by any state
regulatory authority, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to
have acknowledged violation of any provision of any state insurance law
involving fraud, deceit, or knowing misrepresentation; or
(iii) been found by any federal or state
regulatory authorities, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to
have acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws
involving fraud, deceit, or knowing misrepresentation.
(h) If applicable, in using
swaps, spot, futures, forward contracts and structured notes for the Series as
an investment the parties represent the following:
(i) That the
Adviser is properly and lawfully established with full power and authority to
enter into swaps, spot, futures, forward contracts and structured notes, to
perform its obligations under such contracts and to procure the Sub-Adviser to
enter into such contracts on its behalf. The parties acknowledge that
Adviser is not registered in any capacity with the Commodities Futures Trading
Commission.
(ii) That the
Adviser may not, except for purposes of redemptions, expenses, and other costs
of doing business, encumber funds which the Sub-Adviser has under the
Sub-Adviser’s management or which benefit from the Sub-Adviser’s investment
advice. If the Adviser requires funds for any redemptions, expenses,
and other costs of doing business, the Sub-Adviser will make funds available in
a reasonably timely manner for the Adviser to meet such
obligations. The Adviser reserves the right to segregate assets upon
notice to the Sub-Adviser and provide different arrangements for investment
management with respect to those assets.
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(iii) That the
Sub-Adviser has been granted full power and authority to enter into contracts
and to open accounts and execute documents as agent on the Adviser’s and Series’
behalf (including, without limitation trading documentation and related
ancillary documents such as representation letters, “give-up” agreements for
futures contract, etc.) and to give instructions for settlement for the same,
provided that Sub-Adviser may only trade swaps under ISDA Master Agreements that
have been reviewed by Adviser.
(iv) That the
Sub-Adviser has full authority to instruct Adviser’s and Trust’s custodian in
conformity with its mandate.
(v) That in the
event of the termination of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser, if legally and
operationally possible, may offer the Series’ counterparty the option to leave
open any existing contracts or instruments or to close them out at prevailing
market rates.
(i) The Sub-Adviser
will have no duty to vote any proxy solicited by or with respect to the issuers
of securities in which assets of the Series are invested unless the Adviser
gives the Sub-Adviser written instructions to the contrary. The
Sub-Adviser will immediately forward any proxy solicited by or with respect to
the issuers of securities in which assets of the Series are invested to the
Adviser or to any agent of the Adviser designated by the Adviser in
writing.
The
Sub-Adviser will make appropriate personnel available upon reasonable request
for consultation for the purpose of reviewing with representatives of the
Adviser and/or the Board any proxy solicited by or with respect to the issuers
of equity securities in which assets of the Series are invested. Upon request, the
Sub-Adviser will submit a written voting recommendation to the Manager for such
proxies. In making such recommendations, the Sub-Adviser shall use
its good faith judgment to act in the best interests of the
Series. The Sub-Adviser shall disclose to the best of its knowledge
any material conflict of interest, which is not already described in the
Sub-Adviser’s current Form ADV, with respect to the issuers of securities that
are the subject of such recommendations. Coordination and execution
of voting matters with respect to issuers of bonds or other fixed income
securities will be the responsibility of the Sub-Adviser.
3. Broker-Dealer
Selection. The Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized to place
orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investments for the
Series’ portfolio, with or through such persons, brokers or dealers and to
negotiate commissions to be paid on such transactions and to supervise the
execution thereof. The Sub-Adviser’s primary consideration in
effecting any such transaction will be to obtain the best execution for the
Series, taking into account the factors specified in the Registration Statement,
which include price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dollar
spread), the size of the order, the nature of the market for the security, the
timing of the transaction, the reputation, the experience and financial
stability of the broker-dealer involved, the quality of the service, the
difficulty of execution, and the execution capabilities and operational
facilities of the firms involved, and the firm’s risk in positioning a block of
securities. Accordingly, the price to a Series in any transaction may
be less favorable than that available from another broker-dealer if the
difference is reasonably justified, in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser in the
exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Trust, by other aspects of the
portfolio execution services offered.
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Subject to such policies as the Board
may determine and consistent with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the Sub-Adviser may effect a transaction on behalf of the
Series with a broker-dealer who provides brokerage and research services to the
Sub-Adviser notwithstanding the fact that the commissions payable with respect
to any such transaction may be greater than the amount of any commission another
broker-dealer might have charged for effecting that transaction, if the
Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission was
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services
provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the Sub-Adviser’s or its affiliate’s overall responsibilities
with respect to the Series and to their other clients as to which they exercise
investment discretion.
The Sub-Adviser will consult with the
Adviser with respect to participation in arrangements for the direction of
portfolio transactions on behalf of a Series. The
Sub-Adviser is further authorized to allocate orders placed by it on behalf of
the Series to the Sub-Adviser as agent if it is registered as a broker-dealer
with the SEC, to any of its affiliated broker-dealers as agents, or to such
brokers and/or dealers who also provide research or statistical material, or
other services to the Series, the Sub-Adviser, or an affiliate of the
Sub-Adviser. Such allocation shall be in such amounts and proportions
as the Sub-Adviser shall determine consistent with the above standards, and the
Sub-Adviser will report on said allocation regularly to the Board indicating the
broker-dealers to which such allocations have been made and the basis
therefor.
4. Disclosure about
Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser has reviewed the post-effective amendment to
the Registration Statement for the Trust filed with the SEC that contains
disclosure about the Sub-Adviser, and represents and warrants that, with respect
to the disclosure about or information relating, directly or indirectly, to the
Sub-Adviser, to the Sub-Adviser’s knowledge, such Registration Statement
contains, as of the date hereof, no untrue statement of any material fact and
does not omit any statement of a material fact which was required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading. The Sub-Adviser further represents and warrants that it
is a duly registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, or alternatively
that it is not required to be a registered investment adviser under the Advisers
Act to perform the duties described in this Agreement, and that it is a duly
registered investment adviser in all states in which the Sub-Adviser is required
to be registered and will maintain such registration so long as this Agreement
remains in effect. The Sub-Adviser will provide the Adviser with a
copy of the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV, Part II at the time the Form ADV and any
amendment is filed with the SEC, and a copy of its written code of ethics
complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, together with
evidence of its adoption.
5. Expenses. During
the term of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser will pay all expenses incurred by it
and its staff and for their activities in connection with the portfolio
management duties specified in this Agreement. In addition, if the
Trust is required, under applicable law, to supplement the Registration
Statement because of a change requested by the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will
reimburse the Trust and/or the Adviser up to $50,000 for the cost of preparing,
printing and distributing such supplement. Not withstanding the
foregoing, if the Sub-Adviser requests the change in order to comply with an
applicable law, rule or regulation, the cost incurred will be xxxxx by the
Adviser or the Trust. The Adviser or the Trust shall be responsible
for all the expenses of the Trust’s operations including, but not limited
to:
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(a) Expenses of all
audits by the Trust’s independent public accountants;
(b) Expenses of the
Series’ transfer agent, registrar, dividend disbursing agent, and shareholder
recordkeeping services;
(c) Expenses of the
Series’ custodial services including recordkeeping services provided by the
custodian;
(d) Expenses of
obtaining quotations for calculating the value of each Series’ net
assets;
(e) Expenses of
obtaining Portfolio Activity Reports and Analyses of International Management
Reports (as appropriate) for each Series;
(f) Expenses of
maintaining the Trust’s tax records;
(g) Salaries and
other compensation of any of the Trust’s executive officers and employees, if
any, who are not officers, directors, stockholders, or employees of the
Sub-Adviser or an affiliate of the Sub-Adviser;
(h) Taxes levied
against the Trust;
(i) Brokerage fees
and commissions, transfer fees, registration fees, taxes and similar liabilities
and costs properly payable or incurred in connection with the purchase and sale
of portfolio securities for the Series;
(j) Costs,
including the interest expense, of borrowing money;
(k) Costs and/or
fees incident to meetings of the Trust’s shareholders, the preparation, printing
and mailings of prospectuses and reports of the Trust to its shareholders, the
filing of reports with regulatory bodies, the maintenance of the Trust’s
existence, and the regulation of shares with federal and state securities or
insurance authorities;
(l) The Trust’s
legal fees, including the legal fees related to the registration and continued
qualification of the Trust’s shares for sale;
(m) Trustees’ fees
and expenses to trustees who are not officers, employees, or stockholders of the
Sub-Adviser or any affiliate thereof;
(n) The Trust’s pro
rata portion of the fidelity bond required by Section 17(g) of the 1940 Act, or
other insurance premiums;
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(o) Association
membership dues;
(p) Extraordinary
expenses of the Trust as may arise including expenses incurred in connection
with litigation, proceedings, and other claims (unless the Sub-Adviser is
responsible for such expenses under Section 13 of this Agreement), and the legal
obligations of the Trust to indemnify its Trustees, officers, employees,
shareholders, distributors, and agents with respect thereto; and
(q) Organizational
and offering expenses.
6. Compensation. For
the services provided to each Series, the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a
fee, payable as described in Schedule
A.
The fee will be prorated to reflect any
portion of a calendar month that this Agreement is not in effect among the
parties. In accordance with the provisions of the Management
Agreement, the Adviser is solely responsible for the payment of fees to the
Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to seek payment of its fees solely from
the Adviser.
7. Seed
Money. The Adviser agrees that the Sub-Adviser shall not be
responsible for providing money for the initial capitalization of the
Series.
8. Compliance.
(a) The Trust and
the Adviser acknowledge that the Sub-Adviser is not the compliance agent for any
Series or for the Trust or the Adviser, and does not have access to all of each
Series’ books and records necessary to perform certain compliance
testing. To the extent that the Sub-Adviser has agreed to perform the
services specified in Section 2 in accordance with the Trust’s registration
statement, the Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust
and By-Laws, the Trust’s Prospectus and any policies adopted by the Trust’s
Board applicable to the Series (collectively, the “Charter Requirements”), and
in accordance with applicable law (including Subchapters M and L of the Code,
the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act (“Applicable Law”)), the Sub-Adviser shall
perform such services based upon its books and records with respect to each
Series, which comprise a portion of each Series’ books and records, and upon
information and written instructions received from the Trust, the Adviser or the
Trust’s administrator, and shall not be held responsible under this Agreement so
long as it performs such services in accordance with this Agreement, the Charter
Requirements and Applicable Law based upon such books and records and such
information and instructions provided by the Trust, the Adviser, or the Trust’s
administrator. The Adviser shall promptly provide the Sub-Adviser
with copies of the Registration Statement, the Trust’s Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, the Trust’s currently effective
Prospectus and any written policies and procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board
applicable to the Series and any amendments or revisions thereto. The
Sub-Adviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Adviser and the Trust (1)
in the event that the SEC or other governmental authority has censured the
Sub-Adviser; placed limitations upon its activities, functions or operations;
suspended or revoked its registration, if any, as an investment adviser; or has
commenced proceedings or an investigation that may result in any of these
actions, (2) upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Series has
ceased to qualify or might not qualify as a regulated
investment
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company
under Subchapter M of the Code, or (3) upon having a reasonable basis for
believing that the Series has ceased to comply with the diversification
provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code or the regulations
thereunder. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Adviser and
the Trust promptly of any material fact known to the Sub-Adviser respecting or
relating to the Sub-Adviser that is not contained in the Registration Statement
as then in effect, and is required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, or of any statement contained therein that
becomes untrue in any material respect.
(b) The Adviser
agrees that it shall immediately notify the Sub-Adviser (1) in the event that
the SEC has censured the Adviser or the Trust; placed limitations upon either of
their activities, functions, or operations; suspended or revoked the Adviser’s
registration as an investment adviser; or has commenced proceedings or an
investigation that may result in any of these actions, (2) upon having a
reasonable basis for believing that the Series has ceased to qualify or might
not qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, or
(3) upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Series has ceased to
comply with the diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code or the
regulations thereunder.
9. Books and
Records. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3
under the 1940 Act, the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that all records which it
maintains for the Series are the property of the Trust and further agrees to
surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust’s or the
Adviser’s reasonable request, although the Sub-Adviser may, at its own expense,
make and retain a copy of such records. The Sub-Adviser further
agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act
the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-l under the 1940 Act and to
preserve the records required by Rule 204-2 under the Advisers Act for the
period specified in such rules.
10. Cooperation;
Confidentiality. Each party to this Agreement agrees to
cooperate with each other party and with all appropriate governmental
authorities having the requisite jurisdiction (including, but not limited to,
the SEC and state insurance regulators) in connection with any investigation or
inquiry relating to this Agreement or the Trust.
Subject to the foregoing, the
Sub-Adviser shall treat as confidential all information pertaining to the Trust
and actions of the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, and the Adviser shall
treat as confidential and use only in connection with the Series all information
furnished to the Trust or the Adviser by the Sub-Adviser, in connection with its
duties under the Agreement except that the aforesaid information need not be
treated as confidential if required to be disclosed under applicable law, if
generally available to the public through means other than by disclosure by the
Sub-Adviser or the Adviser, or if available from a source other than the
Adviser, Sub-Adviser or the Trust.
11. Representations
Respecting Sub-Adviser.
(a) During the term
of this Agreement, the Trust and the Adviser agree to furnish to the Sub-Adviser
at its principal offices prior to use thereof copies of all Registration
Statements and amendments thereto, prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to
shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to
shareholders of the Trust or any Series or to the public that refer or relate in
any way to the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates
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(other
than the Adviser), or that use any derivative of the name “Xxxxxxx Sachs Asset
Management, L.P.,” or any derivative thereof or logos associated therewith. The
Trust and the Adviser agree that they will not use any such material without the
prior consent of the Sub-Adviser, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the
Trust and the Adviser will furnish to the Sub-Adviser copies of any of the
above-mentioned materials that refer or relate in any way to the
Sub-Adviser;
(b) The Trust and
the Adviser will furnish to the Sub-Adviser such information relating to either
of them or the business affairs of the Trust as the Sub-Adviser shall from time
to time reasonably request in order to discharge its obligations
hereunder;
(c) The Adviser and
the Trust agree that neither the Trust, the Adviser, nor affiliated persons of
the Trust or the Adviser shall give any information or make any representations
or statements in connection with the sale of shares of the Series concerning the
Sub-Adviser or the Series other than the information or representations
contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus, or statement of additional
information for the Trust, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, or in reports or proxy statements for the Trust, or in sales literature or
other promotional material approved in advance by the Sub-Adviser, except with
the prior permission of the Sub-Adviser.
12. Representations
Respecting Adviser. The Adviser represents and warrants to the
Sub-Adviser such representations as are contained in Schedule B
of this Agreement (which representations will be deemed to be repeated at all
times until the termination of this Agreement).
13. Services Not
Exclusive. The services of the Sub-Adviser to the Series and
the Trust are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the Sub-Adviser shall be
free to render investment advisory or other services to others (including other
investment companies) and to engage in other activities, provided, however, that
the Sub-Adviser may not consult with any other sub-adviser of the Trust
concerning transactions in securities or other assets for any investment
portfolio of the Trust, including the Series, except that such consultations are
permitted between the current and successor sub-advisers of the Series in order
to effect an orderly transition of sub-advisory duties so long as such
consultations are not concerning transactions prohibited by Section 17(a) of the
1940 Act.
14. Prohibited
Conduct. The Sub-Adviser may not consult with any other
sub-adviser of the Trust concerning transactions in securities or other assets
for any investment portfolio of the Trust, including the Series, except that
such consultations are permitted between the current and successor sub-advisers
of the Series in order to effect an orderly transition of portfolio management
duties so long as such consultations are not concerning transactions prohibited
by Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act.
15. Liability. Except
as may otherwise be required by the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder or other
applicable law, the Trust and the Adviser agree that the Sub-Adviser, any
affiliated person of the Sub-Adviser, and each person, if any, who, within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”),
controls the Sub-Adviser (1) shall bear no responsibility and shall not be
subject to any liability for any act or omission respecting
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any
series of the Trust that is not a Series hereunder; and (2) shall not be liable
for any error of judgment, mistake of law, any diminution in value of the
investment portfolio of the Series, or subject to any damages, expenses, or
losses in connection with, any act or omission connected with or arising out of
any services rendered under this Agreement, except by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence in the performance by the Sub-Adviser of
its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard by the Sub-Adviser of its
obligations and duties under this Agreement.
16. Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding
Section 14 of this Agreement, the Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Sub-Adviser, any affiliated person of the Sub-Adviser (other than the
Adviser), and each person, if any, who, within the meaning of Section 15 of the
1933 Act controls (“controlling person”) the Sub-Adviser (all of such persons
being referred to as “Sub-Adviser Indemnified Persons”) against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or litigation (including legal and other
expenses) to which a Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person may become subject under the
1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Code, under any other statute, at
common law or otherwise, arising out of the Adviser’s responsibilities to the
Trust which (1) may be based upon any violations of willful misconduct,
malfeasance, bad faith or negligence by the Adviser, any of its employees or
representatives, or any affiliate of or any person acting on behalf of the
Adviser, or (2) may be based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact supplied by, or which is the responsibility of, the
Adviser and contained in the Registration Statement or prospectus covering
shares of the Trust or any Series, or any amendment thereof or any supplement
thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
known or which should have been known to the Adviser and was required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information
furnished to the Adviser or the Trust or to any affiliated person of the Adviser
by a Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person; provided however, that in no case shall the
indemnity in favor of the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person be deemed to protect
such person against any liability to which any such person would otherwise be
subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence in the
performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding
Section 14 of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Adviser, any affiliated person of the Adviser (other than the
Sub-Adviser), and each person, if any, who is a controlling person of the
Adviser (all of such persons being referred to as “Adviser Indemnified Persons”)
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or litigation
(including legal and other expenses) to which a Adviser Indemnified Person may
become subject under the 1933 Act, 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Code, under
any other statute, at common law or otherwise, arising out of the Sub-Adviser’s
responsibilities as Sub-Adviser of the Series which (1) may be based upon any
violations of willful misconduct, malfeasance, bad faith or negligence by the
Sub-Adviser, any of its employees or representatives, or any affiliate of or any
person acting on behalf of the Sub-Adviser, including but not limited to its
responsibilities under Section 2, Paragraph (a) of this Agreement, or (2) any
breach of any representations or warranties contained in Section 4; provided,
however, that in no case shall the indemnity in favor of a Adviser Indemnified
Person be deemed to protect such person against any liability to which any such
person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless
disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
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(c) The Adviser shall
not be liable under Paragraph (a) of this Section 15 with respect to any claim
made against a Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person unless such Sub-Adviser
Indemnified Person shall have notified the Adviser in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons, notice, or other first legal process or
notice giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon
such Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person (or after such Sub-Adviser Indemnified
Person shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but
failure to notify the Adviser of any such claim shall not relieve the Adviser
from any liability which it may have to the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person
against whom such action is brought except to the extent the Adviser
is prejudiced by the failure or delay in giving such notice. In case
any such action is brought against the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person, the
Adviser will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense
thereof or, after notice to the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person, to assume the
defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the Sub-Adviser Indemnified
Person. If the Adviser assumes the defense of any such action and the
selection of counsel by the Adviser to represent both the Adviser and the
Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person would result in a conflict of interests and
therefore, would not, in the reasonable judgment of the Sub-Adviser Indemnified
Person, adequately represent the interests of the Sub-Adviser Indemnified
Person, the Adviser will, at its own expense, assume the defense with counsel to
the Adviser and, also at its own expense, with separate counsel to the
Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person, which counsel shall be satisfactory to the
Adviser and to the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person. The Sub-Adviser
Indemnified Person shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel
retained by it, and the Adviser shall not be liable to the Sub-Adviser
Indemnified Person under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person independently in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. The Adviser shall not have the right to compromise on or settle
the litigation without the prior written consent of the Sub-Adviser Indemnified
Person if the compromise or settlement results, or may result in a finding of
wrongdoing on the part of the Sub-Adviser Indemnified Person.
(d) The Sub-Adviser
shall not be liable under Paragraph (b) of this Section 15 with respect to any
claim made against an Adviser Indemnified Person unless such Adviser Indemnified
Person shall have notified the Sub-Adviser in writing within a reasonable time
after the summons, notice, or other first legal process or notice giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Adviser
Indemnified Person (or after such Adviser Indemnified Person shall have received
notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the
Sub-Adviser of any such claim shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser from any
liability which it may have to the Adviser Indemnified Person against whom such
action is brought except to the extent the Sub-Adviser is prejudiced by the
failure or delay in giving such notice. In case any such action is
brought against the Adviser Indemnified Person, the Sub-Adviser will be entitled
to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof or, after notice to
the Adviser Indemnified Person, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to the Adviser Indemnified Person. If the Sub-Adviser
assumes the defense of any such action and the selection of counsel by the
Sub-Adviser to represent both the Sub-Adviser and the Adviser Indemnified Person
would result in a conflict of interests and therefore, would not, in the
reasonable judgment of the Adviser Indemnified Person, adequately represent the
interests of the
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Adviser
Indemnified Person, the Sub-Adviser will, at its own expense, assume the defense
with counsel to the Sub-Adviser and, also at its own expense, with separate
counsel to the Adviser Indemnified Person, which counsel shall be satisfactory
to the Sub-Adviser and to the Adviser Indemnified Person. The Adviser
Indemnified Person shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel
retained by it, and the Sub-Adviser shall not be liable to the Adviser
Indemnified Person under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the Adviser Indemnified Person independently in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. The Sub-Adviser shall not have the right to compromise
on or settle the litigation without the prior written consent of the Adviser
Indemnified Person if the compromise or settlement results, or may result in a
finding of wrongdoing on the part of the Adviser Indemnified
Person.
(e) The Adviser shall
not be liable under this Section 15 to indemnify and hold harmless the
Sub-Adviser and the Sub-Adviser shall not be liable under this Section 15 to
indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser with respect to any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, or litigation that first become known to the party seeking
indemnification during any period that the Sub-Adviser is, within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act, a controlling person of the Adviser.
17. Duration and
Termination. With respect to each Series identified as a
Series on Schedule
A hereto as in effect on the date of this Agreement, unless earlier
terminated with respect to any Series this Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect through
November
30, 2009. Thereafter, unless earlier terminated with respect to a Series, the
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect with respect to each such
Series for periods of one year, provided that such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Board of
Trustees of the Trust, or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
shares of the Series (as defined in the 1940 Act), and provided that such
continuance is also approved by the vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees
of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as
defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Trust or the Adviser, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
With
respect to any Series that was added to Schedule
A hereto as a Series after the date of this Agreement, the Agreement
shall become effective on the later of (i) the date Schedule
A is amended to reflect the addition of such Series as a Series under the
Agreement or (ii) the date upon which the shares of the Series are first sold to
the public, subject to the condition that the Trust’s Board of Trustees,
including a majority of those Trustees who are not interested persons (as such
term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Adviser, and the shareholders of such
Series, shall have approved this Agreement. Unless terminated earlier
as provided herein with respect to any such Series, the Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect for a period of two years from the date of its
effectiveness (as identified above) with respect to that
Series. Thereafter, unless earlier terminated with respect to a
Series, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect with respect to
each such Series for periods of one year, provided that such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the
Board of Trustees of the Trust, or (ii) vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting shares of such Series (as defined in the 1940 Act), and provided that
such continuance is also approved by the vote of a majority of the Board of
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested
persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Trust or the Adviser, cast in
person at a meeting called for the
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purpose
of voting on such approval. The Sub-Adviser shall not provide any services for
such Series or receive any fees on account of such Series with respect to which
this Agreement is not approved as described in the preceding
sentence. However, any approval of this Agreement by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of a Series
shall be effective to continue this Agreement with respect to such Series
notwithstanding (i) that this Agreement has not been approved by the holders of
a majority of the outstanding shares of any other Series or (ii) that this
Agreement has not been approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Trust, unless such approval shall be required by any other
applicable law or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Agreement may be terminated for each or any Series hereunder: (a) by
the Adviser at any time without penalty, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to
the Sub-Adviser and the Trust, (b) at any time without payment of any penalty by
the Trust, upon the vote of a majority of the Trust’s Board or a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of each Series, upon sixty (60) days’ written
notice to the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, or (c) by the Sub-Adviser at any time
without penalty, upon three (3) months’ written notice to the Adviser and the
Trust, unless the Adviser or the Trust requests additional time to find a
replacement for the Sub-Adviser, in which case the Sub-Adviser shall allow the
additional time requested by the Trust or the Adviser not to exceed three (3)
months beyond the initial three-month notice period; provided however, that the
Sub-Adviser may terminate this Agreement at any time without penalty effective
upon written notice to the Adviser and the Trust, in the event either the
Sub-Adviser (acting in good faith) or the Adviser ceases to be registered as an
investment adviser under the Advisers Act or otherwise becomes legally incapable
of providing investment management services pursuant to its respective contract
with the Trust, or in the event the Adviser becomes bankrupt or otherwise
incapable of carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, or in the event
that the Sub-Adviser does not receive compensation for its services from the
Adviser or the Trust as required by the terms of this Agreement. In
addition, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to a Series in the event
that it is not approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of that Series at a meeting of shareholders at which approval of the
Agreement shall be considered by shareholders of the Series.
In the event of termination for any
reason, all records of each Series for which the Agreement is terminated shall
promptly be returned to the Adviser or the Trust, free from any claim or
retention of rights in such records by the Sub-Adviser, although the Sub-Adviser
may, at its own expense, make and retain a copy of such records. The
Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as such
term is described in the 1940 Act). In the event this Agreement is
terminated or is not approved in the manner described above, the Sections or
Paragraphs numbered 2(e), 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, and 19 of this Agreement shall
remain in effect, as well as any applicable provision of this Paragraph numbered
16.
18. Notices. Any
notice must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when (1)
delivered in person, (2) dispatched by telegram or electric facsimile transfer
(confirmed in writing by postage prepaid first class mail simultaneously
dispatched), (3) sent by internationally recognized overnight courier service
(with receipt confirmed by such overnight courier service), or (4) sent by
registered or certified mail, to the other party at the address of such party
set forth below or at such other address as such party may from time to time
specify in writing to the other party.
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If to the
Trust:
0000 X.
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Chief
Counsel
If to the
Adviser:
Directed
Services, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Chief
Counsel
If to the
Sub-Adviser:
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx & Co.
00 Xxx
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
19. Amendments. No
provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and no
amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved by an affirmative
vote of (i) the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees of
the Trust who are not interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, if such
approval is required by applicable law; and (ii) the holders of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Agreement may be amended without the approval of a majority of the Series’
outstanding voting securities if the amendment relates solely to a change that
is permitted or not prohibited under federal law, rule, regulation, SEC Order or
SEC staff interpretation thereof to be made without shareholder
approval.
20. Use of
Names.
(a) It is understood
that the name “Directed Services, LLC” or any derivative thereof or logo
associated with that name is the valuable property of the Adviser and/or its
affiliates, and that the Sub-Adviser has the right to use such name (or
derivative or logo) only with the approval of the Adviser and only so long as
the Adviser is Adviser to the Trust and/or the Series. Upon
termination of the Management Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser, the
Trust or the Adviser shall notify the Sub-Adviser of the termination of the
Management Agreement and the Sub-Adviser shall as soon as is reasonably possible
cease to use such name (or derivative or logo).
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(b) It is understood
that the names “Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Asset Management, L.P.” or any derivative thereof
or logos associated with those names are the valuable property of the
Sub-Adviser and its affiliates and that the Trust and/or the Series have the
right to use such names (or derivatives or logos) in offering materials of the
Trust with the approval of the Sub-Adviser and for so long as the Sub-Adviser is
a sub-adviser to the Trust and/or the Series. Upon termination of
this Agreement between the Trust, the Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser, the Trust
shall as soon as is reasonably possible cease to use such names (or derivatives
or logos).
21. Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust. A copy of the Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust for the Trust is on file with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Amended and
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust has been executed on behalf of the
Trust by Trustees of the Trust in their capacity as Trustees of the Trust and
not individually. The obligations of this Agreement shall be binding
upon the assets and property of the Trust and shall not be binding upon any
Trustee, officer, or shareholder of the Trust individually.
22. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the state of Delaware,
without giving effect to the provisions, policies or principals thereof relating
to choice or conflict of laws, provided that nothing herein shall be construed
in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or rules or orders
of the SEC thereunder. The term “affiliate” or “affiliated person” as
used in this Agreement shall mean “affiliated person” as defined in Section
2(a)(3) of the 0000 Xxx.
(b) The captions of
this Agreement are included for convenience only and in no way define or limit
any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or
effect.
(c) If any
provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision,
statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be
affected thereby, and to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be severable.
(d) Nothing herein
shall be construed as constituting the Sub-Adviser as an agent of the Adviser,
or constituting the Adviser as an agent of the Sub-Adviser.
(e) The Adviser and
the Sub-Adviser each affirm that it has procedures in place reasonably designed
to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial
information.
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(f) The Trust, the
Adviser and the Sub-Adviser acknowledge that each may have obligations under the
laws and regulations of the United States to verify the source of funds and
identity of investors in accordance with the USA Patriot Act, and any rules or
regulations adopted thereunder (collectively the “Patriot Act”). Each
party agrees to assist the other parties in monitoring transactions in
accordance with the Patriot Act. If required by applicable law or
regulation, each party shall provide the other parties with documentation
evidencing the identity of a beneficial owner or owners of shares of the Series
upon request when a party is required by a law, court order, or by
administrative or regulatory entity to disclose the identity of the beneficial
owner(s).
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(g) This
Agreement may be executed in
counterparts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed as of the day and year
first above written.
By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: Senior
Vice President
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DIRECTED
SERVICES, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior
Vice President
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XXXXXXX
SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
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By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing
Director
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SCHEDULE
A
COMPENSATION
FOR SERVICES TO SERIES
For the services provided by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Asset Management, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”) to the following Series of ING
Investors Trust, pursuant to the attached
Sub-Advisory
Agreement (the “Agreement”), Directed Services, LLC (the “Adviser”) will pay the
Sub-Adviser a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average
daily net assets of the Series at the following annual rates of the average
daily net assets of the Series:
SERIES
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RATE
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ING
Xxxxxxx Sachs Commodity Strategy Portfolio
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0.25%
on the first $200 million;
0.23%
on the next $800 million; and
0.20%
on assets over $1 billion
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If this Agreement becomes effective or
terminates before the end of any month, the fee for the period from the
effective date to the end of the month or from the beginning of such month to
the date of termination, as the case may be, shall be prorated according to the
proportion that such period bears to the full month in which such effectiveness
or termination occurs.
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SCHEDULE
B
Master
IMA Signing Annex
To permit
future transactions in securities, futures, options, forwards, swaps and other
related instruments, the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Adviser and/or the Trust
will from time to time enter into standard form agreements and related
documentation with counterparties (e.g., ISDA Agreements, Futures Agreements,
Repurchase Agreements, etc.). When entering into such agreements and
related documentation, the Sub-Adviser must make representations and warranties
to counterparties on behalf of the Trust. The term “Trust,” as used
in this Schedule B, shall refer to the Trust or to the specific Series of the
Trust on whose behalf Sub-Adviser is acting, as the context may
require.
This
Master IMA Signing Annex furnishes the Sub-Adviser with such representations as
it must make on behalf of the Trust when entering into such
agreements.
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the 1992 form
Master Agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) and the ISDA 2000 Definitions (as may be supplemented
from time to time).
The
Adviser for itself and on behalf of the Trust further represents and warrants to
the Sub-Adviser such representations as are contained in Schedule B
of this Agreement are true and accurate in every material respect (which
representations will be deemed to be repeated at all times until the termination
of this Agreement). The Adviser agrees confirm that the
representations remain true and accurate in every material respect upon
reasonable written request of the Sub-Adviser.
Certain
Additional Representations of the Adviser.
(a)
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Basic
Representations.
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(i) Status. The Trust is
duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in
good standing;
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(ii) No
Violation or Conflict. Execution,
delivery and performance of an ISDA Master Agreement and any other
agreement or documentation relating to all transactions in securities,
futures, options, forwards, and other swaps-related instruments and
obligations of any kind relating thereto authorized by the Sub-Adviser in
the Investment Guidelines (collectively, “Authorized Agreement”) do not
violate or conflict with any law applicable to the Adviser or the Trust,
any provision of their respective constitutional documents, any order or
judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to their or
any of their respective assets or any contractual restriction binding on
or affecting their or any of their respective
assets;
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(iii)
Consents. All governmental
and other consents that are required to have been obtained by the Adviser
and/or the Trust with respect to any Authorized Agreement have been
obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such
consents have been complied with;
and
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(iv) Obligations
Binding. The Trust’s obligations under any Authorized
Agreement constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and subject, as to enforceability,
to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law)).
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(b)
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Absence of
Certain Events. Adviser acknowledges for itself and on
behalf of the Trust that if any of the representations contained in this
Schedule B prove to be untrue, an Event of Default, Potential Event of
Default or Termination Event could arise under an Authorized Agreement
and/or with respect to Transactions entered into
thereunder. Accordingly, Adviser, for itself and on behalf of
the Trust, undertakes to notify Sub-Adviser immediately if any of these
representations become untrue at any time while this Agreement is in
effect.
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(c)
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Absence of
Litigation. There is not
pending against the Trust or any of its Affiliates any action, suit or
proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental
body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect (i)
the legality, validity or enforceability against it of any Authorized
Agreement or (ii) its ability to perform its obligations under any
Authorized Agreement.
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(d)
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Accuracy of
Specified Information. All information
that is furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Trust to the
Sub-Adviser in connection with an Authorized Agreement is, as of the date
of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
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(g)
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Relationship
Between Parties. The Adviser further represents on
behalf of the Trust on the date on which it enters into a Transaction that
(absent a written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes
affirmative obligations to the contrary for that
Transaction):
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a.
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Assets. All
of the Trust’s assets are available to satisfy the obligations of it under
any Authorized Agreement.
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b.
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Non-Reliance. The
Adviser, for itself and on behalf of the Trust, is a sophisticated
institutional investor and is capable of assessing the merits of and
understands (on its own behalf or through independent professional
advice), and accepts the conditions and risks of each type of Transaction
contemplated in Section 2(h) of this Agreement. The Trust is also a
sophisticated institutional investor capable
of assuming, and assumes, the financial and other risks of each type of
Transaction contemplated in Section
2(h).
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(h)
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Collateral. The
Trust represents that:
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a.
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it
is the sole owner of the assets in its account (free and clear of any
security interest, lien, encumbrance or other
restriction);
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b.
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it
has not granted any lien or security interest in such
assets;
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c.
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such
assets can be transferred freely as collateral on its behalf in connection
with an Authorized Agreement to be entered into on its behalf;
and
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d.
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it
will take and/or permit the Sub-adviser on its behalf to take any and all
necessary actions in order to grant a valid, perfected security interest
in such assets to a counterparty under an Authorized
Agreement.
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IRS
Circular 230 disclosure: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx does not provide legal, tax or
accounting advice. Any statement contained in this communication
(including any attachments) concerning U.S. tax
matters is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the
purpose of avoiding penalties imposed on the relevant
taxpayer. Clients of Xxxxxxx Sachs should obtain their own
independent tax advice based on their particular
circumstances.
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