Exhibit (d)(81)
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST
AGREEMENT made as of this 13th day of November, 2003 between SEI
Investments Management Corporation (the "Adviser") and ING Ghent Asset
Management LLC (the "Sub-Adviser").
WHEREAS, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
(the "Trust"), is registered as an open-end management investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement
dated December 16, 1994 (the "Advisory Agreement") with the Trust, pursuant to
which the Adviser acts as investment adviser to the series of the Trust set
forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the "Fund"), as such Schedule may be
amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser, with the approval of the Trust, desires to retain
the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Adviser in
connection with the management of the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to
render such investment advisory services.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DUTIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER. Subject to supervision by the Adviser and the
Trust's Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser shall manage all of the
securities and other assets of the Fund entrusted to it hereunder (the
"Assets"), including the purchase, retention and disposition of the
Assets, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and
restrictions as stated in the Fund's prospectus and statement of
additional information, as currently in effect and as amended or
supplemented from time to time (referred to collectively as the
"Prospectus"), and subject to the following:
(a) The Sub-Adviser shall, in consultation with and subject to the direction
of the Adviser, determine from time to time what Assets will be
purchased, retained or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the Assets
will be invested or held uninvested in cash.
(b) In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement,
the Sub-Adviser shall act in conformity with the Trust's Declaration of
Trust (as defined herein) and the Prospectus and with the instructions
and directions of the Adviser and of the Board of Trustees of the Trust
and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), and all other applicable
federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to
time.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall determine the Assets to be purchased or sold by the
Fund as provided in subparagraph (a) and will place orders with or
through such persons, brokers or dealers to carry out the policy with
respect to brokerage set forth in the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board
of Trustees or the Adviser may direct from time to time, in conformity
with all federal securities laws. In executing Fund transactions and
selecting
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brokers or dealers, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek on
behalf of the Fund the best overall terms available. In assessing the
best overall terms available for any transaction, the Sub-Adviser shall
consider all factors that it deems relevant, including the breadth of the
market in the security, the price of the security, the financial
condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, and the
reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific
transaction and on a continuing basis. In evaluating the best overall
terms available, and in selecting the broker-dealer to execute a
particular transaction, the Sub-Adviser may also consider the brokerage
and research services provided (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")).
Consistent with any guidelines established by the Board of Trustees of
the Trust and Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act, the Sub-Adviser is
authorized to pay to a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and
research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for
the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or
dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if,
the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission was
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker or dealer -- viewed in terms of that
particular transaction or in terms of the overall responsibilities of the
Sub-Adviser to its discretionary clients, including the Fund. In
addition, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to allocate purchase and sale
orders for securities to brokers or dealers (including brokers and
dealers that are affiliated with the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or the Trust's
principal underwriter) and to take into account the sale of shares of the
Trust if the Sub-Adviser believes that the quality of the transaction and
the commission are comparable to what they would be with other qualified
firms. In no instance, however, will the Fund's Assets be purchased from
or sold to the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, the Trust's principal underwriter,
or any affiliated person of either the Trust, Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or
the principal underwriter, acting as principal in the transaction, except
to the extent permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
and the 1940 Act.
(d) The Sub-Adviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to
transactions involving the Assets required by subparagraphs (b)(5), (6),
(7), (9), (10) and (11) and paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940
Act. The Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Adviser or the Board of
Trustees such periodic and special reports, balance sheets or financial
information, and such other information with regard to its affairs as the
Adviser or Board of Trustees may reasonably request.
The Sub-Adviser shall keep the books and records relating to the Assets
required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement and
shall timely furnish to the Adviser all information relating to the
Sub-Adviser's services under this Agreement needed by the Adviser to keep
the other books and records of the Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under the
1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish to the Adviser any other
information relating to the Assets that is required to be filed by the
Adviser or the Trust with the SEC or sent to shareholders under the 1940
Act (including the rules adopted thereunder) or any exemptive or other
relief that the Adviser or the Trust obtains from the SEC. The
Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains on behalf of the
Fund pursuant to the 1940 Act are property of the Fund and the
Sub-Adviser will surrender
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promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request;
provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain a copy of such
records. In addition, for the duration of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser
shall preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940
Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it pursuant to
this Agreement, and shall transfer said records to any successor
sub-adviser upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if there is no
successor sub-adviser, to the Adviser).
(e) The Sub-Adviser shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day
with information relating to all transactions concerning the Fund's
Assets and shall provide the Adviser with such information upon request
of the Adviser.
(f) The investment management services provided by the Sub-Adviser under this
Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be
free to render similar services to others, as long as such services do
not impair the services rendered to the Adviser or the Trust.
(g) The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of any financial
condition that is likely to impair the Sub-Adviser's ability to fulfill
its commitment under this Agreement.
(h) (i) Except under the circumstances set forth in subsection (ii), the
Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for reviewing proxy
solicitation materials or voting and handling proxies in relation
to the securities held as Assets in the Fund. If the Sub-Adviser
receives a misdirected proxy, it shall promptly forward such
misdirected proxy to the Adviser.
(ii) The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that upon 60 days' written notice
from the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall assume responsibility for
reviewing proxy solicitation materials and voting proxies in
relation to the securities held as Assets in the Fund. As of the
time the Sub-Adviser shall assume such responsibilities with
respect to proxies under this sub-section (ii), the Adviser shall
instruct the custodian and other parties providing services to the
Fund to promptly forward misdirected proxies to the Sub-Adviser.
(i) In performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the
Sub-Adviser shall not consult with any other sub-adviser to the Fund or a
sub-adviser to a portfolio that is under common control with the Fund
concerning the Assets, except as permitted by the policies and procedures
of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser shall not provide investment advice to any
assets of the Fund other than the Assets.
Services to be furnished by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement may be
furnished through the medium of any of the Sub-Adviser's control
affiliates, partners, officers or employees.
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2. DUTIES OF THE ADVISER. The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility
for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory
Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser's performance of
its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that in connection
with its management of the Assets, nothing herein shall be construed to
relieve the Sub-Adviser of responsibility for compliance with the Trust's
Declaration of Trust (as defined herein), the Prospectus, the
instructions and directions of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the
requirements of the 1940 Act, the Code, and all other applicable federal
and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.
3. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with
copies of each of the following documents:
(a) The Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as filed with the
Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Agreement
and Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and
as amended from time to time, herein called the "Declaration of Trust");
(b) By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as in effect on the date of this
Agreement and as amended from time to time, are herein called the
"By-Laws"); and
(c) Prospectus of the Fund.
4. COMPENSATION TO THE SUB-ADVISER. For the services to be provided by the
Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the
Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full compensation
therefor, a sub-advisory fee at the rate specified in Schedule B which is
attached hereto and made part of this Agreement. The fee will be
calculated based on the average daily value of the Assets under the
Sub-Adviser's management and will be paid to the Sub-Adviser monthly.
Except as may otherwise be prohibited by law or regulation (including any
then current SEC staff interpretation), the Sub-Adviser may, in its
discretion and from time to time, waive a portion of its fee.
5. INDEMNIFICATION. The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or
damages (including reasonable attorney's fees and other related expenses)
howsoever arising from or in connection with the performance of the
Sub-Adviser's obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that
the Sub-Adviser's obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to
the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage
experienced by the Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related
to the Adviser's own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to
the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.
The Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and
against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including
reasonable attorney's fees and other related expenses) howsoever arising
from or in connection with the performance of the Adviser's obligations
under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Adviser's
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obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the
claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the
Sub-Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the
Sub-Adviser's own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the
reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.
6. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall become effective upon
approval by the Trust's Board of Trustees and its execution by the
parties hereto. Pursuant to the exemptive relief obtained in the SEC
Order dated April 29, 1996, Investment Company Act Release No. 21921,
approval of the Agreement by a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund is not required, and the Sub-Adviser acknowledges
that it and any other sub-adviser so selected and approved shall be
without the protection (if any) accorded by shareholder approval of an
investment adviser's receipt of compensation under Section 36(b) of the
1940 Act.
This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two
years from the date hereof only so long as continuance is specifically
approved at least annually in conformance with the 1940 Act; provided,
however, that this Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund
(a) by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the
vote of a majority of Trustees of the Trust or by the vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, (b) by the Adviser at
any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days'
nor less than 30 days' written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or (c) by the
Sub-Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 90 days'
written notice to the Adviser. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment, or in the
event of a termination of the Advisory Agreement with the Trust. As used
in this Paragraph 6, the terms "assignment" and "vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities" shall have the respective meanings set
forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject
to such exceptions as may be granted by the SEC under the 1940 Act.
7. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law
principles; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as
being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.
8. SEVERABILITY. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors.
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9. NOTICE: Any notice, advice or report to be given pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed sufficient if delivered or mailed by
registered, certified or overnight mail, postage prepaid addressed by the
party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by
the other party:
To the Adviser at: SEI Investments Management Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Legal Department
To the Sub-Adviser at: ING Ghent Asset Management LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
With a copy to: ING Investment Management
00 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
10. NON-HIRE/NON-SOLICITATION. The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that so long as
the Sub-Adviser provides services to the Adviser or the Trust and for a
period of one year following the date on which the Sub-Adviser ceases to
provide services to the Adviser and the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall not
for any reason, directly or indirectly, on the Sub-Adviser's own behalf
or on behalf of others, hire any person employed by the Adviser and who
became known to the Sub-Adviser through the relationship set forth in
this Agreement, whether or not such person is a full-time employee or
whether or not any person's employment is pursuant to a written agreement
or is at-will. The Sub-Adviser further agrees that, to the extent that
the Sub-Adviser breaches the covenant described in this paragraph, the
Adviser shall be entitled to pursue all appropriate remedies in law or
equity.
11. NONCOMPETE PROVISIONS.
(a) The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that, the Sub-Adviser will:
(i) waive enforcement of any noncompete agreement or other
agreement or arrangement to which it is currently a party
that restricts, limits, or otherwise interferes with the
ability of the Adviser to employ or engage any investment
personnel of the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory
or other services to the Fund and will transmit to any
person or entity notice of such waiver as may be required
to give effect to this provision; and
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(ii) will not become a party to any noncompete agreement or
other agreement or arrangement that restricts, limits or
otherwise interferes with the ability of the Adviser to
employ or engage any investment personnel of the
Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory or other
services to the Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the
Sub-Adviser's obligations under this Paragraph 11 shall survive.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings relating to this Agreement's subject
matter. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts
shall, together, constitute only one instrument.
In the event the terms of this Agreement are applicable to more than one
portfolio of the Trust (for purposes of this Paragraph 12, each a
"Fund"), the Adviser is entering into this Agreement with the Sub-Adviser
on behalf of the respective Funds severally and not jointly, with the
express intention that the provisions contained in each numbered
paragraph hereof shall be understood as applying separately with respect
to each Fund as if contained in separate agreements between the Adviser
and Sub-Adviser for each such Fund. In the event that this Agreement is
made applicable to any additional Funds by way of a Schedule executed
subsequent to the date first indicated above, provisions of such Schedule
shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement as it relates to
such Fund so that, for example, the execution date for purposes of
Paragraph 6 of this Agreement with respect to such Fund shall be the
execution date of the relevant Schedule.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that the
obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees,
officers or shareholders of the Fund or the Trust.
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(b) Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected in any
provision of this Agreement is altered by a rule, regulation or order of
the SEC, whether of special or general application, such provision shall
be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written
above.
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ING GHENT ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Title:
Vice President Managing Director
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
AND
ING GHENT ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2003
SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST
High Yield Bond Fund
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SCHEDULE B
TO THE
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
AND
ING GHENT ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2003
Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at
an annual rate as follows:
SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST
Agreed and Accepted:
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ING GHENT ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By: By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Title:
Vice President Managing Director
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