INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered into effective as of March 20, 2014, by and between the Congressional Effect Family of Funds, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Congressional Effect Fund, a series of shares of the Trust (the “Fund”), and Pulteney Street Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, the Trust has designated the Fund as a series of interests in the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), and engages in the business of asset management; and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Adviser to render certain investment management services to the Fund, and the Adviser is willing to render such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
(a) Services. The Adviser agrees to perform the following services (the “Services”) for the Trust:
(1) manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund;
(2) continuously review, supervise, and administer the investment program of the Fund;
(3) determine, in its discretion, the securities to be purchased, retained or sold (and implement those decisions) with respect to the Fund;
(4) provide the Trust and the Fund with records concerning the Adviser’s activities under this Agreement which the Trust and the Fund are required to maintain; and
(5) render regular reports to the Trust’s trustees and officers concerning the Adviser’s discharge of the foregoing responsibilities.
The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the trustees and officers of the Trust and in compliance with (i) such policies as the trustees may from time to time establish; (ii) the Fund’s objectives, policies, and limitations as set forth in its prospectus and statement of additional information, as the same may be amended from time to time; and (iii) with all applicable laws and regulations. All Services to be furnished by the Adviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any directors, officers or employees of the Adviser or through such other parties as the Adviser may determine from time to time, including, without limitation, to the extent approved by the trustees of the Trust, and consistent with the 1940 Act and with all applicable laws and regulations (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Rules”), any investment sub-adviser. In such case, the Adviser will oversee the sub-adviser in carrying out the Services.
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(b) Expenses and Personnel. The Adviser agrees, at its own expense or at the expense of one or more of its affiliates, to render the Services and to provide the office space, furnishings, equipment and personnel as may be reasonably required in the judgment of the trustees and officers of the Trust to perform the Services on the terms and for the compensation provided herein. The Adviser shall authorize and permit any of its officers, directors and employees, who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Trust, to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Except to the extent expressly assumed by the Adviser herein and except to the extent required by law to be paid by the Adviser, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses in connection with its operation.
(c) Books and Records. All books and records prepared and maintained by the Adviser for the Trust and the Fund under this Agreement shall be the property of the Trust and the Fund and, upon request therefor, the Adviser shall surrender to the Trust and the Fund such of the books and records so requested.
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(a) the Trust may, at any time and without the payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice of a decision to terminate this Agreement by (i) the Trust’s trustees; or (ii) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund;
(b) this Agreement shall immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (within the meaning of the Act and the Rules thereunder);
(c) the Adviser may, at any time and without the payment of any penalty, terminate this Agreement upon 60 days written notice to the Trust and the Fund; and
(d) the terms of paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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9. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware.
(a) Representations and Warranties of the Adviser. The Adviser hereby represents and warrants to the Trust as follows: (i) the Adviser is a limited liability company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is fully authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its duties and obligations hereunder; and (ii) the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Advisers Act, and shall maintain such registration in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement.
(b) Representations and Warranties of the Trust. The Trust hereby represents and warrants to the Adviser as follows: (i) the Trust has been duly organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and is authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its terms; (ii) the Trust is (or will be) registered as an investment company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1940 Act; (iii) shares of each Trust are (or will be) registered for offer and sale to the public under the 1933 Act; and (iv) such registrations will be kept in effect during the term of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and the year first written above.
CONGRESSIONAL EFFECT FAMILY OF FUNDS
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PULTENEY STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx XxXxxxx
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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By: Xxxx XxXxxxx
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Title: Trustee
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Title: Manager
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