SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
Exhibit 23(d)(xxv)
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of June 2007, among WT Mutual Fund, a
Delaware business trust (the “Fund”), Xxxxxx Square Management Corporation (the
“Adviser”), a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware and Dimensional
Fund Advisors LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware (the
“Sub-Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and offers for public sale distinct
series of shares of beneficial interest; and
WHEREAS, the Wilmington Multi-Manager International Fund (the “Portfolio”) is a series
of the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser acts as the investment adviser for the Portfolio pursuant to the terms of
an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser under which the Adviser is
responsible for the coordination of investment of the Portfolio’s assets in portfolio securities;
and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is authorized under the Investment Advisory Agreement to delegate its
investment responsibilities to one or more persons or companies;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained,
the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Sub-Adviser. The Adviser and the Fund hereby appoint and employ the
Sub-Adviser as a discretionary portfolio manager, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, of
those assets of the Portfolio which the Adviser determines to assign to the Sub-Adviser (those
assets being referred to as the “Portfolio Account”). The Adviser may, from time to time
with notice to the Sub-Adviser, make additions to and withdrawals, including cash and cash
equivalents, from the Portfolio Account.
2. Acceptance of Appointment. The Sub-Adviser accepts its appointment as a
discretionary portfolio manager and agrees to use its professional judgment to make investment
decisions for the Portfolio with respect to the investments of the Portfolio Account and to
implement such decisions on a timely basis in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
3. Delivery of Documents. The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with copies
properly certified or authenticated of each of the following and will promptly provide the
Sub-Adviser with copies properly certified or authenticated of any amendment or supplement thereto:
a. The Portfolio’s Investment Advisory Agreement;
b. The Fund’s most recent effective registration statement and financial statements as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
c. The Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws; and
d. Any policies, procedures or instructions adopted or approved by the Fund’s Board of
Trustees relating to obligations and services provided by the Sub-Adviser.
4. Portfolio Management Services of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is hereby
employed and authorized to select portfolio securities for investment by the Portfolio, to purchase
and to sell securities for the Portfolio Account, and upon making any purchase or sale decision, to
place orders for the execution of such portfolio transactions in accordance with Sections 6 and 7
hereof and Schedule A hereto (as amended from time to time). The Sub-Adviser will provide advice
only with respect to the securities, cash and other investments held in the Portfolio Account and,
in making recommendations with respect to the Portfolio Account, the Sub-Adviser will not consider
any other securities, cash or other investments owned by the Portfolio. In providing portfolio
management services to the Portfolio Account, the Sub-Adviser shall be subject to and shall conform
to such investment restrictions as are set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, the
Internal Revenue Code, the supervision and control of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, such
specific instructions as the Board of Trustees may adopt and communicate to the Sub-Adviser, the
investment objective, policies and restrictions of the Fund applicable to the Portfolio furnished
pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, the provisions of Schedule A and Schedule B hereto and
other instructions communicated in writing to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser. In addition, the
Sub-Adviser is authorized to exchange, convert and otherwise respond to tender offers and other
voluntary corporate actions. The Sub-Adviser may (a) delegate any of its duties under this
Agreement to any of its affiliates and may provide information about the Fund, the Adviser and the
Portfolio to any of its affiliates; and (b) delegate operational support services required under
this Agreement to a third party service provider and may provide information about the Fund, the
Adviser and the Portfolio to such third-party service provider, provided in each case, however,
that the Sub-Adviser’s liability to the Fund and the Adviser will be unaffected by any such
delegation. The Sub-Adviser is not authorized by the Fund to take any action, including the
purchase or sale of securities for the Portfolio Account, in contravention of any restriction,
limitation, objective, policy or instruction described in this Section. The Sub-Adviser shall
maintain on behalf of the Fund the records listed in Schedule B hereto (as amended from time to
time). At the Fund’s reasonable request, the Sub-Adviser will consult with the Fund or with the
Adviser with respect to any decision made by it with respect to the investments of the Portfolio
Account.
5. Investment Objective, Policies and Restrictions. The Fund will provide the
Sub-Adviser with the statement of investment objective, policies and restrictions applicable to the
Portfolio as contained in the Portfolio’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, all
amendments or supplements to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and any
instructions adopted by the Board of Trustees supplemental thereto. The Fund agrees, on an ongoing
basis, to notify the Sub-Adviser in writing of each change in the fundamental and non-fundamental
investment policies of the Portfolio and will provide the Sub-Adviser with such further information
concerning the investment objective, policies, restrictions and such other information applicable
thereto as the Sub-Adviser may from time to time
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reasonably request for performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The Fund retains the
right, on written notice to the Sub-Adviser or the Adviser, to modify any such objective, policies
or restrictions in accordance with applicable laws, at any time.
6. Transaction Procedures. All transactions will be consummated by payment to or
delivery by the custodian designated by the Fund (the “Custodian”), or such depositories
or agents as may be designated by the Custodian in writing, of all cash and/or securities due to
or from the Portfolio Account, and the Sub-Adviser shall not have possession or custody thereof.
The Sub-Adviser shall advise the Custodian and confirm in writing to the Fund and to the
administrator designated by the Fund or any other designated agent of the Fund, all investment
orders for the Portfolio Account placed by it with brokers and dealers at the time and in the
manner set forth in Schedule B hereto (as amended from time to time). The Fund and the Sub-Adviser
shall issue to the Custodian such instructions as may be appropriate in connection with the
settlement of any transaction initiated by the Sub-Adviser. The Fund shall be responsible for all
custodial arrangements and the payment of all custodial charges and fees, and, upon giving proper
instructions to the Custodian, the Sub-Adviser shall have no responsibility or liability with
respect to custodial arrangements or the acts, omissions or other conduct of the Custodian, except
that it shall be the responsibility of the Sub-Adviser to take appropriate action if the Custodian
fails to confirm in writing proper execution of the instructions.
7. Allocation of Brokerage. The Sub-Adviser shall have authority and discretion to
select brokers and dealers (including brokers that may be affiliates of the Adviser or
Sub-Adviser) to execute portfolio transactions initiated by the Sub-Adviser.
a. In executing portfolio transactions, the Sub-Adviser will give primary consideration to
securing best execution. Consistent with this policy, the Sub-Adviser may consider the financial
responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers or
dealers who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which other
clients of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser may be a party. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to cause the Portfolio Account to pay brokerage
commissions which may be in excess of the lowest rates available to brokers who execute
transactions for the Portfolio Account or who otherwise provide brokerage and research services
utilized by the Sub-Adviser, provided that the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that the amount
of each such commission paid to a broker is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage
and research services provided by such broker viewed in terms of either the particular transaction
to which the commission relates or the Sub-Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to
accounts as to which the Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion.
b. The Sub-Adviser agrees that it will not execute any portfolio transactions for the
Portfolio Account with a broker or dealer which is (i) an affiliated person of the Fund, the
Adviser or any sub-adviser for any Portfolio of the Fund; (ii) a principal underwriter of the
Fund’s shares; or (iii) an affiliated person of such an affiliated person or principal underwriter,
unless such transactions are (x) exempt under Rules 10f-3(b) or 17a-10, (y) executed in accordance
with Rule 17e-l of the 1940 Act and the Fund’s Rule 17e-l procedures, or (z) executed in accordance
with Rule 10f-3(c) of the 1940 Act and the Fund’s
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Rule 10f-3(c) procedures. The Adviser agrees that it will provide the Sub-Adviser with a list of
such affiliated brokers and dealers; and
c. The Sub-Adviser acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the exemptions provided
under Rules 10f-3(b), 12d3-l, and 17a-10 under the 1940 Act, the Sub-Adviser (i) will not consult
with any other sub-adviser of the Portfolio, which is advising the Portfolio, concerning the
Sub-Adviser or its affiliated persons’ transactions with the Portfolio in securities or other
assets of the Portfolio, and (ii) will be limited to providing investment advice with respect to
the Portfolio Account.
d. On occasions when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the
best interest of the Portfolio Account as well as other clients of the Sub-Adviser, the
Sub-Adviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no
obligation to, aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the best price
and execution. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as
expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Sub-Adviser in a manner it considers to
be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund in respect of the Portfolio
and to such other clients.
e. Consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund in respect of the Portfolio and the
requirements of best price and execution, the Sub-Adviser may, under certain circumstances,
arrange to have purchase and sale transactions effected directly between the Portfolio Account and
another account managed by the Sub-Adviser (“cross transactions”). The Sub-Adviser will effect
cross transactions in accordance with applicable law and the Fund’s procedures adopted under Rule
17a-7 under the 1940 Act, which procedures the Adviser agrees to provide to the Sub-Adviser.
8. Proxies. Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, the Sub-Adviser
shall be responsible for voting or not voting, or giving advice about how or whether to vote, any
proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Portfolio
Account may be invested from time to time, electronically through the service the Sub-Adviser uses
and in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s then-current policies regarding proxy voting. The
Sub-Adviser is authorized and directed to instruct the Custodian to forward promptly to the
Sub-Adviser copies of all proxies and shareholder communications relating to securities held in the
Portfolio Account (other than materials relating to Legal Proceedings, as defined in Section 9 of
this Agreement). The Fund and the Adviser agree that the Sub-Adviser will not be responsible or
liable for failing to vote any proxies where (i) it has not received such proxies or related
shareholder communications on a timely basis, or (ii) it is consistent with the Sub-Adviser’s
policies regarding proxy voting then in effect to refrain from voting the relevant proxy(ies). At
the request of the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser shall provide the Sub-Adviser with its recommendations
as to the voting of such proxies.
9. Other Legal Actions. The Sub-Adviser shall not advise or act for the
Portfolio, the Fund or the Adviser in any legal proceedings, including bankruptcies or class
actions, involving securities held or previously held by the Portfolio Account or the issuers of
such securities (“Legal Proceedings”).
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10. Reports to the Sub-Adviser. The Fund will provide the Sub-Adviser with such
periodic reports concerning the status of the Portfolio Account as the Sub-Adviser may
reasonably request.
11. Fees for Services. For the services to be provided hereunder, the Fund shall pay
the Sub-Adviser out of the assets of the Portfolio a sub-advisory fee calculated at the annual
rates listed on the attached Schedule C. The fee shall be payable monthly as soon as practicable
after the last day of each month based on the Portfolio Account’s average daily net assets.
12. Other Investment Activities of the Sub-Adviser. The Fund acknowledges that the
Sub-Adviser or one or more of its affiliated persons may have investment responsibilities or render
investment advice to or perform other investment advisory services for other individuals or
entities and that the Sub-Adviser, its affiliated persons or any of its or their directors,
officers, agents or employees may buy, sell or trade in any securities for its or their own
respective accounts (“Affiliated Accounts”). The Fund agrees that the Sub-Adviser or its
affiliated persons may give advice or exercise investment responsibility and take such other action
with respect to other Affiliated Accounts which may differ from the advice given or the timing or
nature of action taken with respect to the Portfolio Account, provided that the Sub-Adviser acts in
good faith, and provided further, that it is the Sub-Adviser’s policy to allocate, within its
reasonable discretion, investment opportunities to the Portfolio Account over a period of time on a
fair and equitable basis relative to the Affiliated Accounts, taking into account the investment
objective and policies of the Portfolio and any specific investment restrictions applicable
thereto. The Fund acknowledges that one or more of the Affiliated Accounts may at any time hold,
acquire, increase, decrease, dispose of or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which
the Portfolio Account may have an interest from time to time, whether in transactions which involve
the Portfolio Account or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser shall have no obligation to acquire for the
Portfolio Account a position in any investment which any Affiliated Account may acquire, and the
Fund shall have no first refusal, co-investment or other rights in respect of any such investment,
either for the Portfolio Account or otherwise.
13. Certificate of Authority. The Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser shall furnish
to each other from time to time certified copies of the resolutions of their Boards of
Trustees/Directors or executive committees, as the case may be, evidencing the authority of
officers and employees who are authorized to act on behalf of the Fund, a Portfolio Account, the
Adviser and/or the Sub-Adviser.
14. Limitation of Liability. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any action taken,
omitted or suffered to be taken by it in its reasonable judgment, in good faith and believed by it
to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement,
or in accordance with (or in the absence of) specific directions or instructions from the Fund or
the Adviser, provided, however, that such acts or omissions shall not have resulted from the
Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or a reckless disregard of duty.
Except as may otherwise be required by law or as otherwise stated in this Agreement, the
Sub-Adviser will not be liable for any act or failure to act by the Custodian, any broker or dealer
to which the Sub-Adviser directs transactions for the Portfolio Account, or by
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any other third party including the Adviser. Nothing in this Section 14 shall be construed in
a manner inconsistent with Section 17(i) of the 1940 Act.
15. Confidentiality. Subject to the duty of the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Fund
to comply with applicable law, including any demand of any judicial, regulatory or taxing
authority having jurisdiction, and except as necessary to enable the Sub-Adviser to carry out its
obligations under this Agreement or as otherwise agreed, the parties hereto shall treat as
confidential all material non-public information pertaining to the Portfolio Account and the
actions of the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Fund in respect thereof. The Fund and the Adviser
agree that the Sub-Adviser may from time to time, at its discretion, disclose to third parties
that the Portfolio and the Fund are the Sub-Adviser’s clients, but the Sub-Adviser agrees that
such disclosure will be limited to supplying the name of the Portfolio and the Fund and not the
nature or extent of the Portfolio Account’s investments or any other information concerning the
Portfolio or the Fund.
16. Assignment. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Fund and the Adviser in writing sufficiently in
advance of any proposed change of control within the meaning of the 1940 Act to enable the Fund
and the Adviser to take the steps necessary to enter into a new contract with the Sub-Adviser.
17. Acknowledgement of Disclosure. The Fund and the Adviser hereby acknowledge
receipt of Part II of the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV as required pursuant to Rule 204-3 under the
Advisers Act prior to the date of this Agreement.
18. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Fund. The Fund represents,
warrants and agrees that:
a. The Sub-Adviser has been duly appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund in accordance
with the relevant requirements of the 1940 Act to provide investment services to the Portfolio
Account as contemplated hereby.
b. The Fund will deliver to the Sub-Adviser a true and complete copy of its then current
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as effective from time to time and such other
documents or instruments governing the investment of the Portfolio Account and such other
information as is necessary for the Sub-Adviser to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
c. The Fund is currently in compliance and shall at all times continue to comply with the
requirements imposed upon the Fund by applicable law and regulations.
19. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Adviser. The
Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that:
a. The Adviser has been duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of
the Fund to delegate to the Sub-Adviser the provision of investment services to the Portfolio
Account as contemplated hereby.
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b. The Adviser is currently in compliance and shall at all times continue to comply with
the requirements imposed upon the Adviser by applicable law and regulations.
20.
Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Sub-Adviser.
The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that:
a. The Sub-Adviser is registered as an “investment adviser” under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) or is a “bank” as defined in Section 202(a) (2) of the Advisers
Act.
b. The Sub-Adviser will maintain, keep current and preserve on behalf of the Fund, in the
manner required or permitted by the 1940 Act, the records identified in Schedule B. The Sub-Adviser
agrees that such records (unless otherwise indicated on Schedule B) are the property of the Fund,
and will be surrendered to the Fund promptly upon request. The Sub-Adviser will be entitled to
retain copies (or originals if so indicated on Schedule B) of such records in its sole discretion.
The Sub-Adviser agrees to keep confidential all records of the Fund and information relating to the
Fund, unless the release of such records or information is otherwise consented to in writing by the
Fund or the Adviser. The Fund and the Adviser agree that such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld and may not be withheld where the Sub- Adviser may be exposed to civil or criminal
contempt proceedings or when required to divulge such information or records to duly constituted
authorities.
c. The Sub-Adviser will complete such reports concerning purchases or sales of securities on
behalf of the Portfolio Account as the Adviser or the Fund may from time to time require to ensure
compliance with the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code, applicable state securities laws and
applicable statutes and regulations of foreign jurisdictions.
d. The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of
Rule 17j-l under the 1940 Act and Section 204A of the Advisers Act and has provided the Fund with
a copy of the code of ethics and evidence of its adoption. Within forty-five (45) days of the end
of the last calendar quarter of each year while this Agreement is in effect, the president or a
vice president or general partner of the Sub-Adviser shall certify to the Fund that the Sub-Adviser
has complied with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Section 204A during the previous year and that
there has been no material violation of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics or, if such a material
violation has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation. Upon the
written request of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Fund, its employees or its agents to
examine the reports required to be made to the Sub- Adviser by
Rule 17j-1(d)(1).
e. The Sub-Adviser will promptly after updating, or filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission an amendment to, its Form ADV furnish a copy of such amendment to the Fund
and the Adviser.
f. The Sub-Adviser will immediately notify the Fund and the Adviser of the occurrence of any
event which would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment
company pursuant to Section 9 of the 1940 Act or
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otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately notify the Fund and the Adviser if it is served or
otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in
equity, before or by any court, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Portfolio
Account.
g. To the extent required by the Advisers Act and interpretations
thereunder, the Sub-Adviser will notify the Fund and the Adviser in the event of any change in the
membership of the Sub-Adviser’s partnership within a reasonable time after such change.
21. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time, but only by written
agreement among the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Fund, which amendment, other than amendments
to Schedules A and B, is subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and, to the extent
required by the 1940 Act, the shareholders of the Portfolio in the manner required by the 1940 Act
and the rules thereunder, subject to any applicable orders of exemption issued by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
22. Effective Date; Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the date first
written above and shall remain in force for a period of time of two years from such date, and from
year to year thereafter but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund, the
Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval, and by a vote of the Board of Trustees or of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Portfolio. The aforesaid requirement that this Agreement may be continued
“annually” shall be construed in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
23. Termination.
a. This Agreement may be terminated by the Fund (by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the
Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio), without the
payment of any penalty, immediately upon written notice to the other parties hereto, in the event
of a material breach of any provision thereof by the party so notified or otherwise by the Fund,
upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other parties hereto, but any such termination shall
not affect the obligations or liabilities of any party hereto to the others to the extent that such
obligations or liabilities have accrued prior to or as of the time of termination. Any fees due to
the Sub-Adviser will be prorated to date of termination.
b. This Agreement may also be terminated by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, without the
payment of any penalty immediately upon written notice to the other parties hereto, in the event of
a material breach of any provision thereof by the party so notified if such breach shall not have
been cured within a 20-day period after notice of such breach or otherwise by the Adviser or the
Sub-Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other parties hereto, but any such
termination shall not affect the obligations or liabilities of any party hereto to the others to
the extent that such obligations or liabilities have accrued prior to or as of the time of
termination. Any fees due to the Sub-Adviser will be prorated to date of termination.
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24. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms “affiliated person,”
“assignment,” “control,” “interested person,” “principal underwriter” and “vote of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities” shall have the meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder, subject to any applicable orders of exemption issued by the U. S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
25. Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing addressed and
delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other parties to this Agreement at their principal
place of business.
26. Severability. 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.
27. Construction. Headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not affect the construction or interpretation of any of its provisions.
28. Governing Law. To the extent that state law is not preempted by the provisions of
any law of the United States heretofore or hereafter enacted, as the same may be amended from time
to time, this Agreement shall be administered, construed and enforced according to the laws of the
State of Delaware.
29. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Schedules attached hereto collectively
embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed, as of the
day and year first written above.
WT MUTUAL FUND, on behalf of the Wilmington | ||||||
Multi-Manager International Fund | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | |||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | ||||||
By Dimensional Holdings Inc., General Partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||
Title: | Vice President and Secretary |
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XXXXXX SQUARE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | President |
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SCHEDULE A
OPERATING PROCEDURES
From time to time the Adviser shall issue written Operating Procedures which shall govern
reporting of transactions and other matters so as to facilitate (i) the monitoring of the Fund’s
compliance with the restrictions and limitations applicable to the operations of a registered
investment company and (ii) the preparation of reports to the Board of Trustees, regulatory
authorities and shareholders.
SUBSTANTIVE LIMITATIONS
A. | The Sub-Adviser will manage the Portfolio Account as if the Portfolio Account were a registered investment company subject to the investment objective, policies and limitations applicable to the Portfolio stated in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as from time to time in effect, included in the Fund’s registration statement or a supplement thereto under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as each may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that if a more stringent restriction or limitation than any of the foregoing is stated in Section B of this Schedule, the more stringent restriction or limitation shall apply to the Portfolio Account. |
B. | The Sub-Adviser shall not, without the written approval of the Adviser, on behalf of the Portfolio Account: |
1. | purchase securities of any issuer if such purchase would cause more than 10% of the voting securities of such issuer to be held in the Portfolio Account (1940 Act Section 5(b)(1); IRC Section 851(b)(4)(a)(ii)); | ||
2. | purchase securities if such purchase would cause: |
a. | more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any other investment company to be held in the Portfolio Account (1940 Act Section 12(d)(1)(A)(i), | ||
b. | securities issued by any other investment company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets in the Portfolio Account to be held in the Portfolio Account (1940 Act Section 12(d)(l)(A)(ii)), | ||
c. | securities issued by all other investment companies (other than Treasury Stock) having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the Portfolio Account to be held in the Portfolio Account (1940 Act Section 12(d)(l)(A)(iii)), | ||
d. | more than 10% of the outstanding voting stock of any registered closed-end investment company to be held in the Portfolio Account, and by any other investment company having as its investment adviser any of the |
Sub-Advisers, the Adviser, or any other investment adviser to the Fund (1940 Act Section 12(d)(1)(C)); |
3. | purchase securities of any insurance company if such purchase would cause more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any insurance company to be held in the Portfolio Account (1940 Act Section 12(d)(2)); or | ||
4. | purchase securities of or any interest in any person who is a broker, a dealer, is engaged in the business of underwriting, is an investment adviser to an investment company or is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 unless |
a. | such purchase is of a security of any issuer that, in its most recent fiscal year, derived 15% or less of its gross revenues from securities-related activities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-l(a)), or | ||
b. | despite the fact that such purchase is of any security of any issuer that derived more than 15% of its gross revenues from securities-related activities: |
(1) | immediately after the purchase of any equity security, the Portfolio Account would not own more than 5% of outstanding securities of that class of the issuer’s equity securities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-1(b)(1)); | ||
(2) | immediately after the purchase of any debt security, the Portfolio Account would not own more than 10% of the outstanding principal amount of the issuer’s debt securities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-l(b)(2)); and | ||
(3) | immediately after the purchase, not more than 5% of the value of the Portfolio Account’s total assets would be invested in the issuer’s securities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-1(b)(3)). |
C. | The Sub-Adviser will manage the Portfolio Account so that no more than 10% of the gross income of the Portfolio Account is derived from any source other than dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans (as defined in IRC Section 512(a)(5)), and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities (as defined in the 1940 Act Section 2(a)(36)) or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to the Portfolio’s business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies (IRC Section 851(b)(2)). |
Dated:
June 1, 2007
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SCHEDULE B
RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
Records To Be Maintained by the Sub-Adviser:
A. | (Rule 31 a-l(b)(5) and (6)). A record of each brokerage order, and all other portfolio purchases and sales, given by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Portfolio Account for, or in connection with, the purchase or sale of securities, whether executed or unexecuted. Such records shall include: |
1. | the name of the broker; | ||
2. | the terms and conditions of the order and of any modification or cancellation thereof; | ||
3. | the time of entry or cancellation; | ||
4. | the price at which executed; | ||
5. | the time of receipt of a report of execution; and | ||
6. | the name of the person who placed the order on behalf of the Portfolio Account. |
B. | (Rule 3la-l(b)(9)). A record for each fiscal quarter, completed within ten (10) days after the end of the quarter, showing specifically the basis or bases (e.g. execution ability, execution and research) upon which the allocation of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities to named brokers or dealers was effected, and the division of brokerage commissions or other compensation on such purchase and sale orders. Such record: |
1. | shall include the consideration given to: |
a. | the sale of shares of the Fund by brokers or dealers; | ||
b. | the supplying of services or benefits by brokers or dealers to: |
(1) | the Fund, | ||
(2) | the Adviser, | ||
(3) | the Sub-Adviser, and | ||
(4) | any person other than the foregoing; and |
c. | any other consideration other than the technical qualifications of the brokers and dealers as such; |
2. | shall show the nature of the services or benefits made available; |
3. | shall describe in detail the application of any general or specific formula or other determinant used in arriving at such allocation of purchase and sale orders and such division of brokerage commissions or other compensation; and | ||
4. | shall show the name of the person responsible for making the determination of such allocation and such division of brokerage commissions or other compensation. |
C. | (Rule 31a-l(b)(l0)). A record in the form of an appropriate memorandum identifying the person or persons, committees or groups authorizing the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. Where an authorization is made by a committee or group, a record shall be kept of the names of its members who participate in the authorization. There shall be retained as part of this record: any memorandum, recommendation or instruction supporting or authorizing the purchase or sale of portfolio securities and such other information as is appropriate to support the authorization. However, any records that relate to client accounts in addition to the Portfolio Account shall be and remain the property of the Sub-Adviser, and the Fund shall be entitled to receive certified copies rather than originals of any such records relating to securities held or previously held by the Portfolio Account, redacted only to maintain the confidentiality of the Sub-Adviser’s other clients. Minutes of any Investment Committee meetings shall not be included under this requirement unless required by applicable law or regulation, as determined by the SEC staff or Fund counsel and to the extent so determined shall include only the relevant excerpts necessary to comply with the applicable law or regulation. |
D. | (Rule 3la-1(f)). Such accounts, books and other documents as are required to be maintained by registered investment advisers by rule adopted under Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, to the extent such records are necessary or appropriate to record the Sub-Adviser’s transactions with respect to the Portfolio Account. However, such records shall be and remain the property of the Sub-Adviser, and the Fund shall be entitled to receive certified copies of such records. |
Dated:
June 1, 2007
B-2
SCHEDULE C
FEE SCHEDULE
For the services to be provided to the Portfolio pursuant to the attached Sub-Advisory
Agreement, the Fund shall pay the Sub-Adviser out of the assets of the Portfolio an annual fee in
accordance with the following formula:
0.45% on the first $50 million; and
0.30% on assets over $50 million.
The fee shall be payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month based
on the average daily net assets of the Portfolio Account. Solely for the purposes of calculating
the breakpoint, the assets of the Portfolio Account will be combined with any assets of Xxxxxxxxx
International Equity Fund Select, L.P. that are being managed by the Sub-Adviser.
Dated:
June 1, 2007
June 1, 2007
WT Mutual Fund (the “Fund”)
Xxxxxx Square Management Corporation (the “Adviser”)
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Re: Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with WT Mutual Fund (the “Fund”)
Xxxxxx Square Management Corporation (the “Adviser”)
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Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with WT Mutual Fund (the “Fund”)
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Sub-Adviser”) is pleased to be providing investment
management services to certain assets (the “Portfolio Account”) of the Wilmington
Multi-Manager International Fund (the “Portfolio”). In accordance with the terms of the
Agreement, this letter will memorialize the following items which have been agreed among the
Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser:
1. | Transaction Procedures. The Adviser shall direct the Custodian to send to the Sub- Adviser or its agent copies of the Custodian’s monthly and quarterly periodic statements of the Portfolio Account in the form that the Sub-Adviser or its agent may request, in order that the Sub-Adviser or its agent from time to time may reconcile the Sub-Adviser’s records to those of the Custodian. Such reconciliations are solely for the Sub-Adviser’s own internal purposes in the administration of its services to the Portfolio Account, and (as noted in the Agreement) the Sub-Adviser undertakes no responsibility or liability for any act or omission of the Custodian whether or not disclosed in the statements of the Custodian received by the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser authorizes the Sub-Adviser or its agent to receive from the Custodian (and/or any broker-dealer) duplicate confirmations of all transactions in the Portfolio Account. Until otherwise directed by the Adviser in writing, the Sub-Adviser shall direct brokers not to provide duplicate copies of brokerage confirmations to the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall have no responsibility for the management of cash assets in the Portfolio Account if the Adviser has authorized and directed the Custodian, the Adviser or a third party to manage uninvested cash assets of the Portfolio Account. |
2. | Marketing Materials. During the term of the Agreement, the Fund and the Adviser agree to furnish to the Sub-Adviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to sales personnel, shareholders of the Portfolio or the public (collectively, “Marketing Materials”) containing descriptions of or references to the Sub-Adviser or its clients or affiliates. The Fund and the Adviser shall not use any Marketing Materials that refer to the Sub-Adviser or its clients or affiliates in any way without the prior approval of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the description of the Sub-Adviser or its clients or affiliates, as applicable. Such restriction shall include any reference to the manner in which the Sub-Adviser manages investments, including with respect to the Portfolio Account. The Sub-Adviser shall use its best efforts to approve or respond with comments on such Marketing Materials created by the Fund or the Adviser within five full business days of receipt of such Marketing Materials If Sub-Adviser does not respond within such 5 day period, the Marketing Materials will be deemed to be approved. Marketing Materials may be furnished to the Sub-Adviser for its review hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment, hand delivery or electronic mail, addressed to the attention of the Compliance Department. |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
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3. | Proxies. |
a. | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Sub-Adviser shall only be responsible for voting or not voting, or giving advice about how or whether to vote, any proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of Canadian securities in which assets of the Portfolio Account may be invested from time to time, in accordance with the terms of Section 8 of the Agreement. | ||
b. | The Fund and the Adviser understand that the Custodian may charge fees to the Portfolio for proxy voting, and such custodial proxy voting charges are solely the responsibility of the Portfolio. |
If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact me. To indicate your consent to the
items listed above, please sign the duplicate copy of this letter and
return it to me.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President & Secretary
Acknowledged and agreed, | ||||||
WT Mutual Fund | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | |||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||
Acknowledged and agreed, | ||||||
Xxxxxx Square Management Corporation | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Title: | President WTIM |