INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this 22nd day of November, 1993 by and between The Arbor
Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), and One Valley Bank, N.A.
(the "Adviser").
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end, non-diversified management investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the
"Investment Company Act") consisting of several series of shares, each having
its own investment policies; and
WHEREAS, the Trust has retained SEI Financial Management Corporation (the
"Administrator") to provide administration of the Trust's operations, subject to
the control of the Board of Trustees;
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Adviser to render investment
management services with respect to its OVB Emerging Growth, OVB Capital
Appreciation, OVB West Virginia Tax-Exempt Income, OVB Government Securities and
OVB Prime Obligations Portfolios and such other portfolios as the Trust and the
Adviser may agree upon (the "Portfolios"), and the Adviser is willing to render
such services:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DUTIES OF THE ADVISER. The Trust employs the Adviser to manage the
investment and reinvestment of the assets, and to continuously review,
supervise, and administer the investment program of the Portfolios, to
determine in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold, to
provide the Administrator and the Trust with records concerning the
Adviser's activities which the Trust is required to maintain and to
render regular reports (except for those special reports that the
Board of Trustees may require more frequently) to the Administrator
and to the Trust's Officers and Trustees concerning the Adviser's
discharge of the foregoing responsibilities.
The Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to
the control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and in compliance
with such policies as the Trustees may from time to time establish,
and in compliance with the objectives, policies, and limitations for
each such Portfolio set forth in the Portfolios' prospectus and
statement of additional information as amended from time to time, and
applicable laws and regulations.
The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees, at its own expense, to
render the services and to provide the office space, furnishings and
equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services on the
terms and for the compensation provided herein.
2. PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS. The Adviser is authorized to select the brokers or
dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities
for the Portfolios and is directed to use its best efforts to obtain the
best net results as described in the Portfolios' prospectuses and statement
of additional information from time to time. The Adviser will promptly
communicate to the Administrator and to the officers and the Trustees of
the Trust such information relating to portfolio transactions as they may
reasonably request.
It is understood that the Adviser will not be deemed to have acted
unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Trust or be in
breach of any obligation owing to the Trust under this Agreement, or
otherwise, solely by reason of its having directed a securities transaction
on behalf of the Trust to a broker-dealer in compliance with the provisions
of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
3. COMPENSATION OF THE ADVISER. For the services to be rendered by the
Adviser as provided in Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement, the Trust shall
pay to the Adviser compensation at the rate specified in the Schedule(s)
which are attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. Such
compensation shall be paid to the Adviser at the end of each month, and
calculated by applying a daily rate, based on the annual percentage rates
as specified in the attached Schedule(s), to the assets. The fee shall be
based on the average daily net assets for the month involved.
All rights of compensation under this Agreement for services performed as
of the termination date shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
4. OTHER EXPENSES. The Adviser shall pay all expenses of preparing (including
typesetting), printing and mailing reports, prospectuses, statements of
additional information, and sales literature to prospective clients to the
extent these expenses are not borne by the Trust under a distribution plan
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act.
5. EXCESS EXPENSES. If the expenses for any Portfolio for any fiscal year
(including fees and other amounts payable to the Adviser, but excluding
interest, taxes, brokerage costs, litigation, and other extraordinary
costs) as calculated every business day would exceed the expense
limitations imposed on investment companies by any applicable statute or
regulatory authority of
any jurisdiction in which Shares are qualified for offer and sale, the
Adviser shall waive its fees, or reimburse to the Trust out of fees
previously paid to the Adviser for such year in the amount necessary to
comply with the expense limitation.
However, no waiver or reimbursement under the foregoing paragraph shall be
made which would result in the Trust's inability to qualify as a regulated
investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended. Waivers or reimbursements pursuant to this Section 5 shall be
settled on a monthly basis (subject to fiscal year end reconciliation) by a
reduction in the fee payable to the Adviser for such month pursuant to
Section 3 and, if such reduction shall be insufficient to offset such
expenses, by reimbursing the Trust.
6. REPORTS. The Trust and the Adviser agree to furnish to each other, if
applicable, current prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to
shareholders, certified copies of their financial statements, and such
other information with regard to their affairs as each may reasonably
request.
7. STATUS OF THE ADVISER. The services of the Adviser to the Trust are not to
be deemed exclusive, and the Adviser shall be free to render similar
services to others so long as its services to the Trust are not impaired
thereby. The Adviser shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and
shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority
to act for or represent the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an
agent of the Trust.
8. CERTAIN RECORDS. Any records required to be maintained and preserved
pursuant to the provisions of Rule 31a-1 and Rule 31a-2 promulgated under
the Investment Company Act which are prepared or maintained by the Adviser
on behalf of the Trust are the property of the Trust and will be
surrendered promptly to the Trust on request.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE ADVISER. The duties of the Adviser shall be
confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are
assumed by or may be asserted against the Adviser hereunder. The Adviser
shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any
loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in carrying
out its duties hereunder, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by
reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder,
except as may otherwise be provided under provisions of applicable state
and federal law which cannot be waived or modified hereby. (As used in
this Paragraph 9, the term "Adviser" shall include
directors, officers, employees and other corporate agents of the Adviser as
well as that corporation itself).
10. PERMISSIBLE INTERESTS. Trustees, agents, and shareholders of the Trust are
or may be interested in the Adviser (or any successor thereof) as
directors, partners, officers, or shareholders, or otherwise; directors,
partners, officers, agents, and shareholders of the Adviser are or may be
interested in the Trust as Trustees, shareholders or otherwise; and the
Adviser (or any successor) is or may be interested in the Trust as a
shareholder or otherwise. In addition, brokerage transactions for the
Trust may be effected through affiliates of the Adviser if approved by the
Board of Trustees, subject to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
11. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement, unless sooner terminated as
provided herein, shall remain in effect until two years from date of
execution, and thereafter, for periods of one year so long as such
continuance thereafter is specifically approved at least annually (a) by
the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties
to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by
the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of each Portfolio; provided, however, that if the
shareholders of any Portfolio fail to approve the Agreement as provided
herein, the Adviser may continue to serve hereunder in the manner and to
the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act and rules and
regulations thereunder. The foregoing requirement that continuance of this
Agreement be "specifically approved at least annually" shall be construed
in a manner consistent with the Investment Company Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
This Agreement may be terminated as to any Portfolio at any time, without
the payment of any penalty by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the
Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio on not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice to
the Adviser, or by the Adviser at any time without the payment of any
penalty, on 90 days written notice to the Trust. This Agreement will
automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment.
Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and
delivered, or mailed postpaid, to the other party at any office of such
party.
As used in this Section 11, the terms "assignment", "interested persons",
and a "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall have
the respective meanings set forth in the Investment Company Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder; subject to such exemptions as may be
granted by
the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act.
12. NOTICE. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to
the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other
party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving
notice: if to the Trust, at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000 and
if to the Adviser at: Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
13. 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.
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with
the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given
that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Trust as
Trustees, and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, or
shareholders of the Trust individually but binding only upon the assets and
property of the Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the day and year first written above.
THE ARBOR FUND ONE VALLEY BANK, N.A.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Attest: /s/ Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Attest: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE ARBOR FUND
AND
ONE VALLEY BANK, N.A.
Pursuant to Article 3, the Trust shall pay the Adviser compensation at an annual
rate as follows:
PORTFOLIO FEE (IN BASIS POINTS)
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OVB Emerging Growth .95%
OVB Capital Appreciation .95%
OVB West Virginia Tax Exempt Income .45%
OVB Government Securities .75%
OVB Prime Obligations .25%
