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Exhibit 77Q(1)
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
DREYFUS INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRED MONEY MARKET FUNDS
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
May 21, 1997
As Amended, October 3, 2000
The Dreyfus Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
The above-named investment company (the "Fund")
consisting of the series named on Schedule 1 hereto, as such
Schedule may be revised from time to time (each, a "Series"),
herewith confirms its agreement with you as follows:
The Fund desires to employ its capital by investing and
reinvesting the same in investments of the type and in accordance
with the limitations specified in its charter documents and in
each Series' Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
as from time to time in effect, copies of which have been or will
be submitted to you, and in such manner and to such extent as
from time to time may be approved by the Fund's Board. The Fund
desires to employ you to act as its investment adviser.
In this connection it is understood that from time to
time you will employ or associate with yourself such person or
persons as you may believe to be particularly fitted to assist
you in the performance of this Agreement. Such person or persons
may be officers or employees who are employed by both you and the
Fund. The compensation of such person or persons shall be paid
by you and no obligation may be incurred on the Fund's behalf in
any such respect.
Subject to the supervision and approval of the Fund's
Board, you will provide investment management of each Series'
portfolio in accordance with such Series' investment objectives
and policies as stated in the Series' Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information as from time to time in effect. In
connection therewith, you will obtain and provide investment
research and will supervise each Series' investments and conduct
a continuous program of investment, evaluation and, if
appropriate, sale and reinvestment of such Series' assets. You
will furnish to the Fund such statistical information, with
respect to the investments which a Series may hold or contemplate
purchasing, as the Fund may reasonably request. The Fund wishes
to be informed of important developments materially affecting any
Series' portfolio and shall expect you, on your own initiative,
to furnish to the Fund from time to time such information as you
may believe appropriate for this purpose.
In addition, you will supply office facilities (which
may be in your own offices), data processing services, clerical,
accounting and bookkeeping services, internal auditing and legal
services, internal executive and administrative services, and
stationery and office supplies; prepare reports to each Series'
stockholders, tax returns, reports to and filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and state Blue Sky
authorities; calculate the net asset value of each Series'
shares; and generally assist in all aspects of the Fund's
operations. You shall have the right, at your expense, to engage
other entities to assist you in performing some or all of the
obligations set forth in this paragraph, provided each such
entity enters into an agreement with you in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Fund. You agree to be liable for
the acts or omissions of each such entity to the same extent as
if you had acted or failed to act under the circumstances.
You shall exercise your best judgment in rendering the
services to be provided to the Fund hereunder and the Fund agrees
as an inducement to your undertaking the same that you shall not
be liable hereunder for any error of judgment or mistake of law
or for any loss suffered by one or more Series, provided that
nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect
you against any liability to the Fund or a Series or to its
security holders to which you would otherwise be subject by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in
the performance of your duties hereunder, or by reason of your
reckless disregard of your obligations and duties hereunder.
In consideration of services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Fund will pay you on the first business day of
each month a fee at the rate set forth opposite each Series' name
on Schedule 1 hereto. Net asset value shall be computed on such
days and at such time or times as described in the Fund's then-
current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. The
fee for the period from the date of the commencement of the
public sale of a Series' shares to the end of the month during
which such sale shall have been commenced shall be pro-rated
according to the proportion which such period bears to the full
monthly period, and upon any termination of this Agreement before
the end of any month, the fee for such part of a month shall be
pro-rated according to the proportion which such period bears to
the full monthly period and shall be payable upon the date of
termination of this Agreement.
For the purpose of determining fees payable to you, the
value of each Series' net assets shall be computed in the manner
specified in the Fund's charter documents for the computation of
the value of each Series' net assets.
You will bear all expenses in connection with the
performance of your services under this Agreement, as well as all
other expenses to be incurred in the operation of the Fund,
except the management fees payable hereunder, interest, taxes,
brokerage fees and commissions, if any, fees pursuant to any
distribution or shareholder services plan adopted by the Fund,
fees and expenses of the Board members who are not "interested
persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended) of the Fund (the "Non-Interested Board Members"), fees
and expenses of independent counsel to the Fund and to the Non-
Interested Board Members, and any extraordinary expenses.
The Fund understands that you now act, and that from
time to time hereafter you may act, as investment adviser to one
or more other investment companies and fiduciary or other managed
accounts, and the Fund has no objection to your so acting,
provided that when the purchase or sale of securities of the same
issuer is suitable for the investment objectives of two or more
companies or accounts managed by you which have available funds
for investment, the available securities will be allocated in a
manner believed by you to be equitable to each company or
account. It is recognized that in some cases this procedure may
adversely affect the price paid or received by one or more Series
or the size of the position obtainable for or disposed of by one
or more Series.
In addition, it is understood that the persons employed
by you to assist in the performance of your duties hereunder will
not devote their full time to such service and nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict your right or the
right of any of your affiliates to engage in and devote time and
attention to other businesses or to render services of whatever
kind or nature.
You shall not be liable for any error of judgment or
mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection
with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except for a
loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence on your part in the performance of your duties or from
reckless disregard by you of your obligations and duties under
this Agreement. Any person, even though also your officer,
director, partner, employee or agent, who may be or become an
officer, Board member, employee or agent of the Fund, shall be
deemed, when rendering services to the Fund or acting on any
business of the Fund, to be rendering such services to or acting
solely for the Fund and not as your officer, director, partner,
employee or agent or one under your control or direction even
though paid by you.
As to each Series, this Agreement shall continue until
the date set forth opposite such Series' name on Schedule 1
hereto (the "Reapproval Date"), and thereafter shall continue
automatically for successive annual periods ending on the day of
each year set forth opposite the Series' name on Schedule 1
hereto (the "Reapproval Day"), provided such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by (i) the Fund's Board
or (ii) vote of a majority (as defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940) of such Series' outstanding voting securities,
provided that in either event its continuance also is approved by
a majority of the Non-Interested Board Members, by vote cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval. As to each Series, this Agreement is terminable
without penalty, on 60 days' notice, by the Fund's Board or by
vote of holders of a majority of such Series' shares or, upon not
less than 90 days' notice, by you. This Agreement also will
terminate automatically, as to the relevant Series, in the event
of its assignment (as defined in said Act).
The Fund recognizes that from time to time your
directors, officers and employees may serve as directors,
trustees, partners, officers and employees of other corporations,
business trusts, partnerships or other entities (including other
investment companies) and that such other entities may include
the name "Dreyfus" as part of their name, and that your
corporation or its affiliates may enter into investment advisory
or other agreements with such other entities. If you cease to
act as the Fund's investment adviser, the Fund agrees that, at
your request, the Fund will take all necessary action to change
the name of the Fund to a name not including "Dreyfus" in any
form or combination of words.
This Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Fund
by the undersigned officer of the Fund in his capacity as an
officer of the Fund. The obligations of this Agreement shall
only be binding upon the assets and property of the Fund or the
affected Series, as the case may be, and shall not be binding
upon any Board member, officer or shareholder of the Fund
individually.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your
understanding, will you kindly so indicate by signing and
returning to us the enclosed copy hereof.
Very truly yours,
DREYFUS INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRED
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
By:_/s/ Xxxxxx X. Newman______
Accepted:
THE DREYFUS CORPORATION
By:__/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Canter_____
SCHEDULE 1
Annual Fee as a
Percentage of
Name of Series Average Daily Reapproval Date Reapproval Day
Net Assets*
Dreyfus .10% August 31, 2003 August 31st
Institutional
Preferred Money
Market Fund
Dreyfus .10% August 31, 2003 August 31st
Institutional
Preferred Plus
Money Market
Fund
Revised as of: April 10, 2003
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* Less the accrued fees and expenses of the Non-Interested
Board Members and fees and expenses of independent counsel
to the Fund and to the Non-Interested Board Members.