Exhibit (g)(1)
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this 1st day of October, 1993, by and between MUNIYIELD
ARIZONA FUND II, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), and FUND ASSET
MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Investment Adviser").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Fund is engaged in business as a closed-end management
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Investment Company Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Investment Adviser is engaged principally in rendering
management and investment advisory services and is registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Investment Adviser to provide
management and investment advisory services to the Fund in the manner and on
the terms hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Investment Adviser is willing to provide management and
investment advisory services to the Fund on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
hereinafter contained, the Fund and the Investment Adviser hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
Duties of the investment Adviser
The Fund hereby employs the Investment Adviser to act as a manager and
investment adviser of the Fund and to furnish, or arrange for its affiliates to
furnish, the management and investment advisory services described below,
subject to the policies of, review by and overall control of the Board of
Directors of the Fund, for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement. The Investment Adviser hereby accepts such employment and
agrees during such period, at its own expense, to render, or arrange for the
rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth for
the compensation provided for herein. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates
for all purposes herein shall be deemed to be independent contractors and,
unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no authority to
act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed agents of the
Fund.
(a) Management and Administrative Services. The Investment Adviser shall
perform, or arrange for its affiliates to perform, the management and
administrative services necessary for the operation of the Fund, including
administering shareholder accounts and handling shareholder relations. The
Investment Adviser shall provide the Fund with office space, facilities,
equipment and necessary personnel and such other services as the Investment
Adviser, subject to review by the Board of Directors, from time to time shall
determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. The Investment Adviser, also on behalf of the Fund, shall conduct
relations with custodians, depositories, transfer agents, pricing agents,
dividend disbursing agents, other shareholder servicing agents, accountants,
attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers,
banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary
or desirable. The Investment Adviser generally
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shall monitor the Fund's compliance with investment policies and restrictions
as set forth in filings made by the Fund under the Federal securities laws. The
Investment Adviser shall make reports to the Board of Directors of its
performance of obligations hereunder and furnish advice and recommendations
with respect to such other aspects of the business and affairs of the Fund as
it shall determine to be desirable.
(b) Investment Advisory Services. The Investment Adviser shall provide,
or arrange for its affiliates to provide, the Fund with such investment
research, advice and supervision as the latter from time to time may consider
necessary for the proper supervision of the assets of the Fund, shall furnish
continuously an investment program for the Fund and shall determine from time
to time which securities shall be purchased, sold or exchanged and what portion
of the assets of the Fund shall be held in the various securities in which the
Fund invests, options, futures, options on futures or cash, subject always to
the restrictions of the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Fund,
as amended from time to time, the provisions of the Investment Company Act and
the statements relating to the Funds investment objective, investment policies
and investment restrictions as the same are set forth in filings made by the
Fund under the Federal securities laws. The Investment Adviser shall make
decisions for the Fund as to foreign currency matters and make determinations
as to foreign exchange contracts, foreign currency options, foreign currency
futures and related options on foreign currency futures. The Investment Adviser
shall make decisions for the Fund as to the manner in which voting rights,
rights to consent to corporate action and any other rights pertaining to the
Fund's portfolio securities shall be exercised. Should the Directors at any
time, however, make any definite determination as to investment policy and
notify the Investment Adviser thereof in writing, the Investment Adviser shall
be bound by such determination for the period, if any,
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specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such determination
has been revoked. The Investment Adviser shall take, on behalf of the Fund, all
actions which it deems necessary to implement the investment policies
determined as provided above, and in particular to place all orders for the
purchase or sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or
dealers selected by it, and to that end, the Investment Adviser is authorized
as the agent of the Fund to give instructions to the custodian of the Fund as
to deliveries of securities and payments of cash for the account of the Fund.
In connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of
such orders with respect to assets of the Fund, the Investment Adviser is
directed at all times to seek to obtain execution and prices within the policy
guidelines determined by the Board of Directors and set forth in filings made
by the Fund under the Federal securities laws subject to this requirement and
the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and other applicable provisions of law, the Investment
Adviser may select brokers or dealers with which it or the Fund is affiliated.
ARTICLE II
Allocation of Charges and Expenses
(a) The Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser shall provide the
staff and personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
shall assume and pay or cause to be paid all expenses incurred in connection
with the maintenance of such staff and personnel, and, at its own expense,
shall provide the office space, facilities, equipment and necessary personnel
which it is obligated to provide under Article I hereof, and shall pay all
compensation of officers of the Fund and all Directors of the Fund who are
affiliated persons of the Investment Adviser.
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(b) The Fund. The Fund assumes, and shall pay or cause to be paid, all
other expenses of the Fund including, without limitation: taxes, expenses for
legal and auditing services, costs of printing proxies, stock certificates,
shareholder reports and prospectuses, charges of the custodian, any
sub-custodian and transfer agent, expenses of portfolio transactions,
Securities and Exchange Commission fees, expenses of registering the shares
under Federal, state and foreign laws, fees and actual out-of-pocket expenses
of Directors who are not affiliated persons of the Investment Adviser,
accounting and pricing costs (including the daily calculation of the net asset
value), insurance, interest, brokerage costs, litigation and other
extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, and other expenses properly payable by
the Fund. It also is understood that the Fund will reimburse the Investment
Adviser for its costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund.
ARTICLE III
Compensation of the Investment Adviser
(a) Investment Advisory Fee. For the services rendered, the facilities
furnished and the expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser, the Fund shall
pay to the Investment Adviser at the end of each calendar month a fee based
upon the average weekly value of the net assets of the Fund at the annual rate
of 0.50 of 1.0% (0.50%) of the average weekly net assets of the Fund (i.e., the
average weekly value of the total assets of the Fund, minus the sum of accrued
liabilities of the Fund and accumulated dividends on shares of outstanding
preferred stock), commencing on the day following effectiveness hereof. For
purposes of this calculation, average weekly net assets are determined at the
end of each month on the basis of the average net assets of the Fund for each
week during the month. The assets for each weekly period are determined by
averaging the net assets at the last business day of a week with the net assets
at the last business day of the
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prior week. It is understood that the liquidation preference of any outstanding
preferred stock (other than accumulated dividends) is not considered a
liability in determining the Fund's average weekly net assets. If this
Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month or shall
terminate before the last day of a month, compensation for that part of the
month this Agreement is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with
the calculation of the fee as set forth above. Subject to the provisions of
subsection (b) hereof, payment of the Investment Adviser's compensation for the
preceding month shall be made as promptly as possible after completion of the
computations contemplated by subsection (b) hereof. During any period when the
determination of net asset value is suspended by the Board of Directors, the
average net asset value of a share for the last week prior to such suspension
for this purpose shall be deemed to be the net asset value at the close of each
succeeding week until it is again determined.
(b) Expense Limitations. In the event the operating expenses of the Fund,
including amounts payable to the Investment Adviser pursuant to subsection (a)
hereof, for any fiscal year ending on a date on which this Agreement is in
effect, exceed the expense limitations applicable to the Fund imposed by
applicable state securities laws or regulations thereunder, as such limitations
may be raised or lowered from time to time, the Investment Adviser shall reduce
its management and investment advisory fee by the extent of such excess and, if
required pursuant to any such laws or regulations, will reimburse the Fund in
the amount of such excess; provided, however, to the extent permitted by law,
there shall be excluded from such expenses the amount of any interest, taxes,
brokerage fees and commissions and extraordinary expenses (including but not
limited to legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any
indemnification related thereto) paid or payable by the Fund. Whenever the
expenses of the fund exceed a pro rata portion of the applicable annual expense
limitations, the estimated amount of reimbursement
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under such limitations shall be applicable as an offset against the monthly
payment of the fee due to the Investment Adviser. Should two or more such
expense limitations be applicable as at the end of the last business day of the
month, that expense limitation which results in the largest reduction in the
Investment Adviser's fee shall be applicable.
ARTICLE IV
Limitation of Liability of the Investment Adviser
The Investment 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 the management of the Fund, except for 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. As used in this
Article IV, the term "Investment Adviser" shall include any affiliates of the
Investment Adviser performing services for the Fund contemplated hereby and
directors, officers and employees of the Investment Adviser and of such
affiliates.
ARTICLE V
Activities of the Investment Adviser
The services of the Investment Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed
to be exclusive; the Investment Adviser and any person controlled by or under
common control with the Investment Adviser (for purposes of this Article V
referred to as "affiliates") are free to render services to others. It is
understood that Directors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Fund are
or may become interested in the Investment Adviser and its affiliates, as
directors, officers, employees, partners and shareholders or otherwise, and
that directors, officers, employees, partners and shareholders of the
Investment Adviser and of its affiliates are or may become similarly interested
in the Fund, and that the Investment Adviser and directors, officers,
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employees, partners and shareholders of its affiliates may become interested in
the Fund as shareholders or otherwise.
ARTICLE VI
Duration and Termination of this Agreement
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written
and shall remain in force until September 30, 1995 and thereafter, but only so
long as such continuance specifically is approved at least annually by (i) the
Board of Directors of the Fund, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of those
Directors 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.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, by the Board of Directors or by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund, or by the Investment Adviser, on sixty days'
written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically
in the event of its assignment.
ARTICLE VII
Amendment of this Agreement
This Agreement may be amended by the parties only if such amendment
specifically is approved by the vote of (i) a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of those Directors 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.
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ARTICLE VIII
Definitions of Certain Terms
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities",
"assignment", "affiliated person" and "interested person", when used in this
Agreement, shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment
Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject, however, to such
exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
said Act.
ARTICLE IX
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York and the applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of New York,
or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the
Investment Company Act, the latter shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND II, INC.
By:
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Authorized Signatory
FUND ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:
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Authorized Signatory
SUPPLEMENT TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
WITH
FUND ASSET MANAGEMENT
As of January 1, 1994 Fund Asset Management was reorganized as a limited
partnership, formally known as Fund Asset Management, L.P. ("FAM"). The general
partner of FAM is Princeton Services, Inc. and the limited partners are Fund
Asset Management, Inc. and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co. Inc. Pursuant to Rule
202(a)(1)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 2a-6 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 such reorganization did not constitute an
assignment of this investment advisory agreement since it did not involve a
change of control or management of the investment adviser. Pursuant to the
requirements of Section 205 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, however,
Fund Asset Management hereby supplements this investment advisory agreement by
undertaking to advise you of any change in the membership of the partnership
within a reasonable time after any such change occurs.
By_____________________________
Dated: January 3, 1994
