AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Amendment dated as of May 16, 2013 to the Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated as of August 1, 2004, and amended September 5, 2012 (the “Agreement”), between Independence Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) and X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) with respect to the Flexibly Managed Fund, High Yield Bond Fund and Large Growth Stock Fund (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”), each a portfolio of the Penn Series Funds, Inc.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have entered into the Agreement, pursuant to which the Sub-Adviser renders investment sub-advisory services to the Funds;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 3 of the Agreement, Schedule B to the Agreement sets forth the investment sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for the investment sub-advisory services rendered to the Funds and additional terms and conditions with respect to the compensation payable to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser desire to amend and restate Schedule B to the Agreement for the purpose of deleting the expense limitation provision that applies to the Flexibly Managed Fund and High Yield Bond Fund.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser hereby agree as follows:
Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as set forth in Schedule B attached to this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first written above
INDEPENDENCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
President | ||
X. XXXX PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxx | |
Title: | Vice President |
Schedule B
to the
Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement
between
Independence Capital Management, Inc.
and
X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc.
Dated as of May 16, 2013
1. | Flexibly Managed Fund |
Fee Rate. Pursuant to Section 3B, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the Flexibly Managed Fund as follows:
When Fund assets do not exceed $500,000,000:
(i) 0.50% (50 basis points) with respect to the first $250,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; and
(ii) 0.40% (40 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund above $250,000,000.
When Fund assets exceed $500,000,000:
(i) | 0.40% (40 basis points) with respect to the first $1,000,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; and |
(ii) | 0.35% (35 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund above $1,000,000,000. |
When Fund assets exceed $2,000,000,000:
(i) | 0.40% (40 basis points) with respect to the first $500,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; and |
(ii) | 0.35% (35 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund above $500,000,000. |
When Fund assets exceed $3,000,000,000:
0.35% (35 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund.
For the Flexibly Managed Fund the Sub-adviser will provide the Adviser a transitional credit to eliminate any discontinuity between the tiered fee schedule and the flat fee once assets exceed $3 billion. The credit will apply at asset levels between $2.93 billion and $3 billion.
To accommodate circumstances where the Flexibly Managed Fund’s assets fall beneath $3 billion and to prevent a decline in the Fund’s assets from causing an increase in the absolute dollar fee, the Sub-Adviser will provide a transitional credit to cushion the impact of reverting to the tiered fee schedule. This credit will be applied against the fees assessed under the existing fee schedule and will have the effect of reducing the dollar fee until assets either (a) exceed $3 billion, when the flat fee would be triggered, or (b) fall below a threshold of $2.93 billion, where the tiered fee schedule would be fully re-applied.
The credit is determined by multiplying the difference between the tiered fee schedule and the flat 0.35% fee schedule by the difference between the average daily fund assets and the $2.93 billion threshold, divided by the difference between $3 billion and the $2.93 billion threshold. The credit would approach $250,000 annually when the Flexibly Managed Fund’s assets were close to $3 billion and fall to zero at $2.93 billion.
The transitional credit is determined as follows:
Average Daily Fund Assets - $2.93 billion | X $250,000 | |
$71,428,571 |
2. | High Yield Bond Fund. |
Fee Rate. Pursuant to Section 3B, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the High Yield Bond Fund as follows:
(i) | 0.50% (50 basis points) with respect to the first $250,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; and |
(ii) | 0.40% (40 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund above $250,000,000. |
When the combined total average daily net assets of the High Yield Bond Fund, Large Growth Stock Fund and the Flexibly Managed Fund exceed $500,000,000, the fee rate for the High Yield Bond Fund shall be 0.40% (40 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund.
For the High Yield Bond Fund the Sub-Adviser will provide a transitional credit to eliminate any discontinuity between the tiered fee schedule and the flat fee once combined assets exceed $500,000,000. The credit will apply at asset levels between $437,500,000 and $500,000,000.
To accommodate circumstances where the Funds’ combined assets fall beneath $500,000,000 and to prevent a decline in the Funds’ combined assets from causing an increase in the absolute dollar fee, Sub-Adviser will provide a transitional credit to cushion the impact of reverting to the tiered fee schedule. This credit will be applied against the fees assessed under the existing fee schedule and will have the effect of reducing the dollar fee until combined assets either (a) exceed $500,000,000, when the flat fee schedule would be triggered or, (b) fall below a threshold of $437,500,000 where the tiered fee schedule would be fully reapplied.
The credit is determined by prorating the difference between the tiered fee schedule and the flat fee ($250,000 per annum at all asset levels) over the difference between $500,000,000 and the current portfolio size for billing purposes. The credit would approach $250,000 annually when the Funds’ combined assets were close to $500,000,000 and fall to zero at $437,500,000.
The transitional credit is determined as follows:
Funds’ Combined Assets - $437,500,000 | X $250,000 | |
$62,500,000 |
3. | Large Growth Stock Fund. |
Fee Rate. Pursuant to Section 3B, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the Large Growth Stock Fund as follows:
When Fund assets do not exceed $1,000,000,000:
(i) | 0.40% (40 basis points) with respect to the first $250,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; |
(ii) | 0.375% (37.5 basis points) of the next $250,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; and |
(iii) | 0.35% (35 basis points) of average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $500,000,000. |
When Fund assets exceed $1,000,000,000:
(i) | 0.35% (35 basis points) with respect to the first $1,000,000,000 of average daily net assets of the Fund; and |
(ii) | 0.325% (32.5 basis points) with respect to the average daily net assets of the Fund above $1,000,000,000. |
For the Large Growth Stock Fund, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Adviser a transitional credit to eliminate any discontinuity between the tiered fee schedule applicable when Fund assets do not exceed $1,000,000,000 and the fee applicable when Fund assets reach $1 billion. The credit will apply at asset levels between approximately $946 million and $1 billion.
To accommodate circumstances where the Large Growth Stock Fund’s assets fall beneath $1 billion and to prevent a decline in the Fund’s assets from causing an increase in the absolute dollar fee, the Sub-Adviser will provide a transitional credit to cushion the impact of reverting to the tiered fee schedule applicable when Fund assets do not exceed $1,000,000,000. The credit will be applied against the fees assessed under the existing fee schedule and will have the effect of reducing the dollar fee until assets either (a) exceed $1 billion, when the fee applicable when Fund assets reach $1,000,000,000 would be triggered, or (b) fall below a threshold of approximately $946 million, where the tiered fee schedule applicable when Fund assets do not exceed $1,000,000,000 would be fully re-applied.
The credit is determined by prorating the difference between the tiered fee schedule applicable when Fund assets do not exceed $1,000,000,000 and the fee schedule applicable when Fund assets reach $1,000,000,000 over the difference between $1 billion and the average daily fund assets. The credit would approach $187,500 annually when the Fund’s assets were close to $1 billion and fall to zero at approximately $946 million.
The transitional credit is determined as follows:
Average Daily Fund Assets - $946,428,571 | X $187,500 | |
$53,571,428 |