MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit (d)(9)
AGREEMENT, entered into as of this
day of , 2006 between Old Mutual Capital, Inc.
(the “Investment Manager”) and Old Mutual Insurance Series Fund (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, the Fund is a Delaware statutory trust, and is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, investment management company;
WHEREAS, the Fund wishes to retain the Investment Manager to render investment advisory and
administrative services to the Fund and the Investment Manager is willing to furnish such services
to the portfolios of the Fund listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Portfolios); and
WHEREAS, the Investment Manager is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained,
intending to be legally bound, it is agreed between the Fund and the Investment Manager as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF INVESTMENT MANAGER. The Fund hereby appoints the Investment Manager, in
accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, to act as investment manager to the Fund for the
periods and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Investment Manager accepts such
appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein
provided.
2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY DUTIES. The duties and obligations of the Investment Manager set forth in
this Section 2 will be referred to throughout this Agreement as “Advisory Services.”
(a) Investment management and research. Subject to the supervision of the Trustees of the
Fund, the Investment Manager will, (a) provide a program of continuous investment management for
the Portfolios in accordance with the Portfolios’ investment objectives, policies and limitations
as stated in each Portfolio’s Prospectus(es) and Statement(s) of Additional Information included as
part of the Fund’s Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as
they may be amended from time to time (“Registration Statement”), (b) make asset allocation and
investment decisions for the Portfolios; and (c) place orders to purchase and sell securities for
the Portfolios.
In performing its Advisory Services to the Portfolios hereunder, the Investment Manager will
provide the Portfolios with ongoing investment guidance and policy direction, including oral and
written research, analysis, advice, statistical and economic data, and judgments regarding
individual investments, general economic conditions and trends and long-range investment policy.
The Investment Manager will determine the securities, instruments, repurchase agreements, options,
futures and other investments and techniques that the Portfolios will purchase, sell, enter into or
use, and will provide an ongoing evaluation of the Portfolios’ investments. The Investment Manager will determine what portion of the Portfolios’
investments shall be invested in securities and other assets, and what portion, if any, should be
held uninvested.
(b) Trading. The Investment Manager will, in performing its duties hereunder, place orders
pursuant to its investment determinations for each Portfolio directly with the issuer, or with any
broker or dealer, in accordance with applicable policies expressed in each Portfolio’s
Prospectus(es) and/or Statement(s) of Additional Information and in accordance with applicable
legal requirements.
(c) Delegation of duties to sub-advisers. Subject to the approval of the Fund’s Board of
Trustees (including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund as
defined in the 1940 Act), the Investment Manager may delegate to one or more sub-investment
advisers (“Sub-Advisers”) any of its duties enumerated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) hereof. The
Investment Manager agrees that, with respect to a delegation of its duties to one or more
Sub-Advisers, it will:
| (1) | oversee the investment decisions of each of the Sub-Advisers and conduct ongoing performance reviews; | ||
| (2) | review and monitor the portfolio trading by the Sub-Advisers, including without limitation, trade allocation policies and procedures, best execution and the use of soft dollars; | ||
| (3) | oversee the Sub-Advisers’ compliance with prospectus limitations and other relevant investment restrictions; | ||
| (4) | coordinate communications with each of the Sub-Advisers; and | ||
| (5) | if deemed necessary, recommend to the Fund’s Board of Trustees changing one or more Sub-Advisers. |
(d) Legal and compliance. The Investment Manager will:
| (1) | in performing its duties hereunder, comply with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, the Advisers Act, the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and with any applicable procedures adopted by the Trustees; | ||
| (2) | in performing its duties hereunder, use reasonable efforts to manage each Portfolio so that it will qualify, and continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and regulations issued thereunder; | ||
| (3) | provide to the Fund compliance services designed to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation: |
| a. | administering the Fund’s compliance program adopted pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Act, including portfolio valuation procedures, expense allocation procedures, personal trading procedures, and the Fund’s Code of Ethics; and | ||
| b. | evaluating, on behalf of the Fund, the effectiveness of the compliance programs of the Fund’s other service providers; |
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| (4) | provide to the Fund legal services, including: |
| a. | developing and preparing agendas, proposals, presentations and materials for meetings of the Fund’s Board of Trustees or committees thereof; | ||
| b. | preparing, reviewing and/or filing regulatory reports, including without limitation, the Fund’s registration statement, prospectuses and statements of additional information and any supplements thereto, shareholder reports and other shareholder communications, proxy statements, and corporate reports required of the various states in which the Fund does business; | ||
| c. | drafting, reviewing and negotiating selling and/or servicing agreements; | ||
| d. | developing Fund polices and procedures for consideration by the Board of Trustees; and | ||
| e. | conducting an annual review of the Fund’s fidelity bond coverage and D&O/E&O insurance coverage for the trustees and officers of the Fund. |
(e) Reporting. The Investment Manager will:
| (1) | regularly report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees on its oversight of Sub-Advisers in a manner and with such frequency as requested by the Fund’s Board of Trustees; | ||
| (2) | furnish to the Fund whatever statistical information the Fund may reasonably request with respect to each Portfolio’s assets; | ||
| (3) | keep the Fund and the Trustees informed of developments materially affecting each Portfolio’s investments and shall, on the Investment Manager’s own initiative, furnish to the Fund from time to time whatever information the Investment Manager believes appropriate for this purpose; | ||
| (4) | make available to the Fund, promptly upon its request, such copies of the Investment Manager’s investment records and ledgers with respect to the Portfolios as may be required to assist the Fund in its compliance with applicable laws and regulations; | ||
| (5) | furnish the Trustees with such periodic and special reports regarding each Portfolio as they may reasonably request; and | ||
| (6) | immediately notify the Fund in the event that the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates: (1) becomes aware that it is subject to a statutory disqualification that prevents the Investment Manager from serving as investment manager pursuant to this Agreement; or (2) becomes aware that it is the subject of an administrative proceeding or enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other regulatory authority. The Investment Manager further agrees to notify the Fund immediately of any material fact known to the Investment Manager respecting or relating to the Investment Manager that is not contained in the Fund’s Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, but that is required to be disclosed therein, and of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect. |
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3. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. The duties and obligations of the Investment Manager set forth in this
Section 3 will be referred to throughout this Agreement as “Administrative Services.”
(a) Administration. The Investment Manager will oversee the administration of the Fund’s and
each Portfolio’s business and affairs as set forth in this Section 3 and shall provide certain
administrative services required for effective administration of each Portfolio and the Fund.
(b) Agents. The Investment Manager will assist the Fund in selecting, coordinating the
activities of, supervising and acting as liaison with any other person or agent engaged by the
Fund, including the Fund’s depository agent or custodian, consultants, transfer agent, sub-transfer
agents, sub-accounting agent intermediaries with respect to mutual fund alliance programs, dividend
disbursing agent, independent accountants, and independent legal counsel but excluding
Sub-Advisers, which are governed by sub-section 2(c) hereof. The Investment Manager shall also
monitor the functions of such persons and agents, including without limitation the compliance of
the Fund and the Fund’s custodians with Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act, if appropriate.
The Investment Manager also will monitor and oversee the performance of the agents specified
in this Sub-section 3(b), to ensure that all financial, accounting, corporate, and other records
required to be maintained and preserved by the Fund or on its behalf will be maintained in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(c) Cost Oversight. The Investment Manager will monitor and review activities and procedures
of the Fund and its agents identified in Sub-section 3(b) above, in order to identify and seek to
obtain possible service improvements and cost reductions.
(d) Accounting Policies and Procedures and Fund Audits. The Investment Manager will assist in
developing, reviewing, maintaining, and monitoring the effectiveness of Fund accounting polices and
procedures. The Investment Manager also will assist and coordinate participation by the Fund and
its agents in any audit by its outside auditors or any examination by federal or state regulatory
authorities or any self-regulatory organization. The Investment Manager also will oversee and
coordinate the activities of Fund accountants, outside counsel, and other experts in these audits
or examinations.
(e) Systems. The Investment Manager will assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring
the Fund’s use of automated systems for the purchase, sale, redemption and transfer of Fund shares
and the payment of asset based sale charges (Rule 12b-1 fees) and service fees to broker-dealers
and others that provide personal services, distribution support services, and/or account
maintenance services to shareholders, and for recording and tracking such transactions and/or
payments. The Investment Manager also will assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring the
Fund’s use of automated communications systems with brokers, dealers, custodians, and other service
providers, including without limitation trade clearance systems.
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(f) Shareholder Inquiries. The Investment Manager will respond to all inquiries from Fund
shareholders or otherwise answer communications from Fund shareholders if such inquiries or
communications are directed to the Investment Manager. If any such inquiry or communication would
be more properly answered by one of the agents listed in Sub-section 3(b) above, the Investment
Manager will coordinate, as needed, the provision of their response.
(g) Retention of Sub-Administrator. The Investment Manager may retain a sub-administrator
(“Sub-Administrator”) to perform certain Administrative Services for the Fund. The retention of a
Sub-Administrator shall be at the cost and expense of the Investment Manager. The Investment
Manager shall pay and shall be solely responsible for the payment of the fees of the
Sub-Administrator for the performance of its services for the Fund.
(h) Reporting. The Investment Manager will furnish to or place at the disposal of the Fund
such information, reports, evaluations, analysis, and opinions relating to its Administrative
Services and the administrative functions performed by any Sub-Administrator, as the Fund’s Board
of Trustees may, at any time or from time to time, reasonably request or as the Investment Manager
may deem helpful to the Fund.
The Investment Manager agrees that it will furnish to regulatory authorities having the
requisite authority, any information or reports in connection with its Administrative Services
hereunder which may be requested in order to determine whether the operations of the Fund are being
conducted in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
(i) Use of the Services of Others. With respect to the Administrative Services provided by
the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager may at its own cost employ, retain, or otherwise avail itself of the services or facilities of other persons or
organizations for the purpose of providing the Investment Manager or the Fund with such
information, advice, or assistance as the Investment Manager may deem necessary, appropriate,
convenient or otherwise helpful to the Investment Manager, including consulting, monitoring, and
evaluation services concerning the Fund and the Portfolios.
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4. OTHER SERVICES. The duties and obligations of the Investment Manager set forth in this Section
4, together with the Advisory Services and the Administrative Services, will be referred to
throughout this Agreement as the “Services.”
(a) Office space, facilities and equipment. The Investment Manager will furnish, without cost
to the Fund, or provide and pay the cost of:
| (1) | such office facilities, furnishings, and office equipment as are necessary for the performance of the Services. | ||
| (2) | (A) office space, which may be space within the offices of the Investment Manager or in such other places as may be agreed upon from time to time, and (B) office furnishings, facilities and equipment as may be reasonably required for managing the corporate affairs and conducting the business of the Fund. |
(b) Maintenance and Confidentiality of Records. The Investment Manager will maintain
customary records, on behalf of the Fund, in connection with the Investment Manager’s performance
of the Services under this Agreement. Further, the Investment Manager agrees to maintain such
books and records with respect to its Advisory Services as are required by Section 31 under the
1940 Act, and rules adopted thereunder, and by other applicable legal provisions, and to preserve
such records for the periods and in the manner required by that Section, and those rules and legal
provisions.
The Investment Manager agrees that all records required to be maintained and preserved by the
Fund, pursuant to rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section
31(a) of the 1940 Act, and maintained and preserved by the Investment Manager on behalf of the
Fund, are the property of the Fund and shall be surrendered by the Investment Manager promptly on
request by the Fund. The Investment Manager shall not disclose or use any record or information
obtained pursuant to this Agreement in any manner whatsoever except as expressly authorized by this
Agreement and applicable law. The Investment Manager shall keep confidential any information
obtained in connection with its duties hereunder and shall disclose such information only if the
Fund has authorized such disclosure or if such disclosure is expressly required by applicable law
or federal or state regulatory authorities.
(c) Reports to the Investment Manager. The Fund shall furnish or otherwise make available to
the Investment Manager such Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, financial
statements, proxy statements, reports, and other information relating to the business and affairs
of the Fund, as the Investment Manager may, at any time or from time to time, reasonably require in
order to discharge its obligations under this Agreement.
(d) Additional Services. If the Fund so requests, the Investment Manager shall maintain all
internal bookkeeping, accounting and auditing services and records in connection with maintaining
the Fund’s financial books and records, and shall calculate each Portfolio’s daily net asset value.
For these services, each Portfolio shall pay to the Investment Manager a monthly fee, which shall
be in addition to the fees payable pursuant to Section 6 hereof, to reimburse the Investment
Manager for its costs, without profit, for performing such services.
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5. ALLOCATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
(a) Except as provided in Sub-section 5(b) below, the Investment Manager shall bear all of its
own expenses in connection with it providing the Services under this Agreement and shall employ or
provide and compensate the executive, secretarial, clerical and other personnel necessary to
provide the Services, including the compensation and expenses of all its directors, officers and
employees who serve as officers and executive employees of the Fund (including the Fund’s share of
payroll taxes for such persons), and the Investment Manager shall make available, without expense
to the Fund, the service of its directors, officers and employees who may be duly elected officers
of the Fund, subject to their individual consent to serve and to any limitations imposed by law.
(b) The Investment Manager shall not be required to pay any expenses of the Fund other than
those specifically allocated to the Investment Manager in Sub-section 5(a) above. In particular,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Investment Manager shall not be
responsible, except to the extent of the reasonable compensation of such of the Fund’s employees as
are officers or employees of the Investment Manager whose services may be involved, for the
following expenses of the Fund: organization and certain offering expenses of the Fund (including
out-of-pocket expenses, but not including the Investment Manager’s overhead and employee costs);
fees payable to the Investment Manager and to any other Fund investment advisers or consultants;
legal expenses, including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Fund and counsel to the
independent Trustees of the Fund; auditing and accounting expenses; interest expenses, telephone,
telex, facsimile, postage and other communications expenses; taxes and governmental fees; fees,
dues and expenses incurred by or with respect to the Fund in connection with membership in
investment company trade organizations (except as otherwise agreed by the Fund and the Investment
Manager); costs of insurance relating to fidelity coverage for the Fund’s officers and employees;
fees and expenses of the Fund’s custodian, any sub-custodian, transfer agent, registrar, or
dividend disbursing agent; payments to the Investment Manager for maintaining the Fund’s financial
books and records and calculating the daily net asset value pursuant to Sub-section 4(d) hereof;
other payments for portfolio pricing or valuation services to pricing agents, accountants, bankers
and other specialists, if any; expenses of preparing share certificates; other expenses in
connection with the issuance, offering, distribution, sale or redemption of securities issued by
the Fund; expenses relating to investor and public relations; expenses of registering and
qualifying shares of the Fund for sale, freight, insurance and other charges in connection with the
shipment of the Fund’s portfolio securities; brokerage commissions or other costs of acquiring or
disposing of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Fund, or of entering into other
transactions or engaging in any investment practices with respect to the Fund; expenses of printing
and distributing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, reports, notices and dividends
to shareholders; costs of stationery; any litigation expenses; costs of shareholders’
meetings; the compensation and all expenses (specifically including travel expenses relating to the
Fund’s business) of officers, trustees and employees of the Fund who are not interested persons of
the Investment Manager; and travel expenses (or an appropriate portion thereof) of officers or
trustees of the Fund who are officers, directors or employees of the Investment Manager to the
extent that such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Fund
with respect to matters concerning the Fund, or any committees thereof or advisers thereto.
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6. COMPENSATION
(a) COMPENSATION. As compensation for the Services provided and expenses assumed by the
Investment Manager under this Agreement, except for any additional services provided by the
Investment Manager pursuant to sub-section 4(d) hereof, each Portfolio will pay the Investment
Manager at the end of each calendar month an advisory fee as set forth in Schedule A hereto. The
advisory fee is computed daily as a percentage of each portfolio’s average daily net assets. The
“average daily net assets” of a Portfolio shall mean the average of the values placed on the
Portfolio’s net assets as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on each day on which the net asset value of
the Portfolio is determined consistent with the provisions of Rule 22c-l under the 1940 Act or, if
the Portfolio lawfully determines the value of its net assets as of some other time on each
business day, as of such other time. The value of net assets of the Portfolio shall always be
determined pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust
and the Registration Statement. If, pursuant to such provisions, the determination of net asset
value is suspended for any particular business day, then for the purposes of this Section 6, the
value of the net assets of the Portfolio as last determined shall be deemed to be the value of its
net assets as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or as of such other
time as the value of the net assets of the Portfolio’s securities may lawfully be determined, on
that day. If the determination of the net asset value of the shares of a Portfolio has been so
suspended for a period including any month and when the Investment Manager’s compensation is
payable at the end of such month, then such value shall be computed on the basis of the value of
the net assets of the Portfolio as last determined (whether during or prior to such month). If the
Portfolio determines the value of the net assets more than once on any day, then the last such
determination thereof on that day shall be deemed to be the sole determination, thereof on that day
for the purposes of this Section 6.
To the extent that the Investment Manager defers advisory fees or absorbs operating expenses
of a portfolio, the Investment Manager may seek payment of such deferred fees or reimbursement of
such absorbed expenses in accordance with the terms of a separate agreement between the parties.
The waiver or assumption and reimbursement by the Investment Manager of any expense of the Fund
that the Investment Manager is not required by this Agreement to waive, or assume or reimburse,
shall not obligate the Investment Manager to waive, assume, or reimburse the same or any similar
expense of the Fund on any subsequent occasion, unless so required pursuant to a separate agreement
between the Fund and the Investment Manager.
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7. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Duration And Termination. This Agreement shall continue for an initial period ending
December 31, 2006, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods,
provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the Trustees or (ii) a
vote of a “majority” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of each Portfolio’s outstanding voting securities
(as defined in the 1940 Act), provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a
majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any party
to this Agreement, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated as to a Portfolio (a) at
any time without penalty by the Fund upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees or by vote of the
majority of the Portfolio’s outstanding voting securities, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to
the Investment Manager or (b) by the Investment Manager at any time without penalty, upon sixty
(60) days’ written notice to the Fund. This Agreement will also terminate automatically in the
event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
(b) Amendments. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and no amendment of this
Agreement shall be effective until approved by an affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of the Trustees, including a
majority of Trustees who are not interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, if such approval is required by
applicable law.
(c) Personal Liability Of Trustees And Shareholders. The parties agree that no Trustee or
Shareholder of the Trust shall be personally liable for any debts, liabilities, obligations or
expenses incurred by, or contracted for under this Agreement.
(d) Limitation Of Liability Of The Investment Manager And Indemnification By The Fund.
| (1) | LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. |
| a. | The Investment Manager shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the Services provided by it under this Agreement. The Investment Manager shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the holders of the Fund’s shares in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Investment Manager against any liability to the Fund or to the holders of the Fund’s shares to which the Investment Manager would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross |
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| negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or by reason of the Investment Manager’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. As used in this Sub-section 7(d)(1)(a), the term “Investment Manager” shall include any officers, directors, employees or other affiliates of the Investment Manager performing Services with respect to the Fund. | |||
| b. | The Investment Manager shall at all times have the right to mitigate or cure any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, fees, disbursements, payments and liabilities to the Fund and its shareholders. | ||
| c. | The Investment Manager may apply to the Board of Trustees of the Fund at any time for instructions and may consult counsel for the Fund or its own counsel and with accountants and other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with the Administrative Services provided by Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall not be liable or accountable for any act on taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such instruction or with the opinion of such counsel, accountants, or other experts. | ||
| d. | The Investment Manager’s directors, officers, employees and agents performing Services for the Fund shall be covered by errors and omissions and directors and officers liability insurance, as appropriate, under a policy maintained by the Investment Manager or an affiliate of the Investment Manager. | ||
| e. | The Investment Manager shall secure and maintain a fidelity bond, or be covered by an affiliate’s blanket fidelity bond, in at least the amount required by Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act for joint insurance bonds of investment companies. |
| (2) | INDEMNIFICATION BY THE FUND. |
| a. | As long as the Investment Manager acts in good faith and with due diligence and without negligence, the Fund shall indemnify the Investment Manager and hold it harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, and claims, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all losses, damages (excluding consequential, punitive or other indirect damages), costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses, and |
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| liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) arising directly or indirectly out of the Administrative Services rendered to the Fund hereunder. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth herein shall indefinitely survive the termination of this Agreement. |
| b. | The rights under Sub-section 7(d)(2)(a) above shall include the right to reasonable advances of defense expenses in the event of any pending or threatened litigation with respect to which indemnification hereunder may ultimately be merited. In order that such indemnification provision shall apply, however, it is understood that if in any case the Fund may be asked to indemnify or hold the Investment Manager harmless, the Board of Trustees of the Fund shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the Investment Manager will use all reasonable care to identify and notify the Board of Trustees of the Fund promptly concerning any situation which presents or appears likely to present the probability of such a claim for indemnification against the Fund, but failure to do so in good faith shall not affect the rights hereunder. |
(3) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE INVESTMENT MANAGER.
| a. | The Investment Manager shall indemnify the Fund, its officers and trustees and hold them harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, and claims, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all losses, damages (excluding consequential, punitive or other indirect damages), costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) arising directly or indirectly out of the Administrative Services rendered to the Fund hereunder and arising or based upon the willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence of the Investment Manager, its directors, officers, employees, and agents in providing Administrative Services to the Fund. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth herein shall indefinitely survive the termination of this Agreement. |
| b. | The rights under sub-section 7(d)(3)(a) hereunder shall include the right to reasonable advances of defense expenses in the event of any pending or threatened litigation with respect to which indemnification hereunder may ultimately be merited. In order that the indemnification provision contained herein shall apply, |
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| however, it is understood that if in any case the Investment Manager may be asked to indemnify or hold the Fund, its officers, and trustees harmless, the Investment Manager shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the Fund will use all reasonable care to identify and notify the Investment Manager promptly concerning any situation which presents or appears likely to present the probability of such a claim for indemnification against the Investment Manager, but failure to do so in good faith shall not affect the rights hereunder. |
(e) Services Not Exclusive. It is understood that the Services of the Investment Manager are
not exclusive, and that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Investment Manager from
providing similar Services to other investment companies or to other series of investment
companies, or from engaging in other activities, provided such other Services and activities do
not, during the term of the Agreement, interfere in a material manner with the Investment Manager’s
ability to meet its obligations to the Fund hereunder. When the Investment Manager recommends the
purchase or sale of the same security for a Portfolio, it is understood that in light of its
fiduciary duty to the Portfolio, such transactions will be executed on a basis that is fair and
equitable to the Portfolio. In connection with purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the
account of a Portfolio, neither the Investment Manager nor any of its directors, officers, or
employees shall act as principal or agent or receive any commission provided that portfolio
transactions for a Portfolio may be executed through firms affiliated with the Investment Manager,
in accordance with applicable legal requirements. If the Investment Manager provides any advice to
its clients concerning the shares of the Fund, the Investment Manager shall act solely as
investment counsel for such clients and not in any way on behalf of the Fund.
(f) Force Majeure. In the event the Investment Manager is unable to perform its obligations
or duties under the terms of this Agreement because of any act of God, strike, riot, act of war,
equipment failure, power failure or damage of the causes reasonably beyond its control, the
Investment Manager shall not be liable for any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel
fees, payments, expenses or liability to any other party (whether or not a party to this Agreement)
resulting from such failure to perform its obligations or duties under this Agreement or otherwise
from such causes. This provision, however, shall in no way excuse the Investment Manager from
being liable to the Fund for any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments
and expenses incurred by the Fund due to the non-performance or delay in performance by the
Investment Manager of its duties and obligation under this Agreement if such non-performance or
delay in performance could have been reasonably been prevented by the Investment Manager through
back-up systems and other procedures commonly employed by other Investment Managers in the mutual
fund industry, provided that the Investment Manager shall have the right, at all times, to mitigate
or cure any losses, including by making adjustments or corrections to any current or former
shareholder accounts.
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(g) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
provided that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act, the
Advisers Act, or rules or orders of the SEC thereunder.
(h) Headings. The captions of this Agreement are included for convenience only and in no way
define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
(i) 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 hereby
and, to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable.
IN WITNESS WHEREFORE, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.
| OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SERIES FUND | OLD MUTUAL CAPITAL, INC. | |||||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||||
Name: Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Name: Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE A
DATED , 2006
TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SERIES FUND
AND
OLD MUTUAL CAPITAL, INC.
DATED _______ ___, 2006
DATED , 2006
TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OLD MUTUAL INSURANCE SERIES FUND
AND
OLD MUTUAL CAPITAL, INC.
DATED _______ ___, 2006
Pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, each Portfolio shall pay the Adviser, at the end of
each calendar month, compensation computed daily at an annual rate of the Portfolio’s average daily
net assets based on the following schedule:
| FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory Fee Breakpoint Asset Thresholds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $0 to less than | $300 million to less | $500 million to less | $750 million to less | $1.0 billion to less | $1.5 billion to less | $2.0 billion or | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $300 million | than $500 million | than $750 million | than $1.0 billion | than $1.5 billion | than $2.0 billion | greater | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Growth II Portfolio |
0.95 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Large Cap Growth
Portfolio |
0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.55 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Liberty Ridge Mid-Cap
Portfolio |
0.95 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Large Cap Growth
Concentrated Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Liberty Ridge Select
Value Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Small Cap Growth
Portfolio |
0.95 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Small Cap Portfolio |
1.10 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||||||
Old Mutual Columbus Circle
Technology & Communications
Portfolio |
0.95 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
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