ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) dated as of December 31, 2009 among AIG Global Investment Corp. (“AIGGIC”), a New Jersey corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC (“AMG”), a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AIG, and SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo”), a Delaware corporation.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, AIGGIC and SAAMCo are parties to that certain Subadvisory Agreement dated as of January 2, 2002, as amended (the “Subadvisory Agreement”), whereby AIGGIC serves as the subadviser to the SunAmerica Municipal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc. (the “Company”); and
WHEREAS, AIGGIC and AMG hereby agree and acknowledge that, with respect to the Fund, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement does not constitute an “assignment” as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and
WHEREAS, AIGGIC desires to assign to AMG, and AMG desires to accept all of AIGGIC’s rights, title and interest in the Subadvisory Agreement, and to acquire and assume all of the duties, obligations and liabilities of AIGGIC under the Subadvisory Agreement, and AIGGIC desires to be discharged from its duties, obligations, liabilities, and rights, titles and interest in the Subadvisory Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Assumption. Effective as of the date of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, AIGGIC hereby designates AMG as its successor under the Subadvisory Agreement and hereby assigns, conveys, transfers and sets over absolutely to AMG, and AMG hereby accepts, all of AIGGIC’s rights, title and interest in and to the Subadvisory Agreement, and AMG hereby assumes and agrees to perform and discharge all of AIGGIC’s duties, obligations and liabilities under the Subadvisory Agreement.
2. Consent. SAAMCo hereby agrees and consents to the assignment to and assumption by AMG of the Subadvisory Agreement, and, as of the date of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, agrees that all of the representations, covenants, and agreements, and all of the duties, obligations and liabilities in the Subadvisory Agreement, including the indemnification and liability provisions thereof, of AIGGIC shall now apply to AMG as though AMG were a named party to the Subadvisory Agreement.
The parties hereto further agree, and AMG hereby warrants and represents, that by signing this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, AMG shall become a party to the
Subadvisory Agreement with the same effect as if AMG had executed the Subadvisory Agreement as a party thereto, and that AMG shall have all of the rights, title and interest to, and duties, obligations and liabilities under, including the indemnification and liability provisions thereof, of AIGGIC under the Subadvisory Agreement. The parties further agree that, as of the date of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, AMG shall be deemed to have made all of the representations, covenants and agreements of AIGGIC contained in the Subadvisory Agreement.
3. Amendments. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may not be amended, changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Any material amendments to this Assignment and Assumption Agreement further requires the consent of the Company, on behalf of the Fund, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4. General. In case any provision in or obligation under this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
The document headings and captions herein are for ease of reference only, and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles.
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
AMG: | ||||
AIG ASSET MANAGEMENT (U.S.), LLC | ||||
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Name: | ||||
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AIGGIC: | ||||
AIG GLOBAL INVESTMENT CORP. | ||||
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Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
SAAMCo: | ||||
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP. | ||||
By: |
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Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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