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EXHIBIT (d)(8)(A)
SUBSTITUTION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made this ________ day of _____________, 2001, by and
among New York Life Insurance Company ("New York Life"), Lord, Xxxxxx & Co.
("Lord, Xxxxxx") and New York Life Investment Management LLC ("NYLIM").
WHEREAS, Mainstay VP Series Fund, Inc. ("MainStay VP") is registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end management investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("Act"), and
MainStay VP issues shares in several different series, each of which is known as
a "portfolio";
WHEREAS, Lord Xxxxxx serves as an investment subadvisor to MainStay
VP pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between Lord, Abbett, MainStay VP and
New York Life, dated May 1, 1998, as amended October 1, 1999, (the "Sub-Advisory
Agreement");
WHEREAS, NYLIM was validly organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware to succeed to the investment advisory business of New York Life;
WHEREAS, with respect to the Lord Xxxxxx Developing Growth Portfolio
(the "Portfolio"), New York Life wishes to substitute NYLIM in place of New York
Life, as a party to the Sub-Advisory Agreement;
WHEREAS, New York Life has represented to the Directors of MainStay
VP that: (i) advisory and other personnel currently servicing the Portfolio will
not change as a result of the substitution; (ii) NYLIM will have the resources
to meet its obligations to MainStay VP and the Portfolio, respectively; (iii)
that the investment process that will be used by NYLIM with respect to the
Portfolio is identical to that used by New York Life; and (iv) that the
substitution will not result in a change in actual control or management within
the meaning of Rule 2a-6 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, under these circumstances, Lord, Xxxxxx agrees to the
substitution of NYLIM as a party to the Sub-Advisory Agreement in place of New
York Life.
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
I. Substitution of Party. Effective as of the date first written
above, NYLIM hereby assumes all of the interest, rights and responsibilities of
New York Life under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
II. Performance of Duties. NYLIM hereby assumes and agrees to
perform all of New York Life's duties and obligations under the Sub-Advisory
Agreement and to be subject to all of the terms and conditions of such
agreements as if they applied to NYLIM. Nothing in this Substitution Agreement
shall make NYLIM responsible for any claim or demand arising under the
Sub-Advisory Agreement from services rendered prior to the effective date of
this Substitution Agreement unless otherwise agreed by NYLIM; and nothing in
this Substitution Agreement shall make New York Life responsible for any claim
or demand arising under the
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Sub-Advisory Agreement from services rendered after the effective date of this
Substitution Agreement unless otherwise agreed by New York Life.
III. Representations. NYLIM represents and warrants that it is
registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
("Advisers Act"). New York Life and NYLIM each represent and warrant that they
are under the same control and management, and that substitution of NYLIM as a
party to the Sub-Advisory Agreement in place of New York Life shall not result
in an "assignment" of the Sub-Advisory Agreement as that term is defined in the
Act or the Advisers Act.
IV. Consents. Lord, Xxxxxx hereby consents to this assumption by
NYLIM of the interest, rights and responsibilities of New York Life under the
Sub-Advisory Agreement and agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of the
said Agreement, to look solely to NYLIM for the performance of advisory duties
and obligation under such agreement after the effective date described above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Substitution
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers hereunto daily
attested as of the date and year first written above.
Lord, Xxxxxx & Co.
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
New York Life Insurance Company
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
New York Life Investment Management LLC
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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