AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
This
Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement made as of the 14th day of
May 2001, amends and restates the Sub-Advisory Agreement initially made as of
the 30th day of June 1999, by and between New Covenant Trust Company, N.A., a
limited purpose national trust bank (the “Trust Company”) and Capital Guardian
Trust Company (the “Sub-Adviser”), solely for the purpose of reflecting the
assumption of certain of the duties to perform the investment advisory services
as described herein by the Trust Company’s separately identifiable investment
advisory department, the NCF Investment Department (the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to an agreement between them dated as of June 30th, 1999 (the “Advisory
Agreement”) as amended and restated on May 14, 2001, the Adviser serves as
investment adviser to New Covenant Funds, a Delaware business trust and an
open-end management investment company (the “Trust”), which has filed a
registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and the Securities Act of 1933;
and
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In
fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder, the Sub-Adviser agrees that it
will:
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(a)
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use
the same skill and care in providing such services as it uses in providing
services to other fiduciary accounts for which it has investment
responsibilities;
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(b)
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conform
with all applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to the extent such reasonably relate to
the scope of the Sub-Adviser’s obligations as reasonably contemplated
under this Agreement, and in addition will conduct its activities under
this Agreement in accordance with any applicable regulations of any
government authority pertaining to the investment advisory activities of
the Sub-Adviser and shall furnish such written reports or other documents
substantiating such compliance as the Adviser reasonably may request from
time to time;
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(c)
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not
make loans to any person to purchase or carry shares of beneficial
interest in the Trust or make loans to the
Trust;
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(d)
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place
orders pursuant to investment determinations for the Fund either directly
with the issuer or with an underwriter, market maker or broker or dealer.
In placing orders, the Sub-Adviser will use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain best execution of such orders. Consistent with this obligation, the
Sub-Adviser may, to the extent permitted by law, effect portfolio
securities transactions through brokers and dealers who provide brokerage
and research services (within the meaning of Section 28(c) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to or for the benefit of the Fund and/or
other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion.
Subject to the review of the Trust’s Board of Trustees from time to time
with respect to the extent and continuation of the policy, the Sub-Adviser
is authorized to cause the Fund to pay a broker or dealer who provides
such brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a
securities transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of
commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction if the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such
commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of
either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the
Sub-Adviser with respect to the accounts as to which it exercises
investment discretion. The Trust or the Adviser may, from time to time in
writing, direct the Sub-Adviser to place orders through one or more
brokers or dealers and, thereafter, the Sub-Adviser will have no
responsibility for ensuring best execution with respect to such orders. In
no instance will portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to the
Sub-Adviser or any affiliated person of the Sub-Adviser as principal
except as may be permitted by the 1940 Act or an exemption therefrom. If
the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that the transaction is in the
best interest of each client, securities may be purchased on behalf of the
Fund from, or sold on behalf of the Fund to, another client of the
Sub-Adviser in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940
Act;
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(e)
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maintain
all necessary or appropriate records with respect to the Fund’s securities
transactions for the Segment in accordance with all applicable laws, rules
and regulations, including but not limited to Section 31 (a) of the 1940
Act, and will furnish the Trust’s Board of Trustees and the Adviser such
periodic and special reports as the Board and Adviser reasonably may
request;
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(f)
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treat
confidentially and as proprietary information of the Adviser and the Trust
all records and other information relative to the Adviser and the Trust
and prior, present, or potential shareholders, and will not use such
records and information for any purpose other than the performance of its
responsibilities and duties hereunder, except that subject to prompt
notification to the Trust and the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser may divulge
such information to its independent auditors and regulatory authorities,
or when so requested by the Adviser and the Trust; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Sub-Adviser from (1)
advertising or soliciting the public generally with respect to other
products or services, regardless of whether such advertisement or
solicitation may include prior, present or potential shareholders of the
Fund or (2) including the Adviser and Trust on its general list of
disclosable clients.
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(g)
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maintain
its policy and practice of conducting its fiduciary functions
independently. In making investment decisions for the Fund, the
Sub-Adviser’s personnel will not inquire or take into consideration
whether the issuers of securities proposed for purchase or sale for the
Fund’s account are customers of the Adviser, other sub-advisers, the
Sub-Adviser or of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates. In
dealing with such customers, the Sub-Adviser and its subsidiaries and
affiliates will not inquire or take into consideration whether securities
of those customers are held by the Trust;
and
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(h)
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render,
upon request of the Adviser or the Trust’s Board of Trustees, written
reports concerning the investment activities of the Sub-Adviser with
respect to the Sub-Adviser’s Segment of the
Fund.
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(a) In
consideration of services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will
pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, in arrears, equal to an annual rate in accordance
with Schedule A hereto, paid quarterly.
(b) Such
fee for each calendar quarter shall be calculated based on the average of the
market value of the assets under management as of the end of each of the three
months in the quarter just ended, as provided by the Adviser.
(c) If
the Sub-Adviser should serve for less than the whole of any calendar quarter,
its compensation shall be determined as provided above on a pro rata basis for
the period of the calendar quarter for which it has served as Sub-Adviser
hereunder.
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The
Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and the Adviser (and its
affiliated companies and their respective officers, directors and employees)
from any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable
attorney’s fees and other related expenses) arising out of or in connection with
the willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of
obligations or duties including breach of fiduciary duty, hereunder of the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Adviser shall hold harmless and indemnify the Sub-Adviser for any loss,
liability, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and
costs) arising from any claim or demand by any person that is based upon (i) the
obligations of any other sub-adviser to the Fund, (ii) any obligation of the
Adviser under the Advisory Agreement that has not been delegated to the
Sub-Adviser under this Agreement or (iii) any matter for which the Sub-Adviser
does not have liability in accordance with the first sentence of this Section
8.
The names
“New Covenant Funds” and “Trustees of New Covenant Funds” refer respectively to
the Trust created and the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or
personally, acting from time to time under the Trust Instrument dated as of
September 30, 1998, to which reference is hereby made and a copy of which is on
file at the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and
elsewhere as required by law, and to any and all amendments thereto so filed or
hereafter filed. The obligations of “New Covenant Funds” entered into in the
name or on behalf thereof, or in the name or on behalf of any series or class of
shares of the Trust, by any of the Trustees, representatives or agents are made
not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any of the
Trustees, shareholders or representatives of the Trust personally, but bind only
the assets of the Trust, and all persons dealing with any series or class of
shares of the Trust must look solely to the assets of the Trust belonging to
such series or class for the enforcement of any claims against the
Trust.
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Thereafter,
if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to the
Fund for successive one year periods provided such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the disinterested
Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval, and (b) by the vote of a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees or
by the vote of a majority of all votes attributable to the outstanding Shares of
the Fund. This Agreement may be terminated as to the Fund at any time, without
payment of any penalty, by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, by the Adviser, or by
a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, upon 60
days’ prior written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or by the Sub-Adviser upon 60
days’ prior written notice to the Adviser and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, or
upon such shorter notice as may be mutually agreed upon.
This
Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately upon termination of the
Advisory Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately
in the event of its assignment. No assignment of this Agreement shall be made by
the Sub-Adviser without the consent of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of
the Trust.
This
Agreement may be amended at any time by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, subject
to approval by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and, if required by the 1940 Act
and applicable SEC rules and regulations, a vote of a majority of the Fund’s
outstanding voting securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall be
under no obligation to obtain shareholder approval to materially amend this
Agreement unless required to obtain such approval pursuant to any orders or
rules and regulations which may have been issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Section
14. Miscellaneous. This
Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and each party agrees to perform such
further actions and execute such further documents as are necessary to
effectuate the purposes hereof. To the extent not preempted by federal law, this
Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the
laws of the State of Indiana. The captions in this Agreement are included for
convenience only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect. This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, all of which together shall for all purposes constitute
one Agreement, binding on all parties.
(a) if
to the Sub-Adviser, to:
Capital
Guardian Trust Company
000 Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile
transmission number: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Treasurer
(b) if
to the Adviser, to:
The NCF
Investment Department of
New
Covenant Trust Company, N.A.
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile
transmission number: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Each such
notice or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telex or
facsimile transmission, when such telex or facsimile is transmitted to the
number specified in this section and the appropriate answer back or confirmation
is received, and (ii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address
specified in this section.
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THE
NCF INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT OF NEW
COVENANT
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Executive
Vice
President
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CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY | |
By: | /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Title: | Vice President |
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SCHEDULE
A
To the
Sub-Advisory Agreement
Between
New Covenant Trust Company N.A. and
Capital
Guardian Trust Company
Name
of Fund
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Compensation
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Date
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New
Covenant Growth Fund
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0.750%
of the first $25
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July
1, 2007
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Million
in Assets;
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0.600%
of the next $25
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Million
in Assets;
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0.475%
of next $200
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Million
in Assets;
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0.425%
over $250
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Million
in Assets;
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(less
10% eleemosynary discount)
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