AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
SUB-ADVISORY AND SUB-ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT
BETWEEN
A I M ADVISORS, INC.
AND
INVESCO (NY), INC.
Contract made as of May 29, 1998, between A I M Advisors, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Adviser"), and INVESCO (NY), Inc., a California
corporation ("Sub-Adviser").
WHEREAS Adviser has entered into an Investment Management and
Administration Contract with AIM Investment Funds, Inc. ("Company"), an
open-end management investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), with respect to AIM Global
Health Care Fund, AIM Global Telecommunications Fund, AIM Latin American
Growth Fund, AIM Emerging Markets Fund, AIM Global Growth & Income Fund, AIM
Global Government Income Fund, AIM Strategic Income Fund, AIM Global High
Income Fund and AIM Developing Markets Fund, each Fund being a series of the
Company's shares of common stock; and
WHEREAS Adviser desires to retain Sub-Adviser as sub-adviser and
sub-administrator to furnish certain advisory and administrative services to the
Funds, and Sub-Adviser is willing to furnish such services;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants
herein contained, it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT. Adviser hereby appoints Sub-Adviser as sub-adviser and
sub-administrator of each Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this
Contract. Sub-Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services
herein set forth, for the compensation herein provided.
2. DUTIES AS SUB-ADVISER.
(a) Subject to the supervision of the Company's Board of Directors
("Board") and Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will provide a continuous investment
program for each Fund, including investment research and management, with
respect to all securities and investments and cash equivalents of the Fund. The
Sub-Adviser will determine from time to time what securities and other
investments will be purchased, retained or sold by each Fund, and the brokers
and dealers through whom trades will be executed.
(b) The Sub-Adviser agrees that, in placing orders with brokers and
dealers, it will attempt to obtain the best net result in terms of price and
execution. Consistent with this obligation, the Sub-Adviser may, in its
discretion, purchase and sell portfolio securities from and to brokers and
dealers who sell shares of the Funds or provide the
Funds, Adviser's other clients, or Sub-Adviser's other clients with research,
analysis, advice and similar services. The Sub-Adviser may pay to brokers and
dealers, in return for such research and analysis, a higher commission or spread
than may be charged by other brokers and dealers, subject to the Sub-Adviser
determining in good faith that such commission or spread is reasonable in terms
either of the particular transaction or of the overall responsibility of the
Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to the Funds and their other clients and that the
total commissions or spreads paid by each Fund will be reasonable in relation to
the benefits to the Fund over the long term. In no instance will portfolio
securities be purchased from or sold to the Sub-Adviser, or any affiliated
person thereof, except in accordance with the federal securities laws and the
rules and regulations thereunder and any exemptive orders currently in effect.
Whenever the Sub-Adviser simultaneously places orders to purchase or sell the
same security on behalf of a Fund and one or more other accounts advised by the
Sub-Adviser, such orders will be allocated as to price and amount among all such
accounts in a manner believed to be equitable to each account.
(c) The Sub-Adviser will maintain all books and records with respect to
the securities transactions of the Funds, and will furnish the Board and Adviser
with such periodic and special reports as the Board or Adviser reasonably may
request. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act,
the Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the
Company are the property of the Company, agrees to preserve for the periods
prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any records which it maintains for
the Company and which are required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940
Act, and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Company any records which
it maintains for the Company upon request by the Company.
3. DUTIES AS SUB-ADMINISTRATOR. Sub-Adviser will administer the affairs of
each Fund subject to the supervision of the Company's Board of Directors
("Board"), the Adviser and the following understandings:
(a) Sub-Adviser will supervise all aspects of the operations of each Fund,
including the oversight of transfer agency and custodial services except as
hereinafter set forth; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to relieve or deprive the Board of its responsibility for control of the
conduct of the affairs of the Funds.
(b) At Sub-Adviser's expense, Sub-Adviser will provide the Company and the
Funds with such corporate, administrative and clerical personnel (including
officers of the Company) and services as are reasonably deemed necessary or
advisable by the Board.
(c) Sub-Adviser will arrange, but not pay, for the periodic preparation,
updating, filing and dissemination (as applicable) of each Fund's prospectus,
statement of additional information, proxy material, tax returns and required
reports with or to the Fund's shareholders, the Securities and Exchange
Commission and other appropriate federal or state regulatory authorities.
(d) Sub-Adviser will provide the Company and the Funds with, or obtain for
them, adequate office space and all necessary office equipment and services,
including telephone service, heat, utilities, stationery supplies and similar
items.
4. FURTHER DUTIES. In all matters relating to the performance of this
Contract, Sub-Adviser will act in conformity with the Articles of
Incorporation, By-Laws and Registration Statement of the Company and with the
instructions and directions of the Board and will comply with the requirements
of the 1940 Act, the rules thereunder, and all other applicable federal and
state laws and regulations.
5. SERVICES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The services furnished by Sub-Adviser hereunder
are not to be deemed exclusive and Sub-Adviser shall be free to furnish
similar services to others so long as its services under this Contract are
not impaired thereby. Nothing in this Contract shall limit or restrict the
right of any director, officer or employee of Sub-Adviser, who may also be a
Director, officer or employee of the Company, to engage in any other business
or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other
aspects of any other business, whether of a similar nature or a dissimilar
nature.
6. EXPENSES.
(a) During the term of this Contract, each Fund will bear all expenses,
not specifically assumed by Adviser and Sub-Adviser, incurred in its operations
and the offering of its shares.
(b) Expenses borne by each Fund will include but not be limited to the
following: (i) all direct charges relating to the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities, including the cost (including brokerage commissions, if
any) of securities purchased or sold by the Fund and any losses incurred in
connection therewith; (ii) fees payable to and expenses incurred on behalf of
the Fund by Sub-Adviser under this Contract; (iii) investment consulting fees
and related costs; (iv) expenses of organizing the Company and the Fund; (v)
expenses of preparing and filing reports and other documents with
governmental and regulatory agencies; (vi) filing fees and expenses relating
to the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares and the Company
under federal and/or state securities laws and maintaining such registrations
and qualifications; (vii) costs incurred in connection with the issuance,
sale or repurchase of the Fund's shares of common stock; (viii) fees and
salaries payable to the Company's Directors who are not parties to this
Contract or interested persons of any such party ("Independent Directors");
(ix) all expenses incurred in connection with the Independent Directors'
services, including travel expenses; (x) taxes (including any income or
franchise taxes) and governmental fees; (xi) costs of any liability,
uncollectible items of deposit and other insurance and fidelity bonds; (xii)
any costs, expenses or losses arising out of a liability of or claim for
damages or other relief asserted against the Company or the Fund for
violation of any law; (xiii) interest charges; (xiv) legal, accounting and
auditing expenses, including legal fees of special counsel for the
Independent Directors; (xv) charges of custodians, transfer agents,
pricing agents and other agents; (xvi) expenses of disbursing dividends and
distributions; (xvii) costs of preparing share certificates; (xviii) expenses
of setting in type, printing and mailing prospectuses and supplements
thereto, statements of additional information, reports, notices and proxy
materials for existing shareholders; (xix) any extraordinary expenses
(including fees and disbursements of counsel, costs of actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Company is a party and the expenses the Company may
incur as a result of its legal obligation to provide indemnification to its
officers, Directors, employees and agents) incurred by the Company; (xx)
fees, voluntary assessments and other expenses incurred in connection with
membership in investment company organizations; (xxi) costs of mailing and
tabulating proxies and costs of meetings of shareholders, the Board and any
committees thereof; (xxii) the cost of investment company literature and
other publications provided by the Company to its Directors and officers; and
(xxiii) costs of mailing, stationery and communications equipment.
(c) Sub-Adviser will assume the cost of any compensation for services
provided to the Company received by the officers of the Company and by the
Directors of the Company who are not Independent Directors.
(d) The payment or assumption by Sub-Adviser of any expense of the Company
or any Fund that Sub-Adviser is not required by this Contract to pay or assume
shall not obligate Sub-Adviser to pay or assume the same or any similar expense
of the Company or any Fund on any subsequent occasion.
7. COMPENSATION.
(a) For the services provided to a Fund under this Contract, Adviser will
pay Sub-Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, as set forth in
Appendix A hereto.
(b) For the services provided under this Contract to each Fund as
hereafter may be established, Adviser will pay to Sub-Adviser a fee in an amount
to be agreed upon in a written Appendix to this Contract executed by Adviser and
by Sub-Adviser.
(c) The fee shall be computed weekly and paid monthly to Sub-Adviser on or
before the last business day of the next succeeding calendar month.
(d) If this Contract becomes effective or terminates before the end of any
month, the fee for the period from the effective date to the end of the month or
from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be,
shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the
full month in which such effectiveness or termination occurs.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF SUB-ADVISER AND INDEMNIFICATION. Sub-Adviser
shall not be liable for any costs or liabilities arising from any error of
judgment or mistake of law or any loss suffered by the Fund or the Company in
connection with the matters to which this Contract relates except a loss
resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence on the part of Sub-Adviser in the performance by Sub-Adviser of its
duties or from reckless disregard by Sub-Adviser of its obligations and duties
under this Contract. Any person, even though also an officer, partner, employee,
or agent of Sub-Adviser, who may be or become a Director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company, shall be deemed, when rendering services to a Fund or the
Company or acting with respect to any business of a Fund or the Company to be
rendering such service to or acting solely for the Fund or the Company and not
as an officer, partner, employee, or agent or one under the control or direction
of Sub-Adviser even though paid by it.
9. DURATION AND TERMINATION.
(a) This Contract shall become effective upon the date hereabove written,
provided that this Contract shall not take effect with respect to any Fund
unless it has first been approved (i) by a vote of a majority of the Independent
Directors, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval, and (ii) by vote of a majority of that Fund's outstanding voting
securities.
(b) Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Contract shall
continue in effect for two years from the above written date. Thereafter, if not
terminated, with respect to each Fund, this Contract shall continue
automatically for successive periods not to exceed twelve months each, provided
that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by a vote
of a majority of the Independent Directors, cast in person at a meeting called
for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii) by the Board or by vote of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Fund this Contract
may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of
the Board or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Fund on sixty days' written notice to Sub-Adviser or by Sub-Adviser at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, on sixty days' written notice to the
Company. Termination of this Contract with respect to one Fund shall not affect
the continued effectiveness of this Contract with respect to any other Fund.
This Contract will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment.
10. AMENDMENT. No provision of this Contract 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 Contract shall be effective
until approved by vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting
securities, when required by the 1940 Act.
11. GOVERNING LAW. This Contract shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to Delaware conflict or choice of
law provisions) and the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the
State of Delaware conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the
latter shall control.
12. MISCELLANEOUS. The captions in this Contract are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof
or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this
Contract shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or
otherwise, the remainder of this Contract shall not be affected thereby. This
Contract shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors. As used in this Contract, the terms
"majority of the outstanding voting securities," "interested person,"
"assignment," "broker," "dealer," "investment adviser," "national securities
exchange," "net assets," "prospectus," "sale," "sell" and "security" shall have
the same meaning as such terms have in the 1940 Act, subject to such exemption
as may be granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission by any rule,
regulation or order. Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act reflected
in any provision of this Contract is made less restrictive by a rule, regulation
or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether of special or
general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of
such rule, regulation or order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed by their officers designated as of the day and year first above
written.
Attest: A I M ADVISORS, INC.
Xxxxxxx X. Silver By:
Name:
Title:
Attest: INVESCO (NY) INC.
By:
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxx
Title: Chief Legal and Compliance
Officer and Secretary
APPENDIX A
TO
SUB-ADVISORY AND SUB-ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT
AIM INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.
AIM GLOBAL HEALTH CARE FUND, AIM GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, AIM LATIN
AMERICAN GROWTH FUND, AIM EMERGING MARKETS FUND, AIM GLOBAL GROWTH & INCOME, AIM
DEVELOPING MARKETS
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
---------- -----------
First $ 500 million 0.39%
Next $ 500 million 0.38%
Next $ 500 million 0.37%
On amounts thereafter 0.36%
AIM GLOBAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND, AIM STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
NET ASSETS ANNUAL RATE
---------- -----------
First $ 500 million 0.29%
Next $ 1 billion 0.28%
Next $ 1 billion 0.27%
On amounts thereafter 0.26%
