EXHIBIT 99.d2
AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the 28th day of April
, 2006 by and between AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC., a
Maryland corporation and registered investment company (the "Company"), and
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Investment Manager").
WHEREAS, American Century Quantitative Equity Funds, Inc. has added two new
funds, NT Equity Growth Fund and NT Small Company Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Company is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),
and has registered its shares for public offerng under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Company is authorized to create separate funds, each with its
own separate investment portfolio of which the beneficial interests are
represented by a separate series of shares of the Company, including those Funds
listed on Schedule A hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and agreements
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. The Investment Manager shall supervise the
investments of each series of shares set forth on Schedule B as of the date
hereof, and such subsequent series of shares as the Company shall select
the Investment Manager to manage. In such capacity, the Investment Manager
shall maintain a continuous investment program for each such series,
determine what securities shall be purchased or sold by each series, secure
and evaluate such information as it deems proper and take whatever action
is necessary or convenient to perform its functions, including the placing
of purchase and sale orders.
2. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. All functions undertaken by the Investment Manager
hereunder shall at all times conform to, and be in accordance with, any
requirements imposed by:
(a) the Investment Company Act and any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
(b) any other applicable provisions of law;
(c) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as amended from time to
time;
(d) the By-Laws of the Company as amended from time to time;
(e) the Multiple Class Plan; and
(f) the registration statement(s) of the Company, as amended from time to
time, filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act.
3. BOARD SUPERVISION. All of the functions undertaken by the Investment
Manager hereunder shall at all times be subject to the direction of the
Board of Directors (collectively, the "Board of Directors", and each
Director individually a "Director") of the Company, its executive
committee, or any committee or officers of the Company acting under the
authority of the Board of Directors.
4. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. The Investment Manager will pay all of the expenses of
each class of each series of the Company's shares set forth on Schedule B
that it shall manage, other than interest, taxes, brokerage commissions,
portfolio insurance, extraordinary expenses, the fees and expenses of those
Directors who are not "interested persons" as defined in Investment Company
Act
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(hereinafter referred to as the "Independent Directors") (including counsel
fees), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of
shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Investment
Manager will provide the Company with all physical facilities and personnel
required to carry on the business of each class of each series of the
Company's shares set forth on Schedule B that the Investment Manager shall
manage, including but not limited to office space, office furniture,
fixtures and equipment, office supplies, computer hardware and software and
salaried and hourly paid personnel. The Investment Manager may at its
expense employ others to provide all or any part of such facilities and
personnel.
5. ACCOUNT FEES. The Board of Directors may impose fees for various account
services, proceeds of which may be remitted to the appropriate Fund or the
Investment Manager at the discretion of the Board. At least 60 days' prior
written notice of the intent to impose such fee must be given to the
shareholders of the affected series.
6. MANAGEMENT FEES.
(a) In consideration of the services provided by the Investment Manager,
each class of a series of shares of the Company set forth on Schedule
B shall pay to the Investment Manager a management fee that is
calculated as described in this Section 6 using the fee schedules
described herein.
(b) Definitions
(1) An "INVESTMENT TEAM" is the Portfolio Managers that the
Investment Manager has designated to manage a given portfolio.
(2) An "INVESTMENT STRATEGY" is the processes and policies
implemented by the Investment Manager for pursuing a particular
investment objective managed by an Investment Team.
(3) A "PRIMARY STRATEGY PORTFOLIO" is each series of the Company, as
well as any other series of any other registered investment
company for which the Investment Manager serves as the investment
manager and for which American Century Investment Services, Inc.
serves as the distributor; provided, however, that a registered
investment company that invests its assets exclusively in the
shares of other registered investment companies shall not be a
Primary Strategy Portfolio. Any exceptions to the above
requirements shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company
(4) A "SECONDARY STRATEGY PORTFOLIO" is another account managed by
the Investment Manager that is managed by the same Investment
Team as that assigned to manage any Primary Strategy Portfolio
that shares the same board of directors or board of trustees as
the Company. Any exceptions to this requirement shall be approved
by the Board of Directors of the Company
(5) An "INVESTMENT CATEGORY" for a series of the Company is the group
to which the series is assigned for determining the first
component of its management fee. Each Primary Strategy Portfolio
is assigned to one of the three Investment Categories
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indicated below. The Investment Category assignments for the
series of the Company appear in Schedule B to this Agreement. The
assets in each of the Investment Categories ("INVESTMENT CATEGORY
ASSETS") is determined as follows:
a) MONEY MARKET FUND CATEGORY ASSETS. The assets which are used
to determine the fee for this Investment Category is the sum
of the assets of all of the Primary Strategy Portfolios and
Secondary Strategy Portfolios that invest primarily in debt
securities and are subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act.
b) BOND FUND CATEGORY ASSETS. The assets which are used to
determine the fee for this Investment Category is the sum
the assets of all of the Primary Strategy Portfolios and
Secondary Strategy Portfolios that invest primarily in debt
securities and are not subject to Rule 2a-7 under the
Investment Company Act.
c) EQUITY FUND CATEGORY ASSETS. The assets which are used to
determine the fee for this Investment Category is the sum
the assets of all of the Primary Strategy Portfolios and
Secondary Strategy Portfolios that invest primarily in
equity securities.
(6) The "PER ANNUM INVESTMENT CATEGORY FEE DOLLAR AMOUNT" for a
series is the dollar amount resulting from applying the
applicable Investment Category Fee Schedule for the series of the
Company (as shown on Schedule A) using the applicable Investment
Category Assets.
(7) The "PER ANNUM INVESTMENT CATEGORY FEE RATE" for a series of the
Company is the percentage rate that results from dividing the Per
Annum Investment Category Fee Dollar Amount for the series by the
applicable Investment Category Assets for the series.
(8) The "COMPLEX ASSETS" is the sum of the assets in all of the
Primary Strategy Portfolios.
(9) The "PER ANNUM COMPLEX FEE DOLLAR AMOUNT" for a class of a series
of the Company shall be the dollar amount resulting from
application of the Complex Assets to the Complex Fee Schedule for
the class as shown in Schedule C.
(10) The "PER ANNUM COMPLEX FEE RATE" for a class of a series of the
Company is the percentage rate that results from dividing the Per
Annum Complex Fee Dollar Amount for the class of a series by the
Complex Assets.
(11) The "PER ANNUM MANAGEMENT FEE RATE" for a class of a series of
the Company is the sum of the Per Annum Investment Category Fee
Rate applicable to the series and the Per Annum Complex Fee Fee
Rate applicable to the class of the series.
(c) DAILY MANAGEMENT FEE CALCULATION. For each calendar day, each class of
each series of shares of the Company set forth on Schedule B shall
accrue a fee calculated by multiplying
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the Per Annum Management Fee Rate for that class times the net assets
of the class on that day, and further dividing that product by 365
(366 in leap years).
(d) MONTHLY MANAGEMENT FEE PAYMENT. On the first business day of each
month, each class of each series of shares of the Company set forth on
Schedule B shall pay the management fee to the Investment Manager for
the previous month. The fee for the previous month shall be the sum of
the Daily Management Fee Calculations for each calendar day in the
previous month.
(e) ADDITIONAL SERIES OR CLASSES. In the event that the Board of Directors
shall determine to issue any additional series of shares for which it
is proposed that the Investment Manager serve as investment manager,
the Company and the Investment Manager shall enter into an Addendum to
this Agreement setting forth the name of the series or classes, as
appropriate, the Applicable Fee and such other terms and conditions as
are applicable to the management of such series of shares.
7. CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall continue in effect, unless
sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, for a period of two years from
the execution hereof, and for as long thereafter as its continuance is
specifically approved, as to each series of the Company, at least annually
(i) by the Board of Directors of the Company or by the vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, and (ii) by the vote
of a majority of the Directors of the Company, who are not parties to the
agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
8. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated, with respect to any series,
by the Investment Manager at any time without penalty upon giving the
Company 60 days' written notice, and may be terminated, with respect to any
series, at any time without penalty by the Board of Directors of the
Company or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
such series on 60 days' written notice to the Investment Manager.
9. EFFECT OF ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the
event of assignment by the Investment Manager, the term "assignment" for
this purpose having the meaning defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the
Investment Company Act.
10. OTHER ACTIVITIES. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict the
right of the Investment Manager, or the right of any of its officers,
directors or employees (who may also be a Director, officer or employee of
the Company), to engage in any other business or to devote time and
attention to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether
of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to render services of any kind to any
other corporation, firm, individual or association.
11. STANDARD OF CARE. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence, or reckless disregard of its obligations or duties hereunder on
the part of the Investment Manager, it, as an inducement to it to enter
into this Agreement, shall not be subject to liability to the Company or to
any shareholder of the Company for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be
sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
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12. SEPARATE AGREEMENT. The parties hereto acknowledge that certain provisions
of the Investment Company Act, in effect, treat each series of shares of a
registered investment company as a separate investment company.
Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that, to the
extent deemed appropriate and consistent with the Investment Company Act,
this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a separate agreement between
the Investment Manager and each series of shares of the Company managed by
the Investment Manager.
13. USE OF THE NAME "AMERICAN CENTURY". The name "American Century" and all
rights to the use of the name "American Century" are the exclusive property
of American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. ("ACPH"). ACPH has consented
to, and granted a non-exclusive license for, the use by the Company of the
name "American Century" in the name of the Company and any series of shares
thereof. Such consent and non-exclusive license may be revoked by ACPH in
its discretion if ACPH, the Investment Manager, or a subsidiary or
affiliate of either of them is not employed as the investment adviser of
each series of shares of the Company. In the event of such revocation, the
Company and each series of shares thereof using the name "American Century"
shall cease using the name "American Century" unless otherwise consented to
by ACPH or any successor to its interest in such name.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the day and
year first written above.
AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC. AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXX
Vice President Senior Vice President
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AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC. Schedule A: Category Fee Schedules
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SCHEDULE A
INVESTMENT CATEGORY FEE SCHEDULES
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
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RATE SCHEDULES
CATEGORY ASSETS SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3
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First $1 billion 0.2500% 0.2700% 0.3700%
Next $1 billion 0.2070% 0.2270% 0.3270%
Next $3 billion 0.1660% 0.1860% 0.2860%
Next $5 billion 0.1490% 0.1690% 0.2690%
Next $15 billion 0.1380% 0.1580% 0.2580%
Next $25 billion 0.1375% 0.1575% 0.2575%
Thereafter 0.1370% 0.1570% 0.2570%
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BOND FUNDS
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RATE SCHEDULES
CATEGORY ASSETS SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6
----------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -----------
First $1 billion 0.2800% 0.3100% 0.3600% 0.6100% 0.4100% 0.6600%
Next $1 billion 0.2280% 0.2580% 0.3080% 0.5580% 0.3580% 0.6080%
Next $3 billion 0.1980% 0.2280% 0.2780% 0.5280% 0.3280% 0.5780%
Next $5 billion 0.1780% 0.2080% 0.2580% 0.5080% 0.3080% 0.5580%
Next $15 billion 0.1650% 0.1950% 0.2450% 0.4950% 0.2950% 0.5450%
Next $25 billion 0.1630% 0.1930% 0.2430% 0.4930% 0.2930% 0.5430%
Thereafter 0.1625% 0.1925% 0.2425% 0.4925% 0.2925% 0.5425%
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EQUITY FUNDS
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RATE SCHEDULES
CATEGORY ASSETS SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4
------------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
First $1 billion 0.5200% 0.7200% 0.8700% 1.2300%
Next $5 billion 0.4600% 0.6600% 0.8100% 1.1700%
Next $15 billion 0.4160% 0.6160% 0.7660% 1.1260%
Next $25 billion 0.3690% 0.5690% 0.7190% 1.0790%
Next $50 billion 0.3420% 0.5420% 0.6920% 1.0520%
Next $150 billion 0.3390% 0.5390% 0.6890% 1.0490%
Thereafter 0.3380% 0.5380% 0.6880% 1.0480%
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AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC. Schedule B: Investment Category Assignments
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SCHEDULE B
INVESTMENT CATEGORY ASSIGNMENTS
AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
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Series Category Applicable Fee
Schedule Number
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NT Equity Growth Fund Equity Funds 1
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NT Small Company Fund Equity Funds 2
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AMERICAN CENTURY QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUNDS, INC. Schedule C: Complex Fee Schedules
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SCHEDULE C
COMPLEX FEE SCHEDULES
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RATE SCHEDULES
Complex Assets Advisor Class Institutional Class All Other Classes
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First $2.5 billion 0.0600% 0.1100% 0.3100%
Next $7.5 billion 0.0500% 0.1000% 0.3000%
Next $15.0 billion 0.0485% 0.0985% 0.2985%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0470% 0.0970% 0.2970%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0370% 0.0870% 0.2870%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0300% 0.0800% 0.2800%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0200% 0.0700% 0.2700%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0150% 0.0650% 0.2650%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0100% 0.0600% 0.2600%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0050% 0.0550% 0.2550%
Thereafter 0.0000% 0.0500% 0.2500%
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Series Investor Institu- Advisor A B C R
Class tional Class Class Class Class Class
Class
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>>NT Equity Growth Fund No Yes No No No No No
>>NT Small Company Fund No Yes No No No No No
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