ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the ___ day of January, 1998 by and between
U.S. GLOBAL LEADERS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST (the "Trust")a Delaware Business
Trust and INVESTMENT COMPANY ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation
(the "Administrator").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), with shares of
beneficial interest organized into separate series ("series" or "portfolios");
and
WHEREAS, the Trust wishes to retain the Administrator to provide certain
administrative services in connection with the management of the operations of
the various portfolio series of the Trust and the Administrator is willing to
furnish such services:
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein
contained, it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints the Administrator to provide
certain administrative services, hereinafter enumerated, in connection with the
management of the portfolios' operations for the period and on the terms set
forth in this Agreement. The Administrator agrees to comply with all relevant
provisions of the 1940 Act, applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and
other applicable law.
2. Services on a Continuing Basis. The Administrator will
perform the following services on a regular basis which would be
daily weekly or as otherwise appropriate:
(A) prepare and coordinate reports and other materials to
be supplied to the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
(B) prepare and/or supervise the preparation and filing of all securities
filings, periodic financial reports, prospectuses,
statements of additional information, marketing materials, tax returns,
shareholder reports and other regulatory reports or filings required of the
Trust and the portfolios.
(C) prepare all required filings necessary to maintain the Trust's and
portfolios' qualification and/or registration to sell shares in all states where
the Trust and portfolios currently do, or intend to do business;
(D) coordinate the preparation, printing and mailing of all materials
(e.g., Annual Reports) required to be sent to shareholders;
(E) coordinate the preparation and payment of Trust and
portfolio related expenses;
(F) monitor and oversee the activities of the Trust's and the portfolios'
servicing agents (i.e., transfer agent, custodian, fund accountants, etc.);
(G) review and adjust as necessary the portfolios' daily
expense accruals; and
(H) perform such additional services as may be agreed upon by the Trust
and the Administrator.
3. Responsibility of the Administrator. The Administrator shall be under no
duty to take any action on behalf of the Trust or the portfolios except as set
forth herein or as may be agreed to by the Administrator in writing. In the
performance of its duties hereunder, the Administrator shall be obligated to
exercise reasonable care and diligence and to act in good faith and to use its
best efforts. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other
provision of this Agreement, the Administrator shall not be liable for delays or
errors or loss of data occurring by reason of circumstances beyond the
Administrator's control.
4. Reliance Upon Instructions. The Trust agrees that the Administrator
shall be entitled to rely upon any instructions, oral or written, actually
received by the Administrator from the Board of Trustees of the Trust and shall
incur no liability to the Trust or the investment adviser to any portfolio in
acting upon such oral or written instructions, provided such instructions
reasonably appear to have been received from a
person duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to give oral or
written instructions on behalf of the Trust or any portfolio.
5. Confidentiality; Maintenance of Records. The Administrator agrees on
behalf of itself and its employees to treat confidentially all records and other
information relative to the Trust and portfolios and all prior, present or
potential shareholders of any and all portfolios, except after prior
notification to, and approval of release of information in writing by, the
Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld where the Administrator
may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply,
when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or
when so requested by the Trust or by a portfolio. Any records required to be
maintained and preserved by the Trust or any of its portfolios which are
maintained or preserved by the Administrator under this Agreement are property
of the Trust and its portfolios and will be surrendered to the Trust or its
portfolios promptly upon request.
6. Equipment Failures. In the event of equipment failures or the occurrence
of events beyond the Administrator's control which render the performance of the
Administrator's functions under this agreement impossible, the Administrator
shall take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions and is authorized
to engage the services of third parties to prevent or remedy such service
interruptions.
7. Compensation. As compensation for services rendered by the
Administrator during the term of this agreement, each portfolio
of the Trust will pay to the Administrator a monthly fee at the
annual rate determined on Schedule A to this agreement.
8. Indemnification. The Trust and portfolios agree to indemnify and hold
harmless the Administrator from all taxes, filing fees, charges, expenses,
assessments, claims and liabilities (including without limitation, liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the 1940 Act, and any state and foreign securities laws, all as amended from
time to time) and expenses, including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys
fees and disbursements, arising directly or indirectly from any action or thing
which the Administrator takes or does or omits to take or do at the request of
or in reliance upon the advice of the Board of Trustees of the
Trust, provided that the Administrator will not be indemnified against any
liability to a Portfolio or to shareholders (or any expenses incident to such
liability) arising out of the Administrator's own willful misfeasance, bad
faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under this
Agreement. The Administrator agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and
each of its Trustees from all claims and liabilities (including without
limitation, liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the 1940 Act, and any state and foreign securities laws,
all as amended from time to time) and expenses, including (without limitation)
reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, arising directly or indirectly from
any action or thing which the Administrator takes or does or omits to take or do
which is in violation of this Agreement or not in accordance with instructions
properly given to the Administrator, or arising out of the Administrator's own
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its
duties and obligations under this Agreement.
9. Duration and termination. This Agreement shall continue until
termination by the Trust on behalf of any portfolio (through the Board of
Trustees) or the Administrator on 60 days' written notice to the other. All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing.
10. Amendments. This Agreement or any part hereof may be
changed or waived only by instrument in writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change or waiver is
sought.
11. Miscellaneous. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties thereto with respect to the services to be
performed hereunder, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
relating to the subject matter hereof. The captions in this Agreement are
included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or limit any of
the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. This
Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made in New York and governed by New
York law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement will
not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers designated below on the day and year first written
above.
By:________________________________________
Title:____________________________________
U.S. GLOBAL LEADERS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
By:________________________________________
Title:_____________________________________
INVESTMENT COMPANY ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION
Schedule A
FEE RATES APPLICABLE TO PORTFOLIOS OF U.S. GLOBAL LEADERS
VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
I.
U.S. Global Leaders Growth Variable Insurance Fund
Administration fee paid monthly at the following annual rate:
Average net assets of fund Fee or Fee Rate
Under $15 million $30,000
$15 to $50 million 0.20% of average net assets
$50 to $100 million 0.15% of average net assets
$100 million to $150 million 0.10% of average net assets
Over $150 million 0.05% of average net assets
January , 1998
