SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this 28th day of February, 1997, by and between INVESCO Funds
Group, Inc. ("INVESCO"), a Delaware corporation, and INVESCO CAPITAL MANAGE-
MENT, INC., a Georgia corporation ("the Sub-Adviser").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, INVESCO VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. (the "Company") is engaged
in business as a diversified, open-end management investment company regis-
tered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "Investment Company Act") and has one class of shares (the
"Shares"), which is divided into series, each representing an interest in a
separate portfolio of investments, with one such series being designated the
INVESCO VIF-Total Return Portfolio (the "Fund"); and
WHEREAS, INVESCO and the Sub-Adviser are engaged in rendering investment ad-
visory services and are registered as investment advisers under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940; and
WHEREAS, INVESCO has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the
Company (the "INVESCO Investment Advisory Agreement"), pursuant to which
INVESCO is required to provide investment advisory services to the Company,
and, upon receipt of written approval of the Company, is authorized to retain
companies which are affiliated with INVESCO to provide such services; and
WHEREAS, the Sub-Adviser is willing to provide investment advisory services
to the Company on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinaf-
ter contained, INVESCO and the Sub-Adviser hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DUTIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER
INVESCO hereby employs the Sub-Adviser to act as investment adviser to the
Company and to furnish the investment advisory services described below, sub-
ject to the broad supervision of INVESCO and Board of Directors of the Compa-
ny, for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agree-
ment. The Sub-Adviser hereby accepts such assignment and agrees during such
period, at its own expense, to render such services and to assume the obliga-
tions herein set forth for the compensation provided for herein. The Sub-Ad-
viser shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor
and, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized herein, shall have no
authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be
deemed an agent of the Company.
The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees to manage the investment operations of the
Fund, subject to the supervision of the Company's directors (the "Directors")
and INVESCO. Specifically, the Sub-Adviser agrees to perform the following
services:
(a) to manage the investment and reinvestment of all the assets, now or
hereafter acquired, of the Fund, and to execute all purchases and sales of
portfolio securities;
(b) to maintain a continuous investment program for the Fund, consistent
with (i) the Fund's investment policies as set forth in the Company's Reg-
istration Statement, as from time to time amended, under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and in any prospectus
and/or statement of additional information of the Fund, as from time to
time amended and in use under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
(ii) the Company's status as a regulated investment company under the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(c) to determine what securities are to be purchased or sold for the
Fund, unless otherwise directed by the Directors of the Company or
INVESCO, and to execute transactions accordingly;
(d) to provide to the Fund the benefit of all of the investment analysis
and research, the reviews of current economic conditions and trends, and
the consideration of long-range investment policy now or hereafter gener-
ally available to investment advisory customers of the Sub-Adviser;
(e) to determine what portion of the Fund should be invested in the var-
ious types of securities authorized for purchase by the Fund; and
(f) to make recommendations as to the manner in which voting rights,
rights to consent to Fund action and any other rights pertaining to the
Fund's portfolio securities shall be exercised.
With respect to execution of transactions for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser is
authorized to employ such brokers or dealers as may, in the Sub-Adviser's best
judgment, implement the policy of the Fund to obtain prompt and reliable exe-
cution at the most favorable price obtainable. In assigning an execution or
negotiating the commission to be paid therefor, the Sub-Adviser is authorized
to consider the full range and quality of a broker's services which benefit
the Fund, including but not limited to research and analytical capabilities,
reliability of performance, and financial soundness and responsibility. Re-
search services prepared and furnished by brokers through which the Sub-Ad-
viser effects securities transactions on behalf of the Fund may be used by the
Sub-Adviser in servicing all of its accounts, and not all such services may be
used by the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Fund. The Sub-Adviser may fol-
low a policy of considering sales of variable annuity or variable life insur-
ance contracts for which the Fund serves as an investment vehicle as a factor
in the selection of broker/dealers to execute portfolio transactions, subject
to the requirements of best execution discussed above. In the selection of a
broker or dealer for execution of any negotiated transaction, the Sub-Adviser
shall have no duty or obligation to seek advance competitive bidding for the
most favorable negotiated commission rate for such transaction, or to select
any broker solely on the basis of its purported or "posted" commission rate
for such transaction, provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser shall consider
such "posted" commission rates, if any, together with any other information
available at the time as to the level of commissions known to be charged on
comparable transactions by other qualified brokerage firms, as well as all
other relevant factors and circumstances, including the size of any contempo-
raneous market in such securities, the importance to the Fund of speed, effi-
ciency, and confidentiality of execution, the execution capabilities required
by the circumstances of the particular transactions, and the apparent knowl-
edge or familiarity with sources from or to whom such securities may be pur-
chased or sold. Where the commission rate reflects services, reliability and
other relevant factors in addition to the cost of execution, the Sub-Adviser
shall have the burden of demonstrating that such expenditures were bona fide
and for the benefit of the Fund.
ARTICLE II
ALLOCATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES
The Sub-Adviser assumes and shall pay for maintaining the staff and person-
nel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall, at its
own expense, provide the office space, equipment and facilities necessary to
perform its obligations under this Agreement. Except to the ex- tent expressly
assumed by the Sub-Adviser herein and except to the extent re- quired by law to
be paid by the Sub-Adviser, INVESCO and/or the Company shall pay all costs and
expenses in connection with the operations of the Fund.
ARTICLE III
COMPENSATION OF THE SUB-ADVISER
For the services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses assumed by the
Sub-Adviser, INVESCO shall pay to the Sub-Adviser an annual fee, computed
daily and paid as of the last day of each month, using for each daily calcula-
tion the most recently determined net asset value of the Fund, as determined
by a valuation made in accordance with the Fund's procedures for calculating
its net asset value as described in the Fund's Prospectus and/or Statement of
Additional Information. The advisory fee to the Sub-Adviser shall be computed
at the annual rate of 0.375% of the Fund's average net assets up to $500 mil-
lion; 0.325% of the Fund's average net assets in excess of $500 million but
not more than $1 billion; and 0.275% of the Fund's average net assets in ex-
cess of $1 billion. During any period when the determination of the Fund's net
asset value is suspended by the Directors of the Company, the net asset value
of a share of the Fund as of the last business day prior to such suspension
shall, for the purpose of this Article III, be deemed to be the net asset
value at the close of each succeeding business day until it is again deter-
mined. However, no such fee shall be paid to the Sub-Adviser with respect to
any assets of the Fund which may be invested in any other investment company
for which the Sub-Adviser serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser. The fee
provided for hereunder shall be prorated in any month in which this Agreement
is not in effect for the entire month. The Sub-Adviser shall be entitled to
receive fees hereunder only for such periods as the INVESCO Investment Advi-
sory Agreement remains in effect.
ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF SUB-ADVISER
The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment, mistake of
law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission
in the performance of sub-advisory services rendered with respect to the Com-
pany or the Fund, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negli-
gence in the performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard of
its obligations and duties hereunder. As used in this Article IV, "Sub- Advis-
er" shall include any affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services con-
templated hereby and directors, officers and employees of the Sub-Adviser and
such affiliates.
ARTICLE V
ACTIVITIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER
The services of the Sub-Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed to be ex-
clusive, the Sub-Adviser and any person controlled by or under common control
with the Sub-Adviser (for purposes of this Article V referred to as "affili-
ates") being free to render services to others. It is understood that direc-
tors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Company are or may become
interested in the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates, as directors, officers, em-
ployees and shareholders or otherwise and that directors, officers, employees
and shareholders of the Sub-Adviser, INVESCO and their affiliates are or may
become interested in the Company as directors, officers and employees.
ARTICLE VI
AVOIDANCE OF INCONSISTENT POSITIONS AND
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
In connection with purchases or sales of securities for the investment port-
folio of the Fund, neither the Sub-Adviser nor any of its directors, officers
or employees will act as a principal or agent for any party other than the
Fund or receive any commissions. The Sub-Adviser will comply with all applica-
ble laws in acting hereunder including, without limitation, the 1940 Act; the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; and all rules and regulations
duly promulgated under the foregoing.
ARTICLE VII
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date it is approved by a ma-
jority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and shall remain in
force for an initial term ending two years from the date of execution, and
from year to year thereafter until its termination in accordance with this Ar-
ticle VII, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at
least annually by (i) the Directors of the Company, or by the vote of a major-
ity of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of
those Directors who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of
any such party cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such approval.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, by INVESCO, the Fund by vote of the Directors of the Company, or by
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or by the
Sub-Adviser. A termination by INVESCO or the Sub-Adviser shall require sixty
days' written notice to the other party and to the Company, and a termination
by the Company shall require such notice to each of the parties. This Agree-
ment shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment to the ex-
tent required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules thereunder.
The Sub-Adviser agrees to furnish to the Directors of the Company such in-
formation on an annual basis as may reasonably be necessary to evaluate the
terms of this Agreement.
Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the right of the Sub-Adviser
to receive payments on any unpaid balance of the compensation described in Ar-
ticle III hereof earned prior to such termination.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT
No provision of this Agreement may be orally changed or discharged, but may
only be modified by an instrument in writing signed by the Sub-Adviser and
INVESCO. In addition, no amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless
approved by (1) the vote of a majority of the Directors of the Company, in-
cluding a majority of the Directors who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such amendment and (2) the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund (other than an amendment which can
be effective without shareholder approval under applicable law).
ARTICLE IX
DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS
In interpreting the provisions of this Agreement, the terms "vote of a ma-
jority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignments," "affiliated per-
son" and "interested person," when used in this Agreement, shall have the re-
spective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act and the Rules and
Regulations thereunder, subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted
by the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act.
ARTICLE X
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Colorado and the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To
the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, or any of the
provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act, the latter shall control.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and
delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at such address as
such other party may designate for the receipt of such notice.
Severability. Each provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, such illegality or invalidity
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this
Agreement.
Headings. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and
identification only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define
or limit the size, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
INVESCO FUNDS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx
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President
ATTEST:
/a/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Secretary
INVESCO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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President
ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
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Secretary
