EXHIBIT (h)(3)
ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
STEINROE INVESTMENT TRUST
AND
XXXXX XXX & XXXXXXX INCORPORATED
STEINROE INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") (the "Trust"), hereby
appoints XXXXX XXX & FARNHAM INCORPORATED, a Delaware
corporation, of Chicago, Illinois ("Administrator"), to furnish
certain administrative services with respect to the Trust and the
series of the Trust listed in Schedule A hereto, as such schedule
may be amended from time to time (each such series hereinafter
referred to as "Fund").
The Trust and Administrator hereby agree that:
1. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement and the supervision and control of the Trust's Board of
Trustees ("Trustees"), Administrator shall provide the following
services with respect to the Trust:
(a) Preparation and maintenance of the Trust's registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC");
(b) Preparation and periodic updating of the prospectus and
statement of additional information for the Fund
("Prospectus");
(c) Preparation, filing with appropriate regulatory authorities,
and dissemination of various reports for the Fund, including
but not limited to semiannual reports to shareholders under
Section 30(d) of the 1940 Act, annual and semiannual reports
on Form N-SAR, and notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2;
(d) Arrangement for all meetings of shareholders, including the
collection of all information required for preparation of
proxy statements, the preparation and filing with appropriate
regulatory agencies of such proxy statements, the supervision
of solicitation of shareholders and shareholder nominees in
connection therewith, tabulation (or supervision of the
tabulation) of votes, response to all inquiries regarding
such meetings from shareholders, the public and the media,
and preparation and retention of all minutes and all other
records required to be kept in connection with such meetings;
(e) Maintenance and retention of all Trust charter documents and
the filing of all documents required to maintain the Trust's
status as a Massachusetts business trust and as a registered
open-end investment company;
(f) Arrangement and preparation and dissemination of all
materials for meetings of the Board of Trustees and
committees thereof and preparation and retention of all
minutes and other records thereof;
(g) Preparation and filing of the Trust's Federal, state, and
local income tax returns and calculation of any tax required
to be paid in connection therewith;
(h) Calculation of all Trust and Fund expenses and arrangement
for the payment thereof;
(i) Calculation of and arrangement for payment of all income,
capital gain, and other distributions to shareholders of each
Fund;
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(j) Determination, after consultation with the officers of the
Trust, of the jurisdictions in which shares of beneficial
interest of each Fund ("Shares") shall be registered or
qualified for sale, or may be sold pursuant to an exemption
from such registration or qualification, and preparation and
maintenance of the registration or qualification of the
Shares for sale under the securities laws of each such
jurisdiction;
(k) Provision of the services of persons who may be appointed as
officers of the Trust by the Board of Trustees (it is agreed
that some person or persons may be officers of both the Trust
and the Administrator, and that the existence of any such
dual interest shall not affect the validity of this Agreement
except as otherwise provided by specific provision of
applicable law);
(l) Preparation and, subject to approval of the Trust's Chief
Financial Officer, dissemination of the Trust's and each
Fund's quarterly financial information to the Board of
Trustees and preparation of such other reports relating to
the business and affairs of the Trust and each Fund as the
officers and Board of Trustees may from time to time
reasonably request;
(m) Administration of the Trust's Code of Ethics and periodic
reporting to the Board of Trustees of Trustee and officer
compliance therewith;
(n) Provision of internal legal, accounting, compliance, audit,
and risk management services and periodic reporting to the
Board of Trustees with respect to such services;
(o) Negotiation, administration, and oversight of third party
services to the Trust including, but not limited to, custody,
tax, transfer agency, disaster recovery, audit, and legal
services;
(p) Negotiation and arrangement for insurance desired or required
of the Trust and administering all claims thereunder;
(q) Response to all inquiries by regulatory agencies, the press,
and the general public concerning the business and affairs of
the Trust, including the oversight of all periodic
inspections of the operations of the Trust and its agents by
regulatory authorities and responses to subpoenas and tax
levies;
(r) Handling and resolution of any complaints registered with the
Trust by shareholders, regulatory authorities, and the
general public;
(s) Monitoring legal, tax, regulatory, and industry developments
related to the business affairs of the Trust and
communicating such developments to the officers and Board of
Trustees as they may reasonably request or as the
Administrator believes appropriate;
(t) Administration of operating policies of the Trust and
recommendation to the officers and the Board of Trustees of
the Trust of modifications to such policies to facilitate the
protection of shareholders or market competitiveness of the
Trust and Fund and to the extent necessary to comply with new
legal or regulatory requirements;
(u) Responding to surveys conducted by third parties and
reporting of Fund performance and other portfolio
information; and
(v) Filing of claims, class actions involving portfolio
securities, and handling administrative matters in connection
with the litigation or settlement of such claims.
2. USE OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND SUBCONTRACTORS. In
connection with the services to be provided by Administrator
under this Agreement, Administrator may,
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to the extent it deems appropriate, and subject to compliance
with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations and upon
receipt of approval of the Trustees, make use of (i) its
affiliated companies and their directors, trustees, officers, and
employees and (ii) subcontractors selected by Administrator,
provided that Administrator shall supervise and remain fully
responsible for the services of all such third parties in
accordance with and to the extent provided by this Agreement.
All costs and expenses associated with services provided by any
such third parties shall be borne by Administrator or such
parties.
3. INSTRUCTIONS, OPINIONS OF COUNSEL, AND SIGNATURES. At
any time Administrator may apply to a duly authorized agent of
Trust for instructions regarding the Trust, and may consult
counsel for the Trust or its own counsel, in respect of any
matter arising in connection with this Agreement, and it shall
not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith
in accordance with such instructions or with the advice or
opinion of such counsel. Administrator shall be protected in
acting upon any such instruction, advice, or opinion and upon any
other paper or document delivered by the Trust or such counsel
believed by Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed
by the proper person or persons and shall not be held to have
notice of any change of authority of any officer or agent of the
Trust, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Trust.
4. EXPENSES BORNE BY TRUST. Except to the extent expressly
assumed by Administrator herein or under a separate agreement
between the Trust and Administrator and except to the extent
required by law to be paid by Administrator, the Trust shall pay
all costs and expenses incidental to its organization, operations
and business. Without limitation, such costs and expenses shall
include but not be limited to:
(a) All charges of depositories, custodians and other agencies
for the safekeeping and servicing of its cash, securities,
and other property;
(b) All charges for equipment or services used for obtaining
price quotations or for communication between Administrator
or the Trust and the custodian, transfer agent or any other
agent selected by the Trust;
(c) All charges for investment advisory, portfolio management,
and accounting services provided to the Trust by the
Administrator, or any other provider of such services;
(d) All charges for services of the Trust's independent auditors
and for services to the Trust by legal counsel;
(e) All compensation of Trustees, other than those affiliated
with Administrator, all expenses incurred in connection with
their services to the Trust, and all expenses of meetings of
the Trustees or committees thereof;
(f) All expenses incidental to holding meetings of shareholders,
including printing and of supplying each record-date
shareholder with notice and proxy solicitation material, and
all other proxy solicitation expenses;
(g) All expenses of printing of annual or more frequent revisions
of the Trust's prospectus(es) and of supplying each then-
existing shareholder with a copy of a revised prospectus;
(h) All expenses related to preparing and transmitting
certificates representing the Trust's shares;
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(i) All expenses of bond and insurance coverage required by law
or deemed advisable by the Board of Trustees;
(j) All brokers' commissions and other normal charges incident to
the purchase, sale, or lending of Fund securities;
(k) All taxes and governmental fees payable to Federal, state or
other governmental agencies, domestic or foreign, including
all stamp or other transfer taxes;
(l) All expenses of registering and maintaining the registration
of the Trust under the 1940 Act and, to the extent no
exemption is available, expenses of registering the Trust's
shares under the 1933 Act, of qualifying and maintaining
qualification of the Trust and of the Trust's shares for sale
under securities laws of various states or other
jurisdictions and of registration and qualification of the
Trust under all other laws applicable to the Trust or its
business activities;
(m) All interest on indebtedness, if any, incurred by the Trust
or a Fund; and
(n) All fees, dues and other expenses incurred by the Trust in
connection with membership of the Trust in any trade
association or other investment company organization.
5. ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES BORNE BY TRUST. Any expenses
borne by the Trust that are attributable solely to the
organization, operation or business of a Fund shall be paid
solely out of Fund assets. Any expense borne by the Trust which
is not solely attributable to a Fund, nor solely to any other
series of shares of the Trust, shall be apportioned in such
manner as Administrator determines is fair and appropriate, or as
otherwise specified by the Board of Trustees.
6. EXPENSES BORNE BY ADMINISTRATOR. Administrator at its
own expense shall furnish all executive and other personnel,
office space, and office facilities required to render the
services set forth in this Agreement. However, Administrator
shall not be required to pay or provide any credit for services
provided by the Trust's custodian or other agents without
additional cost to the Trust.
In the event that Administrator pays or assumes any expenses
of the Trust or a Fund not required to be paid or assumed by
Administrator under this Agreement, Administrator shall not be
obligated hereby to pay or assume the same or similar expense in
the future; provided that nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to relieve Administrator of any obligation to the Trust or
a Fund under any separate agreement or arrangement between the
parties.
7. ADMINISTRATION FEE. For the services rendered,
facilities provided, and charges assumed and paid by
Administrator hereunder, the Trust shall pay to Administrator out
of the assets of each Fund fees at the annual rate for such Fund
as set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement. For each Fund, the
administrative fee shall accrue on each calendar day, and shall
be payable monthly on the first business day of the next
succeeding calendar month. The daily fee accrual shall be
computed by multiplying the fraction of one divided by the number
of days in the calendar year by the applicable annual rate of
fee, and multiplying this product by the net assets of the Fund,
determined in the manner established by the Board of Trustees, as
of the close of business on the last preceding business day on
which the Fund's net asset value was determined.
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8. STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION. If for any fiscal year of a
Fund, its aggregate operating expenses ("Aggregate Operating
Expenses") exceed the applicable percentage expense limit imposed
under the securities law and regulations of any state in which
Shares of the Fund are qualified for sale (the "State Expense
Limit"), the Administrator shall pay such Fund the amount of such
excess. For purposes of this State Expense Limit, Aggregate
Operating Expenses shall (a) include (i) any fees or expense
reimbursements payable to Administrator pursuant to this
Agreement and (ii) to the extent the Fund invests all or a
portion of its assets in another investment company registered
under the 1940 Act, the pro rata portion of that company's
operating expenses allocated to the Fund, and (iii) any
compensation payable to Administrator pursuant to any separate
agreement relating to the Fund's investment operations and
portfolio management, but (b) exclude any interest, taxes,
brokerage commissions, and other normal charges incident to the
purchase, sale or loan of securities, commodity interests or
other investments held by the Fund, litigation and
indemnification expense, and other extraordinary expenses not
incurred in the ordinary course of business. Except as otherwise
agreed to by the parties or unless otherwise required by the law
or regulation of any state, any reimbursement by Administrator to
a Fund under this section shall not exceed the administrative fee
payable to Administrator by the Fund under this Agreement.
Any payment to a Fund by Administrator hereunder shall be
made monthly, by annualizing the Aggregate Operating Expenses for
each month as of the last day of the month. An adjustment for
payments made during any fiscal year of the Fund shall be made on
or before the last day of the first month following such fiscal
year of the Fund if the Annual Operating Expenses for such fiscal
year (i) do not exceed the State Expense Limitation or (ii) for
such fiscal year there is no applicable State Expense Limit.
9. NON-EXCLUSIVITY. The services of Administrator to the
Trust hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive and Administrator
shall be free to render similar services to others.
10. STANDARD OF CARE. Neither Administrator, nor any of
its directors, officers or stockholders, agents or employees
shall be liable to the Trust, any Fund, or its shareholders for
any action taken or thing done by it or its subcontractors or
agents on behalf of the Trust or the Fund in carrying out the
terms and provisions of this Agreement if done in good faith and
without negligence or misconduct on the part of Administrator,
its subcontractors, or agents.
11. INDEMNIFICATION. The Trust shall indemnify and hold
Administrator and its controlling persons, if any, harmless from
any and all claims, actions, suits, losses, costs, damages, and
expenses, including reasonable expenses for counsel, incurred by
it in connection with its acceptance of this Agreement, in
connection with any action or omission by it or its agents or
subcontractors in the performance of its duties hereunder to the
Trust, or as a result of acting upon any instruction believed by
it to have been executed by a duly authorized agent of the Trust
or as a result of acting upon information provided by the Trust
in form and under policies agreed to by
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Administrator and the Trust, provided that: (i) to the extent
such claims, actions, suits, losses, costs, damages, or expenses
relate solely to a particular Fund or group of Funds, such
indemnification shall be only out of the assets of that Fund or
group of Funds; (ii) this indemnification shall not apply to
actions or omissions constituting negligence or misconduct of
Administrator or its agents or subcontractors, including but not
limited to willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in
the performance of their duties, or reckless disregard of their
obligations and duties under this Agreement; and (iii)
Administrator shall give the Trust prompt notice and reasonable
opportunity to defend against any such claim or action in its own
name or in the name of Administrator.
Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust
from and against any and all claims, demands, expenses and
liabilities which such Trust may sustain or incur arising out of,
or incurred because of, the negligence or misconduct of
Administrator or its agents or subcontractors, provided that such
Trust shall give Administrator prompt notice and reasonable
opportunity to defend against any such claim or action in its own
name or in the name of such Trust.
12. EFFECTIVE DATE, AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION. This
Agreement shall become effective as to any Fund as of the
effective date for that Fund specified in Schedule A hereto and,
unless terminated as hereinafter provided, shall remain in effect
with respect to such Fund thereafter from year to year so long as
such continuance is specifically approved with respect to that
Fund at least annually by a majority of the Trustees who are not
interested persons of Trust or Administrator.
As to any Trust or Fund of that Trust, this Agreement may be
modified or amended from time to time by mutual agreement between
the Administrator and the Trust and may be terminated by
Administrator or Trust by at least sixty (60) days' written
notice given by the terminating party to the other party. Upon
termination as to any Fund, the Trust shall pay to Administrator
such compensation as may be due under this Agreement as of the
date of such termination and shall reimburse Administrator for
its costs, expenses, and disbursements payable under this
Agreement to such date. In the event that, in connection with a
termination, a successor to any of the duties or responsibilities
of Administrator hereunder is designated by the Trust by written
notice to Administrator, upon such termination Administrator
shall promptly, and at the expense of the Trust or Fund with
respect to which this Agreement is terminated, transfer to such
successor all relevant books, records, and data established or
maintained by Administrator under this Agreement and shall
cooperate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities,
including provision, at the expense of such Fund, for assistance
from Administrator personnel in the establishment of books,
records, and other data by such successor.
13. ASSIGNMENT. Any interest of Administrator under this
Agreement shall not be assigned either voluntarily or
involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, without the
prior written consent of Trust.
14. BOOKS AND RECORDS. Administrator shall maintain, or
oversee the maintenance by such other persons as may from time to
time be approved by the Board of
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Trustees to maintain, the books, documents, records, and data
required to be kept by the Trust under the 1940 Act, the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or such other authorities
having jurisdiction over the Trust or the Fund or as may
otherwise be required for the proper operation of the business
and affairs of the Trust or the Fund (other than those required
to be maintained by any investment adviser retained by the Trust
on behalf of a Fund in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940
Act).
Administrator will periodically send to the Trust all books,
documents, records, and data of the Trust and each of its Funds
listed in Schedule A that are no longer needed for current
purposes or required to be retained as set forth herein.
Administrator shall have no liability for loss or destruction of
said books, documents, records, or data after they are returned
to such Trust.
Administrator agrees that all such books, documents,
records, and data which it maintains shall be maintained in
accordance with Rule 31a-3 of the 1940 Act and that any such
items maintained by it shall be the property of the Trust.
Administrator further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust
any such items it maintains upon request, provided that the
Administrator shall be permitted to retain a copy of all such
items. Administrator agrees to preserve all such items
maintained under Rule 31a-1 for the period prescribed under Rule
31a-2 of the 1940 Act.
Trust shall furnish or otherwise make available to
Administrator such copies of the financial statements, proxy
statements, reports, and other information relating to the
business and affairs of each Fund of the Trust as Administrator
may, at any time or from time to time, reasonably require in
order to discharge its obligations under this Agreement.
15. NON-LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS. Any
obligation of Trust hereunder shall be binding only upon the
assets of Trust (or the applicable Fund thereof) and shall not be
binding upon any Trustee, officer, employee, agent or shareholder
of Trust. Neither the authorization of any action by the
Trustees or shareholders of Trust nor the execution of this
Agreement on behalf of Trust shall impose any liability upon any
Trustee or any shareholder.
16. USE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S NAME. The Trust may use its
name and the names of its Funds listed in Schedule A or any other
name derived from the name "Xxxxx Xxx & Xxxxxxx" only for so long
as this Agreement or any extension, renewal, or amendment hereof
remains in effect, including any similar agreement with any
organization which shall have succeeded to the business of
Administrator as it relates to the services it has agreed to
furnish under this Agreement. At such time as this Agreement or
any extension, renewal or amendment hereof, or such other similar
agreement shall no longer be in effect, Trust will cease to use
any name derived from the name "Xxxxx Xxx & Farnham" or otherwise
connected with Administrator, or with any organization which
shall have succeeded to Administrator's business herein
described.
17. REFERENCES AND HEADINGS. In this Agreement and in any
such amendment, references to this Agreement and all expressions
such as "herein," "hereof," and "hereunder" shall be deemed to
refer to this Agreement as amended or affected by any such
amendments. Headings are placed herein for convenience of
reference only
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and shall not be taken as a part hereof or control or affect the
meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.
Dated: August 15, 1995
STEINROE INVESTMENT TRUST
Attest: By: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX President
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Secretary
XXXXX XXX & XXXXXXX INCORPORATED
Attest: By: XXXX X. XXXXXXX
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
XXXXX X. XXXXXX Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Secretary
XXXXX XXX INVESTMENT TRUST
ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE A
The Funds of the Trust currently subject to this Agreement are as
follows:
Effective Date
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Xxxxx Xxx Growth & Income Fund September 1, 1995
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Investor Fund September 1, 1995
Xxxxx Xxx Balanced Fund September 1, 1995
Xxxxx Xxx Growth Stock Fund September 1, 1995
Xxxxx Xxx Capital Opportunities Fund September 1, 1995
Xxxxx Xxx Special Fund September 1, 1995
Xxxxx Xxx International Fund July 1, 1996
Xxxxx Xxx Special Venture Fund July 1, 1996
Xxxxx Xxx Emerging Markets Fund February 3, 1997*
Xxxxx Xxx Growth Opportunities Fund May 9, 1997**
Xxxxx Xxx Large Company Focus Fund April 30, 1998***
Xxxxx Xxx Asia Pacific Fund October 19, 1998
Dated: October 19, 1998
STEINROE INVESTMENT TRUST
Attest: By: XXXXXX X. XXXXX
Xxxxxx W. Xxxxx
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX President
Assistant Secretary
XXXXX XXX & FARNHAM INCORPORATED
Attest: By: XXXXXX X. XXXXX
Xxxxxx W. Xxxxx
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX President, Mutual Funds Division
Assistant Secretary
*Commencing operations on February 27, 1997
**Commencing operations on June 30, 1997
***Commencing operations on or about June 26, 1998
XXXXX XXX INVESTMENT TRUST
ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE B
Compensation pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement shall be
calculated with respect to each Fund in accordance with the
following schedule applicable to average daily net assets of the
Fund:
Fund Administrative Fee Schedule B1
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Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Investor Fund 0.200% of first $500 million,
0.150% of next $500 million,
0.125% thereafter
Fund Administrative Fee Schedule B2
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Xxxxx Xxx Growth Stock Fund 0.150% of first $500 million,
Xxxxx Xxx Growth & Income Fund 0.125 of next $500 million,
Xxxxx Xxx Balanced Fund 0.100% thereafter
Fund Administrative Fee Schedule B3
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Xxxxx Xxx Special Fund 0.150% of first $500 million,
Xxxxx Xxx Capital Opportunities 0.125% of next $500 million,
Fund 0.100% of next $500 million,
Xxxxx Xxx Growth Opportunities Fund 0.075% thereafter
SteinRoe Large Company Focus Fund
Fund Administrative Fee Schedule B4
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Xxxxx Xxx International Fund 0.150%
Xxxxx Xxx Special Venture Fund
Xxxxx Xxx Emerging Markets Fund
Xxxxx Xxx Asia Pacific Fund
Dated: October 19, 1998
STEINROE INVESTMENT TRUST
Attest: By: XXXXXX X. XXXXX
Xxxxxx W. Xxxxx
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX President
Assistant Secretary
XXXXX XXX & FARNHAM INCORPORATED
Attest: By: XXXXXX X. XXXXX
Xxxxxx W. Xxxxx
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX President, Mutual Funds Division
Assistant Secretary
