Exhibit(d)(19)
NORTHERN FUNDS
FORM OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND ANCILLARY SERVICES AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this _____ day of ____________, 2006 between NORTHERN
FUNDS, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), and NORTHERN TRUST INVESTMENTS,
N.A., an Illinois state-chartered trust company and NORTHERN TRUST GLOBAL
ADVISORS, INC., a _______________ (each, an "Adviser" and together, the
"Advisers").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized to issue shares of beneficial
interest ("Shares") in separate series with each such series representing the
interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets; and
WHEREAS, the Trust presently intends to offer shares of beneficial
interest in three new portfolios, known as the Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund,
Multi-Manager Small Cap Fund and Multi-Manager International Equity Fund (each a
"New Fund" and together, the "New Funds") (such Fund together with all other
portfolios subsequently established by the Trust and made subject to this
Agreement being herein collectively referred to as the "Funds"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Advisers to render investment
advisory and ancillary services to the Trust and the New Funds as indicated
below and the Advisers are willing to so render such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Advisers.
(a) The Trust hereby appoints each Adviser to act as investment
adviser to the Trust and the New Funds for the periods and
on the terms herein set forth. Each Adviser accepts such
appointment and agrees to render the services herein set
forth, for the compensation herein provided.
(b) In the event that the Trust establishes one or more
portfolios other than the New Funds with respect to which it
desires to retain the Advisers to act as investment adviser
hereunder, it shall notify the Advisers in writing. If the
Advisers are willing to render such services under this
Agreement they shall notify the Trust in writing whereupon
such portfolio shall become a Fund hereunder and shall be
subject to the provisions of this Agreement to the same
extent as the New Funds, except to the extent that said
provisions (including those relating to the compensation
payable by the Trust to the Advisers) are modified with
respect to such Fund in writing by the Trust and the
Advisers at the time.
2. Delivery of Documents. The Trust has delivered (or will deliver as
soon as is possible) to the Advisers copies of each of the following documents:
(a) Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated as of February 7,
2000 (such Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as presently
in effect, is herein called the "Trust Agreement"), copies
of which are also on file with the Trust;
(b) By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as presently in effect,
are herein called the "By-Laws");
(c) Co-Administration Agreement between the Trust and its
Co-Administrators;
(d) Distribution Agreement between the Trust and its
Distributor;
(e) Custodian Agreement between the Trust and its Custodian;
(f) Foreign Custody Agreement between the Trust and the Foreign
Custodian;
(g) Transfer Agency Agreement between the Trust and its Transfer
Agent;
(h) Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the
New Funds (the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, as presently in effect and as amended,
supplemented and/or superseded from time to time, are herein
called "Prospectus" and "Statement of Additional
Information," respectively);
(i) Post Effective Amendment No. __ to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (No. 33-73404) under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") and Amendment No. 46 to the
Trust's Registration Statement on such form (No. 811-8236)
under the 1940 Act filed as a single document with the
Securities and
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Exchange Commission (the "Commission") (such Registration
Statement, as presently in effect and as amended from time
to time, is herein called the "Registration Statement").
The Trust agrees to promptly furnish the Advisers from time to time
with copies of all amendments of or supplements to or otherwise current versions
of any of the foregoing documents not heretofore furnished.
3. Duties of Advisers.
(a) Subject to the general supervision of the Trustees of the
Trust, the Advisers shall manage the investment operations
of each of the Funds and the composition of each Fund's
assets, including the purchase, retention and disposition
thereof. In this regard, each Adviser:
(i) shall provide supervision of the Funds' assets,
furnish a continuous investment program for such
Funds, determine from time to time what
investments or securities will be purchased,
retained or sold by the Funds, and what portion of
the assets will be invested or held uninvested as
cash;
(ii) shall place orders pursuant to its determinations
either directly with the issuer or with any broker
and/or dealer or other person who deals in the
securities in which the Fund in question is
trading. With respect to common and preferred
stocks, in executing portfolio transactions and
selecting brokers or dealers, each Adviser shall
use its best judgment to obtain the best overall
terms available. In assessing the best overall
terms available for any transaction, each Adviser
shall consider all factors it deems relevant,
including the breadth of the market in the
security, the price of the security, the financial
condition and execution capability of the broker
or dealer, and the reasonableness of the
commission, if any, both for the specific
transaction and on a continuing basis. In
evaluating the best overall terms available and in
selecting the broker or dealer to execute a
particular transaction, each Adviser may also
consider the brokerage and research services (as
those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) provided to any
Fund and/or other account over which the Adviser
and/or an affiliate of the Adviser exercises
investment discretion. With respect to securities
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other than common and preferred stocks, in placing
orders with brokers, dealers or other persons,
each Adviser shall attempt to obtain the best net
price and execution of its orders, provided that
to the extent the execution and price available
from more than one broker, dealer or other such
person are believed to be comparable, each Adviser
may, at its discretion but subject to applicable
law, select the executing broker, dealer or such
other person on the basis of the Adviser's opinion
of the reliability and quality of such broker,
dealer or such other person;
(iii) may, on occasions when it deems the purchase or
sale of a security to be in the best interests of
a Fund as well as other fiduciary or agency
accounts managed by the Adviser, aggregate, to the
extent permitted by applicable laws and
regulations, the securities to be sold or
purchased in order to obtain the best overall
terms available execution with respect to common
and preferred stocks and the best net price and
execution with respect to other securities. In
such event, allocation of the securities so
purchased or sold, as well as the expenses
incurred in the transaction, will be made by the
Adviser in the manner it considers to be most
equitable and consistent with its fiduciary
obligations to such Fund and to such other
accounts.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 3(a) hereof, each Adviser may
delegate any or all of its responsibilities under Section
3(a) (and the assumption of related expenses) to one or more
other parties (each such party, a "Sub-Adviser"), pursuant
in each case, to a written agreement with such Sub-Adviser
that meets the requirements of Section 15 of the Investment
Company Act and the rules thereunder (the "1940 Act")
applicable to contracts for services as an investment
adviser of a registered investment company (including
without limitation the requirements for approval by the
Board of Trustees of the Trust and the shareholders of a
Fund), subject, however, to such exemptions as may be
granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any
Sub-Adviser may (but need not) be affiliated with the
Advisers. If Sub-Advisers are engaged to provide the
services under Section 3(a) with respect to different
segments of a Fund, the Advisers shall (i) determine, in the
manner described in the prospectus of the Fund from time to
time in effect, what portion of the assets belonging to the
Fund shall be managed by each Sub-Adviser, (ii) retain the
responsibility
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to set each Fund's investment objective, policies and
restrictions (the "Policies") and shall adopt and implement
procedures to ensure that the Sub-Advisers comply with the
Policies, (iii) oversee the services provided by each
Sub-Adviser and its compliance with applicable laws; and
(iv) monitor and evaluate each Sub-Adviser's performance and
report on same periodically to the Board of Trustees.
(c) In addition, the Advisers shall provide the following
ancillary services under this Agreement:
(i) review the preparation of reports and proxy
statements to the Trust's shareholders, the
periodic updating of the Trust's Prospectus,
Statement of Additional Information and
Registration Statement, and the preparation of
other reports and documents required to be filed
by the Trust with the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(ii) in connection with its management of the Funds,
monitor anticipated purchases and redemptions by
shareholders and new investors;
(iii) provide information and assistance as requested
by the Administrator of the Trust in connection
with the registration of the Trust's shares in
accordance with state and foreign securities
requirements;
(iv) provide assistance as requested by the Trust or
its Administrator concerning the regulatory
requirements applicable to investors that invest
in the Trust;
(v) develop and monitor investor programs for
shareholders of the Trust, and assist in the
coordination of such programs with programs
offered separately by the Advisers to their
clients;
(vi) provide assistance in connection with the
operations of the Trust generally; and
(vii) provide other similar services as reasonably
requested from time to time by the Board of
Trustees of the Trust.
(d) Each Adviser, in connection with its rights and duties with
respect to the Trust:
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(i) shall use the care, skill, prudence and diligence
under the circumstances then prevailing that a
prudent person acting in a like capacity and
familiar with such matters would use in the
conduct of an enterprise of a like character and
with like aims; and
(ii) shall act in conformity with the Trust Agreement,
By-Laws, Registration Statement, Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information, and
instructions and directions of the Trustees of the
Trust, and will use its best efforts to comply
with and conform to the requirements of the 1940
Act and all other applicable federal and state
laws, regulations and rulings.
(e) Each Adviser shall:
(i) comply with all applicable Rules and Regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and will
in addition conduct its activities under this
Agreement in accordance with other applicable law;
and
(ii) maintain a policy and practice of conducting its
investment advisory services hereunder
independently of its commercial banking operations
and those of any affiliated bank of the Advisers.
When the Adviser makes investment recommendations
for a Fund, its investment advisory personnel will
not inquire or take into consideration whether the
issuer of securities proposed for purchase or sale
for the Fund's account are customers of its
commercial banking department or the commercial
banking department of any affiliated bank of the
Adviser.
(f) The Advisers shall not, unless permitted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission:
(i) permit the Funds to execute transactions with the
Advisers' Bond Department; or
(ii) permit the Funds to purchase certificates of
deposit of the Advisers or their affiliate banks,
commercial paper issued by the Advisers' parent
holding company or other securities issued or
guaranteed by
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the Advisers, their parent holding company or
their subsidiaries or affiliates.
(g) The Advisers, if any, shall render to the Trustees of the
Trust such periodic and special reports as the Trustees may
reasonably request.
(h) The services of the Advisers hereunder are not deemed
exclusive and the Advisers shall be free to render similar
services to others (including other investment companies) so
long as their services under this Agreement are not impaired
thereby.
4. Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, the Advisers shall pay
all costs incurred by them in connection with the performance of their duties
under paragraph 3 hereof, other than the cost (including taxes, brokerage
commissions and other transactions costs, if any) of securities purchased or
sold for each of the Funds.
5. Compensation.
(a) For the services provided and the expenses assumed by the
Advisers pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust shall pay to
the Advisers as full compensation therefor a joint fee at an
annual rate of 0.90% of the average daily net assets of the
Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund, 1.10% of the average daily net
assets of the Multi-Manager Small Cap Fund, and 1.10% of the
average daily net assets of the Multi-Manager International
Equity Fund.
(b) The fees will be computed based on net assets on each day
and will be paid to the Advisers monthly.
6. Books and Records. The Advisers shall maintain, and preserve for
the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 of the Commission under the 1940 Act, such
records as are required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 of the Commission under
the 1940 Act (other than clause (b) (4) and paragraphs (c), (d) and (e)
thereof). The Advisers further agree that all records which they maintain for
the Trust are the property of the Trust and they shall surrender promptly to the
Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request.
7. Indemnification.
(a) The Trust hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
of the Advisers, their directors, officers, and employees
and each person, if any, who controls the Advisers
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which they or any of them may become subject
under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
1940 Act or other federal or state statutory law or
regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses,
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claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or any omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact required to be
stated or necessary to make the statements made
not misleading in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, the Statement of Additional
Information, or any application or other document
filed in connection with the qualification of the
Trust or Shares of the Trust under the Blue Sky or
securities laws of any jurisdiction
("Application"), except insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any such untrue statement or omission or alleged
untrue statement or omission either pertaining to
a breach of such Adviser's duties in connection
with this Agreement or made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished by,
through or on behalf of the Adviser for use in
connection with the Registration Statement, any
Application, the Prospectus or the Statement of
Additional Information; or
(ii) subject to clause (i) above, the Adviser acting in
accordance with the terms hereof;
and the Trust will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any
legal or other expense incurred by such Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damages, liability or action.
(b) If the indemnification provided for in paragraph 7(a) is due
in accordance with the terms of such paragraph but is for
any reason held by a court to be unavailable from the Trust,
then the Trust shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid
or payable by the Trust and the Indemnified Parties as a
result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by
the Trust and such Indemnified Parties in connection with
the operation of the Trust, (ii) the relative fault of the
Trust and such Indemnified Parties, and (iii) any other
relevant equitable considerations. The Trust and the
Advisers agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this subparagraph (b) were
determined by pro rata allocation or other method of
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allocation that does not take account the equitable
considerations referred to above in this subparagraph (b).
The amount paid or payable as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above in this subparagraph (b) shall be
deemed to include any legal or other expense incurred by the
Trust and the Indemnified Parties in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(c) It is understood, however, that nothing in this paragraph 7
shall protect any Indemnified Party against, or entitle any
Indemnified Party to indemnification against, or
contribution with respect to, any liability to the Trust or
its shareholders to which such Indemnified Party is subject,
by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of
a reckless disregard to its obligations and duties, under
this Agreement or otherwise, to an extent or in a manner
inconsistent with Section 17 of the 1940 Act.
8. Duration and Termination. Insofar as the holders of Shares
representing the interests in the New Funds are affected by this Agreement, it
shall continue, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, until March 31,
2007, and, insofar as the holders of Shares representing the interests in each
of the other Funds are affected by this Agreement, it (as supplemented by the
terms specified in any notice and agreement pursuant to paragraph 1(b) hereof)
shall continue (assuming approval by the initial holder(s) of Shares of such
Fund) until March 31 of the year following the year in which the Fund becomes a
Fund hereunder, and with respect to each Fund thereafter shall continue
automatically for periods of one year so long as each such latter continuance is
approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the
Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons (as defined by
the 0000 Xxx) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval, and by the Trustees of the Trust or by vote
of a majority of the outstanding Shares (as defined with respect to voting
securities in the 1940 Act) representing the interests in such Fund; provided,
however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Trust as to any Fund at
any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares (as so
defined) representing the interests in the Fund affected thereby on 60 days'
written notice to the Adviser, or by the Adviser at any time, without the
payment of any penalty, on 60 days' written notice to the Trust. This Agreement
shall automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (as
defined by the 1940 Act).
9. Name of the Trust. The Advisers agree that the name "Northern" may
be used in the name of the Trust and that such name, any related logos and any
service marks containing the word "Northern" may be used in connection with the
Trust's business only for so
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long as this Agreement (including any continuance or amendment hereof) remains
in effect and that such use shall be royalty free. At such time as this
Agreement shall no longer be in effect, the Trust will cease such use. The Trust
acknowledges that it has no rights to the name "Northern," such logos or service
marks other than those granted in this paragraph and that the Adviser reserves
to itself the right to grant the nonexclusive right to use the name "Northern,"
such logos or service marks to any other person, including, but not limited to,
another investment company.
10. Status of Advisers as Independent Contractors. Each Adviser shall
for all purposes herein be deemed to be independent contractors and shall,
unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the Trustees of the
Trust from time to time, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in
any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Trust.
11. Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by mutual
consent but, except as otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act and interpretations
thereof by the Commission and its staff, the consent of the Trust must be
approved by vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not
parties to this Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of
any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on
such amendment, and by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares (as defined
with respect to a voting securities by the 1940 Act) representing the interests
in each Fund affected by such amendment.
12. Shareholder Liability. This Agreement is executed by or on behalf
of the Trust with respect to each of the Funds and the obligations hereunder are
not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or Shareholders of the Trust
individually but are binding only upon the Trust and its assets and property.
All obligations of the Trust under this Agreement shall apply only on a
Fund-by-Fund basis, and the assets of one Fund shall not be liable for the
obligations of another Fund.
13. Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement 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 Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision,
statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be
affected thereby. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
applicable federal law and (except as to paragraph 12 hereof which shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware) the laws of the
State of Illinois and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors (subject to the last sentence
of paragraph 8) and, to the extent provided in paragraph 7 hereof, each
Indemnified Party. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this
Agreement shall not be construed to require, or to impose any duty upon, either
of the parties to do anything in violation of any applicable laws or
regulations. Any provision in this Agreement requiring compliance with any
statute or regulation shall mean such statute or regulation as amended and in
effect from time to time.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be executed as of the day and year first above written.
NORTHERN FUNDS
By:
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Title: Vice-President
NORTHERN TRUST GLOBAL ADVISORS, INC.
By:
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Title:
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NORTHERN TRUST INVESTMENTS, N.A.
By:
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Title: Senior Vice-President
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