INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT with CONVERGENCE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
with
CONVERGENCE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 1st day of November, 2018, by and between Trust for Professional Managers, a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter called the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust as indicated on
Schedule A attached hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Convergence Investment Partners, LLC (hereinafter called the “Adviser”), the investment adviser for the Funds.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Trust
is an open-end management investment company, registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”); and
WHEREAS, each Fund
is a series of the Trust having separate assets and liabilities; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser
is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and is engaged in the business of supplying investment advice as an independent contractor; and
WHEREAS, the Trust
desires to retain the Adviser to render advice and services to the Funds pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Adviser desires to furnish said advice and services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISER.
The Trust hereby appoints the Adviser, and the Adviser hereby accepts such appointment, to render investment advice and related services with respect to the assets of the Funds for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement, subject
to the supervision and direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board of Trustees”).
2. DUTIES OF ADVISER.
(a) GENERAL DUTIES.
The Adviser shall act as investment adviser to the Funds and shall supervise investments of the Funds on behalf of the Funds in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Funds as set forth in the Funds’ and
Trust’s governing documents, including, without limitation: the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, each as amended from time to time; the Funds’ prospectus, statement of additional information and undertakings; and such other limitations,
policies and procedures as the Trustees may impose from time to time and provide in writing to the Adviser (collectively, the “Investment Policies”). In providing such services, the Adviser shall at all times adhere to the provisions and
restrictions contained in the federal securities laws, applicable state securities laws, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and other applicable law. Subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act, the Adviser is
authorized to delegate its duties hereunder, at the Adviser’s own expense, to a sub-adviser, which is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, pursuant to a written agreement under which the sub-adviser shall furnish the services
specified therein to the Adviser or the Funds. The Adviser will continue to have responsibility for all investment advisory services furnished pursuant to any agreement with a sub-adviser (a “Sub-Adviser”).
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall: (i) furnish the Funds with advice and recommendations
with respect to the investment of the Funds’ assets and the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Funds, including the taking of such steps as may be necessary to implement such advice and recommendations (i.e., placing the orders); (ii) manage and oversee the investments of the Funds, subject to the ultimate supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees; (iii)
make recommendations with respect to the hiring, termination and replacement of a Sub-Adviser; (iv) vote proxies for the Funds, file ownership reports under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for
the Funds, and take other required actions on behalf of the Funds; (v) maintain required books and records relating to its investment management activities for the Funds except to the extent arrangements have been made for such books and records
to be maintained by the administrator or another agent of the Funds; (vi) furnish reports, statements and other data on securities, economic conditions and other matters related to the investment of the Funds’ assets that the Funds’ administrator
or distributor or the officers of the Trust may reasonably request and which can be produced by the Adviser without undue cost or effort; and (vii) render to the Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports with respect to the Funds’
investment activities as the Board of Trustees may reasonably request, including at least one in-person appearance annually before the Board of Trustees. It is understood and agreed that the Adviser shall have no obligation to initiate or defend
against litigation on behalf of the Funds.
(b) BROKERAGE. The
Adviser shall be responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, for broker-dealer selection, and for negotiation of brokerage commission rates, provided that the Adviser shall not direct orders to an affiliated person of the
Adviser without general prior authorization to use such affiliated broker or dealer from the Board of Trustees. In placing portfolio transactions, the Adviser will seek to obtain “best execution.” Best execution does not necessarily mean paying
the lowest spread or commission rate available. In seeking best execution, the Adviser may consider the full range of a broker-dealer’s services. The factors that may be considered by the Adviser in seeking best execution include, but are not
limited to, the broker-dealer’s execution capability; clearance and settlement services; commission rate; trading expertise; willingness and ability to commit capital; ability to provide anonymity; financial responsibility; reputation and
integrity; responsiveness; access to underwritten offerings and secondary markets; and access to company management, as well as the value of any research provided by the broker-dealer. In assessing which broker-dealer can provide best execution
for a particular trade, the Adviser also may consider the timing and size of the order and available liquidity and current market conditions. The price to the Funds in any transaction may be less favorable than that available from another
broker-dealer if the difference is reasonably justified by other aspects of the portfolio execution services offered.
Subject to such policies as the Board of Trustees may determine and provide to the Adviser and consistent with Section
28(e) of the Exchange Act, the Adviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise solely by reason of its having caused the Funds to pay a broker or dealer that provides
(directly or indirectly) brokerage or research services to the Adviser an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction,
if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the
Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to the Funds and its other clients. Subject to the same policies and legal provisions, the Adviser is further authorized to allocate the orders placed by it on behalf of the Funds to such brokers or
dealers who also provide research or statistical material, or other services, to the Trust, the Adviser, or any affiliate of either. Such allocation shall be in such amounts and proportions as the Adviser shall determine, and the Adviser shall
report on such allocations regularly to the Trust, indicating the broker-dealers to whom such allocations have been made.
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Subject to such policies as the Board of Trustees may determine and provide to the Adviser and consistent with Section
28(e) of the Exchange Act, the Adviser also may consider the receipt of commission sharing arrangements as a factor in selecting brokers or dealers to execute transactions consistent with its duty to seek best execution. Under such arrangements,
the Adviser may cause client accounts to effect transactions through a broker-dealer and request that the broker-dealer allocate a portion of the commissions paid on those transactions to a pool of commission credits that are paid to other firms
that provide research services to the investment adviser. The standard of reasonableness is to be measured in light of the Adviser’s overall responsibilities to the Funds and its other clients.
The Adviser is actively engaged in transactions for other advisory clients involving the same securities and instruments in
which the Funds will invest. The Adviser manages and advises other client accounts and investment vehicles which have investment objectives similar to, as well as dissimilar to, those of the Funds and/or which may engage in transactions in the
same types of securities and instruments as the Funds. On occasions when the Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Funds as well as of other clients and/or investment vehicles, the Adviser, to the
extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may aggregate the securities to be so purchased or sold in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and the most efficient execution. 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 the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Funds and to such other
clients and investment vehicles. In such event, the position of the Funds and such client accounts and investment vehicles in the same issuer may vary and the length of time that each may choose to hold its investment in the same issuer may
likewise vary. However, to the extent any of these client accounts and investment vehicles seek to acquire the same security as a Fund at the same time, a Fund may not be able to acquire as large a portion of such security as it desires, or it
may have to pay a higher price or obtain a lower yield for such security. Similarly, a Fund may not be able to obtain as high a price for, or as large an execution of, an order to sell any particular security at the same time. If one or more of
such client accounts and investment vehicles simultaneously purchases or sells the same security that a Fund is purchasing or selling, each day’s transactions in such security will be allocated between the Fund and all such client accounts and
investment vehicles in a manner deemed equitable by the Adviser, taking into account the respective sizes of the accounts and the amount being purchased or sold. It is recognized that in some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on
the price or value of the security insofar as the Funds are concerned. In other cases, however, it is believed that the ability of the Funds to participate in volume transactions may produce better executions for the Funds. Notwithstanding the
above, the Adviser may execute buy and sell orders for accounts and take action in performance of its duties with respect to any of its accounts that may differ from actions taken with respect to another account, so long as the Adviser shall, to
the extent practical, allocate investment opportunities to accounts, including the Funds, over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis and in accordance with applicable law.
3. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ADVISER.
(a) The Adviser shall in good faith perform its duties to the Funds as set forth in this Agreement.
(b) The Adviser shall maintain all licenses and registrations necessary to perform its duties hereunder in good order.
(c) The Adviser shall conduct its operations at all times in conformance with the Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act,
and any other applicable state and/or self-regulatory organization regulations.
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4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
The Adviser shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent contractor, and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided and authorized to do so, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or the Funds in any way, or in any
way be deemed an agent for the Trust or the Funds. It is expressly understood and agreed that the services to be rendered by the Adviser to the Funds under the provisions of this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Adviser shall be
free to render similar or different services to others so long as its ability to render the services provided for in this Agreement shall not be impaired thereby.
5. ADVISER’S PERSONNEL.
The Adviser shall, at its own expense, maintain such staff and employ or retain such personnel and consult with such other persons as it shall from time to time determine to be necessary to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the staff and personnel of the Adviser shall be deemed to include persons employed or retained by the Adviser to furnish statistical information, research, and other factual information, advice
regarding economic factors and trends, information with respect to technical and scientific developments, and such other information, advice and assistance as the Adviser or the Board of Trustees may desire and reasonably request and any
compliance staff and personnel required by the Adviser.
6. EXPENSES.
(a) With respect to the operation of the Funds, the Adviser shall be responsible for (i) the Funds’ organizational
expenses, (ii) providing the personnel, office space and equipment reasonably necessary for the Adviser to provide investment management services to the Funds, (iii) the expenses of printing and distributing extra copies of the Funds’ prospectus,
statement of additional information, and sales and advertising materials (but not the legal, auditing or accounting fees attendant thereto) to prospective investors (but not to existing shareholders) to the extent such expenses are not covered by
any applicable plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, (iv) the costs of any special Board of Trustees meetings or shareholder meetings convened for the primary benefit of the Adviser, and (v) any costs of
liquidating or reorganizing the Funds (unless such cost is otherwise allocated by the Board of Trustees). If the Adviser has agreed, whether voluntarily or pursuant to an agreement, to limit the operating expenses of the Funds, the Adviser shall
also be responsible on a monthly basis for any operating expenses that exceed the agreed upon expense limit.
(b) The Funds are responsible for and shall assume the obligation for payment of all of its expenses, other than as stated
in Subparagraph 6(a) above, including but not limited to: fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, registration and transfer of its shares; brokerage, trading and commission expenses; all expenses of transfer, receipt,
safekeeping, servicing and accounting for the cash, securities and other property of the Trust for the benefit of the Funds, including all fees and expenses of its custodian, shareholder services agent and accounting services agent; interest
charges on any borrowings; costs and expenses of pricing and calculating its daily net asset value and of maintaining its books of account required under the Investment Company Act; taxes, if any; a pro rata portion of expenditures in connection
with meetings of the Funds’ shareholders and the Board of Trustees that are properly payable by the Funds; salaries and expenses of officers of the Trust, including without limitation the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, and fees and expenses of
members of the Board of Trustees or members of any advisory board or committee who are not members of, affiliated with or interested persons of the Adviser; insurance premiums on property or personnel of the Funds which inure to its benefit,
including liability and fidelity bond insurance; the cost of preparing and printing reports, proxy statements, prospectuses and statements of additional information of the Funds or other communications for distribution to existing shareholders;
legal, auditing and accounting fees; all or any portion of trade association dues or educational program expenses determined appropriate by the Board of Trustees; fees and expenses (including legal fees) of registering and maintaining
registration of its shares for sale under federal and applicable state and foreign securities laws; all expenses of maintaining and servicing shareholder accounts, including all charges for transfer, shareholder recordkeeping, dividend
disbursing, redemption, and other agents for the benefit of the Funds, if any; and all other charges and costs of its operation plus any extraordinary and non-recurring expenses, except as herein otherwise prescribed.
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(c) The Adviser may voluntarily or contractually absorb certain Fund expenses or waive the Adviser’s own advisory fee.
(d) To the extent the Adviser incurs any costs by assuming expenses which are an obligation of the Funds as set forth
herein, the Funds shall promptly reimburse the Adviser for such costs and expenses, except to the extent the Adviser has otherwise agreed to bear such expenses. To the extent the services for which the Funds are obligated to pay are performed by
the Adviser, the Adviser shall be entitled to recover from the Funds to the extent of the Adviser’s actual costs for providing such services. In determining the Adviser’s actual costs, the Adviser may take into account an allocated portion of the
salaries and overhead of personnel performing the services.
(e) The Adviser may not pay fees in addition to any Fund distribution or servicing fees to financial intermediaries,
including, without limitation, banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors, or pension administrators, for sub-administration, sub-transfer agency or any other shareholder servicing or distribution services associated with shareholders whose shares
are held in omnibus or other group accounts, except with the prior authorization of the Board of Trustees. Where such arrangements are authorized by the Board of Trustees, the Adviser shall report regularly to the Trust on the amounts paid and
the relevant financial institutions.
7. MANAGEMENT FEE.
(a) Each Fund shall pay to the Adviser, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as full compensation for all services furnished
or provided to such Fund pursuant to this Agreement, an annual management fee at the rate set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement.
(b) The management fee shall be accrued daily by each Fund and paid to the Adviser on the first business day of the
succeeding month.
(c) The initial fee under this Agreement shall be payable on the first business day of the first month following the
effective date of this Agreement and shall be prorated as set forth below. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the end of any month, the fee to the Adviser shall be prorated for the portion of any month in which this Agreement is in effect
which is not a complete month according to the proportion which the number of calendar days in the month during which the Agreement is in effect bears to the number of calendar days in the month, and shall be payable within ten (10) days after
the date of termination.
(d) The management fee payable to the Adviser under this Agreement will be reduced to the extent of any receivable owed by
the Adviser to a Fund and as required under any expense limitation applicable to the Funds.
(e) The Adviser voluntarily may reduce any portion of the compensation or reimbursement of expenses due to it pursuant to
this Agreement and may agree to make payments to limit the expenses which are the responsibility of the Funds under this Agreement. Any such reduction or payment shall be applicable only to such specific reduction or payment and shall not
constitute an agreement to reduce any future compensation or reimbursement due to the Adviser hereunder or to continue future payments. Any such reduction will be agreed to prior to accrual of the related expense or fee and will be estimated
daily and reconciled and paid on a monthly basis.
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(f) Any such reductions made by the Adviser in its management fees or payment of expenses which are the Fund’s obligation
are subject to reimbursement by the Fund to the Adviser, if so requested by the Adviser, in any subsequent month in the three year period from the date of the management fee reduction and/or expense payment if the aggregate amount actually paid
by the Fund toward the operating expenses for such month (taking into account the reimbursement) will not cause the Fund to exceed the lesser of: (1) the expense limitation in place at the time of the management fee reduction and/or expense
payment; or (2) the expense limitation in place at the time of the reimbursement. Any such reimbursement is also contingent upon the Board of Trustees’ quarterly review and approval. Such reimbursement may not be paid prior to the Fund’s payment
of current ordinary operating expenses.
(g) The Adviser may agree not to require payment of any portion of the compensation or reimbursement of expenses otherwise
due to it pursuant to this Agreement. Any such agreement shall be applicable only with respect to the specific items covered thereby and shall not constitute an agreement not to require payment of any future compensation or reimbursement due to
the Adviser hereunder.
8. NO BORROWING. The
Adviser agrees that neither it nor any of its officers or employees shall borrow from the Funds or pledge or use a Fund’s assets in connection with any borrowing not directly for the Funds’ benefit. For this purpose, failure to pay any amount due
and payable to a Fund for a period of more than thirty (30) days shall constitute a borrowing.
9. CONFLICTS WITH TRUST’S
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND APPLICABLE LAWS. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Trust or the Funds to take any action contrary to the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws, or any applicable statute or
regulation, or to relieve or deprive the Board of Trustees of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Trust and Funds. In this connection, the Adviser acknowledges that the Trustees retain ultimate plenary
authority over the Funds and may take any and all actions necessary and reasonable to protect the interests of shareholders.
10. REPORTS AND ACCESS.
(a) The Adviser agrees to supply such information which can be produced by the Adviser without undue cost or effort to the
Funds’ administrator and, subject to the limits set forth in this subsection. to permit such compliance inspections by the Funds’ administrator as shall be reasonably necessary to permit the administrator to satisfy its obligations and respond to
the reasonable requests of the Board of Trustees. Any compliance inspection requested by the Funds’ administrator shall (i) require reasonable advance written notice, (ii) take place during the Adviser’s regular business hours, (iii) be at no
additional expenses to the Adviser and (iv) be subject to appropriate confidentiality requirements and the Adviser’s security procedures.
(b) The Trust agrees to provide the Adviser such information about the Trust and the Funds as is necessary and appropriate
for the Adviser to perform its services hereunder. Such information includes, but is not limited to, the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and all compliance policies and procedures of the Trust. The Trust agrees to provide to the
Adviser promptly any amendment to the foregoing and, if any such amendment would materially affect the services to be provided by the Adviser hereunder, the Trust agrees to provide the amendment to the Adviser prior to its adoption by the Board
of Trustees.
(c) The Trust represents and warrants that this Agreement has been authorized by the Board of Trustees and by shareholders
in accordance with applicable law.
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11. ADVISER’S LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The Adviser shall have responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the statements in the Funds’ offering
materials (including the prospectus, the statement of additional information, and advertising and sales materials), except for information supplied by the administrator or the Trust or another third party for inclusion therein.
(b) The Adviser shall be liable to the Funds for any loss (including brokerage charges) incurred by the Funds as a result
of any improper investment made by the Adviser in contradiction of the Investment Policies resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, or reckless disregard of the obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser.
(c) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, or reckless disregard of the obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or the Funds or to any shareholder of a Fund 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 by a Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, federal securities laws and certain state laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who have acted in
good faith, and therefore nothing herein shall in any way constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights which the Trust, the Funds or any shareholder of a Fund may have under any federal securities law or state law.
(d) Each party to this Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party and the shareholders, directors,
officers and employees of the other party (any such person, an “Indemnified Party”) against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating and defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damage or
expenses and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising out of such party’s performance or non-performance of any duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect any
Indemnified Party against any liability to which such Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
(e) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any Trustee or officer of the Trust, or officer of the
Adviser, from liability in violation of Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act.
12. NON-EXCLUSIVITY;
TRADING FOR ADVISER’S OWN ACCOUNT. The Trust’s engagement of the Adviser is not an exclusive arrangement. The Trust may from time to time engage other individuals or entities to furnish it with the services provided for herein. Likewise,
the Adviser may act as investment adviser for any other person, including but not limited to investment vehicles, and shall not in any way be limited or restricted from buying, selling, holding or trading any securities for its or their own
accounts or the accounts of others for whom it or they may be acting; provided, however, that the Adviser expressly represents that it will undertake no activities which will prevent the Adviser from performing its obligations to the Funds under
this Agreement, and provided further that the Adviser will adhere to a code of ethics governing employee trading and trading for proprietary accounts that conforms to the requirements of the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and has
been approved by the Board of Trustees.
13. TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER
INVESTMENT ADVISERS. The Funds’ administrator will provide the Adviser with the names of all investment advisers to the other series of the Trust and the names of any promoter, underwriter, officer, director, member of an advisory board or employee of any other series of the Trust. The Adviser will promptly notify the Funds’ administrator in the event it is or becomes an
affiliated person of any investment adviser responsible for providing advice with respect to any other series of the Trust, or of any promoter, underwriter, officer, director, member of an advisory board or employee of any other series of the
Trust. The Adviser shall not consult with the investment adviser of any other series of the Trust concerning transactions for the Funds or any other series of the Trust.
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14. TERM. This
Agreement shall become effective with respect to the Convergence Core Plus Fund, the Convergence Opportunities Fund and the Convergence Market Neutral Fund as of the date first written above and, with respect to any other Fund, at the time the
Fund commences operations pursuant to an effective amendment to the Trust’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall continue for an initial term of two years thereafter, unless sooner terminated as
hereinafter provided. This Agreement shall continue in effect thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one year so long as such continuation is approved for the Fund at least annually by (i) the Board of Trustees or by the vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and (ii) the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement nor interested persons thereof, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. The terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities” and “interested persons” shall have the meanings as set forth in the Investment Company Act.
15. RIGHT TO USE NAME.
(a) The Adviser warrants that the Funds’ name is not deceptive or misleading. Any concern regarding copyright, trademark,
or patent infringement with respect to the name used by the Funds shall be resolved by the Adviser. The Adviser shall at all times have all rights in and to the Funds’ name or any name derived from using the name “Convergence Investment
Partners” or “Convergence”. The Funds shall have a license to us, but have no other rights in or to, the name “Convergence Investment Partners” or “Convergence” only for so long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment hereof
remains in effect. Within sixty (60) days from such time as this Agreement shall no longer be in effect, the Funds shall cease to use such a name or any other name connected with the Adviser.
(b) It is understood and hereby agreed that the name “Trust for Professional Managers” or “TPM” is the property of the
Trust for trademark and all other purposes. The Adviser undertakes and agrees that, in the event that the Adviser shall cease to act as investment adviser to the Funds, the Adviser shall promptly take all necessary and appropriate action to
discontinue use of the Trust’s name and will further refrain from using the Trust’s name; provided, however, that the Adviser may continue to use the Trust’s name for the sole purpose of identifying the Trust as an account formerly managed by
the Adviser or as otherwise consented to by the Trust in writing prior to such use.
16. TERMINATION; NO ASSIGNMENT.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust on behalf of the Fund at any time without payment of any penalty, by the
Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser, and by the Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund. In the event of a termination,
the Adviser shall cooperate in the orderly transfer of the Fund’s affairs and, at the request of the Board of Trustees, transfer any and all books and records of the Fund maintained by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund.
(b) This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of any transfer or assignment thereof, as defined in the
Investment Company Act and rules and regulations thereunder.
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17. NONPUBLIC PERSONAL
INFORMATION. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Adviser agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, trustees, managers, members, shareholders, officers, and employees (1) to treat confidentially and as
proprietary information of the Trust (a) all records and other information relative to the Funds’ prior, present, or potential shareholders (and clients of said shareholders) and (b) any Nonpublic Personal Information, as defined under Section
248.3(t) of Regulation S-P (“Regulation S-P”), promulgated under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (the “G-L-B Act”), and (2) except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, not to use such records and information for any
purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, or as otherwise permitted by Regulation S-P or the G-L-B Act, and if in compliance therewith, the privacy policies adopted by the Trust and communicated in writing
to the Adviser. Such written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Trust and may not be withheld where the Adviser may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt or other proceedings for failure to comply after being requested to
divulge such information by duly constituted authorities. This paragraph shall not apply to any information obtained directly by the Adviser from sources other than the Trust.
18. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
COMPLIANCE. The Adviser acknowledges that, in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, the USA PATRIOT Act, and any implementing regulations thereunder (together, “AML Laws”), the Trust has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering
Policy. The Adviser agrees to comply with the Trust’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy and the AML Laws, as the same may apply to the Adviser, now and in the future. The Trust agreed to provide to the Adviser its current Anti-Money Laundering Policy
and any future amendments thereto. The Adviser further agrees to provide to the Trust and/or the Funds’ administrator such reports, certifications and contractual assurances as may be reasonably requested by the Trust in order for the Trust to
comply with applicable AML Laws. The Trust may disclose information regarding the Adviser to governmental and/or regulatory or self-regulatory authorities to the extent required by applicable law or regulation and may file reports with such
authorities as may be required by applicable law or regulation.
19. CERTIFICATIONS;
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Adviser acknowledges that, in compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, the Trust and the Funds are
required to make certain certifications and have adopted disclosure controls and procedures. To the extent reasonably requested by the Trust, the Adviser agrees to use its best efforts to assist the Trust and the Funds in complying with the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and implementing the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures, provided, however, that the Adviser shall not be obligated to take any actions which involve undue cost or effort. The Adviser agrees to inform the Trust of any
material development related to a Fund that the Adviser reasonably believes is relevant to such Fund’s certification obligations under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
20. SEVERABILITY. If
any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute or rule, or shall be otherwise rendered invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
21. CAPTIONS. 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.
22. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to preempt, or to be
inconsistent with, any federal law, regulation or rule, including the Investment Company Act and the Advisers Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all on the day and year first above written.
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CONVERGENCE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: President
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Title: President & Chief Investment Officer
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SCHEDULE A
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Series or Fund of Trust for Professional Managers
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Annual Fee Rate as a Percentage of Average
Daily Net Assets
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Convergence Core Plus Fund
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1.00%
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Convergence Opportunities Fund
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1.00%
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Convergence Market Neutral Fund
|
1.00%
|
11
