Exhibit (d)(13)
XXXXXX XXXXXX HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
FORM OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made the [__]th day of [__________], 2003, by and between
XXXXXX XXXXXX FUNDS I, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"), with respect
to its Xxxxxx Xxxxxx High Income Opportunities Fund series (the "Series"), and
XXXXXX, XXXXXX & COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Manager").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Manager wish to enter into an agreement
setting forth the terms upon which the Manager (or certain other parties acting
pursuant to delegation from the Manager) will perform certain services for the
Series and bear the expenses of the Series;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants
hereinafter contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. (a) The Fund hereby employs the Manager to furnish the Fund with
Portfolio Management Services (as defined in Section 2 hereof), subject
to the authority of the Manager to delegate any or all of its
responsibilities hereunder to other parties as provided in Section 1(b)
hereof. The Manager hereby accepts such employment and agrees, at its
own expense, to furnish such services (either directly or pursuant to
delegation to other parties as permitted by Section 1(b) hereof) and to
assume the obligations herein set forth. The Manager shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for
or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the
Fund.
(b) The Manager may delegate any or all of its responsibilities
hereunder with respect to the provision of Portfolio Management Services
(and 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 of 1940 and the rules thereunder (the
"1940 Act") applicable to contracts for service as investment adviser of
a registered investment company (including without limitation the
requirements for approval by the trustees of the Fund and the
shareholders of the Series), 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 Manager. If different
Sub-Advisers are engaged to provide Portfolio Management Services with
respect to different segments of the portfolio of the Series, the
Manager shall determine, in the manner described in the prospectus of
the Series from time to time in effect, what portion of the assets
belonging to the Series shall be managed by each Sub-Adviser.
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2. As used in this Agreement, "Portfolio Management Services" means
management of the investment and reinvestment of the assets belonging to the
Series, consisting specifically of the following:
(a) obtaining and evaluating such economic, statistical and
financial data and information and undertaking such additional
investment research as shall be necessary or advisable for the
management of the investment and reinvestment of the assets belonging to
the Series in accordance with the Series' investment objectives and
policies;
(b) taking such steps as are necessary to implement the
investment policies of the Series by purchasing and selling of
securities, including the placing of orders for such purchase and sale;
and
(c) regularly reporting to the Board of Trustees of the Fund
with respect to the implementation of the investment policies of the
Series.
3. [RESERVED]
4. The Manager also agrees that it or one of its affiliates, and
not the Fund or the Series, shall bear the following expenses of the Series,
whether incurred directly by the Series or incurred by the Fund on behalf of
the Series:
(a) any of the costs of printing and mailing the items referred
to in sub-section (k) of this section 4;
(b) any of the costs of preparing, printing and distributing
sales literature;
(c) compensation of trustees of the Fund who are not directors,
officers or employees of the Manager, any Sub-Adviser or any
administrator or of any affiliated person (other than a registered
investment company) of the Manager, any Sub-Adviser or any
administrator;
(d) registration, filing and other fees in connection with
requirements of regulatory authorities;
(e) the charges and expenses of any entity appointed by the Fund
for custodial, paying agent, shareholder servicing and plan agent
services;
(f) charges and expenses of independent accountants retained by
the Fund;
(g) charges and expenses of any transfer agents and registrars
appointed by the Fund;
(h) any cost of certificates representing shares of the Fund;
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(i) legal fees and expenses in connection with the day-to-day
affairs of the Fund, including registering and qualifying its shares
with Federal and State regulatory authorities;
(j) expenses of meetings of shareholders and trustees of the
Fund;
(k) the costs of services, including services of counsel,
required in connection with the preparation of the Fund's registration
statements and prospectuses, including amendments and revisions thereto,
annual, semiannual and other periodic reports of the Fund, and notices
and proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Fund or
regulatory authorities; and
(l) the Fund's expenses of bookkeeping, accounting, auditing and
financial reporting, including related clerical expenses.
5. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Manager or any of
its affiliates to bear or to reimburse the Series or the Fund for:
(a) taxes payable by the Fund to federal, state or other
governmental agencies;
(b) extraordinary expenses as may arise, including expenses
incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, other claims and
the legal obligations of the Fund or the Series to indemnify its
trustees, officers, employees, shareholders, distributors, and agents
with respect thereto;
(c) brokerage fees and commissions (including dealer markups)
and transfer taxes chargeable to the Fund in connection with the
purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Series;
(d) costs, including any interest expenses, of borrowing money;
(e) costs of hedging transactions;
(f) costs of lending portfolio securities; and
(g) any expenses indirectly incurred through investments in
other pooled investment vehicles.
6. All activities undertaken by the Manager or any Sub-Adviser
pursuant to this Agreement shall at all times be subject to the supervision
and control of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, any duly constituted
committee thereof or any officer of the Fund acting pursuant to like
authority.
7. The services to be provided by the Manager and any Sub-Adviser
hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive and the Manager and any Sub-Adviser
shall be free to render similar services to others, so long as its services
hereunder are not impaired thereby.
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8. The Manager shall receive no investment advisory or other fee
from the Fund for the services provided under this Agreement.
9. It is understood that any of the shareholders, trustees,
officers, employees and agents of the Fund may be a shareholder, director,
officer, employee or agent of, or be otherwise interested in, the Manager,
any affiliated person of the Manager, any organization in which the Manager
may have an interest or any organization which may have an interest in the
Manager; that the Manager, any such affiliated person or any such
organization may have an interest in the Fund; and that the existence of any
such dual interest shall not affect the validity hereof or of any
transactions hereunder except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of the Fund, the partnership agreement of the Manager
or specific provisions of applicable law.
10. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its
execution, and
(a) unless otherwise terminated, this Agreement shall continue
in effect for two years from the date of execution, and from year to
year thereafter so long as such continuance is specifically approved at
least annually (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series, and (ii) by
vote of a majority of the trustees of the Fund who are not interested
persons of the Fund or the Manager, cast in person at a meeting called
for the purpose of voting on, such approval;
(b) this Agreement may at any time be terminated on sixty days'
written notice to the Manager either by vote of the Board of Trustees of
the Fund or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Series;
(c) this Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of
its assignment;
(d) this Agreement may be terminated by the Manager on ninety
days' written notice to the Fund;
Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be
without the payment of any penalty.
11. This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent of
the parties, provided that any material amendment of this Agreement shall
require the approval by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Series and by vote of a majority of the trustees of the
Fund who are not interested persons of the Fund or the Manager, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
12. For the purpose of this Agreement, the terms "vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities," "interested person," "affiliated
person" and "assignment" shall have their respective meanings defined in the
1940 Act, subject, however, to such
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exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the 1940 Act. References in this Agreement to any assets, property or
liabilities "belonging to" the Series shall have the meaning defined in the
Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust as amended from time to time.
13. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence on the part of the Manager, or reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder, the Manager shall not be subject to any
liability to the Fund, to any shareholder of the Fund or to any other
person, firm or organization, for any act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder.
14. In accordance with Regulation S-P, if non-public personal
information regarding either party's customers or consumers is disclosed to
the other party in connection with this Agreement, the party receiving such
information will not disclose or use that information other than as
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day
and year first above written.
XXXXXX XXXXXX FUNDS I
on behalf of its Xxxxxx Xxxxxx High Yield Opportunities Fund series
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXXXX, XXXXXX & COMPANY, L.P.
By: Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Company, Inc., its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
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NOTICE
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust establishing the Fund is on
file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is
hereby given that this Agreement is executed with respect to the Series on
behalf of the Fund by officers of the Fund as officers and not individually and
that the obligations of or arising out of this Agreement are not binding upon
any of the trustees, officers or shareholders individually but are binding only
upon the assets and property belonging to the Series.
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