EXHIBIT h.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL AGENT AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL AGENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and concluded as of this 19th day of November, 1997
by and between Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation, a Connecticut corporation
having a place of business located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx (the "Financial Agent") and each of the undersigned mutual funds
(hereinafter collectively and singularly referred to as the "Trust").
WITNESSETH THAT:
1. Financial Agent shall keep the books of the Trust and compute the
daily net asset value of shares of the Trust in accordance with instructions
received from time to time from the Board of Trustees of the Trust; which
instructions shall be certified to Financial Agent by the Trust's Secretary.
Financial Agent shall report such net asset value so determined to the Trust and
shall perform such other services as may be requested from time to time by the
Trust as are reasonably incidental to Financial Agent's duties hereunder.
2. Financial Agent shall be obligated to maintain, for the periods and
in the places required by Rule 31a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, those books and records maintained by Financial Agent. Such books
and records are the property of the Trust and shall be surrendered promptly to
the Trust upon its request. Furthermore, such books and records shall be open to
inspection and audit at reasonable times by officers and auditors of the Trust.
3. As compensation for its services hereunder during any fiscal year of
the Trust, Financial Agent shall receive, within eight days after the end of
each month, a fee as specified in Schedule A.
4. Financial Agent shall not be liable for anything done or omitted by
it in the exercise of due care in discharging its duties specifically described
hereunder and shall be answerable and accountable only for its own acts and
omissions and not for those of any agent employed by it nor for those of any
bank, trust company, broker, depository, correspondent or other person.
Financial Agent shall be protected in acting upon any instruction, notice,
request, consent, certificate, resolution, or other instrument or paper believed
by Financial Agent to be genuine, and to have been properly executed, and shall,
unless otherwise specifically provided herein, be entitled to receive as
conclusive proof of any fact or matter required to be ascertained by Financial
Agent hereunder a certificate signed by the Secretary of the Trust. Financial
Agent shall be entitled, with respect to questions of law relating to its duties
hereunder, to advice of
counsel (which may be counsel for the Trust) and, with respect to anything done
or omitted by it in good faith hereunder in conformity with the advice of or
based upon an opinion of counsel, to be held harmless by the Trust from all
claims of loss or damage. Nothing herein shall protect Financial Agent against
any liability to the Trust or to its respective shareholders to which Financial
Agent would otherwise be subject by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder. Except as
provided in this paragraph, Financial Agent shall not be entitled to any
indemnification by the Trust.
5. Subject to prior approval of the Board of Trustees of the Trust,
Financial Agent may appoint one or more sub-financial agents to perform any of
the functions and services which are to be provided under the terms of this
Agreement upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the
Trust, Financial Agent and such sub-financial agent.
6. This Agreement shall continue in effect only so long as (a) such
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board of Trustees
of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of
the Trust, and (b) the terms and any renewal of such Agreement have been
approved by the vote of a majority of the trustees of the Trust who are not
parties to this Agreement or interested persons, as that term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of any such party, cast in person at
a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. A "majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Trust" shall have, for all purposes of this
Agreement, the meaning provided therefor in said Investment Company Act.
7. Either party may terminate the within Agreement by tendering written
notice to the other, whereupon Financial Agent will be relieved of the duties
described herein. This Agreement shall immediately terminate in the event of its
assignment, as that term is defined in said Investment Company Act.
8. Additional funds may become party to this Agreement by notifying the
Financial Agent in writing, and if the Financial agent agrees in writing to
provide its services, such fund shall become a Trust subject to the terms of the
Agreement. Such notification shall include a revised Schedule A reflecting the
new fund(s) as added to the appropriate fund classification(s).
9. This Agreement shall be construed and the rights and obligations of
the parties hereunder enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first written
above.
PHOENIX CALIFORNIA TAX EXEMPT BONDS, INC.
PHOENIX EQUITY SERIES FUND
PHOENIX INCOME AND GROWTH FUND
PHOENIX INVESTMENT TRUST 97
PHOENIX MULTI-PORTFOLIO FUND
PHOENIX MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME FUND, INC.
PHOENIX MULTI-SECTOR SHORT TERM BOND FUND
PHOENIX SERIES FUND
PHOENIX STRATEGIC ALLOCATION FUND, INC.
PHOENIX STRATEGIC EQUITY SERIES FUND
PHOENIX WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
By:/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Executive Vice President
PHOENIX EQUITY PLANNING
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx
President
SCHEDULE A
FEE SCHEDULE
FEE INFORMATION FOR SERVICES AS FINANCIAL AGENT
Annual Financial Agent Fees shall be based on the following formula:
(1) An incremental schedule applies as follows:
Up to $100 million: 5 basis points on average daily net assets
$100 million to $300 million: 4 basis points on average daily net assets
$300 million through $500 million: 3 basis points on average daily net assets
Greater than $500 million: 1.5 basis points on average daily net assets
A minimum fee will apply as follows:
Money Market $35,000
Equity $50,000
Balanced $60,000
Fixed Income $70,000
International $70,000
REIT $70,000
(2) An additional charge of $12,000 applies for each additional class
of shares above one, over and above the minimum asset-based fee previously
noted.
The following tables indicates the classification and effective date
for each of the applicable fund/series/portfolio:
Classification Series Name
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Money Market Phoenix Money Market Fund Series
Equity Phoenix Aggressive Growth Fund Series
Phoenix Core Equity Fund
Phoenix Equity Opportunities Fund
Phoenix Growth and Income Fund
Phoenix Growth Fund Series
Phoenix Micro Cap Fund
Phoenix Mid Cap Portfolio
Phoenix Small Cap Fund
Phoenix Small Cap Value Fund
Phoenix Strategic Theme Fund
Phoenix Value Equity Fund
Classification Series Name
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Balanced Phoenix Balanced Fund Series
Phoenix Convertible Fund Series
Phoenix Income and Growth Fund
Phoenix Strategic Allocation Fund, Inc.
Fixed Income Phoenix California Tax Exempt Bonds, Inc.
Phoenix Strategic Income Fund
Phoenix Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio
Phoenix High Yield Fund Series
Phoenix Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund, Inc.
Phoenix Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund
Phoenix Tax-Exempt Bond Portfolio
Phoenix U.S. Government Securities Fund Series
International Phoenix International Portfolio
Phoenix Worldwide Opportunities Fund
REIT Phoenix Real Estate Securities Portfolio
