ASSIGNMENT of INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT Federated Stock Trust
Exhibit
d4 under Form N-1A
Exhibit
10 under Item 601/RegsS-K
ASSIGNMENT
of
INVESTMENT
ADVISORY CONTRACT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT is entered into as of April 1, 2009 by and between FEDERATED EQUITY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, a Delaware statutory trust (“FEMCOPA”) and
FEDERATED MDTA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MDTA”).
WHEREAS,
Federated Investment Management Company (“FIMC”), then known as Federated
Management, entered into an Investment Advisory Contract dated as of August 1,
1989 and an amendment thereto dated as of June 1, 2001 (collectively, the
“Contract”) with Federated Stock Trust (the “Fund”);
WHEREAS,
FIMC assigned its rights, duties and responsibilities under the Contract to
FEMCOPA pursuant to an Assignment of Investment Advisory Contract dated as of
January 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS,
FEMCOPA desires to assign its rights, duties and responsibilities under the
Contract to MDTA, and MDTA desires to accept such assignment from FEMCOPA;
and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Fund has approved the assignment of the Contract
from FEMCOPA to MDTA;
KNOW ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:
In
consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable
consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, FEMCOPA does hereby
assign all of its rights, duties and responsibilities under the Contract to
MDTA, and MDTA does hereby accept such assignment.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be executed
by their authorized representatives as of the date first hereinabove set
forth.
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FEDERATED
EQUITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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FEDERATED
MDTA, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
and CEO
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Title: President
and CEO
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