EXHIBIT 28(d)(12)
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made by and between LINCOLN INVESTMENT ADVISORS CORPORATION
(the "Investment Manager") and MONDRIAN INVESTMENT PARTNERS LIMITED (the
"Sub-Adviser").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (the "Trust") is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and is organized as a statutory trust under the laws
of the State of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, the LVIP Global Income Fund (the "Fund") is a series of the
Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Investment Manager and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund,
have entered into an agreement (the "Investment Management Agreement") whereby
the Investment Manager will provide investment advisory services to the Trust
with respect to the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Investment Manager has the authority under the Investment
Management Agreement to retain one or more sub-advisers to assist the Investment
Manager in providing investment advisory services to the Trust with respect to
the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser are registered
investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the
"Advisers Act"), and engage in the business of providing investment advisory
services; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the "Board" or the "Trustees") of the
Trust and the Investment Manager desire that the Investment Manager retain the
Sub-Adviser to render investment advisory and other services with respect to
that portion of the Fund as the Investment Manager shall from time to time
allocate to the Sub-Adviser (the "Managed Portion") in the manner, for the
period, and on the terms hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained, and each of the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, it is
agreed as follows:
1. (a) The Sub-Adviser will supervise and direct the investments
of the assets of the Managed Portion of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's
investment objectives, policies, and restrictions as provided in the Fund's
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as currently in effect and
as amended or supplemented from time to time (hereinafter referred to as the
"Prospectus"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in
writing to the Sub-Adviser, subject always to the supervision and control of the
Investment Manager and the Board.
(b) As part of the services it will provide hereunder, the
Sub-Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with
the Fund or the Investment Manager to:
(i) obtain and evaluate information relating to
investment recommendations, asset allocation advice, industries, businesses,
securities markets, research, economic analysis, and other investment services
with respect to the securities that are included in the Managed Portion or that
are under consideration for inclusion in the Managed Portion and invest the
Managed Portion in accordance with the Investment Manager's and the Board's
written direction as more fully set forth herein and as otherwise directed;
(ii) regularly make decisions as to what
securities to purchase and sell on behalf of the Fund with respect to the
Managed Portion, effect the purchase and sale of such investments in furtherance
of the Fund's objectives and policies, and furnish the Board with such
information and reports regarding the Sub-Adviser's activities in the
performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement as the Investment
Manager deems appropriate or as the Board may reasonably request, including such
reports, information, and certifications as the officers of the Trust may
reasonably require in order to comply with applicable international, federal and
state laws and regulations;
(iii) provide any and all material composite or
other performance information, records and supporting documentation about
accounts or funds the Sub-Adviser manages, if appropriate, that are relevant to
the Managed Portion and that have investment objectives, policies, and
strategies substantially similar to those employed by the Sub-Adviser in
managing the Managed Portion that may be reasonably necessary, under applicable
laws, to allow the Fund or its agent to present information concerning the
Sub-Adviser's prior performance in the Fund's currently effective Prospectus, as
the same may be hereafter modified, amended, and/or supplemented from time to
time, and in any permissible reports and materials prepared by the Fund or its
agent;
(iv) provide information as reasonably requested
by the Investment Manager or the Board to assist them or their agents in the
determination of the fair value of certain portfolio securities held in the
Managed Portion when market quotations are not readily available for the purpose
of calculating the Fund's net asset value in accordance with procedures and
methods established by the Board;
(v) vote proxies, exercise conversion or
subscription rights, and respond to tender offers and other consent
solicitations ("Corporate Actions") with respect to the issuers of securities
held in the Managed Portion, provided materials relating to such Corporate
Actions have been timely received by the Sub-Adviser, and to submit reports
regarding such Corporate Actions, including a copy of any policies regarding
such Corporate Actions, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Investment
Manager and the Fund in order to comply with any applicable federal or state
reporting requirements;
(vi) provide performance and other information as
reasonably requested by the Investment Manager or the Board to assist them or
their agent in conducting ongoing due diligence and performance monitoring; and
(vii) maintain all accounts, books, and records
with respect to the Managed Portion as are required of an investment adviser of
a registered investment company pursuant to the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act
and the rules thereunder and preserve for the
periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any accounts, books and
records that it maintains for the Fund and that are required to be maintained by
Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Investment
Manager copies of all such accounts, books, and records as the Investment
Manager may reasonably request. The Sub-Adviser agrees that such accounts,
books, and records are the property of the Trust, and will be surrendered to the
Trust promptly upon request, with the understanding that the Sub-Adviser may
retain its own copy of all records. The Sub-Adviser agrees that all accounts,
books and other records maintained and preserved by it as required hereby will
be subject to special and other examinations by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any governmental agency or other instrumentality having
regulatory authority over the Fund. The Sub-Adviser further agrees that all
accounts, books and other records maintained and preserved by it as required
hereby will be subject to such reasonable periodic examinations upon reasonable
notice by the Fund, the Fund's auditors or any representative of the Fund;
provided that such examinations shall be conducted in a manner so as not to
unreasonably disrupt the conduct of the business of the Sub-Adviser.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall not consult with any other
sub-adviser of the Fund or of any fund that is an "affiliated person" of the
Fund concerning transactions for the Fund in securities or other assets, except
as such consultations may be reasonably necessary in order to ensure compliance
with Rule 12d3-1 under the 1940 Act.
(d) In furnishing services hereunder, the Sub-Adviser shall
be subject to, and shall perform in accordance with, the following: (i)
provisions of the Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as the same may be
hereafter modified, amended, and/or supplemented from time to time, that are
applicable to the Managed Portion; (ii) provisions of the Trust's By-Laws, as
the same may be hereafter modified, amended, and/or supplemented from time to
time; that are applicable to the Managed Portion; (iii) the Fund's Prospectus;
(iv) the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and the rules under each and all other
international, federal and state securities laws or regulations applicable to
the Trust and the Fund; (v) the Trust's compliance procedures and other policies
and procedures adopted from time to time by the Board applicable to the Managed
Portion; and (vi) the written instructions of the Investment Manager.
(e) The Investment Manager agrees to provide the Sub-Adviser
with current copies of the documents mentioned in paragraph 1(d)(i), (ii), (iii)
and (v) above and all changes made to such documents at, or if practicable,
before the time such changes become effective, and the Investment Manager
acknowledges and agrees that the Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for
compliance with such documents or amendments unless and until they are received
by the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall be fully protected in acting upon any
proper instructions reasonably believed by it to be genuine and signed or
communicated by or on behalf of the Investment Manager or the Fund.
(f) The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees during the period
hereinafter set forth to render the services and assume the obligations herein
set forth for the compensation herein provided. The Sub-Adviser shall for all
purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor, and shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided and authorized, have no authority to act for or
represent the Trust, the Fund or the Investment Manager in any way, or in any
way be deemed an agent of the Trust, the Fund or the Investment Manager.
(g) The Sub-Adviser may perform its services through its
employees, officers or agents, and the Investment Manager shall not be entitled
to the advice, recommendation or judgment of any specific person; provided,
however, that the persons identified in the Fund's Prospectus shall perform the
portfolio management duties described therein until the Sub-Adviser notifies the
Investment Manager that one or more other affiliates, employees, officers or
agents identified in such notice shall assume such duties as of a specific date.
(h) The Investment Manager shall provide (or use its best
efforts to cause to be provided) timely information to the Sub-Adviser regarding
such matters as the cash requirements and cash available for investment in the
Managed Portion, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for
the Sub-Adviser to perform its responsibilities under this Agreement.
2. (a) Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement,
the Trust shall conduct its own business and affairs and shall bear the expenses
and salaries necessary and incidental thereto including, but not in limitation
of the foregoing, the costs incurred in: the maintenance of its existence as a
statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware; the
maintenance of its own books, records, and procedures; dealing with its own
shareholders; the payment of dividends; transfer of shares, including issuance
and repurchase of shares; preparation of share certificates, if any; reports and
notices to shareholders; calling and holding of shareholders' meetings;
miscellaneous office expenses; brokerage commissions; custodian fees; legal and
accounting fees; taxes; interest and federal and state registration fees.
(b) Directors, officers and employees of the Sub-Adviser may
be directors, officers and employees of other funds that have employed the
Sub-Adviser as sub-adviser or investment manager. Directors, officers and
employees of the Sub-Adviser who are Trustees, officers and/or employees of the
Trust, shall not receive any compensation from the Trust for acting in such dual
capacity.
3. (a) The Sub-Adviser will select brokers and dealers to effect
all Fund transactions with respect to the Managed Portion subject to the
conditions set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser may combine orders for the Managed
Portion with orders for other accounts or funds under management. Transactions
involving combined orders are allocated in a manner deemed equitable to each
account. The Sub-Adviser will place all necessary orders with brokers, dealers,
or issuers, and will negotiate brokerage commissions, if applicable. The
Sub-Adviser is directed at all times to seek to execute transactions for the
Managed Portion (i) in accordance with any written policies, practices or
procedures that may be established by the Board or the Investment Manager from
time to time and provided to the Sub-Adviser, and (ii) as described in the
Fund's Prospectus and SAI. In placing any orders for the purchase or sale of
investments for the Fund, with respect to the Managed Portion, the Sub-Adviser
shall use its best efforts to obtain for the Managed Portion "best execution,"
considering all of the circumstances, and shall maintain records adequate to
demonstrate compliance with this requirement.
(b) Subject to the appropriate policies and procedures
approved by the Board and provided to the Sub-Adviser in writing, the
Sub-Adviser may, to the extent authorized by Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), cause the Managed Portion
to pay a broker or dealer that provides brokerage and research services to
the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser and the Managed Portion an amount of
commission for effecting a Fund transaction in excess of the amount of
commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction if the Sub-Adviser determines, in good faith, that such amount of
commission is reasonable in relation to the value of such brokerage and research
services provided viewed in terms of that particular transaction or the
Sub-Adviser's overall responsibilities to its clients for which the Investment
Manager or the Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion. To the extent
authorized by Section 28(e) and the Board, the Sub-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 such action. In addition, subject to seeking
best execution and compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws
and regulations, the Investment Manager or the Sub-Adviser also may consider
sales of shares of the Fund as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers.
Subject to seeking best execution and compliance with applicable federal and
state securities laws and regulations, the Board or the Investment Manager may
direct the Sub-Adviser to effect transactions in Fund securities with respect to
the Managed Portion through broker-dealers in a manner that will help generate
resources to: (i) pay the cost of certain expenses that the Fund is required to
pay or for which the Fund is required to arrange payment; or (ii) recognize
broker-dealers for the sale of Fund shares.
(c) Subject to applicable law and regulations, including
Section 17(e) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17e-1 thereunder, the Sub-Adviser is
authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the
Managed Portion with brokers or dealers that are affiliated with the
Sub-Adviser. Any entity or person associated with the Investment Manager or the
Sub-Adviser that is a member of a national securities exchange is authorized to
effect any transaction on such exchange for the account of the Fund to the
extent and as permitted by Section 11(a)(1)(H) of the Exchange Act and Rule
11a2-2(T) thereunder.
4. As compensation for the services to be rendered to the Trust
for the benefit of the Fund by the Sub-Adviser under the provisions of this
Agreement, the Investment Manager shall pay to the Sub-Adviser a fee as provided
in Schedule A attached hereto.
5. The services to be rendered by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust
for the benefit of the Fund under the provisions of this Agreement are not to be
deemed to be exclusive, and the Sub-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 materially impaired thereby.
6. (a) Subject to the limitation set forth in Paragraph 5, the
Sub-Adviser, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and shareholders may
engage in other businesses, may render investment advisory services to other
investment companies, or to any other corporation, association, firm or
individual, and may render underwriting services to the Trust or to any other
investment company, corporation, association, firm or individual.
(b) Neither the Investment Manager, the Trust nor the Fund
shall use the Sub-Adviser's actual or fictitious name(s), xxxx(s), derivative(s)
and/or logo(s) (or that of any affiliate of the Sub-Adviser, other than that of
the Fund, the Trust, or any affiliate of the Investment Manager that is an
affiliate of the Sub-Adviser solely by reason of the Sub-Adviser's provision of
services pursuant to this Agreement) or otherwise refer to the Sub-Adviser in
any materials related to the Trust or the Fund distributed to third parties,
including the Fund's
shareholders, without prior review and written approval by or on behalf of the
Sub-Adviser, which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon termination
of this Agreement, the Investment Manager, the Trust and the Fund, shall, to the
extent applicable and as soon as is reasonably possible, cease to use the
Sub-Adviser's actual or fictitious name(s), xxxx(s), derivative(s) and/or
logo(s) in materials related to the Fund.
(c) The Sub-Adviser shall not use the name of the Trust, the
Fund, or the Investment Manager (or that of any affiliate of the Investment
Manager, other than that of any affiliate of the Sub-Adviser that is an
affiliate of the Investment Manager solely by reason of the Sub-Adviser's
provision of services pursuant to this Agreement) or otherwise refer to the
Trust, the Fund or the Investment Manager in any materials related to the Trust
or the Fund distributed to third parties, including the Fund's shareholders,
without prior review and written approval by the Trust, the Fund or the
Investment Manager, as applicable, which may not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser, shall, to the
extent applicable and as soon as is reasonably possible, cease to use the actual
or fictitious name(s), xxxx(s), derivative(s) and/or logo(s) of the Trust, the
Fund and the Investment Manager.
(d) This Section 6 applies solely to materials related to the
Fund and the Trust only, and not to other products or relationships between the
Sub-Adviser and the Investment Manager.
7. (a) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence, or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties as
Sub-Adviser to the Trust on behalf of the Fund, neither the Sub-Adviser nor any
of its officers, directors or employees (collectively, "Sub-Adviser Related
Persons") shall be liable to the Trust, the Fund, the Investment Manager or any
shareholder of the Trust for any action 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, or otherwise. The
Sub-Adviser makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, that any
level of performance or investment results will be achieved by the Managed
Portion or the Fund, or that the Managed Portion or the Fund will perform
comparably with any standard or index, including other clients of the
Sub-Adviser, whether public or private. Subject to the first sentence of this
Section 7(a), the Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for any loss incurred by
any reason of any act or omission of any bank, broker, the custodian bank or any
administrator or trustee whether appointed on behalf of the Investment Manager,
the Fund or the Trust. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to waive any
liability which cannot be waived under applicable law, including applicable U.S.
state and federal securities laws, ERISA and the Financial Services and Markets
Xxx 0000 of the United Kingdom ("FSMA") or any rules or regulations adopted
under any of those laws.
(b) The Sub-Adviser agrees to indemnify the Investment Manager and
the Fund for, and hold them harmless against, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written
consent of Sub-Adviser) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to
which the Investment Manager or the Fund may become subject under any statute,
at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements arise as a result of
any failure by the Sub-Adviser to adequately diversify the investment program of
the Fund pursuant to the requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue
Code, and the regulations issued thereunder
(including, but not by way of limitation, Reg. Sec. 1.817-5, March 2, 1989, 54
F.R. 8730), relating to the diversification requirements for separate accounts,
endowment, and life insurance contracts.
(c) The Investment Manager shall indemnify Sub-Adviser Related
Persons to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all losses,
damages, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses,
including attorneys' fees, (collectively "Losses") incurred by the Sub-Adviser
or Sub-Adviser Related Persons relating to this Agreement or the performance by
the Sub-Adviser or Sub-Adviser Related Persons of its or their duties hereunder,
including, without limitation, such Losses arising under any applicable law or
that may be based upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Trust's Registration Statement, or any amendment thereof or any supplement
thereto, or the omission to state therein a material fact that was known or that
should have been known and was required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission
was made in reasonable reliance upon information furnished to the Investment
Manager or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser or a Sub-Adviser Related Person
specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto, except to the extent any such Losses referred to
in this paragraph (c) result from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard on the part of the Sub-Adviser or a Sub-Adviser
Related Person in the performance of any of its duties under, or in connection
with, this Agreement.
(d) The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify the Investment Manager and its
affiliates and its officers, directors and employees (collectively, "Investment
Manager Related Persons") to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and
all Losses incurred by the Investment Manager or Investment Manager Related
Persons relating to this Agreement or the performance by the Investment Manager
or Investment Manager Related Persons of its or their duties hereunder,
including, without limitation, such Losses arising under any applicable law or
that may be based upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Trust's Registration Statement, or any amendment thereof or any supplement
thereto, or the omission to state therein a material fact that was known or that
should have been known and was required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was
made in reasonable reliance upon information furnished to the Investment Manager
or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser or a Sub-Adviser Related Person specifically for
inclusion in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, except to the extent any such Losses referred to in this paragraph (d)
result from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard on the part of the Investment Manager or an Investment Manager Related
Person in the performance of any of its duties under, or in connection with,
this Agreement.
8. (a) This Agreement shall be executed and become effective as
of the date written below; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not
become effective with respect to the Fund unless it has first been approved in
the manner required by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder or in accordance
with exemptive or other relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") or its staff. This Agreement shall continue in effect through
December 31, 2011 and may be renewed thereafter only so long as such renewal and
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board or by the
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and only if
the terms and the renewal hereof have been approved by the vote of a majority of
those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties hereto or
"interested persons" of the Trust, the Fund, or any party hereto, cast in person
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(b) No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless
approved in the manner required by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder or in
accordance with exemptive or other relief granted by the SEC or its staff.
(c) This Agreement may be terminated (i) by the Investment
Manager at any time, without the payment of a penalty, on ninety (90) days'
written notice to the Sub-Adviser of the Investment Manager's intention to do so
and (ii) by the Trust at any time, without the payment of a penalty, on sixty
(60) days' written notice to the Sub-Adviser of the Trust's intention to do so
pursuant to action by the Board or pursuant to the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser may terminate this
Agreement at any time, without the payment of a penalty, on ninety (90) days'
written notice to the Investment Manager and the Trust of its intention to do
so. Upon termination of this Agreement, the obligations of all the parties
hereunder shall cease and terminate as of the date of such termination, except
for (i) any obligation arising out of or relating to a breach of this Agreement
committed prior to such termination, (ii) the obligation of the Investment
Manager to pay to the Sub-Adviser the fee provided in Paragraph 4 hereof,
prorated to the date of termination, and (iii) any indemnification obligation
provided in Paragraph 7 hereof. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in
the event of its assignment or upon the termination of the Investment Management
Agreement.
9. Any information and advice furnished by either party to this
Agreement to the other party shall be treated as confidential and shall not be
disclosed to third parties without the consent of the other party hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, information shall not be subject to such
confidentiality obligations if it:
(i) is already known to the receiving party at the time
it is obtained (other than through previous
disclosure by the protected party or by a party known
by the receiving party to be bound by a
confidentiality obligation to the protected party);
(ii) is or becomes publicly known or available through no
wrongful act of the receiving party;
(iii) is rightfully received from a third party who, to the
best of the receiving party's knowledge, is not under
a duty of confidentiality;
(iv) is required to be disclosed by the receiving party
pursuant to a requirement of a court order, subpoena,
governmental or regulatory agency or law (provided
the receiving party provides the protected party
written notice of such requirement, to the extent
such notice is permitted);
(v) is relevant to the defense of any claim or cause of
action asserted against the receiving party (provided
the receiving party provides the protected party with
sixty (60) days' written notice of any disclosure if
practicable or
such lesser amount as may be necessary and provided
such notice does not prejudice the receiving party);
or
(vi) has been or is independently developed or obtained by
the receiving party.
The Sub-Adviser shall not disclose any "nonpublic personal information"
(as such term is defined in Regulation S-P, including any amendments thereto)
pertaining to the customers of the Trust or a client of the Investment Manager
to any third party or use such information other than for the purpose of
providing the services contemplated by this Agreement.
10. The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that:
(a) The Sub-Adviser: (i) is registered as an investment
adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long
as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act, the
Advisers Act or other law, regulation or order from performing the services
contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) to the best of its knowledge, has met and
will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect,
any other applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable
requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency necessary to
be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) has
the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this
Agreement; and (v) will promptly notify the Investment Manager of the occurrence
of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment
adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or
otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also promptly notify the Fund and the Investment
Manager if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any
court, public board or body, involving the affairs of the Fund, provided,
however, that routine regulatory examinations that do not specifically relate to
the Managed Portion or the Fund shall not be required to be reported by this
provision.
(b) The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics
complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and will
provide the Investment Manager and the Board with a copy of such code of ethics,
together with evidence of its adoption. In accordance with the requirements of
Rule 17j-1, the Sub-Adviser shall certify to the Investment Manager that the
Sub-Adviser has complied in all material respects with the requirements of Rule
17j-1 during the previous year and that there has been no material violation of
the Sub-Adviser's code of ethics relating to the services the Sub-Adviser
performs under this Agreement or, if such a material violation has occurred,
that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation. Upon the
written request of the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser shall provide to the
Investment Manager, its employees or its agents all information required by Rule
17j-1(c)(1) relating to the approval by the Fund's Board of Trustees of the
Sub-Adviser's code of ethics relating to the services the Sub-Adviser performs
under this Agreement.
(c) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Investment Manager with
a copy of its Form ADV at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to execution of
this Agreement, which as of the date of this Agreement is its Form ADV as most
recently filed with the SEC, and promptly will furnish a copy of all amendments
to the Investment Manager at least annually. Such amendments
shall reflect all changes in the Sub-Adviser's organizational structure,
professional staff or other significant developments affecting the Sub-Adviser,
as required by the Advisers Act.
(d) The Sub-Adviser will notify the Trust and the Investment
Manager of any event that would be deemed an assignment of this Agreement, with
the exception of any assignment by or with respect to the Investment Manager, or
change of control of the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or any change in the senior
management personnel of the Sub-Adviser or any change in the portfolio
manager(s) of the Managed Portion, prior to or promptly after such change. The
Investment Manager will notify the Sub-Adviser of any event that would be deemed
an assignment of this Agreement, with the exception of any assignment by or with
respect to the Sub-Adviser, or change of control of the Investment Manager, as
applicable. The Sub-Adviser agrees to bear all reasonable expenses of the Fund,
if any, arising out of an assignment of this Agreement or change in control of
the Sub-Adviser so long as the assignment is not by or with respect to the
Investment Manager.
(e) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain an appropriate level
of errors and omissions or professional liability insurance coverage as shall be
reasonably necessary in light of its obligations under this Agreement.
11. This Agreement shall extend to and bind the successors of the
parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or
shall (a) confer on any person other than the parties hereto and their
respective successors or permitted assigns any rights (including third party
beneficiary rights), remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of
this Agreement, or (b) constitute the parties hereto as partners or as
participants in a joint venture.
12. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms "vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities," "interested person," "affiliated
person," and "assignment" shall have the meanings given them in the 1940 Act,
subject, however to such exemptions as may be granted by the SEC and its staff
under the 1940 Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
signed by their duly authorized officers and duly attested as of the 12th day of
July, 2011.
MONDRIAN INVESTMENT LINCOLN INVESTMENT ADVISORS
PARTNERS LIMITED CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Chairman Title: Vice President
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx Attest: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: Personal Assistant Title: Vice President
Agreed to and accepted as of the day and year above written:
LVIP GLOBAL INCOME FUND, A
SERIES OF LINCOLN VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President
Attest: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
