American Century Investment Trust
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the 29th day of November, 2006 by and
between AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust and registered investment
company (the "Company"), and AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Investment Manager").
WHEREAS, the Company is registered as an open-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and has registered its shares for public
offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Company is authorized to create separate funds, each with its own separate
investment portfolio of which the beneficial interests are represented by a separate series of shares of
the Company, including the two recently created funds, Core Plus Fund and Short Duration Fund (the "New
Funds"); and
WHEREAS, the initial shareholder of each of the New Funds, as well as a majority of those
members of the Board of Trustees of the Company (collectively the "Board of Directors," and each Trustee
independently a "Director") who are not "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940 (hereinafter referred to as the "Independent Directors") has approved the Agreement as it relates
to each of the New Funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
1. Investment Management Services. The Investment Manager shall supervise the investments of each
Fund. In such capacity, the Investment Manager shall maintain a continuous investment program
for each such Fund, determine what securities shall be purchased or sold by each Fund, secure
and evaluate such information as it deems proper and take whatever action is necessary or
convenient to perform its functions, including the placing of purchase and sale orders.
2. Compliance with Laws. All functions undertaken by the Investment Manager hereunder shall at all
times conform to, and be in accordance with, any requirements imposed by:
(a) the Investment Company Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(b) any other applicable provisions of law;
(c) the Declaration of Trust of the Company as amended from time to time;
(d) the By-Laws of the Company as amended from time to time;
(e) the Multiple Class Plan; and
(f) the registration statement(s) of the Company, as amended from time to time, filed
under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act.
3. Board Supervision. All of the functions undertaken by the Investment Manager hereunder shall at
all times be subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, its executive committee, or
any committee or officers of the Company acting under the authority of the Board of Directors.
4. Payment of Expenses. The Investment Manager will pay all the expenses of each class of each
Fund that it shall manage, other than interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, portfolio
insurance, extraordinary expenses, the fees and expenses of the Independent Directors
(including counsel fees), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder
services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act. The Investment Manager will provide the Company with all physical
facilities and personnel required to carry on the business of each class of each Fund that it
shall manage, including but not limited to office space, office furniture, fixtures and
equipment, office supplies, computer hardware and software and salaried and hourly paid
personnel. The Investment Manager may at its expense employ others to provide all or any part
of such facilities and personnel.
5. Account Fees. The Board of Directors may impose fees for various account services, proceeds of
which may be remitted to the appropriate Fund or the Investment Manager at the discretion of
the Board of Directors. At least 60 days' prior written notice of the intent to impose such fee
must be given to the shareholders of the affected series.
6. Management Fees.
(a) In consideration of the services provided by the Investment Manager, each class of a
Fund shall pay to the Investment Manager a management fee that is calculated as
described in this Section 6 using the fee schedules described herein.
(b) Definitions
(1) An "Investment Team" is the Portfolio Managers that the Investment Manager has
designated to manage a given portfolio.
(2) An "Investment Strategy" is the processes and policies implemented by the
Investment Manager for pursuing a particular investment objective managed by
an Investment Team.
(3) A "Primary Strategy Portfolio" is each Fund, as well as any other series of
any other registered investment company for which the Investment Manager
serves as the investment manager and for which American Century Investment
Services, Inc. serves as the distributor; provided, however, that a registered
investment company that invests its assets exclusively in the shares of other
registered investment companies shall not be a Primary Strategy Portfolio. Any
exceptions to the above requirements shall be approved by the Board of
Directors.
(4) A "Secondary Strategy Portfolio" is another account managed by the Investment
Manager that is managed by the same Investment Team as that assigned to manage
any Primary Strategy Portfolio that shares the same board of directors or
board of trustees as the Company. Any exceptions to this requirement shall be
approved by the Board of Directors.
(5) An "Investment Category" for a Fund is the group to which the Fund is assigned
for determining the first component of its management fee. Each Primary
Strategy Portfolio is assigned to one of the three Investment Categories
indicated below. The Investment Category assignments for the Funds appear in
Schedule B to this Agreement. The amount of assets in each of the Investment
Categories ("Investment Category Assets") is determined as follows:
a) Money Market Fund Category Assets. The assets which are used to
determine the fee for this Investment Category is the sum of the
assets of all of the Primary Strategy Portfolios and Secondary
Strategy Portfolios that invest primarily in debt securities and are
subject to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act.
b) Bond Fund Category Assets. The assets which are used to determine the
fee for this Investment Category is the sum the assets of all of the
Primary Strategy Portfolios and Secondary Strategy Portfolios that
invest primarily in debt securities and are not subject to Rule 2a-7
under the Investment Company Act.
c) Equity Fund Category Assets. The assets which are used to determine
the fee for this Investment Category is the sum the assets of all of
the Primary Strategy Portfolios and Secondary Strategy Portfolios
that invest primarily in equity securities.
(6) The "Per Annum Investment Category Fee Dollar Amount" for a Fund is the dollar
amount resulting from applying the applicable Investment Category Fee Schedule
for the Fund (as shown on Schedule A) using the applicable Investment Category
Assets.
(7) The "Per Annum Investment Category Fee Rate" for Fund is the percentage rate
that results from dividing the Per Annum Investment Category Fee Dollar Amount
for the Fund by the applicable Investment Category Assets for the Fund.
(8) The "Complex Assets" is the sum of the assets in all of the Primary Strategy
Portfolios.
(9) The "Per Annum Complex Fee Dollar Amount" for a class of a Fund shall be the
dollar amount resulting from application of the Complex Assets to the Complex
Fee Schedule for the class as shown in Schedule C.
(10) The "Per Annum Complex Fee Rate" for a class of a Fund is the percentage rate
that results from dividing the Per Annum Complex Fee Dollar Amount for the
class of a Fund by the Complex Assets.
(11) The "Per Annum Management Fee Rate" for a class of a Fund is the sum of the
Per Annum Investment Category Fee Rate applicable to the Fund and the Per
Annum Complex Fee Rate applicable to the class of the Fund.
(c) Daily Management Fee Calculation. For each calendar day, each class of each Fund
shall accrue a fee calculated by multiplying the Per Annum Management Fee Rate for
that class times the net assets of the class on that day, and further dividing that
product by 365 (366 in leap years).
(d) Monthly Management Fee Payment. On the first business day of each month, each class of
each series Fund shall pay the management fee to the Investment Manager for the
previous month. The fee for the previous month shall be the sum of the Daily
Management Fee Calculations for each calendar day in the previous month.
(e) Additional Series or Classes. In the event that the Board of Directors shall determine
to issue any additional series of shares for which it is proposed that the Investment
Manager serve as investment manager, the Company and the Investment Manager shall
enter into an Addendum to this Agreement setting forth the name of the series and/or
classes, as appropriate, the Applicable Fee and such other terms and conditions as are
applicable to the management of such series and/or classes, or, in the alternative,
enter into a separate management agreement that relates specifically to such series or
classes of shares.
7. Continuation of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective for each Fund as of the date
first set forth above and shall continue in effect for each Fund for a period of two years from
the execution hereof, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, and shall continue in
effect from year to year thereafter for each Fund only as long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually (i) by either the Board of Directors or by the vote of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund, and (ii) by the vote of a
majority of the Directors, who are not parties to the Agreement or interested persons of any
such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The
annual approvals provided for herein shall be effective to continue this Agreement from year to
year if given within a period beginning not more than 90 days prior to August 1st of each
applicable year, notwithstanding the fact that more than 365 days may have elapsed since the
date on which such approval was last given.
8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, with respect to any Fund, by the Investment
Manager at any time without penalty upon giving the Company 60 days' written notice, and may be
terminated, with respect to any Fund, at any time without penalty by the Board of Directors or
by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund on 60 days' written
notice to the Investment Manager.
9. Effect of Assignment. This Agreement shall automatically terminate with respect to any Fund in
the event of its assignment by the Investment Manager. The term "assignment" for this purpose
having the meaning defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act.
10. Other Activities. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict the right of the
Investment Manager, or the right of any of its officers, directors or employees (who may also
be a Director, officer or employee of the Company), to engage in any other business or to
devote time and attention to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of
a similar or dissimilar nature, or to render services of any kind to any other corporation,
firm, individual or association.
11. Standard of Care. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or
reckless disregard of its obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Investment
Manager, it, as an inducement to it to enter into this Agreement, shall not be subject to
liability to the Company or to any shareholder of the Company 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.
12. Separate Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge that certain provisions of the Investment
Company Act, in effect, treat each series of shares of a registered investment company as a
separate investment company. Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that,
to the extent deemed appropriate and consistent with the Investment Company Act, this Agreement
shall be deemed to constitute a separate agreement between the Investment Manager and each Fund.
13. Use of the Name "American Century". The name "American Century" and all rights to the use of
the name "American Century" are the exclusive property of American Century Proprietary
Holdings, Inc. ("ACPH"). ACPH has consented to, and granted a non-exclusive license for, the
use by the Company of the name "American Century" in the name of the Company and any Fund.
Such consent and non-exclusive license may be revoked by ACPH in its discretion if ACPH, the
Investment Manager, or a subsidiary or affiliate of either of them is not employed as the
investment adviser of each Fund. In the event of such revocation, the Company and each Fund
using the name "American Century" shall cease using the name "American Century" unless
otherwise consented to by ACPH or any successor to its interest in such name.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective
duly authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.
American Century Investment Management, Inc. American Century Investment Trust
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Senior Vice President Vice President
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American Century Schedule A: Investment Category Fee Schedules
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Schedule A
Investment Category Fee Schedules
Money Market Funds
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Rate Schedules
Category Assets Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4
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First $1 billion 0.2500% 0.2700% 0.3500% 0.2300%
Next $1 billion 0.2070% 0.2270% 0.3070% 0.1870%
Next $3 billion 0.1660% 0.1860% 0.2660% 0.1460%
Next $5 billion 0.1490% 0.1690% 0.2490% 0.1290%
Next $15 billion 0.1380% 0.1580% 0.2380% 0.1180%
Next $25 billion 0.1375% 0.1575% 0.2375% 0.1175%
Thereafter 0.1370% 0.1570% 0.2370% 0.1170%
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Bond Funds
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Rate Schedules
Category Assets Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5 Schedule 6 Schedule 7 Schedule 8
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First $1 billion 0.2800% 0.3100% 0.3600% 0.6100% 0.4100% 0.6600% 0.3800% 0.4600%
Next $1 billion 0.2280% 0.2580% 0.3080% 0.5580% 0.3580% 0.6080% 0.3280% 0.4080%
Next $3 billion 0.1980% 0.2280% 0.2780% 0.5280% 0.3280% 0.5780% 0.2980% 0.3780%
Next $5 billion 0.1780% 0.2080% 0.2580% 0.5080% 0.3080% 0.5580% 0.2780% 0.3580%
Next $15 billion 0.1650% 0.1950% 0.2450% 0.4950% 0.2950% 0.5450% 0.2650% 0.3450%
Next $25 billion 0.1630% 0.1930% 0.2430% 0.4930% 0.2930% 0.5430% 0.2630% 0.3430%
Thereafter 0.1625% 0.1925% 0.2425% 0.4925% 0.2925% 0.5425% 0.2625% 0.3425%
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Equity Funds
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Rate Schedules
Category Assets Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Schedule 3 Schedule 4 Schedule 5
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First $1 billion 0.5200% 0.7200% 0.8700% 1.2300% 1.0000%
Next $5 billion 0.4600% 0.6600% 0.8100% 1.1700% 0.9400%
Next $15 billion 0.4160% 0.6160% 0.7660% 1.1260% 0.8960%
Next $25 billion 0.3690% 0.5690% 0.7190% 1.0790% 0.8490%
Next $50 billion 0.3420% 0.5420% 0.6920% 1.0520% 0.8220%
Next $150 billion 0.3390% 0.5390% 0.6890% 1.0490% 0.8190%
Thereafter 0.3380% 0.5380% 0.6880% 1.0480% 0.8180%
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American Century Schedule B: Complex Fee Schedules
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Schedule B
Investment Category Assignments
American Century Investment Trust
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Series Category Applicable Fee
Schedule Number
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Core Plus Fund Bond Funds 8
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Short Duration Fund Bond Funds 5
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American Century Investment Trust Schedule C: Complex Fee Schedules
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Schedule C
Complex Fee Schedules
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Rate Schedules
Complex Assets Advisor Class Institutional Class All Other Classes
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First $2.5 billion 0.0600% 0.1100% 0.3100%
Next $7.5 billion 0.0500% 0.1000% 0.3000%
Next $15.0 billion 0.0485% 0.0985% 0.2985%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0470% 0.0970% 0.2970%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0370% 0.0870% 0.2870%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0300% 0.0800% 0.2800%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0200% 0.0700% 0.2700%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0150% 0.0650% 0.2650%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0100% 0.0600% 0.2600%
Next $25.0 billion 0.0050% 0.0550% 0.2550%
Thereafter 0.0000% 0.0500% 0.2500%
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Series Investor Institu- Advisor A B C R Class
Class tional Class Class Class Class Class
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>> Core Plus Fund Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
>> Short Duration Fund Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
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