Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Fiduciary Counselling, Inc.
This Subadvisory Agreement, made as of the 30th day of September, 2023 (the “Agreement”), by and among Clearwater Investment Trust (“Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, Clearwater Management Co., Inc. (the “Manager”), a Minnesota corporation, and Fiduciary Counselling, Inc, a Minnesota corporation (the “Subadvisor”).
WHEREAS, Clearwater Investment Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, management investment company; and
WHEREAS, the Manager is the investment manager to the Trust and its separate series (each, a “Fund”) pursuant to separate management agreements (collectively, the “Management Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, under the Management Agreement, the Manager has agreed to provide certain investment advisory and related administrative services to the Trust; and
WHEREAS, each Management Agreement permits the Manager to delegate certain of its investment advisory duties under the Management Agreement to one or more subadvisors; and
WHEREAS, the Manager wishes to retain the Subadvisor to furnish certain investment advisory services to the Manager and the Fund, and the Subadvisor is willing to furnish such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed among the parties as follows:
1. Appointment. The Manager hereby appoints the Subadvisor to provide subadvisory services to the Manager and the Funds. The Subadvisor shall provide various investment-related services, including investment strategy advice, manager selection and related duties requested by the Manager, subject to such written and verbal instructions and supervision as the Manager may from time to time furnish, for the periods and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Subadvisor accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein provided.
2. Subadvisory Duties. Subject to the supervision of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) and the Manager, the Subadvisor will provide the following services: the identification and review of other subadvisers managing portfolio assets of the Funds, the review and reporting of investment performance of other subadvisers managing portfolio assets of the Funds to the Manager and Board, advice regarding the reallocation of portfolio assets among other subadvisers managing portfolio assets of the Funds and such other investment advisory duties as may be from time to time designated by the Manager. The Subadvisor will provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective or objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Trust’s Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as amended, copies of which shall be delivered to the Subadvisor by the Manager. The parties acknowledge that the Subadvisor shall not exercise investment or brokerage discretion over
the Trust or any Fund and shall not have any access to funds or securities of the Trust. The Subadvisor further agrees as follows:
(a) The Subadvisor will conform with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, any applicable procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of which a copy has been delivered to the Subadvisor, and the provisions of the Registration Statement of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the 1940 Act, as supplemented or amended, copies of which shall be delivered to the Subadvisor by the Manager.
(b) The Subadvisor will make available to the Trust and the Manager, promptly upon request, all records and ledgers maintained by the Subadvisor (which shall not include the records and ledgers maintained by the custodian or portfolio accounting agent for the Trust, or those investment records maintained by the other subadvisers managing the portfolio assets of the Trust) as are necessary to assist the Trust and the Manager to comply with requirements of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), as well as other applicable laws. The Subadvisor will furnish to regulatory agencies having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection with such services that may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Trust are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(c) The Subadvisor will attend or participate in periodic meetings of the Trust’s Board of Trustees upon reasonable request by the Manager. The Subadvisor will provide reports to the Trust’s Board, for consideration at meetings of the Board, on the services provided hereunder, and will furnish the Trust’s Board such periodic and special reports as the Trustees and the Manager may reasonably request.
(d) In rendering the services required under this Agreement, the Subadvisor may, from time to time, employ or associate with itself such entity, entities, person or persons as it believes necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement. The Subadvisor may not, however, retain as subadvisor any company that would be an “investment adviser” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Trust or any Fund unless the contract with such company is approved by a majority of the Trust’s Board and by a majority of Trustees who are not parties to any agreement or contract with such company and who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust, the Manager, the Subadvisor or any such company that is retained as subadvisor, and also is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Subadvisor shall be responsible for making reasonable inquiries and for reasonably ensuring that any employee of the Subadvisor has not, to the best of the Subadvisor’s knowledge:
(i) been convicted, within the last ten (10) years, of any felony or misdemeanor arising out of conduct involving embezzlement, fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of funds or securities, involving violations of Sections 1341, 1342, or 1343 of Title 18, United States Code, or involving the purchase or sale of any security; or
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(ii) been found by any state regulatory authority, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of any state insurance law involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation; or
(iii) been found by any federal or state regulatory authorities, within the last ten (10) years, to have violated or to have acknowledged violation of any provision of federal or state securities laws involving fraud, deceit or knowing misrepresentation
3. Compensation. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadvisor as full compensation therefore, fees as set forth per the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement. This fee schedule is subject to annual revision upon agreement between the Manager and Subadviser and as approved by the Board. Payment will be made to the Subadvisor on a quarterly basis.
Liability for payment of compensation by the Manager to the Subadvisor under this Agreement is contingent upon the Manager’s receipt of payment from the Trust for management services for the Fund described under the Management Agreement between the Trust and the Manager. Expense limitations or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to in writing by the Subadvisor, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadvisor by the Manager.
4. Disclosure about Subadvisor. The Subadvisor has reviewed the post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement for the Trust filed with the SEC that contains disclosure about the Subadvisor and represents and warrants that, with respect to the disclosure about the Subadvisor or information relating directly or indirectly to the Subadvisor, such Registration Statement contains, as of the date hereof, no untrue statement of any material fact and does not omit any statement of a material fact which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Subadvisor further represents and warrants that it is a duly registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act and has notice filed in all states in which the Subadvisor is required to make such filings.
5. Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, the Subadvisor will pay all expenses incurred by it and its staff and for their activities in connection with its duties under this Agreement, with the exception of reasonable travel expenses incurred by personnel of the Subadviser in connection with their duties under this Agreement. Such travel expenses shall be reimbursed by the Manager to the Subadvisor. The Manager or the Trust shall be responsible for all the expenses of the Trust’s operations, including, but not limited to:
(a) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not interested persons of the Manager or of the Trust;
(b) the fees and expenses of the Fund which relate to: (i) the custodial function and recordkeeping connected therewith; (ii) the maintenance of the required accounting records of the Fund not being maintained by the Manager; (iii) the pricing of the Fund’s shares, including the cost of any pricing service or services that may be retained pursuant to the authorization of the Trustees of the Trust; and (iv) for both mail and wire orders, the cashiering function in connection with the issuance and redemption of the Fund’s shares;
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(c) the fees and expenses of the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent, that may be the custodian, which relate to the maintenance of each shareholder account;
(d) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and independent accountants for the Trust;
(e) brokers’ commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Trust in connection with its securities transactions on behalf of the Fund;
(f) all taxes and business fees payable by the Trust or the Fund to federal, state or other governmental agencies;
(g) the fees of any trade association of which the Trust may be a member;
(h) the cost of share certificates representing the Fund’s shares;
(i) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registrations of the Trust and of its Fund with the SEC, registering the Trust as a broker or dealer and qualifying its shares under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Trust’s registration statements and prospectuses for filing under federal and state securities laws for such purposes;
(j) allocable communications expenses with respect to investor services and all expenses of shareholders’ and Trustees’ meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing reports to shareholders in the amount necessary for distribution to the shareholders;
(k) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Trust’s business; and
(l) any expenses assumed by the Fund pursuant to a Plan of Distribution adopted in conformity with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
6. Compliance.
(a) The Subadvisor agrees to assist the Manager and the Trust in complying with the Trust’s obligations under Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, including but not limited to: (i) periodically providing the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer with information about and independent third-party reports (if available) in connection with the Subadvisor’s compliance program adopted pursuant to Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act (“Subadvisor’s Compliance Program”); (ii) reporting any material deficiencies in the Subadvisor’s Compliance Program to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer within a reasonable time; and (iii) reporting any material changes to the Subadvisor’s Compliance Program to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer within a reasonable time. The Subadvisor understands that the Board is required to approve the Subadvisor’s Compliance Program on at least an annual basis, and acknowledges that this Agreement is conditioned upon the Board’s approval of the Subadvisor’s Compliance Program.
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(b) The Subadvisor agrees that it shall immediately notify the Manager and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in the event that the SEC has censured the Subadvisor, placed limitations upon its activities, functions or operations, suspended or revoked its registration as an investment adviser or commenced proceedings or an investigation that may result in any of these actions. The Subadvisor further agrees to notify the Manager immediately of any material fact known to the Subadvisor respecting or relating to the Subadvisor that is not contained in the Registration Statement or prospectus for the Trust, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect.
(c) The Manager agrees that it shall immediately notify the Subadvisor: (i) in the event that the SEC has censured the Manager or the Trust, placed limitations upon either of their activities, functions or operations, suspended or revoked the Manager’s registration as an investment adviser or commenced proceedings or an investigation that may result in any of these actions.
7. Documents. The Manager has delivered to the Subadvisor copies of each of the following documents and will deliver to it all future amendments and supplements, if any:
(a) Declaration of Trust of the Trust, as amended from time to time, as filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein called the “Declaration of Trust”);
(b) By-Laws of the Trust, as amended from time to time (such By-Laws, as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein called the “By-Laws”);
(c) Certified Resolutions of the Trustees of the Trust authorizing the appointment of the Subadvisor and approving the form of this Agreement;
(d) Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-lA, as filed with the SEC relating to the Fund and the Fund’s shares, and all amendments thereto;
(e) Notification of Registration of the Trust under the 1940 Act on Form N-8A, as filed with the SEC, and all amendments thereto; and
(f) Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund.
8. Books and Records. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Subadvisor hereby agrees that all records that it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust’s or the Manager’s request; provided, however, that the Subadvisor may, at its own expense, make and retain a copy of such records. The Subadvisor further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act and to preserve the records required by Rule 204-2 under the Advisers Act for the period specified in the Rule.
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9. Cooperation, Each party to this Agreement agrees to cooperate with each other party and with all appropriate governmental authorities having the requisite jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, the SEC) in connection with any investigation or inquiry relating to this Agreement or the Trust.
10. Confidentiality. The Subadvisor will treat as proprietary and confidential any information obtained in connection with its duties hereunder, including all records and information pertaining to the Fund and its prior, present or potential shareholders. The Subadvisor will not use such information for any purpose other than the performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder. Such information may not be disclosed except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Fund or if such disclosure is expressly required or requested by applicable federal or state regulatory authorities.
11. Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, it is understood and agreed that the Manager shall at all times retain the ultimate responsibility for and control of all functions performed pursuant to this Agreement, and reserves the right to direct, approve or disapprove any action hereunder taken on its behalf by the Subadvisor.
12. Liability. Except as may otherwise be required by the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder or other applicable law, the Trust and the Manager agree that the Subadvisor, any affiliated person of the Subadvisor, and each person, if any, who, within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act controls the Subadvisor, shall not be liable for, or subject to any damages, expenses or losses in connection with, any act or omission connected with or arising out of any services rendered under this Agreement, except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Subadvisor’s duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of the Subadvisor’s obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed a limitation or waiver of any obligation or duty that may not by law be limited or waived.
13. Indemnification.
(a) The Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Subadvisor, any affiliated person of the Subadvisor, and each person, if any, who, within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act controls (“controlling person”) the Subadvisor (all of such persons being referred to as “Subadvisor Indemnified Persons”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which a Subadvisor Indemnified Person may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Internal Revenue Code, under any other statute, at common law or otherwise, arising out of the Manager’s responsibilities to the Trust, which: (i) may be based upon any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Manager’s duties or reckless disregard of the Manager’s obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by any of its employees or representatives or any affiliate of or any person acting on behalf of the Manager, or (ii) may be based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
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statement of a material fact supplied by, or which is the responsibility of, the Manager and contained in the Registration Statement or Prospectus covering shares of the Trust or the Fund, or any amendment thereof or any supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact known or which should have been known to the Manager and was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Manager, the Trust or to any affiliated person of the Manager by a Subadvisor Indemnified Person; provided, however, that in no case shall the indemnity in favor of the Subadvisor Indemnified Person be deemed to protect such person against any liability to which any such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13 of this Agreement, the Subadvisor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, any affiliated person of the Manager, each person, if any, who, within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, controls (“controlling person”) the Manager and the Trust (all of such persons being referred to as “Manager and Trust Indemnified Persons”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which a Manager and Trust Indemnified Person may become subject under the 1933 Act, 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the Internal Revenue Code, under any other statute, at common law or otherwise, arising out of the Subadvisor’s responsibilities as Subadvisor of the Fund, which: (i) may be based upon any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Subadvisor’s duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of the Subadvisor’s obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by any of its employees or representatives, or any affiliate of or any person acting on behalf of the Subadvisor; or (ii) may be based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or Prospectus covering the shares of the Trust or the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact known or which should have been known to the Subadvisor and was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such a statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Manager, the Trust or any affiliated person of the Manager or Trust by the Subadvisor or any affiliated person of the Subadvisor; provided, however, that in no case shall the indemnity in favor of a Manager and Trust Indemnified Person be deemed to protect such person against any liability to which any such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
(c) The Manager shall not be liable under Paragraph (a) of this Section 14 with respect to any claim made against a Subadvisor Indemnified Person unless such Subadvisor Indemnified Person shall have notified the Manager in writing within a reasonable time after the summons, notice or other first legal process or notice giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Subadvisor Indemnified Person (or after such Subadvisor Indemnified Person shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Manager of any such claim shall not relieve the Manager from any liability that it may have to the Subadvisor Indemnified Person against
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whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this Section 14. In case any such action is brought against the Subadvisor Indemnified Person, the Manager will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof or, after notice to the Subadvisor Indemnified Person, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the Subadvisor Indemnified Person. If the Manager assumes the defense of any such action and the selection of counsel by the Manager to represent both the Manager and the Subadvisor Indemnified Person would result in a conflict of interest and, therefore, would not, in the reasonable judgment of the Subadvisor Indemnified Person, adequately represent the interests of the Subadvisor Indemnified Person, the Manager will, at its own expense, assume the defense with counsel to the Manager and, also at its own expense, with separate counsel to the Subadvisor Indemnified Person, which counsel shall be satisfactory to the Manager and to the Subadvisor Indemnified Person. The Subadvisor Indemnified Person shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Manager shall not be liable to the Subadvisor Indemnified Person under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Subadvisor Indemnified Person independently in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. The Manager shall not have the right to compromise on or settle the litigation without the prior written consent of the Subadvisor Indemnified Person if the compromise or settlement results, or may result, in a finding of wrongdoing on the part of the Subadvisor Indemnified Person.
(d) The Subadvisor shall not be liable under Paragraph (b) of this Section 14 with respect to any claim made against a Manager and Trust Indemnified Person unless such Manager and Trust Indemnified Person shall have notified the Subadvisor in writing within a reasonable time after the summons, notice or other first legal process or notice giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Manager and Trust Indemnified Person (or after such Manager and Trust Indemnified Person shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Subadvisor of any such claim shall not relieve the Subadvisor from any liability that it may have to the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this Section 14. In case any such action is brought against the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person, the Subadvisor will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof or, after notice to the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person. If the Subadvisor assumes the defense of any such action and the selection of counsel by the Subadvisor to represent both the Subadvisor and the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person would result in a conflict of interest and, therefore, would not, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person, adequately represent the interests of the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person, the Subadvisor will, at its own expense, assume the defense with counsel to the Subadvisor and, also at its own expense, with separate counsel to the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person, which counsel shall be satisfactory to the Subadvisor and to the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person. The Manager and Trust Indemnified Person shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Subadvisor shall not be liable to the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person independently in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. The Subadvisor shall not have the right to compromise on or settle the litigation without the prior written consent of the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person if the compromise or settlement results, or may result, in a finding of wrongdoing on the part of the Manager and Trust Indemnified Person.
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14. Services Not Exclusive. The services furnished by the Subadvisor hereunder are not to bedeemed exclusive, and except as the Subadvisor may otherwise agree in writing, the Subadvisor shall be free to furnish similar services to others so long as its services under this Agreement are not impaired thereby. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any director, officer or employee of the Subadvisor, who may also be a trustee, officer or employee of the Manager or the Trust, to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar nature or a dissimilar nature.
15. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall become effective on the date first indicated above. Unless terminated as provided herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for an initial period of two (2) years from the date first indicated above, and continue on an annual basis thereafter, provided that such continuance is specifically approved each year by: (a) the vote of a majority of the entire Board or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the applicable Fund or Funds; and (b) the vote of a majority of those Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party to this Agreement cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated: (A) by the Manager at any time without penalty, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Subadvisor and the Trust; (B) at any time without payment of any penalty by the Trust, upon the vote of a majority of the Trust’s Board or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Manager and the Subadvisor; or (C) by the Subadvisor at any time without penalty, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Manager and the Trust. In the event of termination for any reason, all records of the Fund for which the Agreement is terminated shall promptly be returned to the Manager or the Trust, free from any claim or retention of rights in such record by the Subadvisor; provided, however, that the Subadvisor may, at its own expense, make and retain a copy of such records. The Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as such term is described in the 1940 Act) or in the event the Management Agreement between the Manager and the Trust is assigned or terminates for any other reason. In the event this Agreement is terminated or is not approved in the manner described above, the Sections numbered 2(b), 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 18 of this Agreement shall remain in effect, as well as any applicable provision of this Section 16.
16. Amendments. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and no material amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved by an affirmative vote of; (i) the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; and (ii) the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, if such approval is required by applicable law.
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17. Use of Name.
(a) It is understood that the name Clearwater or any derivative thereof or logo associated with that name is the valuable property of the Manager and/or its affiliates, and that the Subadvisor has the right to use such name (or derivative or logo) only with the approval of the Manager and only so long as the Manager is Manager to the Trust and/or the Fund. Upon termination of the Management Agreement between the Trust and the Manager, the Subadvisor shall forthwith cease to use such name (or derivative or logo).
(b) It is understood that the name Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. or any derivative thereof or logo associated with that name, is the valuable property of the Subadvisor and its affiliates and that the Trust and/or the Fund have the right to use such name (or derivative or logo) in offering materials of the Trust or sales materials with respect to the Trust with the approval of the Subadvisor and for so long as the Subadvisor is a Subadvisor to the Trust and/or the Fund. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Trust shall forthwith cease to use such name (or derivative or logo).
18. Notice. Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: President; or (2) to the Subadvisor at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: President.
19. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota provided that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or rules or orders of the SEC thereunder. The term “affiliate” or “affiliated person” as used in this Agreement shall mean “affiliated person” as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act;
(b) The captions of this Agreement are included for convenience only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect;
(c) To the extent permitted under Section 16 of this Agreement, this Agreement may only be assigned by any party with the prior written consent of the other parties;
(d) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable;
(e) Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting the Subadvisor as an agent of the Manager, or constituting the Manager as an agent of the Subadvisor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the 30th day of September, 2023. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts.
| Clearwater Investment Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx Title: President | ||
| Clearwater Management Co., Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Title: President | ||
| Fiduciary Counselling, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit A
For its services, FCI is entitled to a subadvisory fee payable by CMC of .20% of each Fund’s net assets, paid on a quarterly basis.
