EXHIBIT (d)(24)
LAUDUS XXXXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY FUND
SUBADVISER AGREEMENT
Subadviser Agreement executed as of May 1, 2006 among XXXXXXX XXXXXX INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Manager"), AXA XXXXXXXXX
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Subadviser") and LAUDUS TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust").
WITNESSETH: That in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, it
is agreed as follows:
1. SERVICES TO BE RENDERED BY SUBADVISER TO THE TRUST.
(a) Subject always to the control of the trustees of the Trust (the
"Trustees") and the supervision of the Manager, the Subadviser, at its expense,
will furnish continuously an investment program for the Laudus Xxxxxxxxx
International Discovery Fund series of the Trust (the "Fund") and will make
investment decisions on behalf of the Fund and place all orders for the purchase
and sale of portfolio securities and all other investments, including exercising
discretion to select brokers and dealers to execute such transactions. For
avoidance of doubt, the Manager and the Trust hereby agree that the Manager
shall have no authority for the selection of brokers and/or the day-to-day
placing of orders in connection with the Fund, subject only to the Manager's
general supervisory obligations. In the performance of its duties, the
Subadviser (i) will comply with the provisions of the Trust's then-current
Declaration of Trust and By-laws, including any amendments thereto (upon receipt
of such amendments by the Subadviser), and the investment objectives, policies
and restrictions of the Fund as set forth in its then-current Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information (copies of which will be supplied to the
Subadviser upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and (ii)
will comply with such investment guidelines as may be agreed upon from time to
time between the Trustees and the Subadviser. The Subadviser and the Manager
shall each make its officers and employees available to the other from time to
time at reasonable times to review investment policies of the Fund and to
consult with each other regarding the investment affairs of the Fund.
(b) The Subadviser, at its expense, will furnish (i) all necessary
investment and management facilities, including salaries of personnel, required
for it to execute its duties hereunder faithfully and (ii) administrative
facilities, including bookkeeping, clerical personnel and equipment necessary
for the efficient conduct of the investment affairs of the Fund, including
oversight of the pricing of the Fund's portfolio and reasonable assistance in
obtaining prices for portfolio securities (but excluding determination of net
asset value, shareholder accounting services and fund accounting services).
(c) In the selection of brokers, dealers or futures commissions merchants
(collectively, "brokers") and the placing of orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio investments for the Fund, the Subadviser shall comply with such
policies established by the Trustees and communicated to the Subadviser in
writing and shall seek to obtain for the Fund the most
favorable price and execution available, except to the extent it may be
permitted to pay higher brokerage commissions for brokerage and research
services as described below. In using its best efforts to obtain for the Fund
the most favorable price and execution available, the Subadviser, bearing in
mind the Fund's best interests at all times, shall consider all factors it deems
relevant, including, by way of illustration, price, the size of the transaction,
the nature of the market for the security, the amount of the commission, the
timing of the transaction taking into account market prices and trends, the
reputation, experience and financial stability of the broker involved and the
quality of service rendered by the broker in other transactions. Subject to such
policies as the Trustees may determine and communicate to the Subadviser in
writing, the Subadviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have
breached any duty created by this Agreement or otherwise solely by reason of its
having caused the Fund to pay a broker that provides brokerage and research
services to the Subadviser or any affiliated person of the Subadviser an amount
of commission for effecting a portfolio investment transaction in excess of the
amount of commission another broker would have charged for effecting that
transaction, if the Subadviser determines in good faith that such amount of
commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research
services provided by such broker, viewed in terms of either that particular
transaction or the Subadviser's overall responsibilities with respect to the
Fund and to other clients of the Subadviser and any affiliated person of the
Subadviser as to which the Subadviser or any affiliated person of the Subadviser
exercises investment discretion.
(d) The Subadviser shall not be obligated to pay any expenses of or for
the Trust or of or for the Fund not expressly assumed by the Subadviser pursuant
to this Section 1.
(e) The Subadviser will keep and maintain all books and records with
respect to the Fund's assets and transactions required by paragraph (f) of Rule
31a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
Subadviser will use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to the Manager
any such information relating to Subadviser's services under this Agreement
needed by Manager and the Fund to keep and maintain the other books and records
of the Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. Subadviser will use
commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to Manager any other information
relating to the Fund's assets that must be filed by the Fund with the SEC or
sent to shareholders under the 1940 Act, and any exemptive or other relief
granted by the SEC. Subadviser agrees that all records that it maintains on
behalf of the Fund are property of the Fund, and Subadviser will surrender
promptly to Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request and at the Fund's
expense; provided, however, Subadviser may retain copies of such records. In
addition, Subadviser will preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2
under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it
pursuant to this Agreement, and will transfer said records to any successor
subadviser upon its termination as subadviser (or, if there is no successor
subadviser, to the Manager.)
2. OTHER AGREEMENTS, ETC.
It is understood that any of the shareholders, Trustees, officers and
employees of the Trust may be a shareholder, partner, director, officer or
employee of, or be otherwise interested in, the Subadviser, and in any person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with
the Subadviser, and that the Subadviser and any person controlling, controlled
by or under common control with the Subadviser may have an interest in the
Trust. It is also understood that the Subadviser and persons controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Subadviser have and may have
advisory, management service, distribution or other contracts with other
organizations and persons, and may have other interests and businesses.
3. COMPENSATION TO BE PAID BY THE MANAGER TO THE SUBADVISER.
The Manager will pay to the Subadviser as compensation for the
Subadviser's services rendered, for the facilities furnished and for the
expenses borne by the Subadviser pursuant to Section 1, a fee in accordance with
Schedule A of this Agreement.
4. AMENDMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall not be amended except by a writing executed by each
of the parties hereto.
5. EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
This Agreement shall continue in effect until May 1, 2008 and thereafter
for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually (a) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Fund or by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and (b) by
the vote of a majority of the Trust's trustees who are not parties to this
agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any such
party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval, or (c) as otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules and
regulations thereunder. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by a vote
of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities or by a vote of a
majority of the Trust's entire Board of Trustees on 60 days' written notice to
the Subadviser or by the Subadviser on 60 days' written notice to the Trust.
This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as
defined in the 1940 Act). This Agreement may only be terminated in accordance
with the provisions of this paragraph 5.
6. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the "affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding shares" means the affirmative vote, at a duly called and held
meeting of shareholders, (a) of the holders of 67% or more of the shares of the
Fund present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote at such meeting, if
the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to
vote at such meeting are present in person or by proxy, or (b) of the holders of
more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote at such
meeting, whichever is less.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms "affiliated person",
"control", "interested person" and "assignment" shall have their respective
meanings defined in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the 1940 Act; the term "specifically approve at least
annually" shall be construed in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder; and the term "brokerage and research services"
shall have the meaning given in the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
7. USE OF NAMES.
The Subadviser owns the right to use the names "Xxxxxxxxx" and "AXA
Xxxxxxxxx" in connection with investment-related services or products, and such
names may be used by the Trust, the Manager and the Fund only with the consent
of the Subadviser. The Subadviser consents to the use by the Trust and the
Manager of the names "Xxxxxxxxx" in the name of the Fund and "AXA Xxxxxxxxx" in
any materials prepared in connection with the Fund, but only for so long as (i)
this agreement shall remain in full force (except that the Manager and the Fund
shall be permitted to use such names in reference to the Fund's former name and
the Subadviser's former role as subadvisor for a reasonable transition period of
not less than six months nor more than twelve months after the termination of
this Agreement and for periods thereafter as may be required for disclosure in a
regulatory filing, subject in each case to the Subadviser's prior approval,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and (ii) each of the Trust and
Manager shall fully perform, fulfill and comply with all provisions of this
agreement expressed herein to be performed, fulfilled or complied with by it. No
such name shall be used by the Trust or the Manager at any time or in any place
or for any purposes or under any conditions except as provided in this section.
The foregoing limited authorization by the Subadviser to the Trust and
Manager to use the names "Xxxxxxxxx" and/or "AXA Xxxxxxxxx" is not exclusive of
the right of the Subadviser itself to use, or to authorize others to use, said
names; the Trust and Manager acknowledge and agree that as among the Subadviser,
the Trust and the Manager, the Subadviser has the exclusive right to use, or to
authorize others to use, said names; and the Trust and Manager agree, on behalf
of the Fund, to take such action as may reasonably be requested by the
Subadviser to give full effect to the provisions of this section (including,
without limitation, consenting to such use of said names). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Trust and Manager agree that, upon any
termination of this agreement or upon the violation of any of its provisions by
the Trust or Manager, each of the Trust and Manager will use its best efforts to
change the name of the Trust and Fund so as to eliminate all reference, if any,
to the names "Xxxxxxxxx" and "AXA Xxxxxxxxx" and will not thereafter transact
any business in a name containing the name "Xxxxxxxxx" or "AXA Xxxxxxxxx" in any
form or combination whatsoever, or designate itself as the same entity as or
successor to an entity of such name, or otherwise use the name "Xxxxxxxxx" or
"AXA Xxxxxxxxx" or any other reference to the Subadviser, except as provided in
this section. Such covenants on the part of the Trust and Manager shall be
binding upon them, their trustees, directors, officers, stockholders, creditors
and all other persons claiming under or through it and shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
8. NONLIABILITY OF SUBADVISER.
In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on
the part of the Subadviser, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
hereunder, the Subadviser shall not
be subject to any liability to the Manager, to the Trust, to the Fund, or to any
shareholder, officer, director or Trustee thereof, for any act or omission in
the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder.
9. EXERCISE OF VOTING RIGHTS.
Except with the agreement or on the specific instructions of the Trustees
or the Manager, the Subadviser shall exercise or procure the exercise of any
voting right attaching to investments of the Fund.
10. NOTICES.
All notices, requests and consents shall be in writing and shall be
personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, to the other
party at such address as may be furnished in writing by such party.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS.
A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on
behalf of the Trustees as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations
of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders
individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund.
Signatures follow on next page
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, XXXXXXX XXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., AXA XXXXXXXXX
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC and LAUDUS TRUST have each caused this instrument to
be signed in duplicate on its behalf by its duly authorized representative, all
as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXXX XXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: President & CEO
AXA XXXXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
LAUDUS TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SCHEDULE A - FEES
LAUDUS XXXXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY FUND
The Manager will pay to the Subadviser as compensation for the services
rendered, the facilities furnished and the expenses borne by the Subadviser
pursuant to Section 1, in arrears for each calendar quarter, a fee, equal to (1)
the Sub-Advisory Base Fee (as defined below), plus or minus (2) the Performance
Adjustment (as defined below), if any.
1. The Sub-Advisory Base Fee shall be computed in arrears, with respect to any
calendar quarter, by multiplying the Quarterly Sub-Advisory Base Rate (as
defined below) for such quarter by the average daily net assets of the Fund over
such quarter. The Quarterly Sub-Advisory Base Rate for a particular quarter
shall equal the respective Annual Sub-Advisory Base Rate for such quarter
divided by four. The Annual Sub-Advisory Base Rate for any particular calendar
quarter shall equal: (i) 50.0 bps with respect to the assets of the Fund up to
and including $500 million; (ii) 50.0 bps with respect to assets of the Fund
treated as Second Tranche Excess (as defined below); and (iii) 40.0 bps with
respect to assets of the Fund in excess of both $500 million and the amount of
assets of the Fund treated as Second Tranche Excess. The Sub-Advisory Base Fee
for a partial quarter (if this Agreement becomes effective or is terminated on
other than the first or the last day of a calendar quarter, respectively) shall
be based on the average daily net assets of the Fund over, and shall be prorated
based on the number of days in, such partial quarter.
2. For purposes of calculating the Second Tranche Excess of average daily net
assets, if the assets as of the closing date of any fund sub-advised by the
Subadviser as of the closing date of the Adoption Agreement between the Adviser
and Subadviser, as amended, (including the Laudus VIT Value Long/Short Equity
Fund) other than the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund ("Existing
Funds") (as set forth on Schedule B) exceed such Existing Fund's average daily
net assets over the relevant quarter, the amount of such excess (the "Second
Tranche Excess") shall be allocated pro rata first among all other Existing
Funds that have assets in excess of their respective assets as of the closing
date (as set forth on Schedule B), and, if such excess assets of the Existing
Funds are insufficient to permit full allocation of the Second Tranche Excess,
the remaining Second Tranche Excess shall be allocated pro rata among all Funds,
if any, sub-advised by the Subadviser that are not Existing Funds; and provided
further that no Existing Fund shall receive any allocation of the Second Tranche
Excess if its average daily net assets over the quarter do not exceed its
respective assets as of the closing date (as set forth on Schedule B).
Example of Second Tranche Excess Allocation:
Assume three Funds with assets under management as of the closing date as
follows:
Fund A Fund B Fund C Total
------ ------ ------ -----
$200 million $300 million $500 million $1 billion
Assume further average daily net assets over a quarter as follows:
Fund A Fund B Fund C Total
------ ------ ------ -----
$300 million $100 million $900 million $1.3 billion
In this example, all of Fund B's average daily net assets over the quarter would
be in its Initial Tranche because they fall short of its assets under management
as of the closing date. The difference between Fund B's assets as of the closing
and its average daily net assets over the quarter ($200 million) constitutes
Second Tranche Excess, which would be allocated between Fund A and Fund C (each
of which has average daily net assets over the quarter that exceed its
respective assets under management as of the closing date) pro rata according to
the amount of such excesses. The excesses equal, for Fund A, $300 - $200 million
= $100 million, and for Fund C, $900 million - $500 million = $400 million, so
the $200 million shortfall from Fund B would be allocated according to a 1:4
ratio between Fund A and Fund C, respectively, or $40 million to Fund A and $160
million to Fund C. Accordingly, $240 million of Fund A and $660 million of Fund
C, together with Fund B's $100 million, or a total of $1 billion, would be
Initial Tranche assets. The remaining $60 million of Fund A and $240 million of
Fund C, or a total of $300 million, would be in the Second Tranche of those
Funds.
3. The Performance Adjustment, if any, for any particular calendar quarter shall
also be calculated in arrears and shall be equal to the product of (a) the
Adjustment Rate (as defined below), (b) the Fund's Investment Advisory
Contractual Rate divided by four, and (c) the average daily net assets of the
Fund over the Rolling Period (as defined below). The Adjustment Rate shall equal
2.5 times (i) the Performance Difference for such quarter minus 2.0%, if such
Performance Difference is positive, or (ii) the Performance Difference for such
quarter plus 2.0%, if such Performance Difference is negative; provided,
however, that the Adjustment Rate shall equal zero (and accordingly there shall
be no Performance Adjustment) in the event that the Performance Difference is
neither greater than 2% nor less than negative 2%; and provided further that the
Adjustment Rate shall in no event be greater than positive 5% or less than
negative 5%. For purposes of the foregoing, the term "Performance Difference"
for any particular quarter shall mean the difference between the Fund's
Investment Performance (as defined below) for the Rolling Period (as defined
below) ending on the last day of the quarter, and the Record (as defined below)
of the S&P/Citigroup Global Ex-U.S. Broad Market Index $2-$10 billion Cap Range
for the same rolling period; the term "Investment Performance" shall mean the
daily-compounded rate of return, reflecting all income, dividends and capital
actions as of the date occurring or earned by the Fund, net of all expenses of
the Fund, expressed as a percentage; the term "Record" shall mean the total
return of the S&P/Citigroup Global Ex-U.S. Broad Market Index $2-$10 billion Cap
Range, expressed as a percentage; and the term "Rolling Period" shall mean a
period consisting of twelve calendar quarters, or such shorter period as has
elapsed since January 30, 2004, with the most recent quarter substituted for the
earliest such quarter as time passes, but in no event shall the Rolling Period
be less than four calendar quarters.
SCHEDULE B
(FUND ASSETS AS OF THE CLOSING DATE)
FUND ASSETS AS OF THE CLOSING DATE
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund $78,367,516
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Growth Fund $6,014,194
(formerly known as the Enhanced 500 Fund)
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund $44,477,430
Laudus Rosenberg International Equity Fund $12,648,065
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund $127,593,957
Laudus Xxxxxxxxx European Fund $8,693,826
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Long/Short Equity Fund $0
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large/Mid Capitalization
Long/Short Equity Fund $28,394,187
Laudus Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Equity Fund $121,808,052
Laudus Xxxxxxxxx Global Long/Short Equity Fund $21,062,637
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund $1,254,193,508
Laudus Rosenberg VIT Value Long/Short Equity Fund $10,255,723
