EXHIBIT A INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT between THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS and KEY ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
EXHIBIT A
INVESTMENT ADVISORY
AGREEMENT
between
THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
and
KEY ASSET MANAGEMENT
INC.
AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of March, 1997, by and between The Victory Portfolios, a Delaware business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (the “Company”), and Key Asset Management Inc., a New York corporation (the “Adviser”).
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
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the funds listed on Schedule A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and the Adviser represents that it is willing and possesses legal authority to so furnish such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Appointment.
| (a) | General. The Company hereby appoints the Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Funds for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein provided. | ||
| (b) | Employees of Affiliates. The Adviser may, in its discretion, provide such services through its own employees or the employees of one or more affiliated companies that are qualified to act as an investment adviser to the Company under applicable laws and are under the control of KeyCorp, the indirect parent of the Adviser; provided that (i) all persons, when providing services hereunder, are functioning as part of an organized group of persons, and (ii) such organized group of persons is managed at all times by authorized officers of the Adviser. | ||
| (c) | Sub-Advisers. It is understood and agreed that the Adviser may from time to time employ or associate with such other entities or persons as the Adviser believes appropriate to assist in the performance of this Agreement with respect to a particular Fund or Funds (each a “Sub-Adviser”), and that any such Sub-Adviser shall have all of the rights and powers of the Adviser set forth in this Agreement; provided that a Fund shall not pay any additional compensation for any Sub-Adviser and the Adviser shall be as fully responsible to the Company for the acts and omissions of the Sub-Adviser as it is for its own acts and omissions; and provided further that the retention of any Sub-Adviser shall be approved in advance by (i) the Board of Trustees of the Company and (ii) the shareholders of the relevant Fund if required under any applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. The Adviser will review, monitor and report to the Company’s Board of Trustees regarding the performance and investment procedures of any Sub-Adviser. In the event that the services of any Sub-Adviser are terminated, the Adviser may provide investment advisory services pursuant to this Agreement to the Fund without a Sub-Adviser and without further shareholder approval, to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act. A Sub-Adviser may be an affiliate of the Adviser. | ||
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2. Delivery of Documents. The Company has delivered to the Adviser copies of each of the following documents along with all amendments thereto through the date hereof, and will promptly deliver to it all future amendments and supplements thereto, if any:
| (a) | the Company’s Trust Instrument; | ||
| (b) | the By-Laws of the Company; | ||
| (c) | resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Company authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement; | ||
| (d) | the most recent Post-Effective Amendment to the Company’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the 1940 Act, on Form N-1A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”); | ||
| (e) | Notification of Registration of the Company under the 1940 Act on Form N-8A as filed with the Commission; and | ||
| (f) | the currently effective Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information of the Funds. | ||
3. Investment Advisory Services.
| (a) | Management of the Funds. The Adviser hereby undertakes to act as investment adviser to the Funds. The Adviser shall regularly provide investment advice to the Funds and continuously supervise the investment and reinvestment of cash, securities and other property composing the assets of the Funds and, in furtherance thereof, shall: | |||
| (i) | supervise all aspects of the operations of the Company and each Fund; | |||
| (ii) | obtain and evaluate pertinent economic, statistical and financial data, as well as other significant events and developments, which affect the economy generally, the Funds’ investment programs, and the issuers of securities included in the Funds’ portfolios and the industries in which they engage, or which may relate to securities or other investments which the Adviser may deem desirable for inclusion in a Fund’s portfolio; | |||
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| (iii) | determine which issuers and securities shall be included in the portfolio of each Fund; | |||
| (iv) | furnish a continuous investment program for each Fund; | |||
| (v) | in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Company, buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of each Fund; and | |||
| (vi) | take, on behalf of each Fund, all actions the Adviser may deem necessary in order to carry into effect such investment program and the Adviser’s functions as provided above, including the making of appropriate periodic reports to the Company’s Board of Trustees. |
| (b) | Covenants. The Adviser shall carry out its investment advisory and supervisory responsibilities in a manner consistent with the investment objectives, policies, and restrictions provided in: (i) each Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as revised and in effect from time to time; (ii) the Company’s Trust Instrument, By-Laws or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time; (iii) the 1940 Act; (iv) other applicable laws; and (v) such other investment policies, procedures and/or limitations as may be adopted by the Company with respect to a Fund and provided to the Adviser in writing. The Adviser agrees to use reasonable efforts to manage each Fund so that it will qualify, and continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations issued thereunder (the “Code”), except as may be authorized to the contrary by the Company’s Board of Trustees. The management of the Funds by the Adviser shall at all times be subject to the review of the Company’s Board of Trustees. | |
| (c) | Books and Records. Pursuant to applicable law, the Adviser shall keep each Fund’s books and records required to be maintained by, or on behalf of, the Funds with respect to advisory services rendered hereunder. The Adviser agrees that all records which it maintains for a Fund are the property of the Fund and it will promptly surrender any of such records to the Fund upon the Fund’s request. The Adviser further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any such records of the Fund required to be preserved by such Rule. | |
| (d) | Reports, Evaluations and other Services. The Adviser shall furnish reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Company with respect to the Funds and in connection with the Adviser’s services hereunder as the Company’s Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may otherwise deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Company’s Board of Trustees with respect to Company policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Agreement. | |
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| (e) | Purchase and Sale of Securities. The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for each Fund with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the Company’s policies and procedures applicable to the Funds. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which, under the circumstances, result in total costs or proceeds being the most favorable to the Funds. In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Adviser shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, research services provided to the Adviser, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis. In no event shall the Adviser be under any duty to obtain the lowest commission or the best net price for any Fund on any particular transaction, nor shall the Adviser be under any duty to execute any order in a fashion either preferential to any Fund relative to other accounts managed by the Adviser or otherwise materially adverse to such other accounts. | |
| (f) | Selection of Brokers or Dealers. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Adviser, the Funds and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser exercises investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for a Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that the total commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Adviser with respect to accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. The Adviser shall report to the Board of Trustees of the Company regarding overall commissions paid by the Funds and their reasonableness in relation to the benefits to the Funds. | |
| (g) | Aggregation of Securities Transactions. In executing portfolio transactions for a Fund, the Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased with those of other Funds or its other clients if, in the Adviser’s reasonable judgment, such aggregation (i) will result in an overall economic benefit to the Fund, taking into consideration the advantageous selling or purchase price, brokerage commission and other expenses, and trading requirements, and (ii) is not inconsistent with the policies set forth in the Company’s registration statement and the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. In such event, the Adviser will allocate the securities so purchased or sold, and the expenses incurred in the transaction, in an equitable manner, consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and such other clients. | |
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4.
Representations and Warranties.
| (a) | The Adviser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows: | |||
| (i) | The Adviser is a corporation duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York and is fully authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its duties and obligations hereunder. | |||
| (ii) | The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and is registered or licensed as an investment adviser under the laws of all applicable jurisdictions. The Adviser shall maintain such registrations or licenses in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement. | |||
| (iii) | The Adviser at all times shall provide its best judgment and effort to the Company in carrying out the Adviser’s obligations hereunder. | |||
| (b) | The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Adviser as follows: | |||
| (i) | The Company has been duly organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and is authorized to enter into this Agreement and carry out its terms. | |||
| (ii) | The Company is registered as an investment company with the Commission under the 1940 Act and shares of each Fund are registered for offer and sale to the public under the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities laws where currently sold. Such registrations will be kept in effect during the term of this Agreement. | |||
5. Compensation. As compensation for the services which the Adviser is to provide or cause to be provided pursuant to Paragraph 3, each Fund shall pay to the Adviser out of Fund assets an annual fee, computed and accrued daily and paid in arrears on the first business day of every month, at the rate set forth opposite each Fund’s name on Schedule A, which shall be a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Fund’s most recent Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the month. At the request of the Adviser, some or all of such fee shall be paid directly to a Sub-Adviser. The fee for any partial month under this Agreement shall be calculated on a proportionate basis. In the event that the total expenses of a Fund exceed the limits on investment company expenses imposed by any statute or any regulatory authority of any jurisdiction in which shares of such Fund are qualified for offer and sale, the Adviser will bear the amount of such excess, except: (i) the Adviser shall not be required to bear such excess to an extent greater than the compensation due to the Adviser for the period for which such expense limitation is required to be calculated unless such statute or regulatory authority shall so require, and (ii) the Adviser shall not be required to bear the expenses of the Fund to an extent which would result in the Fund’s or Company’s inability to qualify as a regulated investment company under the provisions of Subchapter M of the Code.
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6. Interested Persons. It is understood that, to the extent consistent with applicable laws, the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Company are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and shareholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Company.
7. Expenses. As between the Adviser and the Funds, the Funds will pay for all their expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Adviser hereunder, which expenses payable by the Funds shall include, without limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of securities and other investment instruments, which the parties acknowledge might be higher than other brokers would charge when a Fund utilizes a broker which provides brokerage and research services to the Adviser as contemplated under Paragraph 3 above; (iii) fees and expenses of the Company’s Trustees that are not employees of the Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses; (v) administrator, custodian, pricing and bookkeeping, registrar and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related to the registration and qualification of the Funds’ shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws; (vii) expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to shareholders, unless otherwise required; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding meetings of shareholders, including proxy solicitations therefor, unless otherwise required; (ix) expenses of typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto; (x) expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders; (xi) insurance premiums for fidelity bonds and other coverage to the extent approved by the Company’s Board of Trustees; (xii) association membership dues authorized by the Company’s Board of Trustees; and (xiii) such non-recurring or extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or proceedings to which the Company is a party (or to which the Funds’ assets are subject) and any legal obligation for which the Company may have to provide indemnification to the Company’s Trustees and officers.
8. Non-Exclusive Services; Limitation of Adviser’s Liability. The services of the Adviser to the Funds are not to be deemed exclusive and the Adviser may render similar services to others and engage in other activities. The Adviser and its affiliates may enter into other agreements with the Funds and the Company for providing additional services to the Funds and the Company which are not covered by this Agreement, and to receive additional compensation for such services. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, or a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to receipt of compensation, neither the Adviser nor any of its directors, officers, shareholders, agents, or employees shall be liable or responsible to the Company, the Funds or to any shareholder of the Funds for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any loss suffered by the Company, a Fund or any shareholder of a Fund in connection with the performance of this Agreement.
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9. Effective Date; Modifications; Termination. This Agreement shall become effective on March 1, 1997, provided that it shall have been approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of each Fund, in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, or such later date as may be agreed by the parties following such shareholder approval.
| (a) | This Agreement shall continue in force until December 31, 1997. Thereafter, this Agreement shall continue in effect as to each Fund for successive annual periods, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by a vote of the majority of the Trustees of the Company who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval and (ii) by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Company or a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund. | ||
| (b) | The modification of any of the non-material terms of this Agreement may be approved by a vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Company 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. | ||
| (c) | Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 9, either party hereto may terminate this Agreement at any time on sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other, without payment of any penalty. Such a termination by the Company may be effected severally as to any particular Fund, and shall be effected as to any Fund by vote of the Company’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. | ||
10. Limitation of Liability of Trustees and Shareholders. The Adviser acknowledges the following limitation of liability:
The terms “The Victory Portfolios” and “Trustees” refer, respectively, to the trust created and the Trustees, as trustees but not individually or personally, acting from time to time under the Trust Instrument, to which reference is hereby made and a copy of which is on file at the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, such reference being inclusive of any and all amendments thereto so filed or hereafter filed. The obligations of “The Victory Portfolios” entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, representatives or agents are made not individually, but in such capacities and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders or representatives of the Company personally, but bind only the assets of the Company, and all persons dealing with the Company or a Fund must look solely to the assets of the Company or Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Company or Fund.
11. Service Xxxx. The service xxxx of the Company and the name “Victory” (and derivatives thereof) have been licensed to the Company by KeyCorp, through its subsidiary Key Trust Company (“Key Trust”), an affiliate of the Adviser, pursuant to a License Agreement dated June 21, 1993, and their continued use is subject to the right of Key Trust to withdraw this permission under the License Agreement in the event the Adviser or another subsidiary of KeyCorp is not the investment adviser to the Company.
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12. Certain Definitions. The terms “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,” “assignment,” “control,” and “interested persons,” when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act. References in this Agreement to the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act shall be construed as references to such laws as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and shall be understood as inclusive of any applicable rules, interpretations and/or orders adopted or issued thereunder by the Commission.
13. Independent Contractor. The Adviser shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Company from time to time, have no authority to act for or represent a Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of a Fund.
14. Structure of Agreement. The Company is entering into this Agreement on behalf of the respective Funds severally and not jointly. The responsibilities and benefits set forth in this Agreement shall refer to each Fund severally and not jointly. No Fund shall have any responsibility for any obligation of any other Fund arising out of this Agreement. Without otherwise limiting the generality of the foregoing:
| (a) | any breach of any term of this Agreement regarding the Company with respect to any one Fund shall not create a right or obligation with respect to any other Fund; | ||
| (b) | under no circumstances shall the Adviser have the right to set off claims relating to a Fund by applying property of any other Fund; and | ||
| (c) | the business and contractual relationships created by this Agreement, consideration for entering into this Agreement, and the consequences of such relationship and consideration relate solely to the Company and the particular Fund to which such relationship and consideration applies. | ||
This Agreement is intended to govern only the relationships between the Adviser, on the one hand, and the Company and the Funds, on the other hand, and (except as specifically provided above in this Paragraph 14) is not intended to and shall not govern (i) the relationship between the Company and any Fund or (ii) the relationships among the respective Funds.
15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, provided that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act.
16. Severability. 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.
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17. Notices. Notices of any kind to be given to the Company hereunder by the Adviser shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.; with a copy to Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Xxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq., or at such other address or to such individual as shall be so specified by the Company to the Adviser. Notices of any kind to be given to the Adviser hereunder by the Company shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to the Adviser at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx with a copy to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., or at such other address or to such individual as shall be so specified by the Adviser to the Company. Notices shall be effective upon delivery.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date written above.
| THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS | KEY ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: | Secretary | Title: | Senior Managing Director | ||
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ADDENDUM TO
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Dated March 1,
1997
between
THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS
and
KEY ASSET MANAGEMENT
INC.
This Addendum to the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Agreement”) dated March 1, 1997, between The Victory Portfolios, on behalf of those series listed on Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time, and Key Asset Management Inc. is made as of May 23,2001.
WHEREAS the parties agree to make non-material changes or corrections to the Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the following non-material changes or corrections shall be made to the Agreement:
A. Replace “Key Asset Management Inc.” with : “Victory Capital Management Inc.”
B. Replace the first paragraph of Item 3(b) to read as follows:
| (b) | Manager of Managers Structure. To the extent the Fund has adopted or adopts a “manager of managers” structure in reliance on the Manager of Manager Order, subject to the review of the Board of Trustees, the Adviser shall: |
C. Replace Item 17 entitled Notices to read as follows:
| 17. | Notices. Notices of any kind to be given to the Company hereunder by the Adviser shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to The Victory Portfolios, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., or at such other address or to such individual as shall be so specified by the Company to the Adviser. Notices of any kind to be given to the Adviser hereunder by the Company shall be in writing and shall be duly given if mailed or delivered to the Adviser at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, with a copy to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., or at such other address or to such individual as shall be so specified by the Adviser to the Company. Notices shall be effective upon delivery. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date written above.
| THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||
| on behalf of the Funds listed on | |||||
| Schedule A, individually and not | |||||
| jointly | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: | Secretary | Title: | Managing Director | ||
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SCHEDULE A to the
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
between
THE VICTORY
PORTFOLIOS
and
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.
(formerly Key Asset Management Inc.) (the “Adviser”)
Dated March
1, 1997
| Last | Must Be | |||
| Name of Fund | Fee* | Approved | Approved By | |
| 1. | Balanced Fund | 0.60% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| million, 0.55% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| $400 million and 0.50% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 2. | Convertible Fund | 0.75% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| million, 0.65% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| $400 million and 0.60% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 3. | Core Bond Fund | 0.50% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| million, 0.45% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| $400 million and 0.40% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 4. | Diversified Stock | 0.65% on the first $800 | November | December 31, |
| Fund | million, 0.60% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $1.6 billion and 0.55% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $2.4 | ||||
| billion | ||||
| 5. | Federal Money | 0.25% on the first $1.5 | November | December 31, |
| Market Fund | billion, 0.20% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $1.5 billion and 0.15% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $3 | ||||
| billion | ||||
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* Expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets. Note, however, that the Adviser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to voluntarily waive any portion of the advisory fee from time to time. In addition, the Adviser may from time to time undertake in writing to limit the Funds’ total expenses for a definite period of time.
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| Last | Must Be | |||
| Name of Fund | Fee* | Approved | Approved By | |
| 6. | Financial | 0.50% | November | December 31, |
| Reserves Fund | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| 7. | Fund for Income | 0.50% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| million, 0.45% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| $400 million and 0.40% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 8. | Institutional | 0.20% on the first $1.5 | November | December 31, |
| Money Market | billion, 0.17% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| Fund | $1.5 billion and 0.15% on | |||
| assets in excess of $3 | ||||
| billion | ||||
| 9. | National | 0.55% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| Municipal Bond | million, 0.50% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| Fund | $400 million and 0.45% on | |||
| assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 10. | Ohio Municipal | 0.55% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| Bond Fund | million, 0.50% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $400 million and 0.45% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 11. | Ohio Municipal | 0.45% on the first $600 | November | December 31, |
| Money Market | million, 0.35% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| Fund | $600 million and 0.25% on | |||
| assets in excess of $1.2 | ||||
| billion | ||||
| 12. | Prime Obligations | 0.35% on the first $1.5 | November | December 31, |
| Fund | billion, 0.30% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $500 million, 0.25% on the | ||||
| next $500 million and | ||||
| 0.20% on assets in excess | ||||
| of $2.5 billion | ||||
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| Last | Must Be | |||
| Name of Fund | Fee* | Approved | Approved By | |
| 13. | Small Company | 0.65% on the first $100 | November | December 31, |
| Opportunity Fund | million, 0.55% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $100 million, and 0.45% | ||||
| on assets in excess of $200 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 0.85% on the first $500 | February 8, | December | ||
| million; and 0.75% on | 2007 | 31, 2007 | ||
| assets in excess of $500 | ||||
| million** | ||||
| 14. | Special Value | 0.75% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| Fund | million, 0.65% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $400 million, and 0.60% | ||||
| on assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 15. | Stock Index Fund | 0.25% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| million, 0.20% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| $400 million, and 0.15% | ||||
| on assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
| 16. | Tax-Free Money | 0.35% on the first $600 | November | December 31, |
| Market Fund | million, 0.30% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | |
| $600 million and 0.25% on | ||||
| assets in excess of $1.2 | ||||
| billion | ||||
| 17. | Value Fund | 0.75% on the first $400 | November | December 31, |
| million, 0.65% on the next | 30, 2006 | 2007 | ||
| $400 million, and 0.60% | ||||
| on assets in excess of $800 | ||||
| million | ||||
Current as of February 8, 2007
| THE VICTORY PORTFOLIOS | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||
| By: | By: | ||||
| Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
| Secretary | Senior Managing Director | ||||
____________________
| ** | Effective as of the date of shareholder approval. |
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