SCHEDULE A DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2008 TO THE
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
DATED APRIL 28, 1996
BETWEEN
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Pursuant to Article 3, the Trust shall pay the Adviser compensation at an annual
rate as follows:
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FEE (IN BASIS POINTS)
FUND OF AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS
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Large Cap Growth Fund 0.60%
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Midcap Growth Fund 0.75%
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Small Cap Growth Fund 1.00%
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Emerging Growth Fund 1.00%
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Concentrated Growth Fund* 0.70% to 1.50%
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New Enterprise Fund* 0.70% to 1.50%
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Core Growth Fund 0.60%
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Quantitative Large Cap Value Fund 0.60%
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International Core Growth Fund 0.85%
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Core Growth 130/30 Fund 0.80%
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Quantitative Broad Market Equity Fund 0.50%
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*The advisory fee is subject to a performance adjustment based on the Fund's
performance relative to the performance of such Fund's comparative index,
calculated as described below:.
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BASE REQUIRED ANNUAL HIGHEST /
ADVISORY EXCESS ADJUSTMENT LOWEST POSSIBLE
FUND BENCHMARK FEE PERFORMANCE RATE ADVISORY FEE
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Concentrated Growth
Fund S&P 500 Index 1.10% +/- 2.50% +/- 0.40% 1.50% / 0.70%
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Nasdaq Composite
New Enterprise Fund Index 1.10% +/- 2.50% +/- 0.40% 1.50% / 0.70%
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Each Fund's Base Advisory Fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, based on the
Fund's average net assets during the current month. Each Fund's Annual
Adjustment Rate is determined by comparing the Fund's performance to the
performance of the Fund's benchmark over the current month plus the previous 11
months (the "performance period"). The Fund's Annual Adjustment Rate is then
multiplied by the average net assets of the Fund over the performance period,
which is then multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days in the current month and the denominator of which is 365 (366 in leap
years). The resulting amount is then added to (in the case of overperformance)
or subtracted from (in the case of underperformance) to the Fund's Base Advisory
Fee.
Because the adjustment to each Fund's Base Advisory Fee is based upon the Fund's
performance compared to the investment record of its benchmark, the controlling
factor as to whether a performance adjustment will be made is not whether the
Fund's performance is up or down per se, but whether it is up or down more or
less than the record of its respective benchmark. The comparative investment
performance of the Fund is based solely on the relevant performance period
without regard to the cumulative performance over a longer or shorter period of
time.
For example, assume that the Concentrated Growth Fund's average net assets over
a one- and 12-month period ending March 31 is $50,000,000, and that it is not a
leap year. The Concentrated Growth Fund's Base Advisory Fee for March is $46,712
($50,000,000 x 1.10%, x 31/365). If the Concentrated Growth Fund outperformed
(or underperformed) the S&P 500 Index by 2.50% or less over this performance
period, then there is no adjustment to the Fund's Base Advisory Fee. If the
Concentrated Growth Fund outperformed (or underperformed) the S&P 500 Index by
more than 2.50% over this performance period, then ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Partner
Inc.'s Base Advisory Fees would be increased (or decreased) by $16,986
($50,000,000 x 0.40%, x 31/365).
