CO-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
November 1, 1999 as amended and restated November 16, 2005
Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Each of the Credit Suisse Funds (and the portfolios thereof) listed in
Exhibit A hereto (each a "Fund", and together the "Funds") confirms its
agreement with Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc. (the
"Administrator") as follows:
1. Investment Description; Appointment
Each Fund desires to employ its capital by investing and reinvesting in
investments of the kind and in accordance with the limitations specified in its
Articles of Incorporation or Declaration of Trust, as applicable, as amended
from time to time (the "Charter"), in its By-Laws, as amended from time to time
(the "By-laws"), in the Fund's prospectus(es) (the "Prospectus") and
Statement(s) of Additional Information (the "Statement of Additional
Information") as in effect from time to time, and in such manner and to the
extent as may from time to time be approved by the Board of Directors or
Trustees, as the case may be, of the Fund (the "Board"). Copies of the
Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information and the Charter and By-laws of
each Fund have been made available to the Administrator. Each Fund employs
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (the "Adviser") as its investment adviser
and desires to employ and hereby appoints the Administrator as its
co-administrator. The Administrator accepts this appointment and agrees to
furnish the services for the compensation set forth below.
2. Services
(a) Subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of each Fund,
the Administrator will provide the following administrative services:
(i) assist in supervising all aspects of each Fund's
operations, except those performed by other parties pursuant to written
agreements with the Fund; provided, that the distribution of Funds' shares shall
be the sole responsibility of the Funds' distributor;
(ii) provide various shareholder liaison services including,
but not limited to, responding to inquiries of Fund shareholders, providing
information on shareholder investments, assisting shareholders of the Funds in
changing account options and addresses, preparing reports and other
informational materials regarding the Funds, including proxies/proxy statements
and other shareholder communications, reviewing prospectuses, assisting in
transmitting proxy statements and gathering proxies in connection with
shareholder meetings, and similar ministerial activities;
(iii) provide telephone shareholder services through a
toll-free number; provided that the Administrator shall not solicit callers to
purchase shares in a Fund and will
refer or pass to the Funds' distributor or transfer agent all orders for the
sale of Fund shares;
(iv) furnish corporate secretarial services, including
preparation of materials for meetings of the Board, distribute those materials
and prepare minutes of meetings of the Board and any committees thereof and of a
Fund's shareholders; and liaising with the Board and providing additional
information upon request;
(v) assist in and coordinate the preparation and mailing of
reports to the Funds' shareholders of record and filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") including, but not limited to, annual and
semiannual reports to shareholders; post-effective amendments to each Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-lA (the "Registration Statement") and proxy
statements;
(vi) assist in the preparation of each Fund's tax returns and
assist in other regulatory filings as necessary, such as Form N-SAR (other than
filing advertising and sales literature for the Funds with the SEC or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.);
(vii) assist the Adviser, at the Adviser's request, in
developing and monitoring compliance procedures for the Funds which may include,
among other matters, procedures to assist the Adviser in monitoring compliance
with a Fund's investment objective, policies, restrictions, tax matters and
applicable laws and regulations;
(viii) act as liaison between each Fund and the Fund's
independent public accountants, counsel, custodian or custodians, transfer
agent, co-administrator and service organizations such as broker-dealers,
financial institutions, institutional shareholders or record, retirement plans
and their service providers and other financial intermediaries that render
services to Fund shareholders ("Service Organizations"), and take all reasonable
action in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to assure that
all necessary and reasonably requested information is made available to each of
them;
(ix) provide information to the Adviser and the Funds'
distributor, upon request, concerning performance and administration of the
Fund;
(x) be a party to agreements with Service Organizations with
respect to a Fund's Advisor Class, if any, and, to the extent required in such
agreements, bear the responsibility of paying to such Service Organizations an
amount up to the amount received by the Administrator under the Distribution
Plan with respect to the Advisor Class (the "Distribution Plan");
(xi) review, approve and arrange for the payment of Fund
expenses;
(xii) maintain and preserve certain Fund records, including
financial and corporate records;
(xiii) supply the Funds with office facilities (which may be
the Administrator's own offices), data processing services, clerical, internal
executive, legal, regulatory and administrative services, and stationery and
office supplies; and
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(xiv) such other services to be performed by the Administrator
as are described in the Registration Statement relating to each Fund.
(b) Pursuant to the Shareholder Servicing and Distribution Plan , if
any (the "12b-1 Plan"), with respect to the shares of a Fund designated Common
Class (the "Common Class"), adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")("Rule 12b-1"), the
Administrator may provide, or enter into agreements with other parties to
provide, the following services with respect to the Common Class: (x) ongoing
servicing and/or maintenance of the shareholder accounts ("Shareholder
Services") and (y) services that are primarily intended to result in, or that
are primarily attributable to, the sale of the Common Class ("Selling Services";
together with Shareholder Services, "Services"). These Services include, without
limitation:
(i) responding to Fund shareholder inquiries and providing
services to shareholders not otherwise provided by the Funds' distributor or
transfer agent;
(ii) printing and distributing prospectuses and statements of
additional information describing the Fund;
(iii) the preparation, including printing, and distribution of
sales literature, advertisements and other informational materials relating to
the Common Class;
(iv) providing telephone services relating to the Fund;
(v) formulating and implementing marketing and promotional
activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail promotions and
television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising;
provided that the form, use and placement of all advertising and sales
literature will be the responsibility of the Funds' distributor; and
(vi) obtaining whatever information, analyses and reports with
respect to marketing and promotional activities that the Fund may, from time to
time, deem advisable.
(c) Pursuant to the Distribution Plan (with respect to the Advisor
Class), adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1, the Administrator may
compensate Service Organizations to cover certain expenses primarily intended to
result in the sale of a Fund's Advisor Class, including, but not limited to: (i)
costs of payments made to employees that engage in the distribution of the
Advisor Class; (ii) payments made to, and expenses of, persons who provide
support services in connection with the distribution of the Advisor Class,
including, but not limited to, office space and equipment, telephone facilities,
processing shareholder transactions and providing any other shareholder services
not otherwise provided by the Funds' distributor or transfer agent; (iii) costs
relating to the formulation and implementation of marketing and promotional
activities, including, but not limited to, direct mail promotions and
television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other mass media advertising; (iv)
costs of printing and distributing prospectuses, statements of additional
information and reports of the Fund to prospective holders of the Advisor Class;
(v) costs involved in preparing, printing and distributing sales literature
pertaining to the Fund and (vi) costs involved in obtaining whatever
information, analyses and reports with respect to marketing and promotional
activities that the Fund may, from time to time, deem advisable.
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(d) Pursuant to the Distribution Plan (with respect to the Advisor
Class) the Administrator may also compensate Service Organizations for
administrative and accounting services provided to their customers or clients
who are the record and/or beneficial owners of the Advisor Class of a Fund
("Customers"), including, but not limited to: (i) accepting orders from
Customers for the purchase, exchange and redemption of the Advisor Class and
aggregating and communicating orders as instructed by the Funds' distributor;
(ii) disbursing Fund dividends and distributions to Customers and/or providing
for their reinvestment in the Advisor Class; (iii) preparing and distributing
account statements and Advisor Class transaction confirmations to Customers;
(iv) arranging for settlement of Customer transactions, including arranging for
bank wires in accordance with the Fund's prospectus; (v) providing
sub-accounting services with respect to shares of the Advisor Class beneficially
owned by Customers, including maintaining records of dates and prices for all
Advisor Class transactions and Advisor Class balances; (vi) forwarding
shareholder communications from the Fund (for example, proxies, shareholder
reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution
and tax notices) to Customers, if required by law and (vii) providing other
appropriate or necessary services as may be incidental, normal and customary for
service providers performing substantially similar services.
(e) In performing all services under this Agreement, the Administrator
shall act in conformity with applicable law, the Charter and By-laws of each
Fund, and the investment objective, investment policies and other practices and
policies set forth in the Registration Statement relating to each Fund, as such
Registration Statement and practices and policies may be amended from time to
time.
3. Compensation
(a) For services provided pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement,
each Fund will pay the Administrator a monthly fee in arrears at an annual rate
set forth in Exhibit B hereto. The Administrator shall provide co-administration
services with respect to a Fund's Institutional Shares without compensation. If
this Agreement is in effect for any period less than a full calendar month, the
fee shall be prorated according to the proportion that such period of
effectiveness bears to the full monthly period. For the purpose of determining
fees payable to the Administrator, the value of a Fund's net assets shall be
computed at the times and in the manner specified in the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information as from time to time in effect.
(b) Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan, each relevant Fund will pay the
Administrator a monthly fee in arrears at an annual rate of .25% of the average
daily net assets of the Fund's Common Class. Amounts paid to the Administrator
under the 12b-1 Plan may be used by the Administrator to cover expenses related
to providing the Services set forth in Section 2(b) of this Agreement.
(c) Pursuant to the Distribution Plan, each relevant Fund will pay the
Administrator a monthly fee in arrears at an annual rate of .50% of the average
daily net assets of the Fund's Advisor Class. The Administrator will receive
payments pursuant to the Distribution Plan only as payment agent of the Fund to
compensate Service Organizations pursuant to their agreements with the
Administrator and the Funds' distributor. Amounts paid to the Administrator
under the
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Distribution Plan will be used by the Administrator exclusively to compensate
Service Organizations as described in Sections 2(c) and 2(d) of this Agreement.
(d) Of the amount paid pursuant to Section 3(c), up to .25% of the
average daily net assets of the Fund's Advisor Class may be used by the
Administrator to compensate Service Organizations for personal service and/or
the maintenance of Customer accounts, including but not limited to (i)
responding to Customer inquiries, (ii) providing information on Customer
investments and (iii) providing other shareholder liaison services.
(e) The Administrator will prepare and deliver reports to the Board of
each Fund on a regular, at least quarterly, basis, showing the amounts expended
by the Fund pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan and the Distribution Plan and the
purposes for which such expenditures were made, as well as any supplemental
reports as the Board from time to time may reasonably request.
4. Expenses
The Administrator will bear all expenses in connection with the
performance of its services under this Agreement; provided, however, that each
Fund will reimburse the Administrator for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by it on behalf of the Fund upon presentation of appropriate
documentation. Such reimbursable expenses shall include, but not be limited to,
postage, telephone, facsimile, photocopying and commercial courier charges.
Each Fund will bear certain other expenses to be incurred in its
operation, including: taxes, interest, brokerage fees and commissions, if any;
fees of members of the Fund's Board who are not officers, directors, or
employees of the Adviser or the Administrator or any of their affiliates; SEC
fees and state blue sky qualification fees; charges of custodians and transfer
and dividend disbursing agents; certain insurance premiums; outside auditing and
legal expenses; costs of maintenance of corporate existence; except as otherwise
provided herein, costs attributable to investor services, including without
limitation, telephone and personnel expenses; costs of preparing and printing
prospectuses and statements of additional information for regulatory purposes
and for distribution to existing shareholders; costs of shareholders' reports
and meetings, and meetings of the officers of the Board; costs of any pricing
services; and any extraordinary expenses.
5. Standard of Care
The Administrator shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the
services listed in Section 2 above. The Administrator shall not be liable for
any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by a Fund in
connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates; provided, however,
that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect
the Administrator against liability to the Fund or its shareholders to which the
Administrator would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith or negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or by reason of
the Administrator's reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this
Agreement.
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6. Term of Agreement
This Agreement shall continue for an initial period of one year and
thereafter shall continue automatically (unless terminated as provided herein)
for successive annual periods with respect to a Fund, provided that such
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (a) a vote of a
majority of the Board and (b) a vote of a majority of the Board members who are
not interested persons (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Fund and who have no
direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the 12b-1 Plan or the
Distribution Plan, in this Agreement or in any agreement related to the 12b-1
Plan or the Distribution Plan ("Independent Board Members"), by vote cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. This
Agreement is terminable with respect to either the Common Class or the Advisor
Class of a Fund without penalty (a) on sixty (60) days' written notice, by a
vote of a majority of the Fund's Independent Board Members or by vote of a
majority (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the outstanding voting securities of
the Common Class or Advisor Class, as applicable, or (b) on ninety (90) days'
written notice by the Administrator. This Agreement will also terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
7. Amendments
This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement signed by the
Administrator and the Fund. To the extent that a written amendment pursuant to
this Section is signed by some but not all of the Funds, such amendment shall be
effective only with respect to the Funds that signed such written amendment.
8. Service to Other Companies or Accounts
Each Fund understands that the Administrator now acts, will continue to
act and may act in the future as administrator, co-administrator or
administrative services agent to one or more other investment companies, and the
Fund has no objection to the Administrator's so acting. Each Fund understands
that the persons employed by the Administrator to assist in the performance of
the Administrator's duties hereunder will not devote their full time to such
service and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or
restrict the right of the Administrator or any affiliate of the Administrator to
engage in and devote time and attention to other businesses or to render
services of whatever kind or nature.
9. Limitation of Liability
It is expressly agreed that this Agreement was executed by or on behalf
of each Fund and not by the Board members of the Fund or its officers
individually, and the obligations of the Fund hereunder shall not be binding
upon any of the Board members, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or
employees of the Fund individually, but bind only the assets and property of the
Fund. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the
Board and signed by an authorized officer of each Fund, acting as such, and
neither such authorization by such Board nor such execution and delivery by such
officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to
impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the property
of the Fund.
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10. Choice of Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the
choice-of-law provisions thereof.
11. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original.
12. Headings
The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not to be considered in construing the terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, kindly
indicate your acceptance hereof by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy
hereof.
Very truly yours,
CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS LISTED ON
EXHIBIT A
By: /s/J. Xxxxx Xxx
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Name: J. Xxxxx Xxx
Title: Secretary & Vice President
Accepted:
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT
SECURITIES, INC.
By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Plump
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Plump
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS
Credit Suisse Capital Appreciation Fund
Credit Suisse Capital Funds
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Credit Suisse Small Cap Value Fund
Credit Suisse Cash Reserve Fund
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund
Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Fund
Credit Suisse Fixed Income Fund
Credit Suisse Global Fixed Income Fund
Credit Suisse Global High Yield Fund
Credit Suisse Global Small Cap Fund
Credit Suisse Institutional Fixed Income Fund
Credit Suisse Institutional Fund
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Harbinger Portfolio
International Focus Portfolio
Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio
Large Cap Value Portfolio
Select Equity Portfolio
Credit Suisse International Focus Fund
Credit Suisse Japan Equity Fund
Credit Suisse Large Cap Blend Fund
Credit Suisse Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Credit Suisse New York Municipal Fund
Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds
Credit Suisse High Income Fund
Credit Suisse Strategic Allocation Fund - Conservative
Credit Suisse Strategic Allocation Fund - Moderate
Credit Suisse Strategic Allocation Fund - Aggressive
Credit Suisse Short Duration Bond Fund
Credit Suisse Small Cap Growth Fund
Credit Suisse Target Return Fund
Credit Suisse Trust
Blue Chip Portfolio
Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio
Emerging Markets Portfolio
Global Small Cap Portfolio
International Focus Portfolio
Large Cap Value Portfolio
Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Small Cap Value Portfolio
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EXHIBIT B
(1) Credit Suisse Large Cap Blend Fund will pay the Administrator a fee
calculated at an annual rate of 0.05% of the Fund's average daily net assets:
(2) Each Fund not listed in (1) above will pay the Administrator a fee
calculated at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets attributable
to Common Shares, Advisor Shares, Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C
Shares.
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