PRUDENTIAL-BACHE SHORT-TERM GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Agreement made this 25th day of October, 1990 between Prudential-Bache
Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), and
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Manager").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Fund is a non-diversified, open-end management investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Manager to render or contract
to obtain as hereinafter provided investment advisory services to the Fund and
the Fund also desires to avail itself of the facilities available to the Manager
with respect to the administration of its day to day corporate affairs, and the
Manager is willing to render such investment advisory and administrative
services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Fund hereby appoints the Manager to act as manager of the Fund
and administrator of its corporate affairs for the period and on the terms set
forth in this Agreement. The Manager accepts such appointment and agrees to
render the services herein described, for the compensation herein provided. The
Manager will enter into an agreement, dated the date hereof, with The Prudential
Investment Corporation ("PIC") pursuant to which PIC shall furnish to the Fund
the investment advisory services specified therein in connection with the
management of the Fund. Such
agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A is hereinafter referred to as the
"Subadvisory Agreement." The Manager will continue to have responsibility for
all investment advisory services furnished pursuant to the Subadvisory
Agreement.
2. Subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Fund, the Manager
shall administer the Fund's corporate affairs and, in connection therewith,
shall furnish the Fund with office facilities and with clerical, bookkeeping and
recordkeeping services at such office facilities and, subject to Section 1
hereof and the Subadvisory Agreement, the Manager shall manage the investment
operations of the Fund and the composition of the Fund's portfolio, including
the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's
investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Prospectus
(hereinafter defined) and subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Manager shall provide supervision of the Fund's investments
and determine from time to time what investments or securities will be
purchased, retained, sold or loaned by the Fund, and what portion of the assets
will be invested or held uninvested as cash.
(b) The Manager, in the performance of its duties and obligations under
this Agreement, shall act in conformity with the Articles of Incorporation,
By-Laws and Prospectus (hereinafter defined) of the Fund and with the
instructions and directions of the Board of Directors of the Fund and will
conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act and
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all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
(c) The Manager shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be
purchased or sold by the Fund and will place orders pursuant to its
determinations with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures
commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential-Bache Securities
Inc.) in conformity with the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in
the Fund's Registration Statement and Prospectus (hereinafter defined) or as the
Board of Directors may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with
investment supervision, it is recognized that the Manager will give primary
consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution.
Consistent with this policy, the Manager may consider the financial
responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided
by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effect or be a party
to any such transaction or other transactions to which other clients of the
Manager may be a party. It is understood that Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.
may be used as principal broker for securities transactions but that no formula
has been adopted for allocation of the Fund's investment transaction business.
It is also understood that it is desirable for the Fund that the Manager have
access to supplemental investment and market research and security and economic
analysis provided by brokers or futures commission merchants and that such
brokers may execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to
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the Fund than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers or futures
commission merchants on the basis of seeking the most favorable price and
efficient execution. Therefore, the Manager is authorized to pay higher
brokerage commissions for the purchase and sale of securities and futures
contracts for the Fund to brokers or futures commission merchants who provide
such research and analysis, subject to review by the Fund's Board of Directors
from time to time with respect to the extent and continuation of this practice.
It is understood that the services provided by such broker or futures commission
merchant may be useful to the Manager in connection with its services to other
clients.
On occasions when the Manager deems the purchase or sale of a security or a
futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients
of the Manager or the Subadviser, the Manager, to the extent permitted by
applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to,
aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be so sold or purchased in
order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and
efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures
contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the
transaction, will be made by the Manager in the manner it considers to be the
most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to
such other clients.
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(d) The Manager shall maintain all books and records with
respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions and shall render to the
Fund's Board of Directors such periodic and special reports as the
Board may reasonably request.
(e) The Manager shall be responsible for the financial and
accounting records to be maintained by the Fund (including those being
maintained by the Fund's Custodian).
(f) The Manager shall provide the Fund's Custodian on each
business day with information relating to all transactions concerning
the Fund's assets.
(g) The investment management services of the Manager to the
Fund under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the
Manager shall be free to render similar services to others.
3. The Fund has delivered to the Manager copies of each of the
following documents and will deliver to it all future amendments and
supplements, if any:
(a) Articles of Incorporation of the Fund, as filed with the
Secretary of State of Maryland (such Articles of Incorporation, as in
effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein
called the "Articles of Incorporation";
(b) By-laws of the Fund (such By-Laws, as in effect on the
date hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein called the
"By-Laws");
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(c) Certified resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Fund authorizing the appointment of the Manager 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-1A (the "Registration
Statement"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") relating to the Fund and shares of the Fund's Common
Stock and all amendments thereto;
(e) Notification of Registration of the Fund under the 1940
Act on Form N-SA as filed with the Commission and all amendments
thereto; and
(f) Prospectus of the Fund (such Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information, as currently in effect and as amended or
supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus").
4. The Manager shall authorize and permit any of its directors,
officers and employees who may be elected as directors or officers of the Fund
to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. All services to be
furnished by the Manager under this Agreement may be furnished through the
medium of any such directors, officers or employees of the Manager.
5. The Manager shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be
maintained by it pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof. The Manager agrees that all
records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund and it will
surrender promptly to the Fund any such records upon the Fund's request,
provided however
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that the Manager may retain a copy of such records. The Manager further agrees
to preserve for the periods prescribed bV Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any such
records as are required to be maintained by the Manager pursuant to Paragraph 2
hereof.
6. During the term of this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the
following expenses:
(i) the salaries and expenses of all personnel of the
Fund and the Manager except the fees and expenses of directors
who are not affiliated persons of the Manager or the Fund's
investment adviser,
(ii) all expenses incurred by the Manager or by the
Fund in connection with managing the ordinary course of the
Fund's business other than those assumed by the Fund herein,
and
(iii) the costs and expenses payable to PIC pursuant
to the Subadvisory Agreement.
The Fund assumes and will pay the expenses described below:
(a) the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in
connection with the management of the investment and
reinvestment of the Fund's assets,
(b) the fees and expenses of directors who are not
affiliated persons of the Manager or the Fund's investment
adviser,
(c) the fees and expenses of the Custodian that
relate to (i) the custodial function and the recordkeeping
connected therewith, (ii) preparing and maintaining the
general accounting records of the Fund and the providing of
any such
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records to the Manager useful to the Manager in connection
with the Manager's responsibility for the accounting records
of the Fund pursuant to Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the
rules promulgated thereunder, (iii) the pricing of the shares
of the Fund, including the cost of any pricing service or
services which may be retained pursuant to the authorization
of the Board of Directors of the Fund, and (iv) for both mail
and wire orders, the cashiering function in connection with
the issuance and redemption of the Fund's securities,
(d) the fees and expenses of the Fund's Transfer and
Dividend Disbursing Agent, which may be the Custodian, that
relate to the maintenance of each shareholder account,
(e) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and
independent accountants for the Fund,
(f) brokers' commissions and any issue or transfer
taxes chargeable to the Fund in connection with its securities
and futures transactions,
(g) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Fund
to federal, state or other governmental agencies,
(h) the fees of any trade associations of which the
Fund may be a member,
(i) the cost of stock certificates representing,
and/or non-negotiable share deposit receipts evidencing,
shares of the Fund,
(j) the cost of fidelity, directors and officers and
errors and omissions insurance,
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(k) the fees and expenses involved in registering and
maintaining registration of the Fund and of its shares with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, registering the Fund
as a broker or dealer and qualifying its shares under state
securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the
Fund's registration statements, prospectuses and statements of
additional information for filing under federal and state
securities laws for such purposes,
(l) allocable communications expenses with respect to
investor services and all expenses of shareholders' and
directors' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing
reports to shareholders in the amount necessary for
distribution to the shareholders,
(m) litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of
the Fund's business, and
(n) any expenses assumed by the Fund pursuant to a
Plan of Distribution adopted in conformity with Rule 12b-1
under the 1940 Act.
7. In the event the expenses of the Fund for any fiscal year (including
the fees payable to the Manager but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage
commissions, distribution fees and litigation and indemnification expenses and
other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's
business) exceed the lowest applicable annual expense limitation established and
enforced pursuant to the statute or regulations of
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any jurisdictions in which shares of the Fund are then qualified for offer and
sale, the compensation due the Manager will be reduced by the amount of such
excess, or, if such reduction exceeds the compensation payable to the Manager,
the Manager will pay to the Fund the amount of such reduction which exceeds the
amount of such compensation.
8. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this
Agreement, the Fund will pay to the Manager as full compensation therefor a fee
at an annual rate of .55 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This fee
will be computed daily and will be paid to the Manager monthly. Any reduction in
the fee payable and any payment by the Manager to the Fund pursuant to paragraph
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readjustment during the year.
9. The Manager shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any
loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which this Agreement
relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to
the receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages
shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of
the 0000 Xxx) or loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless
disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
10. This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than
two years from the date hereof only so long as such
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continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the
requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be
terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the
Board of Directors of the Fund or by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of the Fund, or by the Manager at
any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less
than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
11. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any
director, officer or employee of the Manager who may also be a director, officer
or employee of the Fund 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 business,
whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the right of
the Manager to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to
any other corporation, firm, individual or association.
12. Except as otherwise provided herein or authorized by the Board of
Directors of the Fund from time to time, the Manager shall for all purposes
herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to
act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the
Fund.
13. During the term of this Agreement, the Fund agrees to furnish the
Manager at its principal office all prospectuses,
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proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature, or other material
prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer
in any way to the Manager, prior to use thereof and not to use such material if
the Manager reasonably objects in writing within five business days (or such
other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. In the event of
termination of this Agreement, the Fund will continue to furnish to the Manager
copies of any of the above mentioned materials which refer in any way to the
Manager. Sales literature may be furnished to the Manager hereunder by
first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand
delivery. The Fund shall furnish or otherwise make available to the Manager such
other information relating to the business affairs of the Fund as the Manager at
any time, or from time to time, reasonably requests in order to discharge its
obligations hereunder.
14. This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of
the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
15. 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 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, X.X.
00000, Attention: Secretary; or (2) to the Fund at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
X.X. 00000, Attention: President.
16. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
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17. The Fund may use the name "Prudential-Bache Short Term Global
Income Fund, Inc." or any name including the words "Prudential" or "Bache" only
for so long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment hereof
remains in effect, including any similar agreement with any organization which
shall have succeeded to the Manager's business as Manager or any extension,
renewal or amendment thereof remain in effect. At such time as such an agreement
shall no longer be in effect, the Fund will (to the extent that it lawfully can)
cease to use such a name or any other name indicating that it is advised by,
managed by or otherwise connected with the Manager, or any organization which
shall have so succeeded to such businesses. In no event shall the Fund use the
name "Prudential-Bache Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc." or any name
including the word "Prudential" or "Bache" if the Manager's function is
transferred or assigned to a company of which The Prudential Insurance Company
of America does not have control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first
above written.
PRUDENTIAL-BACHE SHORT-TERM
GLOBAL INCOME FUND, INC.
By /s/XXXXXXXX X. XxXXXXX
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Xxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
President
PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND MANAGEMENT, INC.
By /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Executive Vice President
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