AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
AND
THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) TRUST
This Agreement is made as of this first day of December, 2003,
between The Select Sector SPDR Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the
"Trust"), and SSgA Funds Management, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the
"Adviser").
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), currently consisting of the nine separate portfolio series set
forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement (each a "Fund" and collectively, the
"Initial Funds"), each having its own investment policies; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is in the business of providing
investment advisory services; and
WHEREAS, the Trust retained the Adviser to render investment
advisory services to the Trust with respect to the Initial Funds and such other
series subsequently established by the Trust and made subject to this Agreement
in accordance with paragraph 1(b) (the "Additional Funds") (the Initial Funds
together with the Additional Funds being referred to herein as the "Funds")
pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the parties dated May 1,
2001, and the Adviser is willing to render such services; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate such Investment Advisory
Agreement to reflect certain non-material changes;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements
contained herein, the Trust and Adviser agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISER.
(a) Initial Funds: The Trust hereby appoints the Adviser to
act as investment adviser to the Initial Funds for the period and on
the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Adviser accepts such
appointment and agrees to render the services herein set forth, for the
compensation herein provided. The Trust warrants that the Adviser has
been duly appointed to act hereunder.
(b) Additional Funds: In the event that the Trust establishes
one or more series other than the Initial Funds with respect to which
it desires to retain the Adviser to render investment advisory services
hereunder, it shall so notify the Adviser in writing, indicating the
advisory fee to be payable with respect to each Additional Fund. If the
Adviser is willing to render such services, it shall so notify
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the Trust in writing, whereupon each such Additional Fund shall become
a Fund hereunder. In such event, a writing signed by both the Trust and
the Adviser shall be annexed hereto as a part hereof indicating that
each such Additional Fund has become a Fund hereunder and reflecting
the agreed-upon fee schedule for each such Additional Fund.
2. ADVISORY DUTIES. Subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the
Trust (the "Board"), the Adviser shall manage the investment operations and
determine the composition of the portfolio of each Fund, including the purchase,
retention and disposition of the securities and other instruments held by the
Fund, in accordance with such Fund's investment objective and policies as stated
in the then current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for such
Fund contained in the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the
"Registration Statement"), as such prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information are amended or supplemented from time to time. The Adviser's duties
hereunder are subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Adviser shall provide supervision of investments,
furnish a continuous investment program for the Funds, determine from
time to time what investments or securities will be purchased, retained
or sold by the Funds, and what portion of the assets will be invested
or held uninvested as cash;
(b) The Adviser, in the performance of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement, shall act in conformity with the
Trust's Declaration of Trust, By-Laws, Registration Statement and the
terms and conditions of the order of exemption under the 1940 Act of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (IC Release No. 23492) (October
20, 1998) granted pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated
Application No. 812-10662, and with the instructions and directions of
the Board, provided, however, the Adviser shall not be responsible for
acting contrary to any of the foregoing that are changed without notice
of such change to the Adviser; and the Adviser shall conform to and
comply with the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and all other
applicable federal or state laws and regulations;
(c) The Adviser shall promptly communicate to the officers and
Trustees of the Trust such information relating to transactions of the
Funds as they may reasonably request. On occasions when the Adviser
deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of
a Fund as well as other clients, the Adviser, to the extent permitted
by applicable laws and regulations, may aggregate the securities to be
sold or purchased, provided that all accounts are treated equitably and
fairly. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or
sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transactions, shall be
made by the Adviser in the manner it considers to be the most equitable
and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Trust and to such
other clients;
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(d) The Adviser shall maintain books and records with respect
to the Trust's securities transactions and shall render to the Board
such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request;
(e) The Adviser shall provide the Trust with a list of all
securities transactions as reasonably requested by the Trust;
(f) The investment advisory services of the Adviser to the
Trust under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the
Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others; and
(g) The Adviser shall initially determine and make such
modifications to the identity and number of shares of the Deposit
Securities required for a Fund Deposit for each Fund as may be
necessary as a result of rebalancing adjustments and corporate action
events (and may give directions to the Trust's Custodian with respect
to such designation).
3. EXECUTION AND ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The Adviser,
subject to and in accordance with any directions which the Board may issue from
time to time, shall place, in the name of the Trust, orders for the execution of
the securities transactions in which any Fund is authorized to invest. When
placing such orders, the primary objective of the Adviser shall be to obtain the
best net price and execution ("best execution") for the Trust but this
requirement shall not be deemed to obligate the Adviser to place any order
solely on the basis of obtaining the lowest commission rate if the other
standards set forth in this section have been satisfied. The Trust recognizes
that there are likely to be many cases in which different brokers are equally
able to provide such best execution and that, in selection among such brokers
with respect to particular trades, it is desirable to choose those brokers who
furnish "brokerage and research services" (as defined in Section 28(e)(3) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) or statistical quotations and other
information to the Trust and/or the Adviser in accordance with the standards set
forth below. Moreover, to the extent that it continues to be lawful to do so and
so long as the Board determines as a matter of general policy that the Trust and
the respective Funds will benefit, directly or indirectly, by doing so, the
Adviser may place orders with a broker who charges a higher commission than
another broker would have charged for effecting that transaction, provided that
the excess commission is reasonable in relation to the value of brokerage and
research services provided by that broker. Accordingly, the Trust and the
Adviser agree that the Adviser shall select brokers for the execution of any
Fund's securities transactions from among:
a. Those brokers and dealers who provide brokerage and
research services, or statistical quotations and other information to
the Trust, specifically including the quotations necessary to determine
the Trust's net assets, in such amount of total brokerage as may
reasonably be required in light of such services.
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b. Those brokers and dealers who provide brokerage and
research services to the Adviser which relate directly to portfolio
securities, actual or potential, of the Trust, or which place the
Adviser in a better position to make decisions in connection with the
management of the Trust's assets, whether or not such data may also be
useful to the Adviser in managing other portfolios or advising other
clients, in such amount of total brokerage as may reasonably be
required.
The Adviser agrees that no investment decision will be made or
influenced by a desire to provide brokerage for allocation in accordance with
the foregoing, and that the right to make such allocation of brokerage shall not
interfere with the Adviser's primary duty to obtain the best execution for the
Trust.
4. BOOKS AND RECORDS. The Adviser shall keep the Trust's books and records
required to be maintained by it pursuant to paragraph 2(d) hereof. The Adviser
agrees that all records which it maintains for the Trust are the property of the
Trust and it shall surrender promptly to the Trust any of such records upon the
Trust's request. The Adviser further agrees to preserve for the periods
prescribed by Rule 31a-2 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be
maintained by Rule 31a-1(f) of the Commission under the 1940 Act. Nothing herein
shall prevent the Adviser from maintaining its own records as required by law,
which may be a duplication of the Trust's records.
5. REPORTS TO ADVISER. The Trust agrees to furnish the Adviser at its principal
office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to stockholders, sales
literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the
Trust or the public, which refer in any way to the Adviser, if reasonably
practicable ten (10) days prior to use thereof and not to use such material if
the Adviser should object thereto in writing within seven (7) days after receipt
of such material; provided, however, that the Adviser hereby approves all uses
of its name which merely refer in accurate terms to its appointment as
investment adviser hereunder, which merely identifies the Trust, or which are
required by the Commission or a state securities commission. In the event of
termination of this Agreement, the Trust shall, on written request of the
Adviser, forthwith delete any reference to the Adviser from any materials
described in the preceding sentence. The Trust shall furnish or otherwise make
available to the Adviser such other information relating to the business affairs
of the Trust as the Adviser at any time, or from time to time, reasonably
requests in order to discharge its obligations hereunder.
6. PROXIES. Unless the Trust gives written instructions to the contrary, the
Adviser shall vote or not vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the
issuers of securities in which assets of any Fund may be invested. The Adviser
shall use its best good faith judgment to vote or not vote such proxies in a
manner which best serves the interests of the Trust's shareholders.
7. EXPENSES. During the term of this Agreement, the Adviser shall pay all of its
own expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this
Agreement and each
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Fund of the Trust shall bear all expenses that are incurred in its operations
not specifically assumed by the Adviser.
Expenses borne by each Fund will include but not be limited to
the following (or the Fund's proportionate share of the following): (a)
brokerage commissions relating to securities purchased or sold by the Fund or
any losses incurred in connection therewith; (b) fees payable to and expenses
incurred on behalf of the Fund by the Trust's administrator; (c) expenses of
organizing the Trust and the Fund; (d) fees and expenses of registering and
maintaining the registration of the Fund's shares and the Trust under federal
securities laws and making and maintaining any notice filings required under any
state securities laws; (e) fees and salaries payable to the Trust's Trustees and
officers who are not officers or employees of the Adviser or any underwriter of
the Trust; (f) taxes (including any income or franchise taxes) and governmental
fees; (g) costs of any liability, uncollectible items of deposit and other
insurance or fidelity bonds; (h) any costs, expenses or losses arising out of
any liability of or claim for damage or other relief asserted against the Trust
or the Fund for violation of any law; (i) legal, accounting and auditing
expenses, including legal fees of special counsel for the independent Trustees,
if any; (j) charges of custodians, transfer agents and other agents; (k) costs
of preparing share certificates (if any); (l) expenses of setting in type and
printing prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto for existing shareholders, reports and statements to shareholders and
proxy material; (m) any extraordinary expenses (including fees and disbursements
of counsel) incurred by the Trust or the Fund; and (n) fees and other expenses
incurred in connection with membership in investment company organizations.
8. COMPENSATION OF THE ADVISER. For the services to be rendered by the Adviser
as provided in this Agreement, the Trust shall pay to the Adviser such
compensation as is designated in Exhibit A to this Agreement, so long as the
Adviser has not waived all or a portion of such compensation.
9. LIMITATION OF ADVISER'S LIABILITY. In the absence of (a) willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in performance of its
obligations and duties hereunder, (b) reckless disregard by the Adviser of its
obligations and duties hereunder, or (c) 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 1940 Act), the Adviser shall not be subject
to any liability whatsoever to the Trust, or to any shareholder of the Trust,
for any error of judgment, mistake of law or any other act or omission in the
course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder including, without
limitation, for any losses that may be sustained in connection with the
purchase, holding, redemption or sale of any security on behalf of the Trust.
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10. DURATION AND TERMINATION.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each
Initial Fund on the date hereof, or, with respect to any Additional
Fund on the date of the written notification specified in Section 1(b).
This Agreement, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall
continue for each Fund for one year following the effective date of
this Agreement with respect to the Fund, and thereafter shall continue
for periods of one year so long as such continuance is specifically
approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of those
members of the Board 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 such
approval, and (b) by the Board or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund in accordance with the
provisions of the 1940 Act.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by the majority
vote of either the entire Board or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund (in accordance with the
provisions of the 0000 Xxx) on 60 days' written notice to the Adviser.
This Agreement may also be terminated by the Adviser on 90 days'
written notice to the Trust. This Agreement will automatically and
immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the
1940 Act and the rules thereunder).
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11. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and any applicable federal law.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Declaration of Trust dated June 10, 1998,
establishing the Trust, which is hereby referred to and a copy of which is on
file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides that the
name The Select Sector SPDR(R) Trust means the Trustees from time to time
serving (as Trustees but not personally) under such Declaration of Trust. It is
expressly acknowledged and agreed that the obligations of the Trust hereunder
shall not be binding upon any of the shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees
or agents of the Trust, personally, but shall bind only the trust property of
the Trust, as provided in its Declaration of Trust. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees of the Trust and signed
by an officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by
such Trustees 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 trust property of the Trust as provided
in its Declaration of Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the due execution hereof as of the date
first above written.
Attest: THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Zeren
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Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
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(Name)
Secretary
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(Title)
Attest: SSGA FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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(Name)
Principal
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(Title)
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EXHIBIT A
As consideration for the Adviser's services to each of the
following Funds, the Adviser shall receive from each Fund an annual advisory
fee, accrued daily at the rate of 1/365th of the applicable fee rate and payable
monthly on the first business day of each month, of the following annual
percentages of the Fund's average daily net assets during the month:
Annual percentage of
average daily net
Fund assets
THE MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE CONSUMER STAPLES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE HEALTH CARE SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE INDUSTRIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND .05%
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