SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
THE DREYFUS CORPORATION
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
October 23, 1997
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
As you are aware, Dreyfus Premier Tax Managed Growth Fund (the
"Fund"),a series of The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), desires to employ its capital by investing and reinvesting the same
in investments of the type and in accordance with the limitations specified in
its Articles of Incorporation and in its Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information as from time to time in effect, copies of which have been or will be
submitted to you, and in such manner and to such extent as from time to time may
be approved by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company intends to employ
The Dreyfus Corporation (the "Adviser") to act as the Fund's investment adviser
pursuant to a written agreement with the Company dated April 4, 1994,
transferred to the Adviser on October 17, 1994 (the "Management Agreement"), a
copy of which has been furnished to you. The Adviser desires to employ you to
act as the Fund's sub-investment adviser.
In this connection, it is understood that from time to time
you will employ or associate with yourself such person or persons as you may
believe to be particularly fitted to assist you in the performance of this
Agreement. Such person or persons may be officers or employees who are employed
by both you and the Fund. The compensation of such person or persons shall be
paid by you and no obligation may be incurred on the Fund's behalf in any such
respect.
Subject to the supervision and approval of the Adviser, you
will provide investment management of the Fund's portfolio in accordance with
the Fund's investment objectives and policies as stated in the Fund's Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information as from time to time in effect. In
connection therewith, you will supervise the Fund's investments and conduct a
continuous program of investment, evaluation and, if appropriate, sale and
reinvestment of the Fund's assets. You will furnish to the Adviser or the Fund
such statistical information, with respect to the investments which the Fund may
hold or contemplate purchasing, as the Adviser or the Fund may reasonably
request.
The Fund and the Adviser wish to be informed of important
developments materially affecting the Fund's portfolio and shall expect you, on
your own initiative, to furnish to the Fund or the Adviser from time to time
such information as you may believe appropriate for this purpose.
You shall exercise your best judgment in rendering the
services to be provided hereunder, and the Adviser agrees as an inducement to
your undertaking the same that you shall not be liable hereunder for any error
of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the
Adviser, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to
protect you against any liability to the Adviser, the Fund or the Fund's
security holders to which you would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of your duties
hereunder, or by reason of your reckless disregard of your obligations and
duties hereunder.
In consideration of services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Adviser will pay you, on the first business day of each month,
out of the management fee it receives and only to the extent thereof, an annual
fee of .30 of 1% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets, calculated
daily and paid monthly.
Net asset value shall be computed on such days and at such
time or times as described in the Fund's then-current Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information. The fee for the period from the date following the
commencement of sales of the Fund's shares (after any sales are made to the
Adviser) to the end of the month during which such sales shall have been
commenced shall be pro-rated according to the proportion which such period bears
to the full monthly period, and upon any termination of this Agreement before
the end of any month, the fee for such part of a month shall be pro-rated
according to the proportion which such period bears to the full monthly period
and shall be payable within 10 business days of date of termination of this
Agreement.
For the purpose of determining fees payable to you, the value
of the Fund's net assets shall be computed in the manner specified in the Fund's
Articles of Incorporation for the computation of the value of the Fund's net
assets.
You wil1 bear all expenses in connection with the performance
of your services under this Agreement. All other expenses to be incurred in the
operation of the Fund (other than those borne by the Adviser) will be borne by
the Fund, except to the extent specifically assumed by you. Under the Management
Agreement, Dreyfus pays all of the Fund's expenses, except brokerage fees,
taxes, interest, fees and expenses of non-interested Directors (including
counsel fees), Rule 12b-1 fees (if applicable) and extraordinary expenses, each
of which is borne by the Fund.
The Adviser understands that you now act, and that from time to
time hereafter you may act, as investment adviser to one or more other
investment companies and fiduciary of other managed accounts, and the Adviser
has no objection to your so acting, provided that when purchase or sale of
securities of the same issuer is suitable for the investment objectives of two
or more companies or accounts managed by you which have available funds for
investment, the available securities will be allocated in a manner believed by
you to be equitable to each company or account. It is recognized that in some
cases this procedure may adversely affect the price paid or received by the Fund
or the size of the position obtainable for or disposed of by the Fund.
In addition, it is understood that the persons employed by you
to assist in the performance of your duties hereunder will not devote their full
time to such services and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or
restrict your right or the right of any of your affiliates to engage in and
devote time and attention to other businesses or to render services of whatever
kind or nature.
You shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake
of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Adviser in connection with
the matters to which this Agreement relates, except for a loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on your part in the
performance of your duties or from reckless disregard by you of your obligations
and duties under this Agreement. Any person, even though also your officer,
director, partner, employee or agent, who may be or become an officer, Director,
employee or agent of the Fund, shall be deemed, when rendering services to the
Fund or acting on any business of the Fund, to be rendering such services to or
acting solely for the Fund and not as your officer, director, partner, employee,
or agent or one under your control or direction even though paid by you.
This Agreement shall continue until April 4, 1999, and
thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods ending on
April 4th of each year, provided such continuance is specifically approved at
least annually by (i) the Fund's Directors or (ii) vote of a majority (as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Fund's
outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event its continuance
also is approved by a majority of the Fund's Directors who are not "interested
persons" (as defined in said Act) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast
in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. This
Agreement is terminable without penalty (i) by the Adviser upon 60 days' notice
to you, (ii) by the Fund's Directors or by vote of the holders of a majority of
the Fund's shares upon 60 days' notice to you, or (iii) by you upon not less
than 90 days' notice to the Fund and the Adviser. This Agreement also will
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in said Act).
In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Management
Agreement terminates for any reason, this Agreement shall terminate effective
upon the date the Management Agreement terminates.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding,
will you kindly so indicate by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy
hereof.
Very truly yours,
THE DREYFUS CORPORATION
By:/s/Xxxxx Xxxx
Title:Vice Chairman
Accepted:
XXXXX XXXXXXX & CO.
By:/s/Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:Executive Vice President
