SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT MONTAG & CALDWELL, INC.
MONTAG & XXXXXXXX, INC.
THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of April, 2008, among WT Mutual Fund, a
Delaware business trust (the “Trust”), Xxxxxx Square Management Corporation (the
“Adviser”), a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware and Montag &
Xxxxxxxx, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Georgia (the
“Sub-Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and offers for public sale
distinct series of shares of beneficial interest; and
WHEREAS, the Wilmington Multi-Manager Large-Cap Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the
Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser acts as the investment adviser for the Fund pursuant to the terms of an
Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser under which the Adviser is
responsible for the coordination of investment of the Fund’s assets in portfolio securities; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is authorized under the Investment Advisory Agreement to delegate its
investment responsibilities to one or more persons or companies;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, the
Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Sub-Adviser. The Adviser and the Trust hereby appoint and employ the
Sub-Adviser as a discretionary portfolio manager, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, of
those assets of the Fund which the Adviser determines to assign to the Sub-Adviser (those assets
being referred to as the “Fund Account”). The Adviser may, from time to time, make
additions to and withdrawals, including cash and cash equivalents, from the Fund Account.
2. Acceptance of Appointment. The Sub-Adviser accepts its appointment as a discretionary
portfolio manager and agrees to use its professional judgment to make investment decisions for the
Fund with respect to the investments of the Fund Account and to implement such decisions on a
timely basis in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
3. Delivery of Documents. The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with copies properly
certified or authenticated of each of the following and will promptly provide the Sub-Adviser with
copies properly certified or authenticated of any amendment or supplement thereto:
a. The Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement;
b. The Trust’s most recent effective registration statement and financial statements as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
c. The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws; and
d. Any policies, procedures or instructions adopted or approved by the Trust’s Board of
Trustees relating to obligations and services provided by the Sub-Adviser.
4. Portfolio Management Services of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is hereby employed
and authorized to select portfolio securities for investment by the Fund, to purchase and to sell
securities for the Fund Account, and upon making any purchase or sale decision, to place orders for
the execution of such portfolio transactions in accordance with Sections 6 and 7 hereof and
Schedule A hereto (as amended from time to time). In providing portfolio management services to the
Fund Account, the Sub-Adviser shall be subject to and shall conform to such investment restrictions
as are set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, the Internal Revenue Code, applicable
state securities laws, applicable statutes and regulations of foreign jurisdictions, the
supervision and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, such specific instructions as the
Board of Trustees may adopt and communicate to the Sub-Adviser, the investment objective, policies
and restrictions of the Trust applicable to the Fund furnished pursuant to Section 5 of this
Agreement, the provisions of Schedule A and Schedule B hereto and other instructions communicated
to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is not authorized by the Trust to take any
action, including the purchase or sale of securities for the Fund Account, in contravention of any
restriction, limitation, objective, policy or instruction described in the previous sentence. The
Sub-Adviser shall maintain on behalf of the Trust the records listed in Schedule B hereto (as
amended from time to time). At the Trust’s reasonable request, the Sub-Adviser will consult with
the Trust or with the Adviser with respect to any decision made by it with respect to the
investments of the Fund Account.
5. Investment Objective, Policies and Restrictions. The Trust will provide the Sub-Adviser
with the statement of investment objective, policies and restrictions applicable to the Fund as
contained in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, all amendments or
supplements to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and any instructions adopted
by the Board of Trustees supplemental thereto. The Trust agrees, on an ongoing basis, to notify
the Sub-Adviser in writing of each change in the fundamental and non-fundamental investment
policies of the Fund and will provide the Sub-Adviser with such further information concerning the
investment objective, policies, restrictions and such other information applicable thereto as the
Sub-Adviser may from time to time reasonably request for performance of its obligations under this
Agreement. The Trust retains the right, on written notice to the Sub-Adviser or the Adviser, to
modify any such objective, policies or restrictions in accordance with applicable laws, at any
time.
6. Transaction Procedures. All transactions will be consummated by payment to or delivery
by the custodian designated by the Trust (the “Custodian”), or such depositories or agents
as may be designated by the Custodian in writing, of all cash and/or securities due to or from the
Fund Account, and the Sub-Adviser shall not have possession or custody thereof. The Sub-Adviser
shall advise the Custodian and confirm in writing to the Trust and to the administrator designated
by the Trust or any other designated agent of the Trust, all investment orders for the Fund Account
placed by it with brokers and dealers at the time and in the manner set forth in Schedule B hereto
(as amended from time to time). The Trust and the Sub-Adviser shall issue to the Custodian such
instructions as may be appropriate in connection with the settlement of any
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transaction initiated by the Sub-Adviser. The Trust shall be responsible for all custodial
arrangements and the payment of all custodial charges and fees, and, upon giving proper
instructions to the Custodian, the Sub-Adviser shall have no responsibility or liability with
respect to custodial arrangements or the acts, omissions or other conduct of the Custodian, except
that it shall be the responsibility of the Sub-Adviser to take appropriate action if the Custodian
fails to confirm in writing proper execution of the instructions.
7. Allocation of Brokerage. The Adviser shall have authority and discretion to select
brokers and dealers (including brokers that may be affiliates of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser) to
execute portfolio transactions initiated by the Sub-Adviser, subject to conformance with the
policies and procedures disclosed in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
and the policies and procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser will advise
the Sub-Adviser of such selection in writing. The Adviser also may delegate to the Sub-Adviser the
authority set forth in this Section 7 to select brokers and dealers (including brokers that may be
affiliates of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser) to execute portfolio transactions initiated by the
Sub-Adviser by providing written notice of such delegation to the Sub-Adviser and receiving written
confirmation from the Sub-Adviser accepting such delegation.
a. In executing portfolio transactions, the Adviser will give primary consideration to
securing best execution. Consistent with this policy, the Adviser may consider the financial
responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers or
dealers who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which other
clients of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser may be a party. Therefore, the Adviser, not the Sub-Adviser,
will be responsible for securing best execution on portfolio transactions initiated by the
Sub-Adviser.
b. In retaining the discretion to select brokers and dealers, the Adviser acknowledges that
the price the Fund Account pays or receives for a security may be different from the price paid or
received by Sub-Adviser’s other clients who utilize different brokers than the Fund Account.
c. The Adviser agrees that it will not execute any portfolio transactions for the Fund Account
with a broker or dealer which is (i) an affiliated person of the Trust, including the Adviser or
any Sub-Adviser for any Portfolio of the Trust; or (ii) a principal underwriter of the Trust’s
shares, unless such transactions are executed in accordance with Rule 17e-1 of the 1940 Act and the
Trust’s Rule 17e-1 procedures, as adopted in accordance with Rule 17e-1.
d. In the event the Adviser delegates the authority to the Sub-Adviser to select brokers and
dealers to execute transactions on behalf of the Fund:
(1) the Sub-Adviser agrees that it will not execute any portfolio transactions for the Fund
Account with a broker or dealer which is (i) an affiliated person of the Trust, the Adviser or any
sub-adviser for any Portfolio of the Trust; (ii) a principal underwriter of the Trust’s shares; or
(iii) an affiliated person of such an affiliated person or principal underwriter, unless such
transactions are (x) exempt under Rules 10f-3(b) or 17a-10, (y) executed in accordance with Rule
17e-1 of the 1940 Act and the Trust’s Rule 17e-1 procedures, as adopted
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in accordance with Rule 17e-1 or (z) executed in accordance with Rule 10f-3(c) of the 1940 Act
and the Trust’s Rule 10f-3(c) procedures, as adopted in accordance with Rule 10f-3. The Adviser
agrees that it will provide the Sub-Adviser with a list of such affiliated brokers and dealers; and
(2) the Sub-Adviser acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the exemptions provided
under Rules 10f-3(b), 12d3-1, and 17a-10 under the 1940 Act, the Sub-Adviser (i) will not consult
with any other sub-adviser of the Fund, which is advising the Fund, concerning the Sub-Adviser or
its affiliated persons’ transactions with the Fund in securities or other assets of the Fund, and
(ii) will be limited to providing investment advice with respect to the Fund Account.
8. Proxies. The Sub-Adviser will vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers
of securities in which assets of the Fund Account may be invested from time to time. At the
request of the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser shall provide the Sub-Adviser with its recommendations as
to the voting of such proxies.
9. Reports to the Sub-Adviser. The Trust will provide the Sub-Adviser with such periodic
reports concerning the status of the Fund Account as the Sub-Adviser may reasonably request.
10. Fees for Services. For the services to be provided hereunder, the Trust shall pay the
Sub-Adviser out of the assets of the Fund a sub-advisory fee calculated at the annual rates listed
on the attached Schedule C. The fee shall be payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last
day of each month based on the Fund Account’s average daily net assets.
11. Other Investment Activities of the Sub-Adviser. The Trust acknowledges that the
Sub-Adviser or one or more of its affiliated persons may have investment responsibilities or render
investment advice to or perform other investment advisory services for other individuals or
entities and that the Sub-Adviser, its affiliated persons or any of its or their directors,
officers, agents or employees may buy, sell or trade in any securities for its or their own
respective accounts (“Affiliated Accounts”). Subject to the provisions of Section 7(b)
hereof, the Trust agrees that the Sub-Adviser or its affiliated persons may give advice or exercise
investment responsibility and take such other action with respect to other Affiliated Accounts
which may differ from the advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to the
Fund Account, provided that the Sub-Adviser acts in good faith, and provided further, that it is
the Sub-Adviser’s policy to allocate, within its reasonable discretion, investment opportunities to
the Fund Account over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis relative to the Affiliated
Accounts, taking into account the investment objective and policies of the Fund and any specific
investment restrictions applicable thereto. The Trust acknowledges that one or more of the
Affiliated Accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose of or otherwise deal
with positions in investments in which the Fund Account may have an interest from time to time,
whether in transactions which involve the Fund Account or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser shall have no
obligation to acquire for the Fund Account a position in any investment which any Affiliated
Account may acquire, and the Trust shall have no first refusal, co-investment or other rights in
respect of any such investment, either for the Fund Account or otherwise.
12. Certificate of Authority. The Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to
each other from time to time certified copies of the resolutions of their Boards of
Trustees/Directors or
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executive committees, as the case may be, evidencing the authority of officers and employees who
are authorized to act on behalf of the Trust, a Portfolio Account, the Adviser and/or the
Sub-Adviser.
13. Limitation of Liability. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any action taken,
omitted or suffered to be taken by it in its reasonable judgment, in good faith and believed by it
to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement,
or in accordance with (or in the absence of) specific directions or instructions from the Trust or
the Adviser, provided, however, that such acts or omissions shall not have resulted from the
Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or a reckless disregard of duty.
Nothing in this Section 13 shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with Section 17(i) of the
1940 Act.
14. Confidentiality. Subject to the duty of the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Trust to
comply with applicable law, including any demand of any regulatory or taxing authority having
jurisdiction, the parties hereto shall treat as confidential all material non-public information
pertaining to the Fund Account and the actions of the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Trust in
respect thereof.
15. Assignment. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment. The Sub-Adviser shall notify the Trust and the Adviser in writing sufficiently in
advance of any proposed change of control within the meaning of the 1940 Act to enable the Trust
and the Adviser to take the steps necessary to enter into a new contract with the Sub-Adviser.
16. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Trust. The Trust represents,
warrants and agrees that:
a. The Sub-Adviser has been duly appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to provide
investment services to the Fund Account as contemplated hereby.
b. The Trust will deliver to the Sub-Adviser a true and complete copy of the Fund’s then
current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as effective from time to time and such
other documents or instruments governing the investment of the Fund Account and such other
information as is necessary for the Sub-Adviser to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
c. The Trust is currently in compliance and shall at all times continue to comply with the
requirements imposed upon the Trust by applicable law and regulations.
17. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Adviser. The Adviser represents,
warrants and agrees that:
a. The Adviser has been duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Trust to delegate to
the Sub-Adviser the provision of investment services to the Fund Account as contemplated hereby.
b. The Adviser is currently in compliance and shall at all times continue to comply with the
requirements imposed upon the Adviser by applicable law and regulations.
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18. Representations. Warranties and Agreements of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser
represents, warrants and agrees that:
a. The Sub-Adviser is registered as an “investment adviser” under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) or is a “bank” as defined in Section 202(a)(2) of the Advisers
Act.
b. The Sub-Adviser will maintain, keep current and preserve on behalf of the Trust, in the
manner required or permitted by the 1940 Act, the records identified in Schedule B. The Sub-Adviser
agrees that such records (unless otherwise indicated on Schedule B) are the property of the Trust,
and will be surrendered to the Trust promptly upon request. The Sub-Adviser agrees to keep
confidential all records of the Trust and information relating to the Trust, unless the release of
such records or information is otherwise consented to in writing by the Trust or the Adviser. The
Trust and the Adviser agree that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be
withheld where the Sub-Adviser may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings or when
required to divulge such information or records to duly constituted authorities.
c. The Sub-Adviser will complete such reports concerning purchases or sales of securities on
behalf of the Fund Account as the Adviser or the Trust may from time to time require to ensure
compliance with the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code, applicable state securities laws and
applicable statutes and regulations of foreign jurisdictions.
d. The Sub-Adviser has adopted a written code of ethics complying with the requirements of
Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Section 204A of the Advisers Act and has provided the Trust with
a copy of the code of ethics and evidence of its adoption. Within forty-five (45) days of the end
of the last calendar quarter of each year while this Agreement is in effect, the president or a
vice president or general partner of the Sub-Adviser shall certify to the Trust that the
Sub-Adviser has complied with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Section 204A during the previous
year and that there has been no material violation of the Sub-Adviser’s code of ethics or, if such
a material violation has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such violation.
Upon the written request of the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall permit the Trust, its employees or its
agents to examine the reports required to be made to the Sub-Adviser by Rule 17j-1(d)(1).
e. The Sub-Adviser will promptly after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission an
amendment to its Form ADV furnish a copy of such amendment to the Trust and the Adviser.
f. The Sub-Adviser will immediately notify the Trust and the Adviser of the occurrence of any
event which would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment
company pursuant to Section 9 of the 1940 Act or otherwise. The Sub-Adviser will also immediately
notify the Trust and the Adviser if it is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or
body, involving the affairs of the Fund.
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19. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time, but only by written agreement
among the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Trust, which amendment, other than amendments to
Schedules A and B, is subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees and, to the extent required
by the 1940 Act, the shareholders of the Fund in the manner required by the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder, subject to any applicable orders of exemption issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
20. Effective Date; Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the date first written
above and shall remain in force for a period of 150 days from such date or until the Trustees
approve a new sub-advisory agreement with the Sub-Adviser, if earlier.
21. Termination.
a. This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust (by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the
Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund), without the
payment of any penalty, immediately upon written notice to the other parties hereto, in the event
of a material breach of any provision thereof by the party so notified or otherwise by the Trust,
upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other parties hereto, but any such termination shall
not affect the status, obligations or liabilities of any party hereto to the others. Any fees due
to the Sub-Adviser will be prorated to the date of termination.
b. This Agreement may also be terminated by the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, without the
payment of any penalty immediately upon written notice to the other parties hereto, in the event of
a material breach of any provision thereof by the party so notified if such breach shall not have
been cured within a 20-day period after notice of such breach or otherwise by the Adviser or the
Sub-Adviser upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the other parties hereto, but any such
termination shall not affect the status, obligations or liabilities of any party hereto to the
others. Any fees due to the Sub-Adviser will be prorated to the date of termination.
22. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms “affiliated person,” “assignment,”
“control,” “interested person,” “principal underwriter” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities” shall have the meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, subject to any applicable orders of exemption issued by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
23. Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing addressed and
delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other parties to this Agreement at their principal
place of business.
24. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected
thereby.
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25. Governing Law. To the extent that state law is not preempted by the provisions of any
law of the United States heretofore or hereafter enacted, as the same may be amended from time to
time, this Agreement shall be administered, construed and enforced according to the laws of the
State of Delaware.
26. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Schedules attached hereto embodies the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed, as of the day and
year first written above.
WT MUTUAL FUND, on behalf of the Wilmington Multi-Manager Large-Cap Fund |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President | |||
MONTAG & XXXXXXXX, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President | |||
XXXXXX SQUARE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Operations Officer | |||
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SCHEDULE A
OPERATING PROCEDURES
From time to time the Adviser shall issue written Operating Procedures which shall govern reporting
of transactions and other matters so as to facilitate (i) the monitoring of the Trust’s compliance
with the restrictions and limitations applicable to the operations of a registered investment
company and (ii) the preparation of reports to the Board of Trustees, regulatory authorities and
shareholders.
SUBSTANTIVE LIMITATIONS
A. | The Sub-Adviser will manage the Fund Account as if the Fund Account were a registered investment company subject to the investment objective, policies and limitations applicable to the Fund stated in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as from time to time in effect, included in the Trust’s registration statement or a supplement thereto under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as each may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that if a more stringent restriction or limitation than any of the foregoing is stated in Section B of this Schedule, the more stringent restriction or limitation shall apply to the Fund Account. |
B. | The Sub-Adviser shall not, without the written approval of the Adviser, on behalf of the Fund Account: |
1. | purchase securities of any issuer if such purchase would cause more than 10 % of the voting securities of such issuer to be held in the Fund Account (1940 Act §5(b)(1); IRC §851(b)(4)(a)(ii)); | ||
2. | purchase securities if such purchase would cause: |
a. | more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of any other investment company to be held in the Fund Account (1940 Act §12(d)(1)(A)(i)), | ||
b. | securities issued by any other investment company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the total assets in the Fund Account to be held in the Fund Account (1940 Act §12(d)(1)(A)(ii)), | ||
c. | securities issued by all other investment companies (other than Treasury Stock) having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund Account to be held in the Fund Account (1940 Act §12(d)(1)(A)(iii)), | ||
d. | more than 10% of the outstanding voting stock of any registered closed-end investment company to be held in the Fund Account, and by any other investment company having as its investment adviser any of the Sub-Advisers, the Adviser, or any other investment adviser to the Trust (1940 Act §12(d)(1)(C)); |
3. | purchase securities of any insurance company if such purchase would cause more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any insurance company to be held in the Fund Account (1940 Act §12(d)(2)); or | ||
4. | purchase securities of or any interest in any person who is a broker, a dealer, is engaged in the business of underwriting, is an investment adviser to an investment company or is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 unless |
a. | such purchase is of a security of any issuer that, in its most recent fiscal year, derived 15% or less of its gross revenues from securities-related activities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-l(a)), or | ||
b. | despite the fact that such purchase is of any security of any issuer that derived more than 15% of its gross revenues from securities-related activities: |
(1) | immediately after the purchase of any equity security, the Fund Account would not own more than 5% of outstanding securities of that class of the issuer’s equity securities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-1(b)(1)); | ||
(2) | immediately after the purchase of any debt security, the Fund Account would not own more than 10% of the outstanding principal amount of the issuer’s debt securities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-1(b)(2)); and | ||
(3) | immediately after the purchase, not more than 5% of the value of the Fund Account’s total assets would be invested in the issuer’s securities (1940 Act Rule 12d3-1(b)(3)). |
C. | The Sub-Adviser will manage the Fund Account so that no more than 10% of the gross income of the Fund Account is derived from any source other than dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans (as defined in IRC §512(a)(5)), and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities (as defined in the 1940 Act §2(a)(36)) or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies (IRC §851(b)(2)). |
Dated: April 1, 2008
SCHEDULE B
RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
Records To Be Maintained by the Sub-Adviser:
A. | (Rule 31a-l(b)(5) and (6)). A record of each brokerage order, and all other portfolio purchases and sales, given by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Fund Account for, or in connection with, the purchase or sale of securities, whether executed or unexecuted. Such records shall include: |
1. | the name of the broker; | ||
2. | the terms and conditions of the order and of any modification or cancellation thereof; | ||
3. | the time of entry or cancellation; | ||
4. | the price at which executed; | ||
5. | the time of receipt of a report of execution; and | ||
6. | the name of the person who placed the order on behalf of the Fund Account. |
B. | (Rule 31a-l(b)(9)). A record for each fiscal quarter, completed within ten (10) days after the end of the quarter, showing specifically the basis or bases (e.g. execution ability, execution and research) upon which the allocation of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities to named brokers or dealers was effected, and the division of brokerage commissions or other compensation on such purchase and sale orders. Such record: |
1. | shall include the consideration given to: |
a. | the sale of shares of the Fund by brokers or dealers; | ||
b. | the supplying of services or benefits by brokers or dealers to: |
(1) | the Trust, | ||
(2) | the Adviser, | ||
(3) | the Sub-Adviser, and | ||
(4) | any person other than the foregoing; and |
c. | any other consideration other than the technical qualifications of the brokers and dealers as such; |
2. | shall show the nature of the services or benefits made available; |
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3. | shall describe in detail the application of any general or specific formula or other determinant used in arriving at such allocation of purchase and sale orders and such division of brokerage commissions or other compensation; and | ||
4. | shall show the name of the person responsible for making the determination of such allocation and such division of brokerage commissions or other compensation. |
C. | (Rule 31a-l(b)(10)). A record in the form of an appropriate memorandum identifying the person or persons, committees or groups authorizing the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. Where an authorization is made by a committee or group, a record shall be kept of the names of its members who participate in the authorization. There shall be retained as part of this record: any memorandum, recommendation or instruction supporting or authorizing the purchase or sale of portfolio securities and such other information as is appropriate to support the authorization. | |
D. | (Rule 31a-1(f)). Such accounts, books and other documents as are required to be maintained by registered investment advisers by rule adopted under Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, to the extent such records are necessary or appropriate to record the Sub-Adviser’s transactions with respect to the Fund Account. |
Dated: April 1, 2008
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SCHEDULE C
FEE SCHEDULE
For the services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the attached Sub-Advisory Agreement,
the Trust shall pay the Sub-Adviser out of the assets of the Fund an annual fee in accordance with
the following formula:
65 basis points (0.65%) on the first $10 million;
50 basis points (0.50%) on the next $10 million;
35 basis points (0.35%) on the next $50 million; and
25 basis points (0.25%) on amounts greater than $70 million.
The fee shall be payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month based
on the Fund Account’s average daily net assets.
Dated: April 1, 2008
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