ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND CONSENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit (d)(118)
This Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2009 (the
“Agreement”) is by and among The Vantagepoint Funds (“Fund Company”), Vantagepoint Investment
Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”), Artisan Partners Holdings LP (formerly known as Artisan Partners
Limited Partnership) (“Artisan Holdings”) and Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (“New Artisan
Partners”).
WHEREAS, Fund Company, the Adviser and Artisan Holdings have entered into an Investment
Subadvisory Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2008, with respect to the Vantagepoint Select
Value Fund (the “Subadvisory Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Artisan Holdings is reorganizing its business operations into a Holding
Company/Operating Company structure and as part of that process, New Artisan Partners, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Holdings, has been organized;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the reorganization, substantially all of the operating assets of Artisan
Holdings have been assigned to New Artisan Partners pursuant to a Contribution Agreement between
Artisan Holdings and New Artisan Partners;
WHEREAS, Artisan Holdings has received a legal opinion from K&L Gates LLP that concludes that
the reorganization and other changes prompting this agreement (as described in the legal opinion
from that firm to Artisan Holdings, dated April 24, 2009), do not constitute an “assignment” within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
WHEREAS, Artisan Holdings desires to assign all of its rights and obligations arising under
the Subadvisory Agreement to New Artisan Partners and New Artisan Partners desires to assume all of
such rights and obligations; and
WHEREAS, Fund Company and the Adviser desire to consent to such assignment and assumption.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption. Artisan Holdings hereby assigns all of its rights and
obligations under the Subadvisory Agreement to New Artisan Partners, and New Artisan Partners
hereby accepts such assignment, accepts and assumes all such rights and obligations, and agrees to
perform all obligations and duties thereunder, effective as of the date hereof.
2. Consent. Effective as of the date hereof, Fund Company and the Adviser hereby
consent to the assignment described in paragraph 1 above and shall thereafter look solely to New
Artisan Partners with respect to the performance of all duties and obligations thereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first set
forth above.
THE VANTAGEPOINT FUNDS, on behalf of the Vantagepoint Select Value Fund |
VANTAGEPOINT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Secretary |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Assistant Secretary ICMA Retirement Corporation |
Approved by: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, LLC | ||||
ARTISAN PARTNERS HOLDINGS LP By: Artisan Investment Corporation, its general partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Vice President | ||||
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Artisan Investments GP LLC, its general partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Vice President | ||||
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