MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTMaster Custodian Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • Massachusetts
This Agreement is made as of August 25, 2016 (this “Agreement”), between each management investment company identified on Appendix A and each management investment company which becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof (in each case, a “Fund”), including, if applicable, each series of the Fund identified on Appendix A and each series which becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTSub-Advisory Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • Delaware
THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of May 30, 2017 by and between Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Janus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sub-Adviser”) and, as a third-party beneficiary hereto, Guardian Variable Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT APPENDIX A Listing of Fund(s) As of June 17, 2020Master Custodian Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust
SCHEDULE B with respect to PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE TRUST, PARK AVENUE INSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS LLC AND THE GUARDIAN INSURANCE & ANNUITY COMPANY, INC.Participation Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT SCHEDULE A Listing of Fund(s) As of June 17, 2020Administration Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • Massachusetts
This Administration Agreement (“Agreement”) dated and effective as of August 25, 2016, is by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Administrator”), and Guardian Variable Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • New York
THIS EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of [*], 2020 by and between Guardian Variable Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series as set forth on Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Park Avenue”).
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • June 30th, 2020 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 25th day of August, 2016, by and between STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company having its principal office and place of business at One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 (“State Street” or the “Transfer Agent”), and Guardian Variable Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal office and place of business at 7 Hanover Square, H-23G, New York, NY 10004 (the “Trust”).
