SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUST, WELLS FARGO FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND MATRIX ASSET ADVISORS, INC.Sub-Advisory Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust • Delaware
This AGREEMENT is made as of this 1st day of February 2005, between Wells Fargo Variable Trust (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105, and Matrix Asset Advisors, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, with its principal place of business at 747 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10017.
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTFund Participation Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust • Delaware
This Agreement dated as of the 15th day of November, 2004 is made by and among Nationwide Financial Services, Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary life insurance companies listed on Exhibit A (collectively “Nationwide”) and the current and any future Nationwide separate accounts as applicable (“Variable Accounts”), and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Adviser”) and Stephens, Inc. (“Distributor”) (collectively “the Company”) that serve as adviser and distributor, respectively, to the Wells Fargo Variable Trust (the “Trust”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUSTCustody Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust • Minnesota
THIS AMENDED and RESTATED AGREEMENT is made as of this 10th day of August, 2004, between Wells Fargo Variable Trust, a business Trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 111 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”), a banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America with its principal place of business at Wells Fargo Center, Sixth and Marquette, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479.
CUSTODIAN AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTCustodian and Investment Accounting Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT is made effective the 11th day of April, 2005, by and between each of Wells Fargo Funds Trust and Wells Fargo Variable Trust, each a Delaware business trust (referred to collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (“State Street”),
ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTAccounting Services Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of September 1, 2002 separately by and between each of WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST, WELLS FARGO CORE TRUST and WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUST, each a Delaware business trust (referred to collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”) and PFPC INC., a Massachusetts corporation (“PFPC”).
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Appendix A Funds of Wells Fargo Variable Trust Covered by This AgreementAdministration Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust
WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Schedule AInvestment Advisory Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust
* On August 10, 2004, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of certain Strong Funds into certain Funds of the Trust. In connection with this reorganization, this Fund is expected to commence operations on April 11, 2005.
SCHEDULE A WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUST Asset Allocation Fund C&B Large Cap Value Fund1 (currently named the Equity Value Fund) Discover Fund* Equity Income Fund International Core Fund2 (currently named the International Equity Fund) Large Company Core...Wells Fargo Variable Trust Fund Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust
* On August 10, 2004, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of certain Strong Funds into certain Funds of the Trust. In connection with this reorganization, this Fund is expected to commence operations on April 11, 2005.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of April 8, 2005, by and between WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of each series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and WELLS FARGO FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”). Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or the Distributor, each new investment portfolio established in the future shall automatically become a “Fund” for all purposes hereunder and shares of each new class established in the future shall automatically become “Shares” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.
WELLS FARGO VARIABLE TRUST WELLS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT Appendix A Variable Trust Funds Asset Allocation Fund C&B Large Cap Value Fund1 (currently named the Equity Value Fund) Discovery Fund* Equity Income...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • April 11th, 2005 • Wells Fargo Variable Trust
* On August 10, 2004, the Board of Trustees approved the reorganization of certain Strong Funds into certain Funds of the Trust. In connection with this reorganization, this Fund is expected to commence operations on April 11, 2005.
