CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENTCustodian Services Agreement • December 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of November 23, 2009 by and between PFPC TRUST COMPANY, a limited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of Delaware (“PFPC Trust”) and each of the investment companies listed on Appendix B attached hereto and made a part hereof ( each, the “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.
VP Distributors, Inc. Hartford, CT 06103Sales Agreement • December 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust • Connecticut
VP Distributors, Inc. (“VPD”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) invites you to participate in the sale and distribution of shares of registered investment companies (which shall collectively be referred to hereinafter as the “Funds”) for which we are national distributor or principal underwriter, and which may be listed in Annex A hereto which such Annex may be amended by us from time to time. Upon acceptance of this agreement by VPD, you may offer and sell shares of each of the Funds (hereafter “Shares”) subject, however, to the terms and conditions hereof including our right to suspend or cease the sale of such shares. For the purposes hereof, the above referenced dealer shall be referred to as “you”.
Re: Rule 17f-5 (“Rule 17f-5”) and Rule 17f-7 (“Rule 17f-7”) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)Custodian Services Agreement • December 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
Reference is made to the Custodian Services Agreement dated as of November 23, 2009 (the “Fund Custody Agreement”) involving PFPC Trust Company (“PFPC”) and the respective investment companies set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Fund”).
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT VIRTUS EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • December 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
This Fifth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective as of June 22, 2009 amends that certain Expense Limitation Agreement effective as of November 1, 2005 and amended and restated effective as of each of November 1, 2006, July 13, 2007, August 23, 2007 and March 10, 2008 by and between Virtus Equity Trust (formerly known as Phoenix Equity Trust), a Delaware statutory trust (the “Registrant”), on behalf of each series of the Registrant listed in Appendix A (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and the Adviser of each of the Funds, Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”).
SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • December 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 1st day of September, 2009 amends that certain Subadvisory Agreement effective March 10, 2008, as amended on June 22, 2009 (the “Agreement”) among Virtus Equity Trust (the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of its series Virtus Mid-Cap Core Fund, Virtus Quality Small-Cap Fund, Virtus Small-Cap Core Fund and Virtus Small-Cap Sustainable Growth Fund (the “Series”), Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC a California limited liability company (the “Subadviser”) as follows:
