VP Distributors, Inc. Hartford, CT 06103Sales Agreement • July 26th, 2011 • 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”.
FOURTH AMENDMENT to MASTER CUSTODY AGREEMENTMaster Custody Agreement • July 26th, 2011 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 18th day of July, 2011 amends that certain Master Custody Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2009, between the Funds listed on Exhibit A thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, amended September 14, 2010, February 25, 2011, and March 15, 2011 (the “Master Custody Agreement”) as herein below provided.
SUB-TRANSFER AGENCY AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENTSub-Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement • July 26th, 2011 • Virtus Equity Trust
This Sub-Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of April 15, 2011 (“Effective Date”) by and among BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“BNYM”), each of the investment companies listed on the signature page to this Agreement and known as the Virtus Mutual Funds (individually, “Investment Company”; collectively, “Investment Companies”), and VP Distributors, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (“Company”). Capitalized terms, and certain noncapitalized terms, not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Schedule A (Schedule A also contains an index of defined terms providing the location of all defined terms).
SEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT VIRTUS EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • July 26th, 2011 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
This Seventh Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective as of June 25, 2010 amends and restates that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement effective as of April 14, 2010 by and between Virtus 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., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”).
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • July 26th, 2011 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 1st day of January, 2010 amends that certain Subadvisory Agreement effective March 10, 2008 (the “Agreement”) among Virtus Equity Trust (formerly known as Phoenix Equity Trust) (the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of its series Virtus Strategic Growth Fund (formerly known as Phoenix Strategic Growth Fund) (the “Series”), Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) and SCM Advisors, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Subadviser”) as follows:
FOURTH AMENDMENT to FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • July 26th, 2011 • Virtus Equity Trust • New York
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 18th day of July, 2011 amends that certain Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2009, between the Funds listed on Exhibit A thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, amended September 14, 2010, February 25, 2011 and March 15, 2011 (the “FCM Agreement”) as herein below provided.
