SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTSub-Advisory Agreement • August 24th, 2016 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • New York
THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 8, 2016 by and between Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and ClearBridge Investments, 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”).
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT By and among GUARDIAN VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST PARK AVENUE INSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS LLC and THE GUARDIAN INSURANCE & ANNUITY COMPANY, INC.Participation Agreement • August 24th, 2016 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 8th day of August, 2016 by and among The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended from time to time (each such account hereinafter referred to as the “Account”), and Guardian Variable Products Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Management Agreement • August 24th, 2016 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • New York
THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 8, 2016 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” or the “Manager”).
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • August 24th, 2016 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • New York
THIS DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 8, 2016 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 Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Park Avenue” or the “Distributor”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 24th, 2016 • Guardian Variable Products Trust • New York
THIS EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 8, 2016, 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”).
