MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
TO:
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Xxxxx
York Capital Management Group, LLC
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0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX 00000
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Dear
Sirs:
WY
Funds
(the “Trust”) herewith confirms our agreement with you.
The
Trust
has been organized to engage in the business of an investment company. The
Trust
currently offers one series of shares to investors, which is The Core Fund
(the
“Fund”).
You
have
been selected to act as the sole investment adviser of the Fund and to provide
certain other services, as more fully set forth below, and you are willing
to
act as such investment adviser and to perform such services under the terms
and
conditions hereinafter set forth. Accordingly, the Trust agrees with you as
follows effective upon the date of the execution of this Agreement.
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ADVISORY
SERVICES
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You
will
regularly provide the Fund with such investment advice as you in your discretion
deem advisable and will furnish a continuous investment program for the Fund
consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies. You will determine
the securities to be purchased for the Fund, the portfolio securities to be
held
or sold by the Fund and the portion of the Fund’s assets to be held uninvested,
subject always to the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, as
each of the same shall be from time to time in effect, and subject further
to
such policies and instructions as the Board may from time to time establish.
You
will advise and assist the officers of the Trust in taking such steps as are
necessary or appropriate to carry out the decisions of the Board and the
appropriate committees of the Board regarding the conduct of the business of
the
Fund.
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ALLOCATION
OF CHARGES AND
EXPENSES
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You
will
pay all operating expenses of the Fund, including the compensation and expenses
of any employees of the fund and of any other persons rendering any services
to
the Fund; clerical and shareholder service staff salaries; office space and
other office expenses; fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection
with
membership in investment company organizations; legal, auditing and accounting
expenses; expenses of registering shares under federal and state securities
laws, including expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with the
organization and initial registration of shares of the Fund; insurance expenses;
fees and expenses of the custodian, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent,
shareholder service agent, plan agent, administrator, accounting and pricing
services agent and underwriter of the Fund; expenses, including clerical
expenses, of issue, sale, redemption or repurchase of shares of the Fund; the
cost of preparing and distributing reports and notices to shareholders, the
cost
of printing or preparing prospectuses and statements of additional information
for delivery to shareholders; the cost of printing or preparing stock
certificates or any other documents, statements or reports to shareholders;
expenses of shareholders’ meetings and proxy solicitations; advertising,
promotion and other expenses incurred directly or indirectly I connection with
the sale or distribution of the Fund’s shares excluding expenses which the Fund
is authorized to pay pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act
pf
1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and all other operating expenses not
specifically assumed by the Fund.
The
Fund
will pay all brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, borrowing costs (such as
(a)
interest and (b) dividend expense on securities sold short), fees and expenses
of the non-interested person Trustees and such extraordinary or non-recurring
expenses as may arise, including litigation to which the Fund may be a party
and
indemnification of the Trust’s Trustees and officers with respect thereto. The
Fund will also pay expenses which it is authorized to pay pursuant to Rule
12b-l
under the 1940 Act. You may obtain reimbursement from the Fund, at such time
or
times as you may determine in your sole discretion, for any of the expenses
advanced by you, which the Fund is obligated to pay, and such reimbursement
shall not be considered to be part of your compensation pursuant to this
Agreement.
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COMPENSATION
OF THE ADVISER
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For
all
of the services to be rendered and payments to be made as provided in this
Agreement, as of the last business day of each month, the Fund will pay you
a
fee at the annual rate of 1.00% of the average value of its daily net
assets.
The
average value of the daily net assets of the Fund shall be determined pursuant
to the applicable provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the trust or a
resolution of the Board, if required. If, pursuant to such provisions, the
determination of net asset value of the Fund is suspended for any particular
business day, then for the purposes of this paragraph, the value of the net
assets of the Fund as last determined shall be deemed to be the value of the
net
assets as of the close of the business day, or as of such other time as the
value of the Fund’s net assets may lawfully be determined, on that day. If the
determination of the net asset value of the Fund has been suspended for a period
including such month, your compensation payable at the end of such month shall
be computed on the basis of the value of the net assets of the fund as last
determined (whether during or prior to such month).
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EXECUTION
OF PURCHASE AND SALE ORDERS
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In
connection with purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the account
of
the Fund, it is understood that you will arrange for the placing of all orders
for the purchase and sales of portfolio securities for the account with brokers
or dealers selected by you, subject to review of this selection by the Board
from time to time. You will be responsible for the negotiation and the
allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage. In the selection
of
such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, you are directed at
all
times to seek for the Fund the best qualitative execution, taking into account
such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer
spread), the execution capability, financial responsibility and responsiveness
of the broker or dealer and the brokerage and research services provided by
the
broker or dealer.
You
should generally seek favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable
in relation to the benefits received. In seeking best qualitative execution,
you
are authorized to select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage and
research services to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which you exercise
investment discretion. You are authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides
such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a Fund portfolio
transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or
dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if you determine in
good faith that the amount of the commission is reasonable in relation to the
value of the brokerage and research services provided by the executing broker
or
dealer. The determination may be viewed in terms of either a particular
transaction or your overall responsibilities with respect to the Fund and to
acknowledge that, although the information may be useful to the Fund and you,
it
is not possible to place a dollar value on such information. The Board shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the
commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation
to the benefits to the Fund.
Consistent
with the Rules of Fair Practice of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., and subject to seeking best qualitative execution as described
above, you may give consideration to sales of shares of the Fund as a factor
in
the selection of brokers and dealers to execute Fund portfolio
transactions.
Subject
to the provisions of the 1940 Act, and other applicable law, you, any of your
affiliates or any affiliates of your affiliates may retain compensation in
connection with effecting the Fund’s portfolio transactions, including
transactions effected through others. If any occasion should arise in which
you
give any advice to clients of yours concerning the shares of the Fund, you
will
act solely as investment counsel for such client and not in any way on behalf
of
the Fund. Your services to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement are not to be
deemed to be exclusive and it is understood that you may render investment
advice, management and other services to others, including other registered
investment companies.
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY OF ADVISER
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You
may
rely on information reasonably believed by you to be accurate and reliable.
Except as may otherwise by required by the 1940 Ac or the rules thereunder,
neither you nor your shareholders, members, officers, directors, employees,
agents, control persons and affiliates of any thereof shall be subject to any
liability for, or any damages, expenses or losses incurred by the Trust in
connection with, any error of judgment, mistake of law, any act or omission
connected with or arising out of any services rendered under, or payments made
pursuant to, this Agreement or any other matter to which this Agreement relates,
except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the
part of any such persons in the performance of your duties under this Agreement,
or by reason of reckless disregard by any of such persons of your obligations
and duties under this Agreement.
Any
person, even though also a director, officer, employee, member, shareholder
or
agent of you, who may be or become an officer, director, trustee, employee
or
agent of the Trust, shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Trust or
acting on any business of the Trust (other than services or business in
connection with your duties hereunder), to be rendering such services to or
acting solely for the Trust and not as a director, officer, employee, member,
shareholder or agent of you, or one under your control or direction, even though
paid by you.
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DURATION
AND TERMINATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT
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This
Agreement shall take effect upon approval by a vote of the majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act), and
shall remain in force for a period of two (2) years from the date of its
execution, and from year to year hereafter, subject to annual approval by (i)
the Board or (ii) a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of
the Fund, provided that in either event continuance is also approved by a
majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of you or the Trust,
by
a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting such
approval.
If
the
shareholders of the Fund fail to approve the Agreement in the manner set for
the
above, upon request of the Board, you will continue to serve or act in such
capacity for the Fund for a period of time pending required approval of the
Agreement, of a new agreement with you or a difference adviser or other
definitive action; provided that the compensation to be paid by the Fund to
you
for your services to and payments on behalf of the Fund will be equal to the
lesser of your actual costs incurred in furnishing such services and payments
or
the amount you would have received under this Agreement for furnishing such
services and payments.
This
Agreement may, on sixty days written notice, be terminated with respect to
the
Fund, at any time without the payment of any penalty, by the Board, by a vote
of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or by you. This
Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its
assignment.
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AMENDMENT
OF THIS AGREEMENT
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No
provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
orally, and no amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until approved
by
the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons
of you or of the Trust, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose
of
voting on such approval, and (if required under interpretations of the 1940
Act
by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff) by vote of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the series of which the
amendment relates.
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY TO TRUST PROPERTY
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The
term
“WY Funds” means and refers to the Trustees from time to time serving under the
Trust’s Declaration of Trust as the same may subsequently thereto have been, or
subsequently hereto be, amended. It is expressly agreed that the obligations
of
the Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders,
nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust personally, but bind only
the property of the Trust, as provided in the Declaration of Trust. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees
and shareholders of the Trust and signed by officers of the Trust, acting as
such, and neither such authorization by such Trustees and shareholders nor
such
execution and delivery by such officers shall be deemed to have been made by
any
of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally,
but
shall bind only the property of the Trust as provided in its Declaration of
Trust. A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust is on file with the
Secretary of the State of Ohio.
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SEVERABILITY
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In
the
event any provision of this Agreement is determined to be void or unenforceable,
such determination shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which
shall
continue to be in force.
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QUESTIONS
OF INTERPRETATION
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(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.
(b) For
the
purpose of this Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting
securities,” “control” and “interested person” shall have their respective
meanings as defined in the 1940 Act and rules and regulations thereunder,
subject, however, to such exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the 1940 Act; and the term “brokerage and research
services” shall have the meaning given in the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
(c) Any
question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having
a
counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act
shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and
to
interpretation thereof, if any, by the United States courts or in the absence
of
any controlling decision of any such court, by the Securities and Exchange
commission or its staff.. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of
the
1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is revised by rule,
regulation, order or interpretation of the Securities and Exchange Commission
or
its staff, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such
rule, regulation, order or interpretation.
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NOTICES
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Any
notices under this Agreement shall be in writing, addressed and delivered or
mailed postage paid to the other party at such addressed as such other party
may
designate for the receipt of such notice. Until further notice to the other
party, it is agreed that the address of the Trust is 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx, XX 00000 and your address for this purpose shall be the
same.
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COUNTERPARTS
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
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BINDING
EFFECT
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Each
of
the undersigned expressly warrants and represents that he has the full power
and
authority to sign this Agreement on behalf of the party indicated, and that
his
signature will operate to bind the party indicated to the foregoing
terms.
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CAPTIONS
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The
captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and
in
no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their
construction or effect.
If
you
are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on
the
accompanying counterpart of this letter and return such counterpart to the
Trust, whereupon this letter shall become a binding contract upon the date
thereof.
Yours
very truly,
Dated:
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By:
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2/22/08
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/s/
Xxxxx York
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ACCEPTANCE
The
foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted.
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Xxxxx
York Capital Management Group, LLC
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Dated:
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By:
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2/22/08
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Print
Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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President
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