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EXHIBIT (d).6
INTERIM INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Agreement dated April 2, 2001 by and between HL Investment Advisors,
LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company (the "Manager") and The Dreyfus
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of New York (the
"Sub-Adviser") whose principal office is located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000.
WHEREAS, the Manager serves as the investment adviser and manager for
Fortis Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company"), an open-end, management investment
company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant
to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), that is
comprised of a number of separate series of investments that act as funding
vehicles for various variable annuity contracts and variable universal life
insurance policies issued by Fortis Benefits Insurance Company ("FBIC") and/or
First Fortis Life Insurance Company ("First Fortis");
WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to assist the
Manager in furnishing an investment program to one series of the Company, the
S&P 500 Index Series (the "Portfolio");
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein made,
the Manager and the Sub-Adviser agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT AND EXPENSES OF THE SUB-ADVISER. The Manager hereby
appoints the Sub-Adviser to serve as sub-adviser with respect to the assets of
the Portfolio and to perform the services hereinafter set forth and the
Sub-Adviser hereby accepts such appointment. The Sub-Adviser agrees, for the
compensation herein provided, to assume all obligations herein provided and bear
all its personnel and other expenses associated with the performance of its
services hereunder. The Company shall be responsible for the Portfolio's
administrative and other direct expenses, including, but not limited to: (a)
fees pursuant to any plan of distribution that the Portfolio may adopt; (b) the
Portfolio's brokerage and commission expenses, including all ordinary and
reasonable transaction costs; (c) fees and expenses of pricing services used by
the Company to determine the value of the Portfolio's holdings; (d) Federal,
state, local and foreign taxes, including issue and transfer taxes incurred by
or levied on the Portfolio; (e) interest charges on any Portfolio borrowings;
(f) the Company's organizational and offering expenses; (g) the cost of the
Company's personnel providing services to the Company; (h) fees and expenses of
registering the Company's shares under the appropriate Federal securities laws
and of qualifying the Company's shares under applicable state securities laws
and pursuant to any foreign laws; (i) expenses of printing and distributing
reports to the Company's shareholders, proxy materials, prospectuses and
distribution of dividends; (j) costs of the Company's shareholders' meetings and
proxy solicitation; (k) charges and expenses of the Company's custodian and
registrar, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent; (l) compensation of the
Company's officers, directors and employees that are not "affiliated persons" or
"interested persons" [as defined in Section 2(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules,
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and releases relating thereto] of the Sub-Adviser; (m) the Company's legal and
auditing expenses; (n) cost of certificates representing shares of the
Portfolio; (o) the Company's costs of stationery and supplies; (p) the Company's
insurance expenses; (q) the Company's association membership dues; (r) travel
expenses of officers and employees of the Sub-Adviser to the extent such
expenses relate to the attendance of such persons at meetings at the request of
the Board of Directors of the Company (EXCEPT that a representative of the
Sub-Adviser will attend one Board meeting per year, at the Sub-Adviser's own
expense); and (s) travel expenses for attendance at Board of Directors meetings
by members of the Board of Directors of the Company who are not "interested
persons" or "affiliated persons" of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall for
all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except
as expressly provided or authorized (whether herein or otherwise), have no
authority to act for or on behalf of the Company in any way or otherwise be
deemed an agent of the Company.
2. DUTIES OF THE SUB-ADVISER. The Sub-Adviser will deal in good faith
and with due diligence and will use professional skill, care and judgment in the
performance of its duties under this Agreement. In so doing, the Sub-Adviser
shall formulate and implement a continuing program for the management of the
assets of the Portfolio. The Sub-Adviser shall amend and update such program
from time to time as financial and other economic conditions warrant. The
Sub-Adviser shall make all determinations with respect to the investment of the
assets of the Portfolio and shall take such steps as may be necessary to
implement the same, including the placement of purchase and sale orders on
behalf of the Portfolio. The Manager shall be responsible for the administration
of the investment activities of the Company and the Portfolio, including
compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and
regulations, except for the investment management activities specifically
delegated to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement.
3. POWERS OF THE SUB-ADVISER.
3.1 The Sub-Adviser's power to direct the investment and
reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio shall be exercised in accordance
with applicable law, the Company's Articles of Incorporation and the investment
objectives, policies and restrictions set forth in the then-current Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information (collectively the "Prospectus") relating
to the Portfolio contained in the Company's Registration Statement under the
1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company and/or the
Manager may also place additional limitations on the Sub-Adviser's investment
decisions by written notice to the Sub-Adviser. The Company agrees to provide
promptly to the Sub-Adviser a copy of the documents mentioned above and all
changes made to such documents. The Sub-Adviser shall not be bound by any
changes to the Company's Articles of Incorporation or the Prospectus relating to
the Portfolio until the Sub-Adviser has received actual written notice of any
such change.
3.2 While the Sub-Adviser will have day-to-day responsibility for
the discretionary investment decisions to be made on behalf of the Portfolio,
the Sub-Adviser will be subject to oversight by the Manager. Such oversight,
however, shall not require
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prior approval of discretionary investment decisions made by the Sub-Adviser
except as may be required by applicable law, the Portfolio's investment policies
and restrictions and/or any limitations imposed on the Sub-Adviser by the
Company and/or the Manager pursuant to the preceding paragraph. The Manager
shall retain the right to instruct the Sub-Adviser to effect any transactions
necessary to ensure compliance with the Portfolio's investment policies and
restrictions as well as the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue
Code and the provisions of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
3.3 In the event the Sub-Adviser's compliance with any amendment of
the Portfolio's investment objectives, policies and restrictions or other
limitations placed on the Sub-Adviser's investment decisions with respect to the
Portfolio would interfere with the completion of any transaction commenced on
behalf of the Portfolio prior to the Sub-Adviser's knowledge of such amendment,
the Sub-Adviser may complete such transaction unless doing so would violate any
applicable law, rule or regulation. In such an event, the Sub-Adviser will not
be responsible for any loss that may result from the completion of the
transaction.
3.4 Further, and except as may be qualified elsewhere in this
Agreement, the Sub-Adviser is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the
Company, with respect to the Portfolio, in its discretion to:
(a) exercise any conversion and/or subscription rights
available in connection with any securities or other investments held in the
Portfolio;
(b) maintain all or part of the Portfolio's assets uninvested
in short-term income-producing instruments for such periods of time as shall be
deemed reasonable and prudent by the Sub-Adviser;
(c) instruct the Custodian, in accordance with the Custodian
Agreement, to deliver for cash received, securities or other cash and/or
securities instruments sold, exchanged, redeemed or otherwise disposed of from
the Portfolio, and to pay cash for securities or other cash and/or securities
instruments delivered to the Custodian and/or credited to the Portfolio upon
acquisition of the same for the Portfolio;
(d) determine how to vote all proxies received with respect to
securities held in the Portfolio and direct the Custodian as to the voting of
such proxies; and
(e) generally, perform any other act necessary to enable the
Sub-Adviser to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
4. SELECTION OF BROKER-DEALERS. The Sub-Adviser shall select the
brokers and dealers through whom transactions on behalf of the Portfolio will be
executed and the markets on or in which such transactions will be executed and
shall place, in the name of the Portfolio or its nominee (or appropriate foreign
equivalent), all such orders. In selecting brokers and dealers to execute such
transactions, and in negotiating brokerage commissions, and in obtaining
research, statistical and other
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information from brokers and dealers in connection with Portfolio transactions,
the Sub-Adviser shall comply with the description of the process contained in
the Prospectus.
4.1 It is understood that certain other clients (including other
funds, portfolios and accounts) of the Sub-Adviser may have investment
objectives and policies similar to those of the Portfolio and that the
Sub-Adviser may, from time to time, make recommendations that result in the
purchase (or sale) of a particular security by its other clients and the
Portfolio during the same period of time. If transactions on behalf of more than
one client during the same period increase the demand for securities being
purchased or the supply of securities being sold, there may be an adverse effect
on price or quantity. In such event, the Sub-Adviser shall allocate the
securities or investments to be purchased or sold, as well as the expenses
incurred in the transactions (including price) in a manner the Sub-Adviser
considers equitable and consistent with its obligations to the Portfolio and the
Sub-Adviser's other clients.
(a) The Sub-Adviser agrees that it will only enter into
transactions that are covered by Section 10(f) or Section 17(e) of the 1940 Act
if it has (i) complied with Rule 10f-3 or Rule 17e-1 thereunder, respectively,
or the terms of an appropriate exemptive order issued to the Company by the SEC,
and (ii) has complied with the procedures adopted thereunder by the Board of
Directors of the Company which may, pursuant to authority granted by the
Company, be supplemented by interpretive guidelines of the Manager. Aside from
parties that are known or should be known by the Sub-Adviser, the Manager shall
promptly notify the Sub-Adviser of any additional parties with whom engaging in
a transaction for the Portfolio would result in a violation of the 1940 Act.
5. REPORTS AND INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SUB-ADVISER. The
Sub-Adviser shall furnish such information and reports relating to the
Portfolio, its holdings and transactions involving Portfolio securities as the
Manager and/or the Company may reasonably require to fulfill its or their legal
responsibilities or to meet regulatory requirements or discharge other duties
they may have. Among the subjects of the reports and information to be provided
by the Sub-Adviser are the following:
(a) Information reasonably required by the Manager to
determine the Company's and Portfolio's compliance with the 1940 Act, the
Advisers Act, the Internal Revenue Code, applicable federal and state securities
and insurance laws and other applicable laws and regulations or regulatory and
taxing authorities in the United States and other relevant countries;
(b) Information reasonably required by the Manager to meet the
accounting and operational requirements of the Portfolio. Specific examples of
the types of reports and information that will be needed by the Manager and the
Company are set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto;
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(c) Information reasonably required by the Manager to satisfy
its reporting obligations to the Company arising from the Investment Advisory
and Management Agreement between the Manager and the Company;
(d) Information reasonably requested by the Manager to
determine the Portfolio's compliance with Rule 17f-5 under the 1940 Act,
relating to foreign custodians and sub-custodians;
(e) Information reasonably required by the Manager to
determine the Sub-Adviser's compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act with
respect to the Sub-Adviser's activities on behalf of the Portfolio;
(f) Information reasonably required by the Manager to
determine compliance with Rule 10f-3 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act with
respect to the Sub-Adviser's (or its affiliates') activities on behalf of the
Portfolio; and
(g) Information reasonably necessary to respond to specific
inquiries from the Company's management and/or Board of Directors.
6. NON-EXCLUSIVE SERVICES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MATERIAL NONPUBLIC
INFORMATION. The Manager understands that the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates may
furnish investment management and advisory services to others, and that the
Sub-Adviser and its affiliates shall be at all times free, in their discretion,
to make recommendations to, and investments for, others which may or may not
correspond to investments made for the Portfolio. The Manager further
understands that the Sub-Adviser, its affiliates, and any officer, director,
stockholder, employee or any member of their families may or may not have an
interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Sub-Adviser effects for
the Portfolio. Actions taken by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Portfolio may
be the same as, or different from, actions taken by the Sub-Adviser on its own
behalf or for others or from actions taken by the Sub-Adviser's affiliates,
officers, directors, partners, employees of the Sub-Adviser or its affiliates,
or the family members of such persons or other investors. The Sub-Adviser
represents that it has in effect a code of ethics that complies with Rule 17j-1
under the 1940 Act and has procedures in place that, taken together, provide
reasonable enforcement of the code's provisions. Similarly, the Sub-Adviser
represents that, with respect to the use of nonmaterial nonpublic information,
it has complied, and will continue to comply, with Section 204A of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended ("Advisers Act") and any rules
thereunder.
7. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
7.1 The Sub-Adviser, the Company and the Manager, either during or
after the termination of this Agreement, are authorized with respect to matters
arising out of this Agreement to make any disclosures and/or participate in any
conduct required by any applicable law, rule, regulation, self-regulating
organization, investment exchange or any other body having regulatory or
enforcement responsibility with respect to any investment business conducted by
the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the Portfolio.
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7.2 Subject to the preceding paragraph, the Sub-Adviser agrees that
all information which has or will come into its possession or knowledge
concerning the Portfolio or its investments in connection with this Agreement
shall be held by the Sub-Adviser in confidence. The Sub-Adviser shall make no
use of such information other than for the performance of this Agreement, shall
disclose such information only to the directors, officers or employees of the
Sub-Adviser or its affiliated firms or of any third party appointed pursuant to
this Agreement requiring such information and shall not disclose such
information to any other person without the written consent of the Company;
provided, however, that to the extent the investments for the Portfolio are
similar to investments for other clients of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser may
disclose such investments without direct reference to the Portfolio. The
Sub-Adviser may also include the name of the Portfolio in a representative
client list.
7.3 Subject to the preceding paragraph, the Company and the Manager
agree that all information which has or will come into their possession or
knowledge concerning the operations and procedures of the Sub-Adviser shall be
held by the Company and the Manager in confidence. The Company and the Manager
shall make no use of such information other than for the performance of this
Agreement, shall disclose such information only to their directors, officers or
employees or those of its affiliated firms and shall not disclose such
information to any other person without the written consent of the Sub-Adviser.
7.4 The Manager and the Company agree not to refer to the
Sub-Adviser or its affiliates in any advertisement or other document without
prior consent of the Sub-Adviser. Similarly, the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates
shall not refer to the Manager, the Company, the Portfolio, or any affiliate of
the Manager in any advertisement or other document without the Manager's prior
consent. However, the Parties to this Agreement agree that they may reference
one another as necessary in regulatory and other legal filings. Further, the
parties agree that they will not unreasonably withhold permission to use their
names or otherwise reference them in materials used to describe the Portfolio
and/or the Company.
8. DEALINGS WITH THE CUSTODIAN. The Manager shall notify the
Sub-Adviser of the appointment of the custodian(s) ("Custodian") for all or any
portion of the Portfolio's assets, shall provide the Sub-Adviser with a true and
complete copy of each agreement with the Custodian that deals with the
Portfolio's assets ("Custodian Agreements"), and shall provide the Sub-Adviser
with the names of persons authorized to act on behalf of the Custodian and such
other information as the Sub-Adviser shall reasonably require. The Sub-Adviser
agrees to give instructions in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Custodian Agreements. The Company agrees to provide promptly to the Sub-Adviser
a copy of all relevant Custodian Agreements, and all changes made to such
documents.
9. DELEGATION OF THE SUB-ADVISER'S RESPONSIBILITIES. The Sub-Adviser
may not delegate its investment advisory responsibilities as Sub-Adviser to the
Portfolio. However, the Sub-Adviser may employ, retain or otherwise avail itself
of the services and facilities of persons and entities within its own
organization or any other
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organization for the purpose of providing the Sub-Adviser, the Manager or the
Portfolio with such information, advice or assistance, including but not limited
to advice regarding economic factors and trends and advice as to transactions in
specific securities, as the Sub-Adviser may deem necessary, appropriate or
convenient for the discharge of its obligations hereunder or as may otherwise be
helpful to the Manager or the Portfolio, or in the discharge of the
Sub-Adviser's overall responsibilities with respect to the other accounts for
which it serves as investment manager or investment adviser. The Sub-Adviser's
acquisition of information, advice or assistance pursuant to this paragraph
shall be at the Sub-Adviser's own expense and shall not relieve the Sub-Adviser
of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
10. COMPENSATION. For the services to be rendered under this Agreement
and the facilities to be furnished, the Manager shall pay to the Sub-Adviser for
each fiscal year of the Company, a monthly management fee at the annual rate of
.17 of 1% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. The monthly management
fee shall be paid to the Sub-Adviser not later than the tenth business day of
the month following the month in which such services were rendered and shall be
based upon the average net asset values of all the issued and outstanding shares
of the Portfolio as determined as of the close of each business day of the month
pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and currently effective
Prospectus of the Portfolio. Payments of the monthly management fee will be
accompanied by documentation that verifies the calculation of such fee. If the
management of the Portfolio by the Sub-Adviser commences or terminates at any
time other than the beginning or end of a month, the management fee shall be
prorated for that portion of such month during which this Agreement was in
force.
11. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SUB-ADVISER. The Sub-Adviser represents and
agrees that:
(a) The Sub-Adviser is registered as an "investment adviser"
under the Advisers Act and is currently in compliance in all material respects
and shall at all times continue to comply in all material respects with the
requirements imposed upon it by the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act, the Internal
Revenue Code, state securities laws and all applicable rules and regulations
thereunder as they relate to the services provided under this Agreement. The
Sub-Adviser will immediately notify the Manager if it becomes aware of the
occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an
investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9 of the 1940
Act or any other applicable law or regulation.
(b) The Sub-Adviser will maintain, keep current and accurate,
and preserve all records with respect to the Portfolio as are required of it
under the Advisers Act and the 1940 Act, in the manner provided by such Acts and
the rules thereunder. The Sub-Adviser agrees that such records are the property
of the Company, and following termination of this Agreement will be surrendered
to the Company promptly upon request except to the extent that they are required
to be retained by the Sub-Adviser under applicable law. Further, such records
shall be open to inspection by the Company. The Sub-Adviser will also assure
that the Company will have the same access as the Sub-Adviser has to records
relating to the Portfolio that are held by relevant
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third parties. Such inspections will be at reasonable times during business
hours and only upon reasonable notice of the Company's desire to make an
inspection.
(c) The Sub-Adviser agrees to advise the Manager of any
developments, such as the reassignment of a portfolio manager, that would
require Prospectus disclosure and to provide any necessary information related
to such developments.
(d) The Sub-Adviser has provided the Manager and the Company
with a copy of its most recent and complete Form ADV and will promptly furnish
them with copies of any material amendments to the Form.
(e) If the Sub-Adviser's performance of its obligations under
this Agreement takes place in the United Kingdom, the Sub-Adviser shall be and
shall remain during the effectiveness of this Agreement, a member of the
Investment Management Regulatory Organization, Ltd. ("IMRO") and thereby
regulated in the conduct of Investment Business (as defined in IMRO's rules) by
the IMRO. The Company and the Manager will be treated as a Non-Private Customer
(as defined in IMRO's rules) of the Sub-Adviser.
(f) The Sub-Adviser shall furnish the Manager with a
certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Sub-Adviser that
designates the officers or employees of the Sub-Adviser having authority to act
for and on behalf of the Sub-Adviser in connection with this Agreement. The
Sub-Adviser agrees that, until such time as the Manager is otherwise informed in
writing by a duly authorized officer of the Sub-Adviser, the Manager shall be
authorized and entitled to rely on any notice, instruction, request, order or
other communication, given either in writing or orally, and reasonably believed
by the Manager in good faith to be given by an authorized representative of the
Sub-Adviser.
12. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MANAGER. The Manager represents and agrees
that:
(a) The Manager is registered as an "investment adviser" under
the Advisers Act and has provided to the Sub-Adviser a copy of its most recent
and complete Form ADV, along with a copy of the Investment Advisory and
Management Agreement between the Manager and the Company and the current Company
Prospectus regarding the Portfolio. After any amendment to the documents
referenced in this paragraph, the Manager will promptly furnish a copy of such
amended document to the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Manager will provide the
Sub-Adviser with notice of proposed changes in the Prospectus and the
opportunity to review and comment upon such changes before they are finalized,
wherever possible.
(b) The Manager and the Company are currently in material
compliance and shall at all times continue to be in material compliance with the
relevant requirements of the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act, all applicable state
securities and insurance laws, and the rules thereunder, as they pertain to the
Portfolio.
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(c) The Manager shall furnish the Sub-Adviser with a
certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Manager that designates
the officers or employees of the Manager having authority to act for and on
behalf of the Manager in connection with this Agreement. The Manager agrees
that, until such time as the Sub-Adviser is otherwise informed in writing by a
duly authorized officer of the Manager, the Sub-Adviser shall be authorized and
entitled to rely on any notice, instruction, request, order or other
communication, given either in writing or orally, and reasonably believed by the
Sub-Adviser in good faith to be given by an authorized representative of the
Manager.
13. LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION AND FORCE MAJEURE.
13.1 The Sub-Adviser, its affiliated firms or its or their
employees, officers, or directors will not be liable for any error of judgment
or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Portfolio, its shareholders,
contract owners or First Fortis contract owners in connection with the
performance of their duties under this Agreement, except for loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on their part in the
performance of their duties or from reckless disregard by them of their duties
under this Agreement.
13.2 The Manager shall indemnify the Sub-Adviser against all claims
which may be made against the Sub-Adviser in connection with the exercise of the
powers and discretions conferred upon it pursuant to this Agreement, including
reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any such claim, EXCEPT
insofar as such claims allege or are the result of the willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence of the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliated firms or
its or their employees, officers or directors or its or their breach of this
Agreement or violation of applicable law. Conversely, the Sub-Adviser shall
indemnify the Manager and the Company against all claims alleging or resulting
from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of the Sub-Adviser
or any of its affiliated firms or its or their employees, officers or directors
or its or their breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law,
including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any such claim.
13.3 Neither party shall be held responsible for their non-
performance of any of their obligations under this Agreement by reason of any
cause beyond their control, including any breakdown or failure of transmission,
communication or computer facilities, postal or other strikes or similar
industrial action and the failure of any relevant exchange, clearing house
and/or broker for any reason to perform its obligations.
14. TERM, RENEWAL AND TERMINATION.
14.1 This Agreement shall, with respect to the Portfolio, become
effective as of the date first above written and shall remain in force for two
years thereafter, and for successive annual periods thereafter but only so long
as each such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (1) a
majority of the Directors of the Company who are not parties to this Agreement
or interested persons of any such parties (other than as Directors of the
Company), by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose
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of voting on such approval; or (2) a vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of such Portfolio. It
shall be the duty of the Directors of the Company to request and evaluate, and
the duty of the Manager and Sub-Adviser to furnish, such information as may be
reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of this Agreement and any renewal
hereof.
14.2 This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Portfolio
at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Portfolio (1) by a vote of
a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Company on sixty (60) days'
written notice to the Manager and the Sub-Adviser; (2) by vote of the holders of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Portfolio (as defined in
the 1940 Act); or (3) by the Sub-Adviser on 60 days' written notice to the
Manager and the Company.
14.3 This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of
its assignment, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and
the rules thereunder.
14.4 On the effective date of any termination of this Agreement or
as close to such date as is reasonably possible, the Sub-Adviser shall provide
the Manager with a final report for the Portfolio which will include the fair
market value for each of the Portfolio's investments.
14.5 Upon the Manager's receipt or service of any notice given by
or to the Company concerning the termination of the Manager's appointment as the
investment adviser to the Company, the Manager shall immediately forward a copy
of such notice to the Sub-Adviser and the Sub-Adviser's appointment under this
Agreement shall terminate on the same date as the termination of the Manager's
appointment.
15. AMENDMENT. No material amendment to or modification of this
Agreement shall be effective unless and until it is set forth in a written
amendment signed by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser and approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company and, if required by the 1940 Act, by the vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio, as defined in the 1940 Act.
16. AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEABILITY.
16.1 Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents that
it is duly authorized and empowered to execute, deliver, and perform this
Agreement and that such actions do not conflict with or violate any provision of
law, rule, regulation, other legal requirement, contract or other instrument to
which it is a party or to which it is subject and that this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding obligation, inuring to the benefit of the
Manager and the Sub-Adviser and their respective successors, enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
16.2 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made
invalid or unenforceable by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the
remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and any such invalid
or unenforceable provision
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shall be deemed to be replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that most
closely reflects the intention of the parties.
17. APPLICABLE LAW. To the extent that state law is not preempted by
the provisions of any law of the United States heretofore or hereafter enacted,
as the same may be amended from time to time, this Agreement shall be
administered, construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of
Minnesota.
18. NOTICES. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
delivered in person or by facsimile (followed by delivery in person) to the
parties at the addresses set forth below:
If to the Manager: HL Investment Advisors, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000.
Fax:
Attn: Legal Department
If to the Sub-Adviser: The Dreyfus Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax #: 000-000-0000
Attn: Deputy General Counsel
or such other name or address as may be given in writing to the other party.
Unless specifically provided elsewhere, notice given as provided above
shall be deemed to have been given, if by personal delivery, on the day of such
delivery, and if by facsimile and mail, on the date on which such facsimile is
sent.
19. EXECUTION. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be executed by their duly authorized officers.
HL INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC.
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Attest:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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THE DREYFUS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Attest:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
EXAMPLES OF THE ROUTINE ACCOUNTING AND OPERATIONAL
INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
PORTFOLIO TO BE SATISFIED BY THE SUB-ADVISER
The following information is to be provided to:
Fortis Series Fund, Inc.
ATTN: Fund Accounting
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
FAX: (000) 000-0000
PHONE: (000) 000-0000
1. DOCUMENTATION OF TRADES. On a daily basis, via facsimile, a listing
of that day's executed trades and copies of the trade tickets for that day's
trades. At the end of each week, by mail, hard copies of documentation for that
week's executed trades. The signature or initials of the portfolio manager or
duly authorized officer or employee of the Sub-Adviser should be placed on the
trade tickets to validate the authenticity of the trading information. With
respect to trades for which no DTC affirmation is available, hard copies of
broker confirmations for such trades.
2. PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS. On a weekly basis, via facsimile and mail, a
list of the Portfolio's holdings. The list should include the following
information, for each of the Portfolio's holdings, where applicable: long
description, cusip/sedol number, maturity date, par/principal amounts, market
value, market price, coupon rate and bond rating.
3. SECURITY PRICING. On a daily basis, by telephone or facsimile: (i)
review with the Company's Fund Accounting Department (the "Department") the
prices of the Portfolio's securities, which shall be provided by the Department;
(ii) inform the Department of its agreement or disagreement with such prices;
(iii) provide the Department with the basis for any disagreement it may have
with respect to a particular security's price and its opinion (along with
outside broker quotes) as to what that security's price should be; and (iv) in
any instance where the pricing services utilized by the Department do not
provide a price for a security held by the Portfolio, provide the Department
with reasonable assistance in determining a price for such security.
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