EXHIBIT 2
((UNDERLINED)) DISCLOSURE WILL BE ADDED
[BRACKETED] DISCLOSURE WILL BE DELETED
FORM OF
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:
FIDELITY REAL ESTATE HIGH INCOME FUND II
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AGREEMENT ((AMENDED and RESTATED)) as of [made] this [16th] ___ day of
[May, 1996] _____, 200_, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a
Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of
beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Fund"), on behalf of Fidelity Real
Estate High Income Fund II (hereinafter called the "Portfolio"), and Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation (hereinafter called
the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.
((Required authorization and approval by shareholders and Trustees having
been obtained, The Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the Adviser hereby
consent, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the existing Management Contract dated May
16, 1996, to a modification of said Contract in the manner set forth below. The
Amended and Restated Management Contract shall, when executed by duly authorized
officers of the Fund and Adviser, take effect on ____ or the first day of the
month following approval.))
1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as
investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the supervision of the
Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Portfolio in accordance
with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the
Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to
time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from
time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Portfolio may
impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for
the use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary office facilities,
equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Portfolio; and
shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of
the Fund who are "interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all
personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to research,
statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its
discretion and without prior consultation with the Portfolio, to buy, sell, lend
and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment
instruments on behalf of the Portfolio. The investment policies and all other
actions of the Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the control
and direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the
performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services
necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Adviser shall, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the
Portfolio, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Portfolio with office
space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its
organization; (ii) on behalf of the Portfolio, supervising relations with, and
monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing
agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and
other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii)
preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports;
(iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Fund's existence and
its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining
the registration and qualification of the Portfolio's shares under federal and
state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and
implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Portfolio as an investment vehicle.
The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or
analyses to the Fund as the Fund's Board of Trustees may request from time to
time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make
recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees with respect to Fund policies,
and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser
shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services
as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to
perform its obligations under this Contract.
(c) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or dealers
selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with
the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio
transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission
rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting
brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as
those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
to the Portfolio and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its
affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a
broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission
for executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of
the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for
effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such
amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be
viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall
responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to
accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the
Fund shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to
determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The
Adviser shall not be an agent of the Portfolio.
2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the
Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or
otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or
may be or become similarly interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser may be
or become interested in the Fund as a shareholder or otherwise.
3. The Adviser will be compensated on the following basis for the services
and facilities to be furnished hereunder. The Adviser shall receive a monthly
management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of
each month, composed of a Group Fee and an Individual Fund Fee.
(a) Group Fee Rate. The Group Fee Rate shall be based upon the monthly
average of the net assets of the registered investment companies having Advisory
and Service or Management Contracts with the Adviser (computed in the manner set
forth in the fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document)
determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout the
month. The Group Fee Rate shall be determined on a cumulative basis pursuant to
the following schedule:
Average Group [Net] Annualized [Fee] Rate [(for each level)]
Assets
0 - $ 3 billion .3700%
3 - 6 .3400
6 - 9 .3100
9 - 12 .2800
12 - 15 .2500
15 - 18 .2200
18 - 21 .2000
21 - 24 .1900
24 - 30 .1800
30 - 36 .1750
36 - 42 .1700
42 - 48 .1650
48 - 66 .1600
66 - 84 .1550
84 - 120 .1500
120 - 156 .1450
156 - 192 .1400
192 - 228 .1350
228 - 264 .1300
264 - 300 .1275
300 - 336 .1250
336 - 372 .1225
372 - 408 .1200
408 - 444 .1175
444 - 480 .1150
480 - 516 .1125
[Over - 516] [.1100]
((516)) - ((587)) ((.1100))
((587)) - ((646)) ((.1080))
((646)) - ((711)) ((.1060))
((711)) - ((782)) ((.1040))
((782)) - ((860)) ((.1020))
((860)) - ((946)) ((.1000))
((946)) - ((1,041)) ((.0980))
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((1,041)) - ((1,145)) ((.0960))
((1,145)) - ((1,260)) ((.0940))
((Over)) ((1,260)) ((.0920))
(b) Individual Fund Fee Rate. The Individual Fund Fee Rate shall be
.60%.
The sum of the Group Fee Rate, calculated as described above to the nearest
millionth, and the Individual Fund Fee Rate shall constitute the Annual
Management Fee Rate. One-twelfth of the Annual Management Fee Rate shall be
applied to the average of the net assets of the Portfolio (computed in the
manner set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational
document) determined as of the close of business on each business day throughout
the month.
(c) In case of termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for
that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of
business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the
average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses, which
expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include, without limitation, (i)
interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other costs in connection
with the purchase or sale of securities and other investment instruments; (iii)
fees and expenses of the Fund's Trustees other than those who are "interested
persons" of the Fund or the Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses; (v)
custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi) fees and
expenses related to the registration and qualification of the Fund and the
Portfolio's shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws;
(vii) expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to
shareholders of the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy solicitations
therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net assets of the Portfolio
and other registered investment companies having Advisory and Service or
Management Contracts with the Adviser, of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity
and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of association membership dues;
(xi) expenses of typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of
Additional Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or
extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits
or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation which
the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and officers with
respect thereto.
5. The services of the Adviser to the Portfolio are not to be deemed
exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in
other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do
not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the
Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering
services to the Portfolio hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder
on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the
Portfolio or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the
course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses
that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other
investment instrument.
6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of
this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until June 30, 2001, and
indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date
shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the
Fund or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio.
(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent[, such consent on the
part of the Fund to be authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Portfolio] ((subject to the provisions of Section 15 of
the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or
regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the Commission)).
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must
have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Fund who
are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written
notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by
action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with
respect to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Portfolio. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the
event of its assignment.
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7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of
shareholder liability as set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or other
organizational document and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Fund
pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its
assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from
the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio or any other Portfolios of
the Fund. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands
that the rights and obligations of any Portfolio under the Declaration of Trust
or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and
all other Portfolios.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the
choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,"
"assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the
respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter
amended, and subject to such orders as may be granted by the Commission.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in
their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their
respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.
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EXHIBIT 3
FORM OF
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AND
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC.
AND
FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST ON BEHALF OF
FIDELITY REAL ESTATE HIGH INCOME FUND II
AGREEMENT made this ___ day of ____, 200_, by and between Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a Massachusetts corporation with principal
offices at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts (hereinafter called the
"Advisor"); Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (hereinafter called the
"Sub-Advisor"); and Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust
which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the "Trust") on behalf of Fidelity Real Estate High Income Fund II
(hereinafter called the "Portfolio").
WHEREAS the Trust and the Advisor have entered into a Management Contract
on behalf of the Portfolio, pursuant to which the Advisor is to act as
investment manager of the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated persons
have personnel in various locations throughout the world and have been formed in
part for the purpose of researching and compiling information and
recommendations with respect to the economies of various countries, and
securities of issuers located in such countries, and providing investment
advisory services in connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor agree as
follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the Sub-Advisor to
perform one or more of the following services with respect to all or a portion
of the investments of the Portfolio. The services and the portion of the
investments of the Portfolio to be advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall
be as agreed upon from time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The
Sub-Advisor shall pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor
performing services for the Portfolio relating to research, statistical and
investment activities.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVICE: If and to the extent requested by the Advisor, the
Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the Portfolio and the
Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the
Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish the Portfolio
and the Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment
recommendations as the Advisor may reasonably require. Such information may
include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: If and to the extent requested by the Advisor,
the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the Advisor, manage
all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the
investment objective, policies and limitations provided in the Portfolio's
Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time,
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and rules thereunder,
as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or
Advisor may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the
Sub-Advisor. With respect to the portion of the investments of the
Portfolio under its management, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to make
investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock,
bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the
purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as the
Sub-Advisor may select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only to
the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Advisor, to provide
additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including but
not limited to services such as managing foreign currency investments,
purchasing and selling or writing futures and options contracts, borrowing
money or lending securities on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment
management and any other activities of the Sub-Advisor shall at all times
be subject to the control and direction of the Advisor and the Trust's
Board of Trustees.
(c) SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or all of
the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through such of its
subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the Sub-Advisor shall
determine; provided, however, that performance of such services through
such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons shall have been approved by
the Trust to the extent required pursuant to the 1940 Act and rules
thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The Sub-Advisor
shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust
and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees or the Advisor may reasonably
request from time to time, or as the Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under subparagraph
(b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor shall place all orders for
the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with
brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or
dealers affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall use
its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are reasonable in
relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to
execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also
provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or to the
other accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment
discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides
such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio
transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission
another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if
the Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services
provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of
either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises investment
discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions
paid by the Portfolio to determine if the commissions paid over representative
periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on the
following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE: For services provided under subparagraph (a)
of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees to pay the Sub-Advisor
a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of
the Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection with rendering the services
referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement. The
Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or
fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from time to time.
(b) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE: For services provided under subparagraph (b)
of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees to pay the Sub-Advisor
a monthly Investment Management Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be
equal to: (i) 50% of the monthly management fee rate (including performance
adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor
under its Management Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the
fraction equal to the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the
Sub-Advisor shall have provided investment management services divided by
the net assets of the Portfolio for that month. If in any fiscal year the
aggregate expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense
limitation imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations,
and the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or reimburses
the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to satisfy such
limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor will be
reduced by 50% of the amount of such waivers or reimbursements multiplied
by the fraction determined in (ii). If the Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to
reflect such waivers or reimbursements and the Advisor subsequently
recovers all or any portion of such waivers or reimbursements, then the
Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to receive from the Advisor a proportionate
share of the amount recovered. To the extent that waivers and
reimbursements by the Advisor required by such limitations are in excess of
the Advisor's management fee, the Investment Management Fee paid to the
Sub-Advisor will be reduced to zero for that month, but in no event shall
the Sub-Advisor be required to reimburse the Advisor for all or a portion
of such excess reimbursements.
(c) PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SERVICES: If the Sub-Advisor shall have provided
both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and investment
management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) for the same
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portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same period, the fees
paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such investments shall be
calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its
expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Advisor
hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract with the Portfolio,
which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include, without limitation, (i)
interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and other costs in connection
with the purchase or sale of securities and other investment instruments; (iii)
fees and expenses of the Trust's Trustees other than those who are "interested
persons" of the Trust, the Sub-Advisor or the Advisor; (iv) legal and audit
expenses; (v) custodian, registrar and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi)
fees and expenses related to the registration and qualification of the Trust and
the Portfolio's shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws;
(vii) expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy material to
shareholders of the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses incidental to holding
meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders, including proxy solicitations
therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based on relative net assets of the Portfolio
and other registered investment companies having Advisory and Service or
Management Contracts with the Advisor, of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity
and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of association membership dues;
(xi) expenses of typesetting for printing Prospectuses and Statements of
Additional Information and supplements thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and
mailing Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto sent to existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or
extraordinary expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits
or proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation which
the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with
respect thereto.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers, and
shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Advisor or
the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers
and stockholders of the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor are or may be or become
similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may
be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the Sub-Advisor
to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Advisor being free
to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however,
that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this
Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to
meet all of its obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be
an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or the
Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the
part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be subject to liability to
the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for any act or
omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or
for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any
security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this
paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until June 30,
2001 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance
after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually by
vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor, the
Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions of Section 15
of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable
order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or
interpretative releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this
paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or
interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
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(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any time
on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties,
terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action
of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the
Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities.
This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly put on
notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees
that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with
this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets,
and the Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the
shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving
effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when
used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now
in effect or as hereafter amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written
above.
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