Common use of Duration, Amendment and Termination Clause in Contracts

Duration, Amendment and Termination. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund on the date first above written. With respect to any Additional Funds, provided the provisions of Section 1, Paragraph (b) have been complied with, this Agreement will become effective on the date on which the Agreement is approved in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act. This Agreement, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall continue for each Fund for periods of one (1) year so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees of the Investment Company who are not parties to this Agreement or "interested persons" (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting such approval, and (b) by the Board of Trustees of the Investment Company or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). This Agreement may be amended as to a Fund by the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by (a) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act), and (b) a majority of those Trustees 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; each as required by the 1940 Act. This Agreement may be terminated by the Manager, the Sub-Adviser, or the Investment Company on behalf of a Fund, at any time on sixty (60) days' written notice, without the payment of any penalty. Termination by the Investment Company on behalf of a Fund may be effected by vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Manager or the Investment Company, or by the vote of either the majority of the entire Board of Trustees of the Investment Company, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund with respect to which the Agreement is being terminated. This Agreement will automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Duration, Amendment and Termination. This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund on the date first above written. With respect to any Additional Funds, provided the provisions of Section 1, Paragraph (b) have been complied with, this Agreement will become effective on the date on which the Agreement is approved in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act. This Agreement, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall continue for each Fund for two (2) years following the effective date of this Agreement with respect to that Fund, if approved in accordance with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and thereafter shall continue automatically for periods of one (1) year so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees of the Investment Company who are not parties to this Agreement or "interested persons" persons (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇1940 Act) of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting such approval, and (b) by the Board of Trustees of the Investment Company or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act). This Agreement may be amended as to a Fund by the parties only if such amendment is specifically approved by (a) the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act), and (b) a majority of those Trustees 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; , each as required by the 1940 Act. This Agreement may be terminated by the Manager, the Sub-Adviser, or the Investment Company on behalf of a Fund, at any time on sixty (60) days' written notice, without the payment of any penalty. Termination by the Investment Company on behalf of a Fund may be effected by vote of a majority of those members of the Board of Trustees who are not "interested persons" persons (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇1940 Act) of the Manager or the Investment Company, or by the vote of either the majority of the entire Board of Trustees of the Investment Company, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund with respect to which the Agreement is being terminated. This Agreement will automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).