Exhibit 99.77Q1e
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
▇▇▇▇▇▇ SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
(a Series of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Omni Investment Trust)
THIS INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement") is made this 21st day of April, 2003, between ▇▇▇▇▇▇
OMNI INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the
"Trust"), and JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("JCM").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end management
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and has registered its shares for public offering
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized to create separate funds, each
with its own separate investment portfolio of which the beneficial interests
are represented by a separate series of shares; one of such funds created by
the Trust being designated as the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Value Fund (the
"Fund"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust and JCM deem it mutually advantageous
that JCM should be appointed as investment adviser to the Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints JCM as
investment adviser and manager with respect to the Fund for the period
and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. JCM hereby accepts such
appointment and agrees to render the services herein set forth, for the
compensation herein provided.
2. Investment Advisory Services. JCM shall determine the
securities or other assets to be purchased, sold or held and shall place
orders for the purchase or sale of such securities or other assets with
brokers, dealers or others. JCM shall furnish continuous advice and
recommendations to the Fund as to the acquisition, holding, or disposition
of any or all of the securities or other assets which the Fund may own or
contemplate acquiring from time to time. JCM shall give due
consideration to the investment policies and restrictions and the other
statements concerning the Fund in the Declaration of Trust, bylaws, and
registration statements under the 1940 Act and the 1933 Act, and to the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time,
applicable to the Fund as a regulated investment company. In addition,
JCM shall cause its officers to attend meetings and furnish oral or written
reports, as the Trust may reasonably require, in order to keep the Trustees
and appropriate officers of the Trust fully informed as to the condition of
the investment portfolio of the Fund, the investment recommendations of
JCM, and the investment considerations which have given rise to those
recommendations. Subject to the approval of the Trustees of the Trust
and, if required, the shareholders of the Fund, JCM is authorized to engage
one or more subadvisers in connection with JCM's duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement, which subadvisers may be affiliates
of JCM.
3. Other Services. JCM is hereby authorized (to the extent the
Trust has not otherwise contracted) but not obligated (to the extent it so
notifies the Trustees at least 60 days in advance), to perform (or arrange
for the performance by duly appointed subadvisers or affiliates of) the
management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the
Fund. JCM is specifically authorized, on behalf of the Trust, to conduct
relations with custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents,
accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate
fiduciaries, insurance company separate accounts, insurers, banks and
such other persons in any such other capacity deemed by JCM to be
necessary or desirable. JCM shall generally monitor and report to Fund
officers the Fund's compliance with investment policies and restrictions as
set forth in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional
information relating to the shares of the Fund under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. JCM shall make reports to the Trustees of its
performance of services hereunder upon request therefor and furnish
advice and recommendations with respect to such other aspects of the
business and affairs of the Fund as it shall determine to be desirable. JCM
is also authorized, subject to review by the Trustees, to furnish such other
services as JCM shall from time to time determine to be necessary or
useful to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement.
4. Obligations of Trust. The Trust shall have the following
obligations under this Agreement:
(a) to keep JCM continuously and fully informed as to
the composition of its investment portfolio and the
nature of all of its assets and liabilities from time to
time;
(b) to furnish JCM with a certified copy of any
financial statement or report prepared for it by
certified or independent public accountants and with
copies of any financial statements or reports made
to its shareholders or to any governmental body or
securities exchange;
(c) to furnish JCM with any further materials or
information which JCM may reasonably request to
enable it to perform its function under this
Agreement;
(d) to compensate JCM for its services and reimburse
JCM for its expenses incurred hereunder in
accordance with the provisions hereof; and
(e) to compensate any subadviser engaged by JCM
pursuant to the authority granted in Section 1
hereof.
5. Compensation. The Trust shall pay to JCM for its
investment advisory services a fee, calculated and payable for each day
that this Agreement is in effect, of 1/365 of 0.75% of the daily closing net
asset value of the Fund (1/366 of 0.75% of the daily closing net asset
value of the Fund in a leap year) provided that any amounts due pursuant
to Section 4(e) above shall be paid directly to such subadviser by the Fund
and shall reduce the amount payable to Janus hereunder.
6. Expenses Borne by JCM. In addition to the expenses which
JCM may incur in the performance of its investment advisory functions
under this Agreement, and the expenses which it may expressly undertake
to incur and pay under other agreements with the Trust or otherwise, JCM
shall incur and pay the following expenses relating to the Fund's
operations without reimbursement from the Fund:
(a) Reasonable compensation, fees and related
expenses of the Trust's officers and its Trustees,
except for such Trustees who are not interested
persons of JCM; and
(b) Rental of offices of the Trust.
7. Expenses Borne by the Trust. The Trust assumes and shall
pay all expenses incidental to its organization, operations and business not
specifically assumed or agreed to be paid by JCM pursuant to Sections 3
and 6 hereof, including, but not limited to, investment adviser fees; any
compensation, fees, or reimbursements which the Trust pays to its
Trustees who are not interested persons of JCM; compensation of the
Fund's custodian, transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent;
legal, accounting, audit and printing expenses; administrative, clerical,
recordkeeping and bookkeeping expenses; brokerage commissions and all
other expenses in connection with execution of portfolio transactions
(including any appropriate commissions paid to JCM or its affiliates for
effecting exchange listed, over-the-counter or other securities
transactions); interest; all federal, state and local taxes (including stamp,
excise, income and franchise taxes); costs of stock certificates and
expenses of delivering such certificates to purchasers thereof; expenses of
local representation in Massachusetts; expenses of shareholders' meetings
and of preparing, printing and distributing proxy statements, notices, and
reports to shareholders; expenses of preparing and filing reports and tax
returns with federal and state regulatory authorities; all expenses incurred
in complying with all federal and state laws and the laws of any foreign
country applicable to the issue, offer, or sale of shares of the Fund,
including, but not limited to, all costs involved in the registration or
qualification of shares of the Fund for sale in any jurisdiction, the costs of
portfolio pricing services and compliance systems, and all costs involved
in preparing, printing and mailing prospectuses and statements of
additional information to fund shareholders; and all fees, dues and other
expenses incurred by the Trust in connection the membership of the Trust
in any trade association or other investment company organization.
8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any
time, without penalty, by the Trustees of the Trust, or by the shareholders
of the Fund acting by vote of at least a majority of its outstanding voting
securities, provided in either case that sixty (60) days advance written
notice of termination be given to JCM at its principal place of business.
This Agreement may be terminated by JCM at any time, without penalty,
by giving sixty (60) days advance written notice of termination to the
Trust, addressed to its principal place of business. The Trust agrees that,
consistent with the terms of the Trust Instrument, the Trust shall cease to
use the name "Janus" in connection with the Fund as soon as reasonably
practicable following any termination of this Agreement if JCM does not
continue to provide investment advice to the Fund after such termination.
9. Assignment. This Agreement shall terminate automatically
in the event of any assignment of this Agreement.
10. Term. This Agreement shall continue in effect until July 1,
2004, unless sooner terminated in accordance with its terms, shall continue
in effect from year to year thereafter only so long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties hereto or interested persons of
any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting
on the approval of the terms of such renewal, and by either the Trustees of
the Trust or the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund. The annual approvals provided for herein shall be
effective to continue this Agreement from year to year if given within a
period beginning not more than ninety (90) days prior to July 1 of each
applicable year, notwithstanding the fact that more than three hundred
sixty-five (365) days may have elapsed since the date on which such
approval was last given.
11. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the
parties only if such amendment is specifically approved (i) by a majority
of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested
persons (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of
JCM and, if required by applicable law, (ii) by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as that phrase is
defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act).
12. Other Series. The Trustees shall determine the basis for
making an appropriate allocation of the Trust's expenses (other than those
directly attributable to the Fund) between the Fund and the other series of
the Trust.
13. Limitation of Personal Liability. All the parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that all liabilities of the Trust arising, directly or
indirectly, under this Agreement, of any and every nature whatsoever,
shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the Fund and that no Trustee,
officer or holder of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust shall be
personally liable for any of the foregoing liabilities. The Trust Instrument
describes in detail the respective responsibilities and limitations on
liability of the Trustees, officers and holders of shares of beneficial
interest of the Trust.
14. Limitation of Liability of JCM. JCM shall not be liable for
any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any
investment or for any act or omission taken with respect to the Trust,
except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder and except to the extent otherwise
provided by law. As used in this Section 14, "JCM" shall include any
affiliate of JCM performing services for the Trust contemplated hereunder
and directors, officers and employees of JCM and such affiliates.
15. Activities of JCM. The services of JCM to the Trust
hereunder are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and JCM and its affiliates
are free to render services to other parties. It is understood that trustees,
officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may become interested in
JCM as directors, officers and shareholders of JCM, that directors,
officers, employees and shareholders of JCM are or may become similarly
interested in the Trust, and that JCM may become interested in the Trust
as a shareholder or otherwise.
16. Certain Definitions. 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 hereafter amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, subject to such orders, exemptions and interpretations as may
be issued by the SEC under said Act and as may be then in effect.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado (without giving effect to
the conflicts of laws principles thereof) and the 1940 Act. To the extent
that the applicable laws of the State of Colorado conflict with the
applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly
authorized officers to execute this Investment Advisory Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.
JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: ____________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Early, Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ OMNI INVESTMENT TRUST
By: ____________________________________
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SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
▇▇▇▇▇▇ SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
(a Series of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Omni Investment Trust)
This SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is
entered into effective as of the 21st day of April 2003, by and between
JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company ("Janus") and PERKINS, WOLF, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ AND
COMPANY ("Subadviser").
WHEREAS, Janus has entered into an Investment Advisory
Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Omni Investment
Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") and an open-end,
management investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), with respect to the
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Value Fund, a series of the Trust (the "Fund") pursuant
to which Janus has agreed to provide investment advisory services with
respect to the Fund; and
WHEREAS, Subadviser is engaged in the business of rendering
investment advisory services and is registered as an investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers
Act"); and
WHEREAS, Janus desires to retain Subadviser to furnish
investment advisory services with respect to the Fund, and Subadviser is
willing to furnish such services;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
agree as follows:
1. Duties of Subadviser. Janus hereby engages the services of
Subadviser as subadviser in furtherance of the Advisory Agreement.
Subadviser agrees to perform the following duties, subject to the oversight
of Janus and to the overall control of the officers and the Board of
Trustees (the "Trustees") of the Trust:
(a) Subadviser shall manage the investment operations
of the Fund and the composition of its investment portfolio, shall
determine without prior consultation with the Trust or Janus, what
securities and other assets of the Fund will be acquired, held, disposed of
or loaned, and shall direct Janus with respect to the execution of trades in
connection with such determinations, in conformity with the investment
objectives, policies and restrictions and the other statements concerning
the Fund in the Trust's trust instrument, as amended from time to time (the
"Trust Instrument"), bylaws and registration statements under the 1940
Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the
Advisers Act, the rules thereunder and all other applicable federal and
state laws and regulations, and the provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), applicable to the Fund as a
regulated investment company;
(b) Subadviser shall cause its officers to attend
meetings and furnish oral or written reports, as the Trust or Janus may
reasonably require, in order to keep Janus, the Trustees and appropriate
officers of the Trust fully informed as to the condition of the investment
portfolio of the Fund, the investment decisions of Subadviser, and the
investment considerations which have given rise to those decisions;
(c) Subadviser shall maintain all books and records
required to be maintained by Subadviser pursuant to the 1940 Act, the
Advisers Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the
same may be amended from time to time, with respect to transactions on
behalf of the Fund, and shall furnish the Trustees and Janus with such
periodic and special reports as the Trustees or Janus reasonably may
request. Subadviser hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for
the Fund or the Trust are the property of the Trust, agrees to permit the
reasonable inspection thereof by the Trust or its designees and agrees to
preserve for the periods prescribed under the 1940 Act and the Advisers
Act any records which it maintains for the Trust and which are required to
be maintained under the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, and further agrees
to surrender promptly to the Trust or its designees any records which it
maintains for the Trust upon request by the Trust;
(d) Subadviser shall submit such reports relating to the
valuation of the Fund's assets and to otherwise assist in the calculation of
the net asset value of shares of the Fund as may reasonably be requested;
(e) Subadviser shall provide Janus with such assistance
and advice as Janus may reasonably request as to the manner in which to
exercise, on behalf of the Fund, such voting rights, subscription rights,
rights to consent to corporate action and any other rights pertaining to the
Fund's assets that may be exercised, in accordance with any policy
pertaining to the same that may be adopted or agreed to by the Trustees of
the Trust, so that Janus may exercise such rights, or, in the event that the
Trust retains the right to exercise such voting and other rights, to furnish
the Trust with advice as may reasonably be requested as to the manner in
which such rights should be exercised;
(f) At such times as shall be reasonably requested by
the Trustees or Janus, Subadviser shall provide the Trustees and Janus
with economic, operational and investment data and reports, including
without limitation all information and materials reasonably requested by
or requested to be delivered to the Trustees of the Trust pursuant to
Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, and shall make available to the Trustees
and Janus any economic, statistical and investment services normally
available to similar investment company clients of Subadviser; and
(g) Subadviser will provide to Janus for regulatory
filings and other appropriate uses materially accurate and complete
information relating to Subadviser as may be reasonably requested by
Janus from time to time and, notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, Subadviser shall be liable to Janus for all damages, costs and
expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorney's fees
(hereinafter referred to collectively as "Damages"), incurred by Janus as a
result of any material inaccuracies or omissions in such information
provided by Subadviser to Janus, provided, however, that Subadviser shall
not be liable to the extent that any Damages are based upon inaccuracies
or omissions made in reliance upon information furnished to Subadviser
by Janus.
2. Further Obligations. In all matters relating to the
performance of this Agreement, Subadviser shall act in conformity with
the Trust's Trust Instrument, bylaws and currently effective registration
statements under the 1940 Act and the 1933 Act and any amendments or
supplements thereto (the "Registration Statements") and with the written
policies, procedures and guidelines of the Fund, and written instructions
and directions of the Trustees and Janus and shall comply with the
requirements of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, the rules thereunder, and
all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Janus agrees to
provide to Subadviser copies of the Trust's Trust Instrument, bylaws,
Registration Statement, written policies, procedures and guidelines and
written instructions and directions of the Trustees and Janus, and any
amendments or supplements to any of them at, or, if practicable, before
the time such materials become effective.
3. Obligations of Janus. Janus shall have the following
obligations under this Agreement:
(a) To keep Subadviser continuously and fully
informed (or cause the custodian of the Fund's assets to keep Subadviser
so informed) as to the composition of the investment portfolio of the Fund
and the nature of all of the Fund's assets and liabilities from time to time;
(b) To furnish Subadviser with a certified copy of any
financial statement or report prepared for the Fund by certified or
independent public accountants and with copies of any financial
statements or reports made to the Fund's shareholders or to any
governmental body or securities exchange; and
(c) To furnish Subadviser with any further materials or
information which Subadviser may reasonably request to enable it to
perform its function under this Agreement.
4. Compensation. For Subadviser's services under this
Agreement, the Fund shall pay to Subadviser a fee equal to 50% of the
advisory fee payable to Janus from the Fund before reduction of the Janus
fee by the amount of the fee payable to Subadviser (net of any
reimbursements of expenses incurred or fees waived by Janus). Such fee
shall be computed and accrued daily and payable monthly as of the last
day of each month during which or part of which this Agreement is in
effect and shall be paid at the same time and in the same amount as the
fees payable to Janus. For the month during which this Agreement
becomes effective and the month during which it terminates, however,
there shall be an appropriate proration of the fee payable for such month
based on the number of calendar days of such month during which the
Agreement is effective.
5. Expenses. Subadviser shall pay all its own costs and
expenses incurred in rendering its service under this Agreement.
6. Representations of Subadviser. Subadviser hereby
represents, warrants and covenants to Janus as follows:
(a) Subadviser: (i) is registered as an investment
adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so
long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940
Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this
Agreement; (iii) has met, and will continue to meet for so long as this
Agreement remains in effect, any other applicable federal or state
requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry
self-regulatory organization necessary to be met in order to perform the
services contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) has the legal and corporate
authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this
Agreement; and (v) will immediately notify Janus of the occurrence of any
event that would disqualify Subadviser from serving as an investment
adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940
Act or otherwise, and of the institution of any administrative, regulatory or
judicial proceeding against Subadviser that could have a material adverse
effect upon Subadviser's ability to fulfill its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) Subadviser has adopted a written code of ethics
complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and
will provide Janus with a copy of such code of ethics, together with
evidence of its adoption. Within 45 days after the end of the last calendar
quarter of each year that this Agreement is in effect, the president or a vice
president of Subadviser shall certify to Janus that Subadviser has complied
with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 during the previous year and that there
has been no violation of Subadviser's code of ethics or, if such a violation
has occurred, that appropriate action was taken in response to such
violation. Upon the written request of Janus, Subadviser shall permit
Janus, its employees or its agents to examine the reports required to be
made to Subadviser by Rule 17j-1(c)(1) and all other records relevant to
Subadviser's code of ethics.
(c) Subadviser has provided Janus with a copy of its
Form ADV as most recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") and will, promptly after filing any amendment to its
Form ADV with the SEC, furnish a copy of such amendment to Janus.
(d) Subadviser will notify Janus of any change in the
identity or control of its shareholders owning a 10% or greater interest in
Subadviser, or any change that would constitute a change in control of
Subadviser under the 1940 Act, prior to any such change if Subadviser is
aware, or should be aware, of any such change, but in any event as soon as
any such change becomes known to Subadviser.
7. Term. This Agreement shall become effective as of the
date first set forth above and shall continue in effect until July 1, 2004
unless sooner terminated in accordance with its terms, and shall continue
in effect from year to year thereafter only so long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust who are not parties hereto or interested persons of
the Trust, Janus or Subadviser, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on the approval of the terms of such renewal, and by
either the Trustees of the Trust or the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The annual approvals provided
for herein shall be effective to continue this Agreement from year to year
if given within a period beginning not more than ninety (90) days prior to
July 1 of each applicable year, notwithstanding the fact that more than
three hundred sixty-five (365) days may have elapsed since the date on
which such approval was last given.
8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any
time, without penalty, by the Trustees or by the shareholders of the Fund
acting by vote of at least a majority of its outstanding voting securities,
provided in any such case that 60 days' advance written notice of
termination be given to Subadviser at its principal place of business. This
Agreement may also be terminated by Janus or the Trust: (i) upon a
material breach by Subadviser of any of the representations and warranties
set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, if such breach shall not have been
cured within a 20-day period after notice of such breach; or (ii) if
Subadviser becomes unable to discharge its duties and obligations under
this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated by Subadviser at any
time, without penalty: (i) by giving 60 days' advance written notice of
termination to Janus and to the Trust; or (ii) upon a material breach by
Janus of any of the obligations set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, if
such breach shall not have been cured within a 20-day period after notice
of such breach. In addition, this Agreement shall terminate, without
penalty, upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement.
9. Assignment. This Agreement shall automatically terminate
in the event of its assignment.
10. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the
parties only in a written instrument signed by the parties to this Agreement
and only if such amendment is specifically approved (i) by a majority of
the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested
persons (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of
the Trust or Janus, Subadviser or their affiliates, and (ii) if required by
applicable law, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(a)(42)
of the 1940 Act).
11. Limitation on Personal Liability. All parties to this
Agreement acknowledge and agree that the Trust is a series trust and all
debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or
otherwise existing with respect to a particular series shall be enforceable
against the assets held with respect to such series only, and not against the
assets of the Trust generally or against the assets held with respect to any
other series and further that no Trustee, officer or holder of shares of
beneficial interest of the Trust shall be personally liable for any of the
foregoing.
12. Limitation of Liability of Subadviser. Janus will not seek
to hold Subadviser, and Subadviser shall not be, liable for any error of
judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or
for any act or omission taken with respect to the Fund, except for willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties,
or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder
and except to the extent otherwise provided by law. As used in this
section, "Subadviser" shall include any affiliate of Subadviser performing
services for the Fund contemplated hereunder and directors, officers and
employees of Subadviser and such affiliates.
13. Activities of Subadviser. The services of Subadviser
hereunder are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and Subadviser is free to
render services to other parties, so long as its services under this
Agreement are not materially adversely affected or otherwise impaired
thereby. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any
director, officer or employee of Subadviser to engage in any other
business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the
management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar or
a dissimilar nature. It is understood that Trustees, officers and
shareholders of the Trust are or may become interested in Subadviser as
directors, officers and shareholders of Subadviser, that directors, officers,
employees and shareholders of Subadviser are or may become similarly
interested in the Trust, and that Subadviser may become interested in the
Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
14. Third Party Beneficiary. The parties expressly
acknowledge and agree that the Trust is a third party beneficiary of this
Agreement and that the Trust shall have the full right to ▇▇▇ upon and
enforce this Agreement in accordance with its terms as if it were a
signatory hereto. Any oversight, monitoring or evaluation of the activities
of Subadviser by Janus, the Trust or the Fund shall not diminish or relieve
in any way the liability of Subadviser for any of its duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement.
15. Notices. Any notice or other communication required to be
given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered
personally or by overnight delivery service or mailed by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or sent by
facsimile addressed to the parties at their respective addresses set forth
below, or at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a
written notice to the other party.
(a) To Janus at:
Janus Capital Management LLC
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Attention: General Counsel
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Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(b) To Subadviser at:
Perkins, Wolf, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Company
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Attention: President
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Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(c) To the Trust at:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Omni Investment Trust
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Attention: General Counsel
16. Certain Definitions. The terms "vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities," "assignment," "approved at least annually,"
and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in
the 1940 Act, as now in effect or hereafter amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, subject to such orders, exemptions and
interpretations as may be issued by the SEC under the 1940 Act and as
may be then in effect.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado (without giving effect to
the conflicts of laws principles thereof) and the 1940 Act. To the extent
that the applicable laws of the State of Colorado conflict with the
applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed by their duly authorized officers designated below as of the
day and year first above written.
JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By: __________________________________
PERKINS, WOLF, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ AND
COMPANY
By: __________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
The undersigned acknowledges that it is obligated to compensate
Subadviser for its services in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4 of this Agreement.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ OMNI INVESTMENT TRUST on
behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Value Fund
By: __________________________________