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NY12527:131901.1
NY12527:131901.1
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 5, 2003 between
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PORTFOLIOS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the
"Corporation"), on behalf of each of the portfolios listed on the Fee Schedule
attached hereto (each, a "Portfolio"), and J. & W.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & CO. INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the "Manager").
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WHEREAS, the Corporation is an open-end diversified management
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to retain the Manager to
render or contract to obtain as hereinafter provided investment management
services to the Corporation, and to administer the business and other affairs of
the Corporation and the Manager is willing to render such services;
Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual agreements
herein made, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Duties of the Manager. The Manager shall, subject to the control of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation, manage the affairs of each Portfolio and agrees
to provide the services described in this Agreement on the terms set forth
herein. The Manager will enter into an agreement dated the date hereof (the
"Subadvisory Agreement") with Wellington Management Company, LLP (the
"Subadviser") pursuant to which the Subadviser will provide each Portfolio with
investment management services, including investment research, advice and
supervision, determining which securities shall be purchased or sold by the
Portfolio, making purchases and sales of securities on behalf of the Portfolio
and determining how voting and other rights with respect to securities of the
Portfolio shall be exercised, subject in each case to the control of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation and in accordance with the objectives, policies
and principles set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus of the
Corporation and the requirements of the 1940 Act and other applicable law. The
Manager will continue to have responsibility for investment management services
provided under the Subadvisory Agreement. In the event the Subadviser ceases to
provide such investment management services to the Corporation, they shall be
provided by the Manager or by such other firm as may be selected by the
Corporation and approved in accordance with applicable requirements. In
connection with the performance of its duties hereunder, the Manager shall
provide such office space, such bookkeeping, accounting, internal legal,
clerical, secretarial and administrative services (exclusive of, and in addition
to, any such services provided by any others retained by the Corporation) and
such executive and other personnel as shall be necessary for the operations of
each Portfolio. The Corporation understands that the Manager also acts as the
manager of all of the investment companies in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Group.
Subject to Section 36 of the 1940 Act, the Manager shall not
be liable to the Corporation for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for
any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the
management of a Portfolio and the performance of its duties under this Agreement
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
under this Agreement.
2. Expenses. The Manager shall pay all of its expenses arising from the
performance of its obligations under Section 1 including the fee of the
Subadviser, and shall pay any salaries, fees and expenses of the directors of
the Corporation who are employees of the Manager or its affiliates. The Manager
shall not be required to pay any other expenses of the Corporation or a
Portfolio, including, but not limited to, direct charges relating to the
purchase and sale of portfolio securities, interest charges, fees and expenses
of independent attorneys and auditors, taxes and governmental fees, cost of
stock certificates and any other expenses (including clerical expenses) of
issue, sale, repurchase or redemption of shares, expenses of registering and
qualifying shares for sale, expenses of printing and distributing reports,
notices and proxy materials to shareholders, expenses of corporate data
processing and related services, shareholder recordkeeping and shareholder
account services, expenses of printing and filing reports and other documents
filed with governmental agencies, expenses of printing and distributing
prospectuses, expenses of annual and special shareholders' meetings, fees and
disbursements of transfer agents and custodians, expenses of disbursing
dividends and distributions, fees and expenses of directors of the Corporation
who are not employees of the Manager or its affiliates, membership dues in the
Investment Company Institute, insurance premiums and extraordinary expenses such
as litigation expenses.
3. Compensation. (a) As compensation for the services performed and the
facilities and personnel provided by the Manager pursuant to Section 1, each
Portfolio will pay to the Manager promptly after the end of each month a fee,
calculated on each day during such month as indicated on the attached Fee
Schedule.
(b) If the Manager shall serve hereunder for less than the whole of any month,
the fee hereunder shall be prorated.
4. Purchase and Sale of Securities. The Manager or, pursuant to the Subadvisory
Agreement, the Subadviser shall purchase securities from or through and sell
securities to or through such persons, brokers or dealers (including the Manager
or an affiliate of the Manager) as the Manager and the Subadviser shall deem
appropriate in order to carry out the policy with respect to allocation of
portfolio transactions as set forth in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus(es) of the Corporation or as the Board of Directors of the
Corporation may direct from time to time. In providing each Portfolio with
investment management and supervision, it is recognized that the Manager or the
Subadviser will seek the most favorable price and execution, and, consistent
with such policy, may give consideration to the research, statistical and other
services furnished by brokers or dealers to the Manager or the Subadviser for
its use, to the general attitude of brokers or dealers toward investment
companies and their support of them, and to such other considerations as the
Board of Directors of the Corporation may direct or authorize from time to time.
Notwithstanding the above, it is understood that it is
desirable for each Portfolio that the Manager and the Subadviser have access to
supplemental investment and market research and security and economic analysis
provided by brokers who execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the
Portfolio than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the
basis of seeking the most favorable price and execution. Therefore, the Manager
and the Subadviser are authorized to place orders for the purchase and sale of
securities for each Portfolio with such brokers, subject to review by the
Corporation's Board of Directors from time to time with respect to the extent
and continuation of this practice. It is understood that the services provided
by such brokers may be useful to the Manager and the Subadviser in connection
with their services to other clients as well as each Portfolio.
The placing of purchase and sale orders may be carried out by
the Manager or the Subadviser or any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager.
If, in connection with purchases and sales of securities for
each Portfolio, the Manager or any subsidiary of the Manager may, without
material risk, arrange to receive a soliciting dealer's fee or other
underwriter's or dealer's discount or commission, the Manager shall, unless
otherwise directed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, obtain such
fee, discount or commission and the amount thereof shall be applied to reduce
the compensation to be received by the Manager pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the Board of Directors of the
Corporation from approving the payment by a Portfolio of additional compensation
to others for consulting services, supplemental research and security and
economic analysis.
5. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
until December 31, 2004, and from year to year thereafter if such continuance is
approved in the manner required by the 1940 Act if the Manager shall not have
notified the Portfolio in writing at least 60 days prior to such December 31 or
prior to December 31 of any year thereafter that it does not desire such
continuance. This Agreement may be terminated at any time with respect to a
Portfolio, without payment of any penalty by the Corporation, on 60 days'
written notice to the Manager by vote of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Portfolio (as defined by the 1940 Act). This Agreement will automatically
terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined by the 1940 Act).
6. Right of Manager In Corporate Name. The Manager and the Corporation each
agree that the word "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇", which comprises a component of the Corporation's
and each Portfolio's names, is a property right of the Manager. Each Portfolio
agrees and consents that (i) it will only use the word "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇" as a component
of its corporate name and for no other purpose, (ii) it will not purport to
grant to any third party the right to use the word "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇" for any purpose,
(iii) the Manager or any corporate affiliate of the Manager may use or grant to
others the right to use the word "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇", or any combination or abbreviation
thereof, as all or a portion of a corporate or business name or for any
commercial purpose, including a grant of such right to any other investment
company, and at the request of the Manager, the Corporation and the Portfolio
will take such action as may be required to provide its consent to the use of
the word "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇", or any combination or abbreviation thereof, by the Manager
or any corporate affiliate of the Manager, or by any person to whom the Manager
or an affiliate of the Manager shall have granted the right to such use; and
(iv) upon the termination of any management agreement into which the Manager and
the Corporation may enter, the Corporation and the Portfolio shall, upon request
by the Manager, promptly take such action, at its own expense, as may be
necessary to change its corporate name to one not containing the word "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"
and following such change, shall not use the word ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, or any combination
thereof, as a part of its corporate name or for any other commercial purpose,
and shall use its best efforts to cause its officers, trustees and shareholders
to take any and all actions which the Manager may request to effect the
foregoing and to reconvey to the Manager any and all rights to such word.
7. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not be construed to require, or
to impose any duty upon either of the parties, to do anything in violation of
any applicable laws or regulations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation on behalf of each
Portfolio and the Manager has caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized officers as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PORTFOLIOS, INC.
By
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J. & ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & CO.INCORPORATED
By
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fee schedule
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PORTFOLIO ANNUAL RATE
(as a percentage of
average daily net assets)
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Smaller
Companies Portfolio 1.00% of the first $100 million of net
assets; and 0.90% of the net assets
thereafter.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Growth Portfolio 1.00% of the first $50 million of net
assets; 0.95% of the next $1 billion
of net assets; and 0.90% of the net
assets thereafter.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International
Growth Portfolio 1.00% of the first $50 million of net
assets; 0.95% of the next $1 billion
of net assets; and 0.90% of the net
assets thereafter.
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