Exhibit 24(b)(5)(a)
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
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AGREEMENT made this 12th day of September, 1994 by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
International Funds, a Delaware Business Trust (the "Trust") and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
International Capital Management, a California corporation (the "Advisor").
1. Duties of Advisor. The Trust hereby appoints the Advisor to act as
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investment advisor to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pacific Tiger Fund (the "Series") for the
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period and on such terms set forth in this Agreement. The Trust employs the
Advisor to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Series,
to determine in it discretion the assets to be held uninvested, to provide the
Trust with records concerning the Advisor's activities which the Trust is
required to maintain, and to render regular reports to the Trust's officers and
Board of Trustees concerning the Advisor's discharge of the foregoing
responsibilities. The Advisor shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities
subject to the control of the officers and the Board of Trustees of the Trust,
and in compliance with the objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the
Trust's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. The Advisor accepts
such employment and agrees to render the services and to provide, at its own
expense, the office space, furnishings, equipment and the personnel required by
it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided
herein.
2. Portfolio Transactions. The Advisor shall provide the Series with a
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trading department. The Advisor shall select the brokers or dealers that will
execute the purchases and sales of securities for the Series and is directed to
use its best efforts to ensure that the best available price and most favorable
execution of securities transactions for the Series are obtained. The Series
will bear all expenses associated with its investment activities, including,
without limitation, brokerage commissions and custody expenses. Subject to
policies established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust and communicated to
the Advisor, it is understood that the Advisor will not be deemed to have acted
unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Trust or in respect of
the Series, or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Trust or in respect
of the Series under this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by reason of its having
caused the Series to pay a member of a securities exchange, a broker or a dealer
a commission for effecting a securities transaction for the Series in excess of
the amount of commission another member of an exchange, broker or dealer would
have charged if the
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Investment Advisory Agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Funds and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
International Capital Management; f/b/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pacific Tiger Fund
Date Drafted: November 26, 1996 Page 1 of 4 pages.
Advisor determines in good faith that the commission paid was reasonable in
relation to the brokerage or research services provided by such member, broker
or dealer, viewed in terms of that particular transaction or the Advisor's
overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts, including the Series, as
to which it exercises investment discretion. The Advisor will promptly
communicate to the officers and directors of the Trust such information relating
to Series transactions as they may reasonably request.
3. Compensation of the Advisor. For the services to be rendered by the
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Advisor as provided in Section 1 and 2 of this Agreement, the Series shall pay
to the Advisor within five business days after the end of each calendar month, a
monthly fee of one twelfth of 1.00% of the Series' average daily net assets for
the month. The net asset value shall be calculated in the manner provided in
the Series' prospectus and statement of additional information then in effect.
In the event of termination of this Agreement, the fee provided in this
Section 3 shall be paid on a pro rate basis, based on the number of days when
this Agreement was in effect.
4. Reports. The Series and the Advisor agree to furnish to each other
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such information regarding their operations with regard to their affairs as each
may reasonably request.
5. Status of Advisor. The services of the Advisor to the Series are not
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to be deemed exclusive, and the Advisor shall be free to render similar services
to others so long as its services to the Series are not impaired thereby.
6. Liability of Advisor. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
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faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard by the Advisor of its obligations
and duties hereunder, the Advisor shall not be subject to any liability
whatsoever to the Series, or to any shareholder of the Series, for any error of
judgment, mistake of law or any other act or omission in the course of, or
connected with, rendering services hereunder including, without limitation, for
any losses that may be sustained in connection with the purchase, holding,
redemption or sale of any security on behalf of the Series.
7. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall become effective on
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September 12, 1994 provided that first it is approved by the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, including a majority of those trustees who are not parties to this
Agreement or interested persons of any party hereto, in the manner provided in
section 15(c) of the Investment
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Investment Advisory Agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Funds and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
International Capital Management; f/b/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pacific Tiger Fund
Page 2 of 4 pages.
Date Drafted: November 26, 1996
Company Act of 1940, and by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Series; and shall continue in effect until September 12, 1996.
Thereafter, this Agreement may continue in effect only if such continuance is
approved at least annually by: (i) the Trust's Board of Trustees or, (ii) by the
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Series; and in
either event by a vote of a majority of those trustees of the Trust who are not
parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party in the manner
provided in section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This Agreement
may be terminated by the Trust at any time, without the payment of any penalty,
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding voting securities of the Series on 60 days' written notice to
the Advisor. This Agreement may be terminated by the Advisor at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days' written notice to the Trust.
This Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. Any
notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered
or mailed postpaid, to the other party at the principal office of such party.
As used in this Section 8, the terms "assignment" "interested person", and
"a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall have the
respective meanings set forth in Section 2(a)(4), Section 2(a)(19) and Section
2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act and Rule 18f-2 thereunder.
8. Name of Advisor. The parties agree that the Advisor has a proprietary
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interest in the name "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇," and the Trust agrees to promptly take such
action as may be necessary to delete from its corporate name and/or the name of
the Series any reference to the name of the Advisor on the name "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"
promptly after receipt from the Advisor of a written request therefore.
9. Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement shall be held or
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made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of
this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
10. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed and
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interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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Investment Advisory Agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Funds and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
International Capital Management; f/b/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pacific Tiger Fund
Date Drafted: November 26, 1996 Page 3 of 4 pages.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of 12th day of September, 1994.
ATTEST: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ G. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Secretary G. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, President
ATTEST: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INTERNATIONAL
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ G. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Secretary G. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, President
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Investment Advisory Agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Funds and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
International Capital Management; f/b/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pacific Tiger Fund
Date Drafted: November 26, 1996 Page 4 of 4 pages.