LOCORR INVESTMENT TRUST SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

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SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 29th, 2015, between LoCorr Fund Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), and Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC (the “Sub- Adviser”).

WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”);

WHEREAS , the Adviser acts as an investment adviser to LoCorr Long/Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of shares of beneficial interest of the LoCorr Investment Trust, an Ohio business trust (the “Trust”), pursuant to a Management Agreement dated as of January 24, 2011 (the “Management Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);

WHEREAS, the Adviser desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to render investment advisory services to the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such services; and

WHEREAS, the Adviser has the authority, subject to the approval of the Board (as defined in Section 2 below) and, if required under the 1940 Act, Fund shareholders, to select sub-advisers for the Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.          Appointment and Status of Sub-Adviser. The Adviser hereby appoints the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services herein set forth, for the compensation herein provided. In connection therewith, the Adviser has delivered or will promptly deliver to the Sub-Adviser  copies of (i) the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and any amendments thereto, (ii)  the Trust’s Registration Statement and all amendments thereto filed with the U.S. Securities and  Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the 1940 Act (the “Registration Statement”), (iii) the current Prospectus  and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund (collectively, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented , the “Prospectus”), and (iv) all procedures adopted by the Trust with respect to the Fund and all written instructions adopted by the Board with respect to the Fund, and shall promptly furnish the Sub- Adviser with all amendments of or supplements to the foregoing. In addition, the Adviser shall deliver to the Sub-Adviser (x) a certified copy of the resolutions of the Board appointing the Sub- Adviser and authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (y) a copy of all proxy statements and related materials relating to the Fund (if any), and (z) any other documents, materials or information that the Sub-Adviser may reasonably request to enable it to perform its duties pursuant to this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor of the Adviser and the Trust and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the Adviser or the Board from time to time, have no authority to act for or represent the Adviser or the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Adviser or the Trust. The Adviser hereby delegates to the Sub-Adviser the authority, as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Trust or Fund, as applicable, for the account of, at the risk of and in the name of the Trust or the Fund, as applicable, to place orders and issue instructions with respect to purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets of the Fund.

Section 2.          Sub-Adviser’s Duties.  Subject to the general supervision of the Board and the Adviser,  the Sub-Adviser shall, employing its discretion, manage the investment and reinvestment for that portion of the Fund’ assets that are assigned to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser (the “Sub-Advised Assets”), including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof and the execution of agreements relating thereto, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as disclosed in the Fund’s Prospectus, using similar or substantially similar investment strategies that, as of the date of this Agreement, are currently used by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the fund(s) listed on Schedule 1 hereto, and any written investment guidelines of the Fund that (i) have been approved by the Board, (ii) are disclosed in the Prospectus, and (iii) have been provided to the Sub-Adviser, and subject to the following understandings:

(e)              The Sub-Adviser shall maintain books and records with respect to the securities transactions of the Sub-Advised Assets as it is required to maintain pursuant to Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser (or the broker, at the Sub-Adviser’s discretion) shall render to the Adviser and the Board such periodic and special reports as the Adviser or the Board may reasonably  request;

(j)          The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act and other applicable federal and state regulations, which procedures have been reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Sub-Adviser shall, following the effective date of this Agreement, provide to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer an executive summary of its next completed annual written report regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program within a reasonable time following preparation of such annual written report.

(I)               The Sub-Adviser, during the term of this Agreement, shall promptly notify the Adviser of any circumstance that could materially impede the ability of the Sub-Adviser to perform its services as described in this Agreement. Such circumstances, to be determined in the Sub- Adviser’s  sole  discretion, could  include, but  are  not  limited  to, items  such  as:  litigation  or regulatory actions pertaining to the Sub-Adviser or any of its key employees and any material operational disruptions caused by the loss of functionality for key employees or systems.

Section 3.         Execution of Purchase and Sale Orders. With respect to the Sub-Advised Assets, in connection with purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the accounts of the Fund, the Sub-Adviser will arrange for the placing of all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the account with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser’s selection of brokers and dealers will be reviewed by the Board from time to time. The Sub-Adviser will be responsible for the negotiation and the allocation of principal business and portfolio brokerage. In the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Sub- Adviser will use its best efforts to seek to obtain for the Fund “best execution,” considering all of the circumstances. Subject to its obligations under this Section 3, the Sub-Adviser shall be permitted to aggregate trades for the purchase and sale of the Fund’s portfolio securities and allocate such securities in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s aggregation and allocation policies and procedures.

The Sub-Adviser should generally seek favorable prices and commission rates that are reasonable in relation to the benefit s received. In seeking best execution, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to select brokers or dealers who also provide brokerage and research services to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. The Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing the Fund’s portfolio transaction that is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub- Adviser determines in good faith that the amount of the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the executing broker or dealer. The determination may be viewed in terms of either a particular transaction or the Sub-Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to the Fund and to accounts over which the Sub-Adviser exercises investment discretion. The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser understand and acknowledge that, although the information may be useful to the Fund and the Sub-Adviser, it is not possible to place a dollar value on such information. The Board shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative period s of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund. The Sub-Adviser may not give consideration to sales of shares of the Fund as a factor in the selection of brokers and dealers to execute the Fund’s portfolio transactions.

Section 4.         Services to Other Companies or Accounts.   The Sub-Adviser’s services to the Fund pursuant to this Agreement are not to be deemed to be exclusive and it is understood that the Sub-Adviser may render investment advice, management and other services to others, including other registered investment companies or series thereof that may or may not have similar investment strategies as those of the Fund. The Adviser recognizes that, in some cases, having multiple clients for which a particular investment may be suitable may limit the size of the position of that investment that may be acquired or sold for the Fund. In addition, the Adviser understands that the persons employed by the Sub-Adviser to assist in the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s duties hereunder will not devote their full time to such service and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict the right of the Sub-Adviser or any affiliate of the Sub-Adviser to engage in and devote time and attention to other business or to render services of whatever kind or nature. During the term of this Agreement and for one year thereafter, each party agrees not to engage and/or employ the other party’s employees.

Section 5.        Books  and  Records.  The Sub-Adviser shall keep the books and records required to be maintained by it pursuant to Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it is required to maintain   with respect to the Sub-Advised Assets under this Agreement are the property of the Trust, and it will promptly surrender any of such records to the Trust upon the Trust’s request. The Sub-Adviser may maintain copies of any such books and records for its own records.

The Adviser is solely responsible for the payment of the Sub-Adviser’s fees, and the Sub-Adviser agrees not to seek payment of its fees from the Trust or the Fund.

The Adviser agrees to submit copies of all proposed prospectuses , proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature, or other material prepared for distribution to interest holders of the Fund or the public that refer in any way to the Sub-Adviser (other than identifying the name of the Sub-Adviser as a sub-adviser to the Fund) to the Sub-Adviser at its principal office (or to an alternate address provided by the Sub-Adviser) for review prior to use, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to review such materials by a reasonable and appropriate deadline. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any disclosures or descriptions included in any of the foregoing materials that relate to the Sub-Adviser or the Sub-Advised Assets for which it did not have an opportunity to review and correct any information contained therein. None of the Adviser, the Trust, the Fund or any affiliate of the foregoing will use the registered trademarks, service marks, logos, names or any other proprietary designations of Sub-Adviser, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in any advertising or promotional materials without Sub-Adviser’s prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the Adviser will continue to furnish to the Sub-Adviser copies of any of the above-mentioned materials that refer in any way to the Sub-Adviser. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

The Sub-Adviser agrees to submit copies of all sales literature or other marketing material of the Sub-Adviser that refer in any way to the Adviser, the Fund, or the Trust to the Adviser at its principal office (or to an alternate address provided by the Adviser) for review prior to use, and the Adviser agrees to review such materials by a reasonable and appropriate deadline. The Adviser, the Trust or the Fund, as applicable, shall not be liable for any disclosures or descriptions included in any of the foregoing materials that relate to the Sub-Adviser or the Sub-Advised Assets for which it did not have an opportunity to review and correct any information contained therein, unless such disclosures or descriptions are consistent with those included in public filings or materials provided to the Sub-Adviser. Neither the Sub-Adviser nor any of its affiliates will use the registered trademarks, service marks, logos, names or any other proprietary designations of (1) Adviser, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in any advertising or promotional materials without Adviser’s prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld, or (2) the Fund or the Trust in any advertising or promotional materials without the Trust’s prior written approval, which will not be unreasonably withheld. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser will continue to furnish to the Adviser and/or the Trust, as applicable, copies of any of the above-mentioned materials that refer in any way to the Adviser or the Trust. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 9.                Liability. The Sub-Adviser has not made, and does not make, any guarantee whatsoever as to the success or profitability of the Sub-Adviser’s trading methods and strategies and the Adviser acknowledges that it has received no such guarantee from the Sub-Adviser and has not entered into this Agreement in consideration of or in reliance upon any such guarantee or similar representation from the Sub-Adviser. Neither the Sub-Adviser nor its shareholders, members, officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons or affiliates of any thereof, shall be liable for any error of judgment (including, without limitation, trade errors) or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Adviser, the Trust or the Fund (including, without limitation, by reason of the purchase, retention or sale of securities) in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s duties or from reckless disregard by it of the Sub-Adviser’s obligations and duties under this Agreement.

The Adviser shall indemnify, and defend the Sub-Adviser and its shareholders, members, officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons or affiliates of any thereof, and hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (“Losses”), as they are incurred, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the business, operation, or administration of the Trust or the Fund, except to the extent such Losses are determined to have arisen directly and primarily out of, or have been determined to be based directly and primarily upon, the Sub-Adviser’s breach of fiduciary duty, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify, and defend the Adviser and its shareholders, members, officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons or affiliates of any thereof, and hold them harmless from and against any and all Losses, as they are incurred, that have been determined to have arisen directly and primarily out of, or have been determined to be based directly and primarily upon the Sub-Adviser’s breach of fiduciary duty, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

Any person, even though also a director, officer, employee, shareholder , member or agent of the Sub-Adviser, who may be or become an officer, director, trustee, employee or agent of the Trust, shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Trust or acting on any business of the Trust (other than services or business in connection with the Sub-Adviser’s duties hereunder), to be rendering such services to or acting solely for the Trust and  not as a director, officer, employee, shareholder, member or agent of the Sub-Adviser, or one under the Sub-Adviser’s control or direction, even though paid by the Sub-Adviser.

Section 10.        Duration and Termination . The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date that the Adviser allocates Sub-Advised Assets to the Sub-Adviser, provided that this Agreement shall have been approved by a majority of the Board members who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party (other than as Board members of the Trust) and, if required by applicable law, by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and shall continue in effect for a period of two years. This Agreement shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter, subject to termination as hereinafter provided, if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of such Fund or by vote of the Board, and (b) by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. In the event that the continuation of this Agreement is not approved as to the Fund, the Sub-Adviser may continue to render to the Fund the services described herein in the manner and to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent required by the 1940 Act, the Sub-Adviser shall furnish to the Adviser and the Trust, promptly upon their request, such information as may reasonably be necessary to evaluate the terms of this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment thereof.

This Agreement may be terminated at any time on at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Sub-Adviser, without the payment of any penalty, (i) by vote of the Board, (ii) by the Adviser, (iii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of the Fund, or (iv) in accordance with the terms of any exemptive order obtained by the Trust or the Fund under Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act, exempting the Trust or the Fund from Section 15(a) and Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser may terminate this Agreement at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on at least 60 days’ prior written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. This Agreement will automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Section 13.         Governing Law. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof, and (b) any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretation thereof, if any, by the United States courts or in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the SEC issued pursuant to said 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is revised by rule, regulation or order of the SEC, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order. Except as provided in Section 21 below, the parties hereto waive their right to seek remedies in court, including any right to a jury trial. The parties agree that in the event of any dispute arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement, such dispute shall be resolved exclusively by confidential arbitration to be conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures and applying the laws of State of Minnesota or the United States, as appropriate. The costs of arbitration, including the fees and expenses of the arbitrator, shall be paid equally the parties hereto. Each party shall bear the cost of preparing and presenting their case. Disputes shall not be resolved in any other forum or venue. The parties agree that such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator experience in resolving similar disputes and that the arbitrator’s authority to grant relief shall be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, et seq. (“FAA”), the provisions of this Agreement, and the AAA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes. The parties hereto agree that the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to make any award that provides for punitive or exemplary damages or damages otherwise limited or excluded in this Agreement. The parties understand that their right to appeal or to seek modification of any ruling or award of the arbitrator is severely limited. Any award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and binding, and judgment may be entered on it in any court of competent jurisdiction or as otherwise provided by law.

Section 19.             Other Business. Except as set forth above, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Sub-Adviser’s directors, officers or employees who may also be a trustee, officer, partner or employee of the Trust 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 business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Sub-Adviser’s right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association .

The Adviser, on its own behalf or on behalf of the Fund, agrees to treat all records and other information relating to the Sub-Adviser (including, without limitation, the Sub-Adviser’s advice with respect to trading, investments, and market positions or strategies, systems, software programs, methods, models, techniques and formulas and the Adviser agrees not to reverse engineer such items) as confidential and shall not disclose information of a confidential nature acquired in connection with this Agreement, except for information that it may be entitled to disclose pursuant to this Agreement or required to disclose by law or regulation or information that has entered into the public domain other than by a breach of duty on the part of the Adviser, the Fund or Trust.

Each party recognizes and agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting any property rights, by license or otherwise, to any of the other party’s confidential information, or to any invention or any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right that has issued or that may issue, based on the other party’s confidential information to the receiving party or its affiliates. Neither party shall make, have made, use or sell (or permit its affiliates to make, have made, use or sell) for any purpose any product or other item using, incorporating or derived from any of the other party’s confidential information.

Notwithstanding  any other provision  of this  Agreement,  to the extent  that  any market counterparty  with  whom  the  Sub-Adviser  deals  requires  information  relating  to  the  Fund (including, but not limited to, the identity of the Adviser or the Fund or Trust and market value of the Fund), the Sub-Adviser shall be permitted to disclose such information to the extent necessary to effect transactions on behalf of the Fund in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each party acknowledges that its breach of this Section 21 may cause irreparable damage and hereby agrees that the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief under this Agreement, as well as such further relief as may be granted by a court of competent jurisdiction.

This Section 21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement; and shall continue in perpetuity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the date and year first above written.

 

ADVISER							SUB-ADVISER
LoCorr Fund Management, LLC							Kettle Hill Capital Management, LLC
By:		/s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇					By:		/s/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name:			▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇				Name:			▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title:			Chief Executive Officer				Title:			Managing Member

 

July 27, 2015

Funds for which an investment strategy that is similar or substantially similar to the investment strategy to be used with respect to the Sub-Advised Assets is currently used by the Sub-Adviser:

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Kettle Hill Partners, LP

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Kettle Hill Partners II, LP

 

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