ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 1st day of August, 2000, by and between
the Pitcairn Funds, a Delaware business trust, (the "Trust"), and SEI
Investments Mutual Funds Services (the "Administrator"), a Delaware business
trust.
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end diversified management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"), consisting of several series of shares of Common Stock, each of which may
consist of one or more classes of beneficial interest ("Shares"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires the Administrator to provide, and the
Administrator is willing to provide, accounting and administrative services to
such portfolios of the Trust as the Trust and the Administrator may agree on
("Portfolios") and as listed on the schedules attached hereto ("Schedules"), and
made a part of this Agreement, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
hereinafter contained, the Trust and the Administrator hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. RETENTION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. The Trust hereby retains the
Administrator to act as the administrator of the Portfolios and to furnish the
Portfolios with accounting and administrative services as set forth in Article 2
below. The Administrator hereby accepts such employment to perform the duties
set forth below.
The Administrator shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an
independent contractor.
ARTICLE 2. ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES. The Administrator shall
perform or supervise the performance by others of other administrative services
in connection with the operations of the Portfolios, and, on behalf of the
Trust, will investigate, assist in the selection of and conduct relations with
custodians, depositories, accountants, legal counsel, underwriters, brokers and
dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and persons in any other
capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable for the Portfolios' operations. The
Administrator shall provide the Trustees of the Trust with such reports
regarding investment performance and compliance with investment policies and
applicable laws, rules and regulations as they may reasonably request but shall
have no responsibility for supervising the performance by any investment adviser
or sub-adviser, including any investment adviser's or sub-adviser's compliance
with applicable investment policies and applicable laws, rules and regulations
governing investment of the Portfolios.
The Administrator shall provide the Trust with administrative services,
regulatory reporting, fund accounting and related portfolio accounting services,
all necessary office space, equipment, personnel, compensation and facilities
(including facilities for Shareholders' and Trustees' meetings) for handling the
affairs of the Portfolios and such other services as the Trustees may, from time
to time, reasonably request and the Administrator shall, from time to time,
reasonably determine to be necessary to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. In addition, at the
request of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Trustees"), the Administrator
shall make reports to the Trustees concerning the performance of its obligations
hereunder.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to each
Portfolio, the Administrator shall:
(A) calculate contractual expenses and control all disbursements, and as
appropriate compute the Trust's yields, total return, expense ratios,
portfolio turnover rate and, if required, portfolio average
dollar-weighed maturity;
(B) coordinate with Trust counsel in connection with the preparation of
prospectuses, statements of additional information, registration
statements, and proxy materials;
(C) prepare such reports, applications and documents (including reports
regarding the sale and redemption of Shares as may be required in
order to comply with Federal and state securities law) as may be
necessary or desirable to register Shares with state securities
authorities, monitor sale of Shares for compliance with state
securities laws, and file with the appropriate state securities
authorities the registration statements and reports for the Trust and
the Shares and all amendments thereto, as may be necessary or
convenient to register and keep effective the Trust and the Trust's
shares with state securities authorities to enable the Trust to make a
continuous offering of its Shares;
(D) assist with ongoing development and preparation of communications to
shareholders, including the annual report to shareholders, coordinate
mailing prospectuses, notices, proxy statements, proxies and other
reports to shareholders, and supervise and facilitate the solicitation
of proxies solicited by the Trust for all shareholder meetings,
including tabulation process for shareholder meetings;
(E) coordinate with Trust counsel the preparation and, where appropriate,
negotiation of, and administer contracts on behalf of the Trust with,
among others, the Trust's investment adviser, distributor, custodian,
independent accountants and transfer agent;
(F) maintain the general ledger and prepare the financial statements,
including expense accruals and payments, monitor expenses against
budget and provide periodic reviews (at least quarterly), determine
the net asset value of the assets and of the Shares, and supervise the
Trust's transfer agent with respect to the payment of dividends and
other distributions to shareholders;
(G) calculate performance data of the Portfolios for dissemination to
information services covering the investment company industry;
(H) prepare and file tax returns;
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(I) coordinate the Trust's board meetings schedule, iniate the agenda and
coordinate production of board meeting materials;
(J) assist with the layout and printing of publicly disseminated
prospectuses and assist with and coordinate layout and printing of
semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders;
(K) provide internal legal and administrative services as reasonably
requested by the Trust from time to time;
(L) assist with the design, development, and operation of the Trust,
including new portfolio and class investment objectives, policies and
structure;
(M) provide individuals acceptable to the Trustees for nomination,
appointment, or election as officers of the Trust, who will be
responsible for the management of certain of the Trust's affairs as
determined by the Trustees;
(N) advise the Trust and its Trustees on matters concerning the Trust and
its affairs;
(O) obtain and keep in effect fidelity bonds and directors and
officers/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Trust in
accordance with the requirements of Rules 17g-1 and 17d-1(7) under the
1940 Act as such bonds and policies are approved by the Trust's Board
of Trustees;
(P) monitor and advise the Trust and its Portfolios on their registered
investment company status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended;
(Q) perform secondary compliance monitoring and reporting on a trade date
plus two business day basis;
(R) furnish advice and recommendations with respect to other aspects of
the business and affairs of the Portfolios as the Trust and the
Administrator shall determine desirable; and
(S) prepare and file with the SEC the semi-annual report for the Trust on
Form N-SAR and all required notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
Also, the Administrator will perform other services for the Trust as agreed from
time to time, including, but not limited to performing internal audit
examinations; mailing the annual reports of the Portfolios; preparing an annual
list of shareholders; and mailing notices of shareholders' meetings, proxies and
proxy statements, for all of which the Trust will pay the Administrator's
out-of-pocket expenses.
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In meeting its duties hereunder, the Administrator shall have the general
authority to do all acts deemed in Administrator's good faith judgement to be
necessary and proper to perform its obligations under this Agreement
ARTICLE 3. ALLOCATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
(A) THE ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator shall furnish at its own expense
the executive, supervisory and clerical personnel necessary to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also pay all
compensation, if any, of officers of the Trust as well as all Trustees of the
Trust who are affiliated persons of the Administrator or any affiliated
corporation of the Administrator; provided, however, that unless otherwise
specifically provided, the Administrator shall not be obligated to pay the
compensation of any employee of the Trust retained by the Trustees of the Trust
to perform services on behalf of the Trust.
(B) THE TRUST. The Trust assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all
other expenses of the Trust not otherwise allocated herein, including, without
limitation, organizational costs, taxes, expenses for legal and auditing
services, the expenses of preparing (including typesetting), printing and
mailing reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, proxy
solicitation material and notices to existing Shareholders, all expenses
incurred in connection with issuing and redeeming Shares, the costs of pricing
services, the costs of custodial services, the cost of initial and ongoing
registration of the Shares under Federal and state securities laws, fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the
Administrator or the investment adviser to the Trust or any affiliated
corporation of the Administrator or the investment Adviser, the costs of
Trustees' meetings, insurance, interest, brokerage costs, litigation and other
extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, and all fees and charges of investment
advisers to the Trust.
ARTICLE 4. COMPENSATION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.
(A) ADMINISTRATION FEE. For the services to be rendered, the facilities
furnished and the expenses assumed by the Administrator pursuant to this
Agreement, the Trust shall pay to the Administrator compensation at an annual
rate specified in the Schedules. Such compensation shall be calculated and
accrued daily, and paid to the Administrator monthly. The Trust shall also
reimburse the Administrator for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including
the travel and lodging expenses incurred by its officers and employees in
connection with attendance at meetings of the Trust's Board of Trustees.
If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the first day of a month
or terminates before the last day of a month, the Administrator's compensation
for that part of the month in which this Agreement is in effect shall be
prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of the fees as set forth
above. Payment of the Administrator's compensation for the preceding month shall
be made promptly.
(B) SURVIVAL OF COMPENSATION RATES. All rights of compensation under this
Agreement for services performed as of the termination date shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. The duties of the
Administrator shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no
implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Administrator
hereunder. The Administrator 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 in carrying out its duties hereunder, except a loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its
duties (except for the Service Standards or under the Schedule set forth herein,
for which the standard shall be failure to exercise due care), or by reason of
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, except as may
otherwise be provided under provisions of applicable law which cannot be waived
or modified hereby. (As used in this Article 5, the term "Administrator" shall
include directors, officers, employees and other agents of the Administrator as
well as that corporation itself.) .
So long as the Administrator, or its agents, acts in good faith and with
due diligence the Trust assumes full responsibility and shall indemnify the
Administrator and hold it harmless from and against any and all actions, suits
and claims, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all
losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements,
payments, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses)
arising directly or indirectly out of said administration, transfer agency, and
dividend disbursing relationships to the Trust or any other service rendered to
the Trust hereunder. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth herein shall
indefinitely survive the termination of this Agreement.
The rights hereunder shall include the right to reasonable advances of
defense expenses in the event of any pending or threatened litigation with
respect to which indemnification hereunder may ultimately be merited. In order
that the indemnification provision contained herein shall apply, however, it is
understood that if in any case the Trust may be asked to indemnify or hold the
Administrator harmless, the Trust shall be fully and promptly advised of all
pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further
understood that the Administrator will use all reasonable care to identify and
notify the Trust promptly concerning any situation which presents or appears
likely to present the probability of such a claim for indemnification against
the Trust, but failure to do so in good faith shall not affect the rights
hereunder.
The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own expense or, if it so
elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims subject
to this indemnity provision. If the Trust elects to assume the defense of any
such claim, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust and
satisfactory to the Administrator, whose approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld. In the event that the Trust elects to assume the defense of any suit
and retain counsel, the Administrator shall bear the fees and expenses of any
additional counsel retained by it. If the Trust does not elect to assume the
defense of a suit, it will reimburse the Administrator for the reasonable fees
and expenses of any counsel retained by the Administrator.
The Administrator may apply to the Trust at any time for instructions and
may consult counsel for the Trust or its own counsel and with accountants and
other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with the
Administrator's duties, and the Administrator shall not be
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liable or accountable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in
accordance with such instruction or with the opinion of such counsel,
accountants or other experts.
Also, the Administrator shall be protected in acting upon any document
which it reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper person or persons. Nor shall the Administrator be held to have
notice of any change of authority of any officers, employee or agent of the
Trust until receipt of written notice thereof from the Trust.
ARTICLE 6. ACTIVITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. The services of the
Administrator rendered to the Trust are not to be deemed to be exclusive. The
Administrator is free to render such services to others and to have other
businesses and interests. It is understood that Trustees, officers, employees
and Shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the
Administrator, as directors, officers, employees and shareholders or otherwise
and that directors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Administrator
and its counsel are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and
that the Administrator may be or become interested in the Trust as a Shareholder
or otherwise.
ARTICLE 7. CONFIDENTIALITY. The Administrator agrees on behalf of itself
and its employees to treat confidentially all records and other information
relative to the Trust and its prior, present or potential Shareholders and
relative to the Adviser and its prior, present or potential customers, except,
after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the
Administrator may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for
failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly
constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Trust. Further, Trust
acknowledges that it has access to confidential information about Administrator,
business and operations, and the Trust and its affiliates agree to hold such
information in strict confidence and not to disclose confidential information to
any third-party except as required by law or where the Trust may be expose to
civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply with disclosure.
ARTICLE 8. EQUIPMENT FAILURES. In the event of equipment failures beyond
the Administrator's control, the Administrator shall, at no additional expense
to the Trust, take reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions but shall
have no liability with respect thereto. The Administrator shall develop and
maintain a plan for recovery from equipment failures which may include
contractual arrangements with appropriate parties making reasonable provision
for emergency use of electronic data processing equipment to the extent
appropriate equipment is available.
ARTICLE 9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. A copy of the Certificate of Trust of
the Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and
notice is hereby given that this Agreement is executed by the Trustees on behalf
of the Trust solely as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations of
this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or
shareholders of the Trust individually but binding only upon the assets and
property of the Trust.
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ARTICLE 10. COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
Administrator undertakes to comply in all material respects with all applicable
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 , the 1940 Act and any laws, rules and regulations of governmental
authorities having jurisdiction with respect to the duties to be performed by
the Administrator hereunder.
ARTICLE 11. DURATION AND TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement
shall become effective on the date set forth in the Schedules and shall remain
in effect for the initial term of the Agreement (the "Initial Term") and each
renewal term thereof (each, a "Renewal Term"), each as set forth in the
Schedules, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Article
11. This Agreement may be terminated only: (a) by the mutual written agreement
of the parties; (b) by either party at the end of the Initial Term or the end of
any Renewal Term on ninety (90) days' written notice; (c) by either party hereto
on such date as is specified in written notice given by the terminating party,
in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by the other party
(including failure to meet the Service Standards during a rolling six (6) month
period), provided the terminating party has notified the other party of such
breach at least 45 days prior to the specified date of termination and the
breaching party has not remedied such breach by the specified date; (d)
effective upon the liquidation of the Administrator; or (e) as to any Portfolio
or the Trust, effective upon the liquidation of such Portfolio or the Trust, as
the case may be. For purposes of this Article 11, the term "liquidation" shall
mean a transaction in which the assets of the Administrator, the Trust or a
Portfolio are sold or otherwise disposed of and proceeds therefrom are
distributed in cash to the shareholders in complete liquidation of the interests
of such shareholders in the entity.
This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Administrator, without the
prior written consent of the Trust, except to an entity that is controlled by,
or under common control, with, the Administrator.
ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement or any part hereof may be changed or
waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of such change or waiver is sought.
ARTICLE 13. CERTAIN RECORDS. The Administrator shall maintain customary
records in connection with its duties as specified in this Agreement. Any
records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to Rules 31a-1 and
31a-2 under the 1940 Act which are prepared or maintained by the Administrator
on behalf of the Trust shall be prepared and maintained at the expense of the
Administrator, but shall be the property of the Trust and will be made available
to or surrendered promptly to the Trust on request.
In case of any request or demand for the inspection of such records by
another party, the Administrator shall notify the Trust and follow the Trust's
instructions as to permitting or refusing such inspection; provided that the
Administrator may exhibit such records to any person in any case where it is
advised by its counsel that it may be held liable for failure to do so, unless
(in cases
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involving potential exposure only to civil liability) the Trust has agreed to
indemnify the Administrator against such liability.
ARTICLE 14. DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS. The terms "interested person" and
"affiliated person," when used in this Agreement, shall have the respective
meanings specified in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ARTICLE 15. NOTICE. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either
party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified
mail, federal express (or substantially similar delivery service) postage
prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last
address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the
Trust, at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇
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Administrator at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇.
ARTICLE 16. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the applicable provisions
of the 1940 Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable
provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control.
ARTICLE 17. MULTIPLE ORIGINALS. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
ARTICLE 18. BINDING AGREEMENT. This Agreement, and the rights and
obligations of the parties and the Portfolios hereunder, shall be binding on,
and inure to the benefit of, the parties and the Portfolios and the respective
successors and assigns of each of them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PITCAIRN FUNDS
By:/s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ III
Attest:/s/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
SEI INVESTMENTS MUTUAL FUNDS SERVICES
By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Attest: /s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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SCHEDULE
TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2000
BETWEEN
PITCAIRN
FUNDS
AND
SEI INVESTMENTS MUTUAL FUNDS SERVICES
Portfolios: This Agreement shall apply to all Portfolios of the Trust,
either now in the future created. The following is a listing
of the current portfolios of the Trust: Diversified Value
Fund, Diversified Growth Fund, Select Value Fund, Select
Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund,
Family Heritage Fund, International Fund, Government/Corporate
Bond Fund and Tax-exempt Bond Fund (collectively, the
"Portfolios").
Term: This Agreement shall become effective on August 4, 2000 and
shall remain in effect for an Initial Term of five (5) years
from such date and, thereafter, for successive Renewal Terms
of two (2) years each, unless and until this Agreement is
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Article 11
hereof.
[END OF SCHEDULE]
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