SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMONG INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST,

 

AMONG INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST,

361 CAPITAL, LLC

AND

FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

THIS SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2014, is entered into by and among Investment Managers Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust with its principal office and place of business at ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series listed on Appendix A hereto, as amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”); 361 Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with its principal office and place of business at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the “Advisor”); and Federated Investment Management Company, a Delaware statutory trust with its principal office and place of business at Federated Investor Tower, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ (the “Sub-advisor”).

WHEREAS, the Advisor has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 10, 2011 (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust;

WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, management investment company and may issue its shares of beneficial interest, no par value, in separate series;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, and subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), the Advisor acts as investment advisor for each Fund;

WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement permits the Advisor, subject to the supervision of the Board, to delegate certain of its duties under the Advisory Agreement to other registered investment advisors subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act;

WHEREAS, the Trust and the Advisor desire to retain the Sub-advisor to furnish investment advisory services for each Fund and the Sub-advisor is willing to provide those services on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Trust, the Advisor and the Sub-advisor hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS

(a) The Trust and the Advisor hereby appoint and engage the Sub-advisor, subject to the general supervision of the Board, but without prior consultation with the Advisor or the Board, to manage on a discretionary basis the investment and reinvestment of the assets of all or a portion of each Fund allocated by the Advisor to the Sub-advisor from time to time (such assets of a Fund, a “Portfolio”) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide other services as specified herein, in each case subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Advisor hereby delegates to the Sub-advisor the authority granted to, and vested in, the Advisor pursuant to the Advisory Agreement to the extent necessary to enable the Sub-advisor to perform its services and other obligations under this Agreement. The Sub-advisor accepts this appointment and engagement and agrees to render its services for the compensation set forth herein, in each case subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

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(b) In connection with Sub-advisor’s engagement, the Advisor represents and warrants that it has delivered to the Sub-advisor copies of (i) the Trust’s Declaration of Trust and Bylaws (collectively, as amended from time to time, the “Charter Documents”), (ii) the Trust’s current Prospectus[es] and Statement[s] of Additional Information for each Fund (collectively, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the 1940 Act, (iii) each plan of distribution or similar document adopted by the Trust with respect to each Fund under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and each current shareholder service plan or similar document adopted by the Trust with respect to each Fund; and (iv) any exemptive orders or letters relied upon by the Fund that are relevant to Sub-advisor’s provision of services under this Agreement. Reasonably in advance of the effectiveness of any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing documents, Advisor shall promptly furnish the Sub-advisor with all amendments of or supplements to the foregoing. The Advisor shall deliver to the Sub-advisor: (x) a copy of the resolutions of the Board appointing the Sub-advisor as a sub-advisor to each Fund and authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (y) a copy of all proxy statements and related materials relating to each Fund; and (z) any other documents, materials or information that the Sub-advisor shall reasonably request to enable it to perform its duties pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) The Sub-advisor has delivered to the Advisor and the Trust (i) a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC; (ii) a copy of its code of ethics complying with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Code”); and (iii) a copy of its written compliance policies adopted pursuant to applicable regulations, including its proxy voting policies and procedures; a summary of which proxy voting policy and procedures will be included in the Registration Statement. The Sub-advisor shall promptly furnish the Advisor and Trust with all amendments of and supplements to the foregoing upon request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a limited number of policies and procedures that the Sub-advisor considers proprietary and maintains as confidential, Advisor agrees that Sub-Advisor may provide accurate summaries of all material aspects of any such policies and procedures, or any supplements thereto, provided that Sub-advisor makes its Chief Compliance Officer (or another appropriate compliance officer familiar therewith) available to the Advisor to respond to any questions about the policies and procedures, or any amendments or supplements thereto, and, if requested by Advisor during an on-site due diligence visit, makes such policies and procedures, and any amendments or supplements thereto, available for inspection at Sub-advisor’s offices.

SECTION 2. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR

(a) The Advisor agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, and the Advisor shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee, monitor and review the Sub-Advisor’s performance of its services and other obligations under this Agreement. In order for the Sub-advisor to perform the services required by this Agreement, the Advisor (i) shall provide the information to Sub-advisor contemplated in Section 1(b) above, (ii) shall cause all service providers to the Trust to furnish information to the Sub-advisor and assist the Sub-advisor as may be required, (iii) shall ensure that the Sub-advisor has reasonable access to all records and documents relevant to each Portfolio maintained by the Trust, the Advisor or any service provider to the Trust, and (iv) shall deliver to the Sub-advisor all information and copies of all material relevant to the Sub-advisor or any Portfolio that the Advisor provides to the Board in accordance with the Advisory Agreement. The Advisor also shall provide the Sub-advisor, prior to the effective date of this Agreement and annually after this Agreement becomes effective, with a written list of all affiliated persons of the Advisor, the Fund and the Trust (and any affiliated person of such an affiliated person), and of any issuers, or securities of issuers, that may not be purchased in the Fund’s Portfolio, and the Advisor shall promptly provide Sub-advisor with updated written lists whenever the Advisor becomes aware of any additional affiliated persons or restricted issuers/securities or other changes to the most recently provided lists. Nothing in this Agreement shall relieve the Advisor of any of its obligations or any liability under the Advisory Agreement.

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(b) The Advisor agrees to submit (and to cause to be submitted) to Sub-advisor any proposed language in any Registration Statements or other regulatory filings (“Required Filings”), or in any sales literature, statement, communication or other document relating to the Trust or the Fund, that mentions Sub-advisor (other than identifying Sub-advisor as sub-advisor to the Fund), or that describes Sub-advisor’s services or other obligation hereunder, to Sub-advisor for review prior to use for prompt review of such materials by Sub-advisor within a reasonable and appropriate deadline. The Advisor and the Trust acknowledge and agree that they are responsible for ensuring that any Required Filings, or any sales literature, statement, communication or other document relating to the Advisor, Trust or the Fund will at all times be in compliance with all disclosure and other requirements under applicable laws, rules or regulations, and that Sub-advisor shall have no liability in connection therewith, except to the extent arising directly out of a material inaccuracy in, or material omission from, information furnished in writing by the Sub-Advisor to Advisor, the Fund or the Trust specifically for inclusion in any Required Filings or other documents specified above that causes any such Required Filings or other documents specified above to (i) fail to be accurate and complete in all material respects with respect to Sub-advisor or its services, or (ii) omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein with respect to Sub-advisor or its services, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

SECTION 3. DUTIES OF THE SUB-ADVISOR

(a) The Sub-advisor will, on a discretionary basis and without prior consultation, make decisions with respect to all purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets in each Fund’s Portfolio managed by Sub-advisor under this Agreement, in accordance with: (i) the requirements of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the Fund; (ii) the requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to Sub-advisor; (iii) the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“IRC”) applicable to “regulated investment companies” and the Fund; (iv) the investment objectives, strategies and limitations of the Fund as provided in the Fund’s Charter Documents and Registration Statement as applicable to the Fund, in each case as amended and updated from time to time and provided in writing to Sub-advisor, (v) Sub-advisor’s compliance policies adopted under Rule 38a-1 promulgated under the 1940 Act, and (vi) such other reasonable, mutually acceptable, instructions relating to the Fund’s Portfolio as the Board or Advisor may from time to time specifically adopt, and provide in writing to Sub-advisor, as being necessary for Sub-advisor to perform its services and other obligations under this Agreement (“Instructions”). Without limiting the foregoing, Advisor and the Trust hereby authorize Sub-advisor to, and Sub-advisor will, (A) formulate and implement a continuous investment program for the Portfolio assets of each Fund, and (B) take the steps that Sub-advisor determines to be reasonably necessary to implement such investment program(s), including, but not limited to, purchasing, holding or selling the securities and other assets included in the Portfolio assets of the Fund, selecting brokers, dealers and other intermediaries, settling and allocating trades, aggregating trades, and seeking to obtain best execution, in each case in accordance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and Sub-advisor’s applicable compliance policies as in effect from time to time. The Sub-advisor will vote (either directly or through a voting service engaged by Sub-advisor) all proxies for securities included in the Portfolio assets managed by Sub-advisor under this Agreement, and exercise all other voting rights with respect to such securities, in accordance with Sub-advisor’s proxy voting procedures in effect from time to time. With respect to voting, upon written notice to Sub-advisor, the Advisor or the Board may at any time withdraw the authority granted to Sub-advisor pursuant to this Section 3(a) to perform any or all of the voting services contemplated hereby. Advisor shall be responsible for making any Form N-PX filings with respect to the Fund.

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(e) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the Sub-advisor will report (either in writing, via teleconference or in person as agreed by Sub-advisor) to the Board at each meeting thereof as reasonably requested by the Advisor or the Board all material changes in each Portfolio since the prior report, and will also keep the Board and the Advisor reasonably informed of important developments affecting the Trust, each Portfolio and the Sub-advisor of which Sub-advisor may become aware, and upon reasonable request, will furnish the Board from time to time with such information as the Sub-advisor may believe appropriate for this purpose, whether concerning the individual companies the securities of which are included in a Portfolio’s holdings, the industries in which such companies engage, the economic, social or political conditions prevailing in each country in which a Portfolio maintains investments, or otherwise. To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the Sub-advisor will also furnish the Board and the Advisor with such statistical and analytical information with respect to investments of each Portfolio as the Board reasonably may request. In making purchases and sales of securities and other investment assets for each Portfolio, the Sub-advisor will bear in mind (in each case to the extent communicated in writing reasonably in advance to Sub-advisor) the limitations imposed by the Charter Documents and Registration Statement, the limitations in the 1940 Act, the Securities Act, the IRC, as amended, and other laws known by Sub-advisor to be applicable to the provision of its services under this Agreement and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the relevant Fund.

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(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Sub-advisor may enter into non-advisory service arrangements with its affiliates and other third party contractors in connection with the performance of Sub-advisor’s services and other obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, for the provision of certain personnel, services and facilities to the Sub-advisor, provided that such arrangements comply with the 1940 Act (including, if applicable, the requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act). The cost of performance of such duties will be borne and paid by the Sub-advisor. Except as permitted under this Agreement, no obligation may be incurred on the Trust’s or Advisor’s behalf in any such respect.

(g) As and to the extent reasonably requested, to the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the Sub-advisor will report to the Board and the Advisor all material matters related to the Sub-advisor, including on its compliance with its Code and its compliance policies to its provision of services under this Agreement, and upon the reasonable written request of the Advisor or the Trust, the Sub-advisor shall permit the Advisor and the Trust, or their respective representatives, to examine the reports (or summaries thereof) required to be made to the Sub-advisor under the Code and its compliance policies and procedures. To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, the Sub-advisor will notify the Advisor and the Trust in writing of any change of control of the Sub-advisor at least 60 days prior to any such changes and any changes in the key personnel who are the portfolio manager(s) of a Fund, as promptly as possible, and in any event, to the extent practicable, prior to such change.

(h) The Sub-advisor will maintain books and records relating to its Portfolio transactions, placing and allocation of brokerage orders, and its services under this Agreement, as, and for such periods and in such locations, required of an investment advisor to a registered investment company pursuant to Section 31 of the 1940 Act or Section 204 of the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent required by the 1940 Act, the books and records pertaining to the Trust which are in possession of the Sub-advisor shall be the property of the Trust. The Advisor and the Trust, or their respective representatives, shall have reasonable access to such books and records at all times during the Sub-advisor's normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice and without interruption to Sub-advisor’s business. Upon the reasonable request of the Advisor or the Trust, and at the Trust’s expense, copies of any such books and records shall be provided promptly by the Sub-advisor to the Advisor and the Trust, or their respective representatives. Sub-advisor may retain copies of any or all of such books and records as Sub-advisor reasonably believes necessary for legitimate business purposes and to comply with its obligations under applicable law.

(i) The Sub-advisor will reasonably cooperate with each Fund’s independent public registered accounting firm and shall take reasonable action as reasonably agreed between Sub-advisor and Advisor to make all necessary information in Sub-advisor’s possession or control available to the accounting firm for the performance of the accounting firm’s duties.

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(j) The Sub-advisor will provide, as reasonably agreed between Sub-advisor and Advisor, each Fund’s custodian and fund accountant on each business day with such reasonable information in Sub-advisor’s possession and control relating to all transactions concerning the relevant Portfolio’s assets under the Sub-advisor’s management as the custodian and fund accountant may reasonably request. The Advisor and Trust acknowledge and agree, on behalf of itself and the Fund(s), respectively, that Sub-advisor is not responsible for valuing or pricing the securities and other assets invested in, held by or sold by the Fund (including, without limitation, the Portfolio assets), and that the Trust, Fund, Advisor and Sub-advisor will rely on one or more pricing agents chosen by the Board for prices of the securities and other assets of the Fund (including, without limitation, the Portfolio assets), for any purposes; provided, however, that, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board, Sub-advisor will cooperate reasonably with the Advisor and, unless prohibited by applicable law or confidentiality obligation, provide such information as the Advisor reasonably may request for purposes of valuing or pricing securities or other assets selected by Sub-advisor for which a readily available market price is not available.

(k) For the purpose of complying with Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17a-10 under the 1940 Act and any other applicable rule or regulation, the Sub-advisor will not, with respect to transactions in securities or other assets for any Portfolio, consult with any other sub-advisor to the relevant Fund or any other series of the Trust to the extent prohibited under or required by the 1940 Act.

(l) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

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SECTION 4. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES

(a) In consideration of the foregoing, each Fund shall pay the Sub-advisor a fee as specified in Appendix B hereto (the “Sub-Advisory Fee”). Each such fee shall be accrued by the relevant Fund daily and shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first business day of each calendar month for services performed hereunder during the prior calendar month. If fees begin to accrue in the middle of a month or if this Agreement terminates before the end of any month, all fees for the period from that date to the end of that month or from the beginning of that month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion that the period bears to the full month in which the effectiveness or termination occurs. Upon the termination of this Agreement with respect to a Fund, the Fund shall pay to the Sub-advisor such compensation as shall be payable prior to the effective date of termination.

(b) During the term of this Agreement, unless specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Sub-advisor will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement other than the cost of securities and other investments (including, but not limited to, brokerage commissions and other transaction charges, if any) purchased for each Portfolio. The Sub-advisor will not be responsible for the Trust’s, any Fund’s or the Advisor’s expenses, including, but not limited to, any extraordinary and non-recurring expenses; any expenses of organizing, or continuing the existence of, Advisor, the Fund or the Trust; fees and expenses of trustees/directors and officers of Advisor, the Fund or the Trust; fees for administrative personnel and services; expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Fund or the Trust (“Shares”), including, without limitation, expenses of administrative support services; fees and expenses of preparing, printing and filing any Required Filings, other Charter Documents, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any sales literature, statement, communication or other document under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act or otherwise; expenses of registering and qualifying the Advisor, the Fund, the Trust, or Shares of the Fund or the Trust under federal and state laws, rules or regulations; fees and expenses; expenses of preparing, printing, and distributing any other Required Filings, other Charter Documents or any sales literature, statement, communication or other document to shareholders; interest expense, taxes, fees, and commissions of every kind; expenses of issue (including, without limitation, any cost of Share certificates), purchase, repurchase, and redemption of Shares; charges and expenses of custodians, transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents, shareholder servicing agents, registrars and other service providers to the Advisor, the Fund or the Trust; printing and mailing costs, auditing, accounting, and legal expenses; reports to shareholders and governmental officers and commissions; expenses of meetings of trustees/directors and shareholders and proxy solicitations therefor; insurance expenses; and association membership dues and such nonrecurring items as may arise, including, without limitation, all losses and liabilities incurred in administering the Trust and the Fund.

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(c) No fee shall be payable hereunder with respect to a Fund during any period in which the Fund invests all (or substantially all) of its investment assets in a registered, open-end, management investment company, or separate series thereof, in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(E) under the 1940 Act, pursuant to the instruction of the Advisor and of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

SECTION 5. STANDARD OF CARE/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

(a) Consistent with Sub-advisor’s obligations under the 1940 Act, the Advisor shall expect of the Sub-advisor, and the Sub-advisor will give the Advisor and the Trust the benefit of, the Sub-advisor's best judgment and reasonable efforts in rendering its services hereunder.  In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of Sub-advisor, or of reckless disregard by Sub-advisor of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, Sub-advisor shall not be liable to the Advisor, the Trust, the Fund, any shareholder of the Fund, or any other person or entity for any mistake of law, investment decision or other action or omission on the part of Sub-advisor, or any director/trustee, officer, employee, agent, contractor or other representative of Sub-advisor.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Sub-advisor shall not have any liability whatsoever for any investment losses incurred by the Fund, or arising from transactions by the Fund, prior to the date on which Sub-advisor assumes responsibility for the management of the Portfolio assets of such Fund.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Sub-advisor shall not have any liability whatsoever for any action taken or failure to act in good faith reliance upon: (i) information, instructions or requests, whether oral or written, with respect to the Fund given or made to the Sub-advisor by a duly authorized officer of the Advisor or the Trust; (ii) the advice of counsel to the Trust; and (iii) any written instruction or certified copy of any resolution of the Board.

(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Sub-advisor shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, labor difficulties (other than those related to the Sub-advisor’s employees), fire, mechanical breakdowns, flood or catastrophe, acts of God, insurrection, war, terrorism, riots or failure of the mails, transportation, communication or power supply.

 

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(e) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Advisor and the Sub-advisor (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other, and its shareholders, controlling persons, trustees/directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any loss, claim, penalty, fine, expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees) or other liability suffered, paid or incurred by any of the Indemnified Parties arising out of, resulting from or relating to (i) any violation of applicable law by the Indemnifying Party or its shareholders, controlling persons, trustees/directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors (or, in the case of the Advisor, the Fund or its service providers, other than Sub-advisor), or (ii) the willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or willful disregard of the Indemnifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement on the part of the Indemnifying Party or its shareholders, controlling persons, trustees/directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors (or, in the case of the Advisor, the Fund or its service providers, other than Sub-advisor). To the extent that the Advisor authorizes Sub-advisor to respond to, prosecute or otherwise handle any claim, bankruptcy proceeding or other litigation relating to a portfolio security bought, held or sold for a Fund’s Portfolio (each a “Portfolio Security Matter”), the Advisor further agrees to indemnify Sub-advisor for a pro rata portion of any attorney fees, court costs, or other fees or expenses suffered, paid or incurred by Sub-advisor in connection with responding to, prosecuting or otherwise handling any Portfolio Security Matter.

(f)  Nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, as relieving Sub-advisor, the Trust or Advisor from any liability or obligation under any provision of the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act or other applicable state or federal law that may not be modified or waived by contract.

SECTION 6. EFFECTIVENESS, DURATION AND TERMINATION

(a) This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund as of the corresponding effective date indicated in Appendix A; provided, however, that the Agreement has been approved by (i) the vote of a majority of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and, in either case, (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trust's Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party (other than as trustees of the Trust), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(b) This Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to each Fund for a period of two years from the date of its effectiveness and shall continue in effect for successive annual periods with respect to the Fund; provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) the vote of a majority of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and, in either case, (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trust's Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party (other than as trustees of the Trust), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(c) This Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, (i) by the Board, by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by the Advisor on 60 days' written notice to the Sub-advisor or (ii) by the Sub-advisor on 60 days' written notice to the Trust and the Advisor. This Agreement shall terminate immediately (x) upon its assignment or (y) upon termination of the Advisory Agreement.

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(d) In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, Sub-advisor shall, promptly upon receiving notice of termination or a receipt acknowledging delivery of a notice of termination to Advisor and the Trust, or such later date as may be specified in such notice, cease all activity on behalf of each Fund and with respect to the Portfolio assets, except as expressly directed by Advisor and agreed to by Sub-advisor, and except for the settlement of securities transactions already entered into for the account of the Fund with respect to the Portfolio assets. Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party of any liability incurred hereunder.

(e) The provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 12(c) of this Agreement shall survive termination for the applicable statute of limitations period. Section 4 shall survive until all amounts due and owing to Sub-advisor are paid in full.

SECTION 7. ACTIVITIES OF THE SUB-ADVISOR

The investment subadvisory services provided by the Sub-advisor under this Agreement are not intended to be exclusive. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict the Sub-advisor's right, or the right of any of the Sub-advisor's directors, officers or employees, to engage in any other business or to devote time and attention to the management or other aspects of any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, trust, firm, individual or association.

SECTION 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

(i) It is registered as an investment advisor under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect;

(ii) It is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services and obligations contemplated by this Agreement;

(iii) It will comply, in all material respects, with all applicable federal or state law, and the applicable requirements of any self-regulatory agency, necessary in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business in the ordinary course; and

(iv) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, it will promptly notify the Advisor and the Trust of the occurrence of any event that disqualifies, or would be reasonably likely to disqualify, the Sub-advisor from serving as an investment advisor of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.

(b) The Advisor represents and warrants to the Sub-advisor that:

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(i) It is registered as an investment advisor under the Advisers Act and such registration will continue to be in effect for so long as this Agreement remains effective;

(ii) It is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services and obligations contemplated by this Agreement;

(iii) It will comply, in all material respects, with all applicable federal or state law, and the applicable requirements of any self-regulatory agency, necessary in order to perform the services and obligations contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business in the ordinary course; and

(iv) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, it will promptly notify Sub-advisor of the occurrence of any event that disqualifies, or would be reasonably likely to disqualify, the Advisor from serving as an investment advisor of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act.

(c) The Trust represents and warrant to the Sub-advisor that:

(i) It is registered as an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act, each Fund is an effective series of the Trust, and the shares of each Fund are duly registered under the 1933 Act and in each other jurisdiction where required under applicable law, and each of the foregoing registrations will continue to be in effect for so long as this Agreement remains in effect;

(ii) It is not prohibited by the 1940 Act from performing the obligations contemplated by this Agreement;

(iii) It will comply, in all material respects, with all applicable federal or state law, and the applicable requirements of any self-regulatory agency, necessary in order to perform the services and obligations contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business in the ordinary course; and

(iv) To the extent not prohibited under applicable law, it will promptly notify Sub-advisor of the occurrence of any event that disqualifies or would be reasonably likely to disqualify it from being registered as a management investment company under the 1940 Act.

SECTION 9. LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDER AND TRUSTEE LIABILITY

The Trustees of the Trust and the shareholders of any Fund shall not be liable for any obligations of the Trust or of the Fund under this Agreement, and the Sub-advisor agrees that, in asserting any rights or claims under this Agreement, it shall look only to the assets and property of the Trust or the Fund to which the Sub-advisor's rights or claims relate in settlement of such rights or claims, and not to the Trustees of the Trust or the shareholders of the Fund.

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SECTION 10. USE OF NAME

 

The Sub-advisor hereby grants the Advisor and the Trust a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferrable license to use in the United States the name “Federated” in its promotion of each Fund, provided the use of such name is approved by the Sub-advisor in advance in writing. Such license is conditioned upon the engagement of the Sub-advisor, or a successor thereto or affiliate thereof, as the investment sub-advisor to the Fund, and does not include the right to allow third parties (other than the Fund) to use such name. The name “Federated” is the property of the Sub-advisor (or its affiliates) and may be used from time to time in other connections and for other purposes by the Sub-advisor and any of its affiliates. The Sub-advisor may require a Fund and the Advisor to cease using “Federated” if the Sub-advisor, any successor thereto or any affiliate thereof, ceases to be engaged, for any reason, as investment sub-advisor of the Fund or if Advisor or the Trust fails to comply with any reasonable requirements provided from time to time in writing by Sub-advisor with respect to the use of the “Federated” name. Neither the Advisor, the Trust nor the Fund shall retain any right to use of the name “Federated” after the termination of this Agreement. In the event of termination of this Agreement or the license herein, the Fund and the Advisor shall, and shall cause the Fund to, immediately cease any and all use of the “Federated” name and any name, ▇▇▇▇, or domain name confusingly similar thereto, including, without limitation, with respect to the Fund and destroy any remaining unused sales literature, statements, communications or other documents, whether written, printed or electronic, that contains such name. The Advisor and Trust agree to use their best efforts to ensure that the nature and quality of the services rendered in connection with such name and the Fund shall conform to the terms of this Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, as preventing the Sub-advisor or its affiliates from using the Advisor’s, the Trust’s or the Fund’s name in any response to a request for information/proposal, and the Sub-advisor and its affiliates are expressly authorized to include the name of the Advisor, the Trust or the Fund on a representative client list.

Nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall be construed, as preventing either the Sub-advisor (or its affiliates) or the Advisor, the Trust or the Fund from using the names of Sub-advisor, Advisor, the Trust or the Fund in any regulatory filings or responses to regulatory examinations, inspections or inquiries, or subpoenas or other compulsory legal process.

This Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 11. PRIVACY; CONFIDENTIALITY

Each party to this Agreement agrees that it shall treat as confidential, and not disclose to any third party, any information (including, without limitation, Sub-Advisor’s investment advice) provided to it (the “Receiving Party”) by another (the “Disclosing Party”) that is marked “Confidential” or that reasonably should be known to be confidential, including, without limitation, the investment activities or holdings of the Fund (collectively, “Confidential Information”). All Confidential Information that a Disclosing Party provides to the Receiving Party shall not be used by the Receiving Party (and, in cases where Advisor or the Trust is the Receiving Party, by the Fund and its Board) for any purpose not permitted under this Agreement. The foregoing (i) shall not be applicable to any information that is publicly available when provided by the Disclosing Party or which thereafter becomes publicly available other than in contravention of this Agreement or any confidentiality obligation known to the Receiving Party, (ii) shall not prevent disclosure or use of any Confidential Information to the extent necessary to render the services or perform the obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise to operate the Trust and the Fund, provided, that any disclosure to a third party is made subject to confidentiality obligations substantially similar, in all material respects, to the privacy and confidentiality obligations imposed under this Section 11, and (iii) shall not prevent disclosures expressly permitted or required under applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, in response to regulatory requests).

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SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) No provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified in any manner except by a written agreement (i) properly authorized and executed by the parties hereto and (ii) in accordance with the 1940 Act (including, without limitation, as approved by the Trust in the manner set forth in Section 6(b) hereof to the extent required under the 1940 Act).

(b) No party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential damages under any provision of this Agreement.

(c) This Agreement shall be governed by, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under and in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any conflict or choice of law principles or provisions that would require the application of the law of another jurisdiction, and the 1940 Act and Advisers Act.

(d) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.

(e) This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of the counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

(f) If any part, term or provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, in conflict with any law or otherwise invalid, the remaining portion or portions shall be considered severable and shall not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if the Agreement did not contain the particular part, term or provision held to be illegal or invalid. This Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumptions shall arise favoring any party by virtue of authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

(g) Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience only and are not to be used to construe or interpret this Agreement.

(h) All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (i) delivered by hand, (ii) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is promptly mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or (iii) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a party may designate by written notice to the other party):

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(i) No affiliated person, employee, agent, director, shareholder, officer or manager of the Sub-advisor shall be liable at law or in equity for the Sub-advisor’s obligations under this Agreement.

(j) The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities", "interested person", "affiliated person," “control” and "assignment" shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the 1940 Act.

(k) Each of the undersigned parties warrants and represents that the individual executing this Agreement of its behalf has full power and authority to sign this Agreement on behalf of the party indicated and that his or her signature will bind the party indicated to the terms hereof and each party hereto warrants and represents that this Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the party, enforceable against the party in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties, general principles of equity and public policy.

(l) The parties agree (i) to furnish upon request to each other such further information, (ii) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents, and (iii) to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the documents referred to in this Agreement.

(m) It is understood that (i) directors/trustees, officers, agents and shareholders of the Trust are or may be interested in the Sub-advisor or its affiliated persons as directors/trustees, officers, stockholders or otherwise, (ii) directors/trustees, officers, agents and shareholders of Sub-advisor or its affiliated persons are or may be interested in the Trust or the Fund as directors/trustees, officers, shareholders or otherwise, (iii) the Sub-advisor may be interested in the Trust or the Fund, and (iv) the existence of any such dual interests shall not affect the validity of this Agreement or of any transactions or performance under this Agreement except as specifically provided in (A) the Trust’s Charter Documents, (B) Sub-advisor’s declaration of trust or bylaws, or (C) provisions of applicable law.

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(n) The Advisor, Trust, Fund and Sub-advisor are not partners or joint venturers with each other and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to make them partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on any of them. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement (or in a limited power of attorney referenced in this Agreement), the Sub-advisor shall perform its services and other obligations under this Agreement as an independent contractor and not as an agent of the Advisor, Trust or Fund.

(o) The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (i) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other parties; (ii) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (iii) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.

(p) Subject to Section 6 of this Agreement, neither party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior consent of the other party.

(q) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any person or entity other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their permitted successors and permitted assigns.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

 

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Appendix A

Series of the Trust:

 

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Sub-Advisory Fee:

The following percentages of the average daily net assets of the Fund: