Services to be Performed Subject always to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will furnish an investment program in respect of, make investment decisions for, and place all orders for the purchase and sale of securities for the Fund’s investment portfolio, all on behalf of the Fund and consistent with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund, as such objectives, policies and restrictions may subsequently be changed by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and publicly described and as the Sub-Adviser is notified of such changes. In the performance of its duties, the Sub-Adviser will satisfy its fiduciary duties to the Fund, will monitor the Fund’s investments in securities selected for the Fund by the Sub-Adviser hereunder, and will comply with the provisions of the Fund’s Declaration of Trust and By-laws, as amended from time to time, and the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund, to the extent the Sub-Adviser has received such Declaration of Trust and By-laws and has been notified of such objectives, policies and restrictions. The Adviser will provide the Sub-Adviser with current copies of the Fund’s Declaration of Trust and By-laws and any amendments thereto, and any written objectives, policies, procedures or limitations as they may be relevant to the Sub-Adviser’s performance under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser and the Adviser will each make its officers and employees available to the other from time to time at reasonable times to review investment policies of the Fund and to consult with each other regarding the investment affairs of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser will report to the Fund’s Board of Trustees and to the Adviser with respect to the implementation of such program. The Sub-Adviser will vote proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of the Fund allocated by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser are invested, consistent with the Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines, as in effect from time to time, and the best interests of the Fund. The Sub-Adviser will maintain appropriate records detailing its voting of proxies on behalf of the Fund and upon reasonable request will provide a report setting forth the proposals voted on and how the Fund’s shares were voted including the name of the corresponding issuers. The Sub-Adviser is authorized to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities for the Fund, and is directed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain best execution, which includes most favorable net results and execution of the Fund’s orders, taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, size and difficulty of the transaction and research and other services, if any, that may be provided. It is understood that the Sub-Adviser will not be deemed to have acted unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Fund, or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Fund under this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a member of a securities exchange, a broker or a dealer a commission for effecting a securities transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission another member of an exchange, broker or dealer would have charged if the Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission paid was reasonable in relation to the brokerage or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of that particular transaction or the Sub-Adviser’s overall responsibilities with respect to its accounts, including the Fund, as to which it exercises investment discretion. In addition, if in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser, the Fund would be benefited by supplemental services, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay spreads or commissions to brokers or dealers furnishing such services in excess of spreads or commissions that another broker or dealer may charge for the same transaction provided that the Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission or spread paid was reasonable in relation to the services provided. The Sub-Adviser will properly communicate to the officers and trustees of the Fund such information relating to transactions for the Fund as they may reasonably request. In no instance will the Fund’s portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or any affiliated person of the Fund, the Adviser or the Sub-Adviser, except as may be permitted under the 1940 Act. The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it:
