INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and VALMARK ADVISERS, INC.Investment Advisory Agreement • April 20th, 2022 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, made as of February 23, 2011, as revised on March 27, 2013, and June 24, 2021 between Northern Lights Variable Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and ValMark Advisers, Inc., a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the "Adviser") located at 130 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333.
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • April 15th, 2016 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 13th day of April, 2011, as revised on 27th day of March, 2013, by and between VALMARK ADVISERS, INC. (the “Adviser”), an Ohio corporation registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) located at 130 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333, and Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC (the “Subadviser”), a Washington corporation registered under the Advisers Act, with an office at 71 S. Wacker Drive, 31st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, with respect to each Fund listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Fund”), each a series of the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ASTOR MACRO ALTERNATIVE PORTFOLIOAnd Security Agreement • April 17th, 2017 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the 29th day of March, 2017, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of Astor Macro Alternative Portfolio (the “Fund”) a series of the Trust, and the advisor of the Fund, Astor Investment Management LLC (the “Advisor”).
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and NORTHERN LIGHTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLCUnderwriting Agreement • April 16th, 2012 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
THIS UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT made the 7th day of May 2007, as amended and reinstated this 15th day of December 2008, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 (the “Trust”), and NORTHERN LIGHTS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its principal office and place of business at 4020 South 147th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 (“NLD”).
FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST andFund Services Agreement • October 9th, 2012 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENTAnd Security Agreement • April 21st, 2014 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of March 26, 2014, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of Mariner Hyman Beck Portfolio, (the “Fund”) and the Advisor of the Fund, Monte Capital Group, LLC. (the “Advisor”).
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST of Northern Lights Variable Trust a Delaware Statutory TrustAgreement and Declaration • February 14th, 2006 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Delaware
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTFund Participation Agreement • July 30th, 2021 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of March 23, 2021, between Northern Lights Variable Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"); John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (“JHUSA”), a Michigan life insurance company originally organized under the laws of the State of Maine, and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York (“JHNY”), a life insurance company organized under the laws of, and domiciled in, the State of New York, each on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its respective segregated asset accounts set forth on Schedule A, as the Parties hereto may amend from time to time (the "Accounts") (JHUSA and JHNY being referred to herein collectively as the “Company”); ValMark Advisers, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Adviser”); and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska and principal underwriter/distributor of the Trust (the "Distributor") (individua
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • April 20th, 2022 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 24th day of June, 2021, by and between VALMARK ADVISERS, INC. (the "Adviser"), an Ohio corporation registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") located at 130 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333, and Milliman Financial Risk Management LLC (the "Subadviser"), a Delaware limited liability company registered under the Advisers Act, with an office at 71 S. Wacker Drive, 31st Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, with respect to each Fund listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a "Fund"), each a series of the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust").
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Among Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, Northern Lights Variable Trust, and Power Income VIT FundParticipation Agreement • April 20th, 2016 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Kansas
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of March, 2012, by and among Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, (the "Company"), a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Kansas, on its own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of the Company currently in existence or hereafter created, as set forth on Schedule A hereto, which may be updated from time to time for the convenience of the parties, (each an “Account"), the Northern Lights Variable Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Fund"), on behalf of W.E. Donoghue & Co., Inc. (the "Adviser"), a Massachusetts Company.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and ARROW INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCInvestment Advisory Agreement • January 8th, 2009 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
AGREEMENT, made as of December 18, 2006, between Northern Lights Variable Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC, (the "Advisor") located at 2943 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Suite A, Olney, MD 20832.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 18th, 2022 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Delaware
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each registered open-end investment company (each, a “Registrant”), on behalf of each portfolio series of each such Registrant listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or if the relevant Registrant has no portfolio series, then the relevant Registrant (as applicable, each an “Acquiring Fund” or “Acquired Fund” pursuant to the applicable schedule), each severally and not jointly.
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • January 5th, 2015 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 30th day of September, 2014, by and between JNF ADVISORS, INC. (the “Adviser”), a Delaware corporation registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) located at 10350 Ormsby Park Place, Louisville, Kentucky 40223, and DYNASTY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC (the“Subadviser”), a Delaware limited liability company registered under the Advisers Act, located at 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019 with respect to each Fund listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Fund”), each a series of the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
ADMINISTRATION SERVICE AGREEMENT betweenService Agreement • February 6th, 2007 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
AGREEMENT made as of the 6th day of March 2006, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788 (the "Trust") and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its principal office and place of business at the Hauppauge Corporate Center, 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788 (“GFS”).
TRANSFER AGENCY SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency Service Agreement • February 6th, 2007 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
AGREEMENT made this 6th day of March 2006, by and between the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 (the “Trust”), and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its principal office at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 (“GFS”).
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICE AGREEMENT between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and INDEXService Agreement • February 6th, 2007 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
AGREEMENT made as of the 6th day of March 2006, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788 (the "Trust") and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its principal office and place of business at the Hauppauge Corporate Center, 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788 (“GFS”).
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and AQUARIUS FUND DISTRIBUTORS, LLCUnderwriting Agreement • May 16th, 2007 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
AGREEMENT made this 7th day of May 2007, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 (the “Trust”), and AQUARIUS FUND DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its principal office and place of business at 4020 South 147th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 (“AFD”).
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • June 5th, 2009 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Ohio
THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made as of December 15, 2008 as revised on March 26, 2009 by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio banking corporation (the "Custodian").
INTERIM INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and W.E. DONOGHUE & CO., LLCInterim Investment Advisory Agreement • February 28th, 2017 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made as of February 21, 2017 between Northern Lights Variable Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and W.E. Donoghue & Co., LLC, (the "Adviser") located at 629 Washington Street, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062.
FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT betweenFund Services Agreement • April 18th, 2022 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of the 17th day of August, 2021, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 (the "Trust") and ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company having its principal office and place of business at 225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 (“UFS”).
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • February 23rd, 2016 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 17th day of December, 2015, by and between JNF Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser"), a Delaware corporation registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") located at 10350 Ormsby Park Place, Louisville, Kentucky 40223, and Exceed Advisory, LLC (the "Subadviser"), a Delaware limited liability company registered under the Advisers Act, located at 28 West 44th Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10036 with respect to each Fund listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a "Fund"), each a series of the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust").
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • January 11th, 2007 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 31st day of December, 2006, by and between ARROW INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and DORSEY WRIGHT AND ASSOCIATES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Subadviser”) and also registered under the Advisers Act, with respect to the Arrow DWA Balanced VIT Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENTAnd Security Agreement • January 5th, 2015 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of April 12, 2012, as revised March 26, 2014 and September 30, 2014, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of each of its series on Appendix A, (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and the Advisor of such Funds, JNF Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 18th, 2022 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 12, 2022, between/among each Acquiring Fund(s), severally and not jointly listed on Schedule A hereto (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each series of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust (“Trust”), excluding those listed on Schedule B hereto (each, an “Acquired Fund”), severally and not jointly. The Acquired Funds, together with the Acquiring Funds, are the “Funds.”
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT CHARIOT ABSOLUTE RETURN CURRENCY PORTFOLIOTrust Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement • March 3rd, 2010 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the 15th day of December, 2008, as revised on June 30, 2009 by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of CHARIOT ABSOLUTE RETURN CURRENCY PORTFOLIO (the “Fund”) a series of the Trust, and the advisor of the Fund, Chariot Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”).
FORM OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST and COMMERCE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCNorthern Lights Variable Trust • February 20th, 2013 • New York
AGREEMENT, made as of February 6, 2013 between Northern Lights Variable Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and Commerce Asset Management, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing unde the laws of the State of Tennessee (the "Adviser") located at 5050 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38157.
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTFund Participation Agreement • April 16th, 2012 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Iowa
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and PRINCIPAL NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (together, the “Insurance Company”), each a life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, on their own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of the Insurance Company set forth on Exhibit A, as may be amended from time to time (each, a “Separate Account”),
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUSTInvestment Advisory Agreement • April 30th, 2015 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, made as of April 3, 2014, between Northern Lights Variable Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and each Probabilities Fund Management, LLC, a California limited liability company (a "Co-Adviser" or “Probabilities”) located at 1665 Union Street, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92101; and Princeton Fund Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (a “Co-Adviser” or “Princeton”) located at 1125 17th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202.
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • February 4th, 2008 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, dated as of December 18, 2006, between the NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Boulevard, Hauppauge, New York 11788, and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).
ADMINISTRATION SERVICE AGREEMENT betweenAdministration Service Agreement • January 11th, 2007 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • Nebraska
AGREEMENT made as of the 6th day of March 2006, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788 (the "Trust") and Gemini Fund Services, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company having its principal office and place of business at the Hauppauge Corporate Center, 450 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, New York 11788 (“GFS”).
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENTAnd Security Agreement • April 20th, 2016 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of March 26, 2014, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), on behalf of Mariner Hyman Beck Portfolio, (the “Fund”) and the Advisor of the Fund, Monte Capital Group, LLC. (the “Advisor”).
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT PROBABILITIES FUND MANAGEMENT, LLCAnd Security Agreement • April 30th, 2015 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the 12th day of November, 2013, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of Probabilities VIT Fund (the “Fund”) a series of the Trust, and the co-advisors of the Fund, Probabilities Fund Management, LLC and Princeton Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Co-Advisors”).
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENTTrust Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement • September 30th, 2016 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the 6th day of March, 2006, as revised on June 7, 2011, and as revised February 6, 2014, September 29, 2015, and May 1, 2016 by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the Adaptive Allocation Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust and the Advisor of such Fund, Critical Math Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 20th, 2022 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
This Fund of Funds Investment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made between Northern Lights Fund Trust and Northern Lights Variable Trust (referred to as the “Trust”), on behalf of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquiring Fund”), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENTTrust Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement • April 18th, 2017 • Northern Lights Variable Trust • New York
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the 20th day of November, 2014, as amended February 25, 2016, by and between NORTHERN LIGHTS VARIABLE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of Changing Parameters Portfolio, (the “Fund”) a series of the Trust and the Advisor of such Fund, Changing Parameters, LLC (the “Advisor”).
