EXHIBIT (d)(10)
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this 18th day of December, 1998 between Pacific Life
Insurance Company, ("Adviser"), a California corporation, and Lazard Asset
Management, a division of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, ("Portfolio Manager"), a New
York limited liability company, and Pacific Select Fund (the "Fund"), a
Massachusetts Business Trust.
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") as an open-end, management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest
("Shares") in separate portfolios, with each such portfolio representing
interests in a separate portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the Fund currently offers multiple Portfolios, one of which
is designated as the Mid-Cap Value Portfolio, such Portfolio together with any
other Portfolios subsequently established by the Fund, with respect to which the
Fund and Adviser desire to retain the Portfolio Manager to render investment
advisory services hereunder, and with respect to which the Portfolio Manager is
willing to do so, being herein collectively referred to also as the
"Portfolios"; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Portfolio Manager is registered with the SEC as an
investment adviser under the Advisers Act; and
WHEREAS, the Fund has retained the Adviser to render investment
advisory services to the Portfolios pursuant to an Advisory Agreement, as
amended, and such Agreement authorizes the Adviser to engage Portfolio Manager
to discharge the Adviser's responsibilities with respect to the investment
management of the Portfolio, a copy of which has been provided to the Portfolio
Manager and is incorporated by reference herein; and
WHEREAS, the Fund and the Adviser desire to retain the Portfolio
Manager to furnish investment advisory services to one or more Portfolios of the
Fund, and the Portfolio Manager is willing to furnish such services to such
Portfolio and the Adviser in the manner and on the terms hereinafter set forth;
and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the promises and
mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed between the Fund, the Adviser,
and the Portfolio Manager as follows:
1. Appointment. The Fund and the Adviser hereby appoint Lazard Asset
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Management to act as Portfolio Manager to the Mid-Cap Value Portfolio ("the
Portfolio") for the periods and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The
Portfolio Manager accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services
herein set forth for the compensation herein provided.
In the event the Adviser wishes to retain the Portfolio Manager to
render investment advisory services to one or more portfolios other than the
Portfolio, the Adviser shall notify the Portfolio Manager in writing. If the
Portfolio Manager is willing to render such services, it shall notify the Fund
and Adviser in writing, whereupon such portfolio shall become a Portfolio
hereunder, and be subject to this Agreement.
2. Portfolio Manager Duties. Subject to the supervision of the
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Fund's Board of Trustees and the Adviser, the Portfolio Manager will provide a
continuous investment program for the Portfolio and determine the composition of
the assets of the Portfolio, including determination of the purchase, retention,
or sale of the securities, cash, and other investments, including futures
contracts and options thereon, for the Portfolio. The Portfolio Manager will
provide investment research and analysis, which may consist of computerized
investment methodology, and will conduct a continuous program of evaluation,
investment, sales, and reinvestment of the Portfolio's assets by determining the
securities and other investments that shall be purchased, entered into, sold,
closed, or exchanged for the Portfolio, when these transactions should be
executed, and what portion of the assets of the Portfolio should be held in the
various securities and other investments in which it may invest, and the
Portfolio Manager is hereby authorized to execute and perform such services on
behalf of the Portfolio. To the extent permitted by the investment policies of
the Portfolio, the Portfolio Manager shall make decisions for the Portfolio as
to foreign currency matters and make determinations as to the retention or
disposition of foreign currencies or securities or other instruments denominated
in foreign currencies, or derivative instruments based upon foreign currencies,
including forward foreign currency contracts and options and futures on foreign
currencies and shall execute and perform the same on behalf of the Portfolio.
The Portfolio Manager is authorized to exercise tender offers, exchange offers
and to vote proxies on behalf of the Fund, each as the Portfolio Manager
determines is in the best interest of the Fund. In performing these duties, the
Portfolio Manager:
(a) Will (1) manage the Portfolio so that it will qualify as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and
(2) manage the Portfolio so as to ensure compliance by the Portfolio with the
diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and
Regulations issued thereunder. The Adviser will notify the Portfolio Manager of
any amendments to the Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and
Regulations issued thereunder. In managing the Portfolio in accordance with
these requirements, the Portfolio Manager shall be entitled to receive and act
upon advice of counsel to the Fund, counsel to the Adviser, or counsel to the
Portfolio Manager that is also acceptable to the Adviser.
(b) Shall conform with (1) the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations
thereunder, and releases and interpretations related thereto (including any no-
action letters and exemptive orders which have been granted by the SEC to the
Fund, the Adviser or the Portfolio Manager), (2) with all other applicable
federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to investment vehicles
underlying variable annuity and/or variable life insurance contracts, (3) with
any applicable procedures, policies and guidelines adopted by the Fund's Board
of Trustees, (4) with the Portfolio's objectives, investment policies and
investment restrictions as stated in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information, and (5) with the provisions of the Fund's Registration
Statement filed on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act")
and the 1940 Act, as supplemented or amended from time to time. Until the
Adviser delivers any supplements or amendments to the Portfolio Manager, the
Portfolio Manager shall be fully protected in relying on the Fund's Registration
Statement previously furnished to the Portfolio Manager by the Adviser.
(c) Will: (i) use its best efforts to identify each position in the
Portfolio that constitutes stock in a Passive Foreign Investment Company
("PFIC"), as that term is defined in Section 1296 of the Internal Revenue Code,
and (ii) make such determinations and inform the Adviser at least annually, (or
more often and by such date(s) as the Adviser shall request), of any stock in a
PFIC.
(d) Is responsible, in connection with its responsibilities under this
Section 2, for decisions to buy and sell securities and other investments for
the Portfolio, for broker-dealer and futures commission merchant ("FCM")
selection, and for negotiation of commission rates. The Portfolio Manager's
primary consideration in effecting a security or other transaction will be to
obtain the best execution for the Portfolio, taking into account the factors
specified in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the
Fund, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time. Subject to such
policies as the Board of Trustees may determine and consistent with Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Portfolio Manager shall not be
deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this
Agreement or otherwise solely by reason of its having caused the Portfolio to
pay a broker or dealer, acting as agent, for effecting a portfolio transaction
at a price in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would
have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Portfolio Manager determines
in good faith that such amount of commission was reasonable in relation to the
value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer,
viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the Portfolio Manager's
(or its affiliates) overall responsibilities with respect to the Portfolio and
to its other clients as to which it exercises investment discretion. To the
extent consistent with these standards, and in accordance with Section 11(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder, and subject
to any other applicable laws and regulations including Section 17(e) of the 1940
Act, the Portfolio Manager is further authorized to place orders on behalf of
the Portfolio through the Portfolio Manager if the Portfolio Manager is
registered as a broker or dealer with the SEC or as a FCM with the Commodities
Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), to any of its affiliates that are brokers
or dealers or FCMs or such other entities which provide similar services in
foreign countries, or to such brokers and dealers that also provide research or
statistical research and material, or other services to the Portfolio or the
Portfolio Manager. Such allocation shall be in such amounts and proportions as
the Portfolio Manager shall determine
consistent with the above standards, and, upon request, the Portfolio Manager
will report on said allocation to the Adviser and Board of Trustees of the Fund,
indicating the brokers, dealers or FCMs to which such allocations have been made
and the basis therefor.
(e) May, on occasions when the purchase or sale of a security is
deemed to be in the best interest of a Portfolio as well as any other investment
advisory clients, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations,
but shall not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or
purchased with those of its other clients where such aggregation is not
inconsistent with the policies set forth in the Fund's Registration Statement.
In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the
expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Portfolio Manager in a
manner that is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Portfolio Manager in
the exercise of its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.
(f) Will, in connection with the purchase and sale of securities for
the Portfolio, together with the Adviser, arrange for the transmission to the
custodian and recordkeeping agent for the Fund, on a daily basis, such
confirmation(s), trade tickets, and other documents and information, including,
but not limited to, Cusip, Sedol, or other numbers that identify securities to
be purchased or sold on behalf of the Portfolio, as may be reasonably necessary
to enable the custodian and recordkeeping agent to perform its administrative
and recordkeeping responsibilities with respect to the Portfolio, and with
respect to portfolio securities to be purchased or sold through the Depository
Trust Company, will arrange for the automatic transmission of the confirmation
of such trades to the Fund's custodian, and recordkeeping agent, and, if
required, the Adviser.
(g) Will assist the custodian and recordkeeping agent for the Fund in
determining or confirming, consistent with the procedures and policies stated in
the Registration Statement for the Fund, the value of any portfolio securities
or other assets of the Portfolio for which the custodian and recordkeeping agent
seeks assistance from the Portfolio Manager or identifies for review by the
Portfolio Manager.
(h) Will make available to the Fund and the Adviser promptly upon
request, any of the Portfolio's investment records and ledgers maintained by the
Portfolio Manager (which shall not include the records and ledgers maintained by
the custodian and recordkeeping agent for the Fund), as are necessary to assist
the Fund and the Adviser to comply with requirements of the 1940 Act and the
Advisers Act, as well as other applicable laws, and will furnish to regulatory
authorities having the requisite authority any information or reports in
connection with such services which may be requested in order to ascertain
whether the operations of the Fund are being conducted in a manner consistent
with applicable laws and regulations.
(i) Will regularly report to the Fund's Board of Trustees on the
investment program for the Portfolio and the issuers and securities represented
in the Portfolio's portfolio, and will furnish the Fund's Board of Trustees with
respect to the Portfolio such periodic and special reports as the Trustees and
the Adviser may reasonably request, including, but not limited to, the monthly
compliance checklist, monthly tax compliance worksheet, reports regarding
compliance with the Fund's procedures pursuant to Rules 17e-1, 17a-7, 10f-3 and
12d3-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, fundamental investment
restrictions, procedures for opening brokerage accounts and commodity trading
accounts, liquidity determination of securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A
and 4(2) commercial paper, and compliance with the Portfolio Manager's Code of
Ethics, and such other procedures or requirements that the Adviser may request
from time to time.
(j) Will not disclose or use any records or information obtained
pursuant to this Agreement (excluding investment research and investment
advice) in any manner whatsoever except as expressly authorized in this
Agreement or in the ordinary course of business in connection with placing
orders for the purchase and sale of securities or obtaining investment licenses
in various countries or the opening of custody accounts and dealing with
settlement agents in various countries, and will keep confidential any
information obtained pursuant to the Agreement, and disclose such information
only if the Board of Trustees of the Fund has authorized such disclosure, or if
such disclosure is required by applicable federal or state law or regulations or
regulatory authorities having the requisite authority. The Fund and the Adviser
will not disclose or use any records or information respecting the Portfolio
Manager obtained pursuant to this Agreement in any manner whatsoever except as
expressly authorized in this Agreement, and will keep confidential any
information obtained pursuant to this Agreement, and disclose such information
only as expressly authorized in this Agreement, if the Board of Trustees of the
Fund has authorized such disclosure, or if such disclosure is required by
applicable federal or state law or regulations or regulatory authorities having
the requisite authority.
(k) Shall not permit any employee of the Portfolio Manager to have any
material connection with the handling of the Portfolio if such employee has:
(i) been convicted, in the last ten (10) years, of any felony or
misdemeanor involving the purchase or sale of any security or arising out of
such person's conduct as an underwriter, broker, dealer, investment adviser,
municipal securities dealer, government securities broker, government securities
dealer, transfer agent, or entity or person required to be registered under the
Commodity Exchange Act, or as an affiliated person, salesman, or employee of any
investment company, bank, insurance company, or entity or person required to be
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act; or
(ii) been permanently or temporarily enjoined by reason of any
misconduct, by order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction
from acting as an underwriter, broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal
securities dealer, government securities broker, government securities dealer,
transfer agent, or entity or person required to be registered under the
Commodity Exchange Act, or as an affiliated person, salesman or employee of any
investment company, bank, insurance company, or entity or person required to be
registered under the Commodity Exchange Act, or from engaging in or continuing
any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or in connection
with the purchase or sale of any security.
(l) Shall provide to Adviser a copy of Portfolio Manager's Form ADV
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a list of persons who
Portfolio Manager wishes to have authorized to give written and/or oral
instructions to Custodians of Fund assets for the Portfolio.
3. Disclosure about Portfolio Manager. The Portfolio Manager has
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reviewed the current Registration Statement for the Fund filed with the SEC and
represents and warrants that, with respect to the disclosure about the Portfolio
Manager or information relating, directly or indirectly, to the Portfolio
Manager, such Registration Statement contains, as of the date hereof, no untrue
statement of any material fact and does not omit any statement of a material
fact which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
contained therein not misleading. The Portfolio Manager further represents and
warrants that it is a duly registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act
and a duly registered investment adviser in all states in which the Portfolio
Manager is required to be registered. The Adviser has received a current copy
of the Portfolio Manager's Uniform Application for Investment Adviser
Registration on Form ADV, as filed with the SEC. On an annual basis, (or more
frequently if requested by the Adviser or the Fund's Board of Trustees) the
Portfolio Manager agrees to provide the Adviser with current copies of the
Portfolio Manager's Form ADV, and any supplements or amendments thereto, as
filed with the SEC.
4. Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, the Portfolio
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Manager will pay all expenses incurred by it and its staff and for their
activities in connection with its services under this Agreement. The Portfolio
Manager shall not be responsible for any of the following:
(a) Expenses of all audits by the Fund's independent public
accountants;
(b) Expenses of the Fund's transfer agent, registrar, dividend
disbursing agent, and shareholder recordkeeping services;
(c) Expenses of the Fund's custodial services including recordkeeping
services provided by the custodian;
(d) Expenses of the Fund's recordkeeping services provided by the
recordkeeping agent;
(e) Expenses of obtaining quotations for calculating the value of the
Portfolio's net assets;
(f) Expenses of obtaining portfolio activity reports for each
Portfolio;
(g) Expenses of maintaining the Fund's tax records;
(h) Salaries and other compensation of any of the Fund's executive
officers and employees, if any, who are not officers, directors, stockholders,
or employees of the Portfolio Manager or its subsidiaries or affiliates (except
that the Adviser, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, shall bear the
expense with respect to executive officers and employees, if any, who are
officers, directors, stockholders or employees of the Adviser or of its
subsidiaries or affiliates);
(i) Taxes, if any, levied against the Fund or any of its Portfolios;
(j) Brokerage fees and commissions in connection with the purchase and
sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio;
(k) Costs, including the interest expenses, of borrowing money;
(l) Costs and/or fees incident to meetings of the Fund's shareholders,
the preparation and mailings of proxy statements, prospectuses, statements of
additional information and reports of the Fund to its shareholders, the filing
of reports with regulatory bodies, the maintenance of the Fund's existence, and
the registration of shares with federal and state securities or insurance
authorities;
(m) The Fund's legal fees, including the legal fees related to the
registration and continued qualification of the Fund's shares for sale;
(n) Costs of printing "share" stock certificates, if any, representing
shares of the Fund;
(o) Trustees' fees and expenses of Trustees of the Fund who are not
officers, employees, or stockholders of the Portfolio Manager or any affiliate
thereof (except that the Adviser shall bear the expense of any trustee who is an
officer, employee, or stockholder of the Adviser or any affiliate thereof);
(p) The Fund's fidelity bond required by Section 17(g) of the 1940 Act,
or other insurance premiums;
(q) Association membership dues;
(r) Extraordinary expenses of the Fund as may arise including expenses
incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings and other claims and the
legal obligations of the Fund to indemnify its trustees, officers, employees,
shareholders, distributors, and agents with respect thereto (unless Portfolio
Manager is responsible for such expenses under Section 14 of this Agreement);
and
(s) Organizational and offering expenses and, if applicable,
reimbursement (with interest) of underwriting discounts and commissions.
5. Compensation. For the services provided and the expenses borne by
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the Portfolio Manager pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay to the
Portfolio Manager a fee in accordance with the Fee Schedule attached to this
Agreement. This fee will be computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.
These fees for services shall be prorated for any portion of a year in which the
Agreement is not effective.
6. Seed Money. The Adviser agrees that the Portfolio Manager shall
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not be responsible for providing money for the initial capitalization of any
Portfolio.
7. Compliance.
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(a) The Portfolio Manager agrees that it shall immediately notify
the Adviser and the Fund in the event (i) that the SEC has censured the
Portfolio Manager; placed limitations upon its activities, functions or
operations; suspended or revoked its registration as an investment adviser; or
has commenced proceedings or an investigation that can reasonably be expected to
result in any of these actions, (ii) upon having a reasonable basis for
believing that a Portfolio has ceased to qualify or might not qualify as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code,
and (iii) upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Portfolio has
ceased to comply with the diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code or the Regulations thereunder. The Portfolio Manager
further agrees to notify the Adviser and the Fund immediately of any material
fact known to the Portfolio Manager respecting or relating to the Portfolio
Manager that is not contained in the Registration Statement or prospectus for
the Fund, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or of any statement contained
therein that becomes untrue in any material respect.
(b) The Adviser agrees that it shall immediately notify the
Portfolio Manager in the event (i) that the SEC has censured the Adviser or the
Fund; placed limitations upon either of their activities, functions, or
operations; suspended or revoked the Adviser's registration as an investment
adviser; or has commenced proceedings or an investigation that may result in any
of these actions, (ii) upon having a reasonable basis for believing that a
Portfolio has ceased to qualify or might not qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iii) upon having a
reasonable basis for believing that the Portfolio has ceased to comply with the
diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code or the
Regulations thereunder.
8. Independent Contractor. The Portfolio Manager shall for all
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purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the Adviser from time to
time, have no authority to act for or represent the Adviser in any way or
otherwise be deemed its agent. The Portfolio Manager understands that unless
provided herein or authorized from time to time by the Fund, the Portfolio
Manager shall have no authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or
otherwise be deemed the Fund's Agent.
9. Books and Records. In compliance with the requirements of Rule
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31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Portfolio Manager hereby agrees that all records
which it maintains for the Portfolio are the property of the Fund and further
agrees to surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's or
the Adviser's request, although the Portfolio Manager may, at its own expense,
make and retain a copy of such records. The Portfolio Manager further agrees to
preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act the records
required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act and to preserve the
records required by Rule 204-2 under the Advisers Act for the period specified
in the Rule.
10. Cooperation. Each party to this Agreement agrees to cooperate
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with each other party and with all appropriate governmental authorities having
the requisite jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, the SEC and state
insurance authorities) in connection with any investigation or inquiry relating
to this Agreement or the Fund.
11. Responsibility and Control. Notwithstanding any other provision
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of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that the Fund shall at all times
retain the ultimate responsibility for and control of all functions performed
pursuant to this Agreement and reserves the right to direct, approve or
disapprove any action hereunder taken on its behalf by the Portfolio Manager.
12. Services Not Exclusive. It is understood that the services of
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the Portfolio Manager are not exclusive, and nothing in this Agreement shall
prevent the Portfolio Manager (or its affiliates) from providing similar
services to other clients, including investment companies (whether or not their
investment objectives and policies are similar to those of the Portfolio) or
from engaging in other activities.
13. Liability. Except as provided in Section 14 and as may otherwise
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be required by the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder or other applicable law, the
Fund and the Adviser agree that the Portfolio Manager, any affiliated person of
the Portfolio Manager, and each person, if any, who, within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act, controls the Portfolio Manager shall not be liable
for, or subject to any damages, expenses, or losses in connection with, any act
or omission connected with or arising out of any services rendered under this
Agreement, except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross
negligence in the performance of the Portfolio Manager's duties, or by reason of
reckless disregard of the Portfolio Manager's obligations and duties under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Portfolio Manager may be liable
to the Fund for acts of good faith and nothing contained in this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver or limitation of rights that the Fund may have under federal
or state securities laws.
14. Indemnification.
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(a) The Portfolio Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless,
the Adviser, any affiliated person within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the
1940 Act ("affiliated person") of the Adviser, and each person, if any, who,
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, controls ("controlling
person") the Adviser (collectively, "PL Indemnified Persons") against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and
other expenses), to which the Adviser or such affiliated person or controlling
person may become
subject under the 1933 Act, 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, under any other statute,
at common law or otherwise, arising out of the Portfolio Manager's
responsibilities to the Trust which (i) may be based upon any willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence of, or by reckless disregard of, the
Portfolio Manager's obligations and/or duties under this Agreement by the
Portfolio Managers or by any of its directors, officers or employees, or any
affiliate acting on behalf of the Portfolio Manager (other than a PL Indemnified
Person), or (ii) may be based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement or prospectus
covering the Shares of the Trust or any Fund, or any amendment thereof or any
supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, if such a statement or omission was made in reliance
upon information furnished in writing to the Adviser, the Trust, or any
affiliated person of the Trust by the Portfolio Manager or any affiliated person
of the Portfolio Manager (other than a PL Indemnified Person); provided,
however, that in no case is the Portfolio Manager's indemnity in favor of the
Adviser or any affiliated person or controlling person of the Adviser deemed to
protect such person against any liability to which any such person would
otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross
negligence in the performance of his duties, or by reason of his reckless
disregard of obligation and duties under this Agreement.
(b) The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Portfolio
Manager, any affiliated person within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940
Act of the Portfolio Manager and each person, if any, who, within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act controls ("controlling person") the Portfolio Manager
(collectively, "Portfolio Manager Indemnified Persons") against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and other
expenses) to which a Portfolio Manager Indemnified Person may become subject
under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, under any other statute, at
common law or otherwise, arising out of the Adviser's responsibilities as
adviser of the Fund which (i) may be based upon any willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence by the Adviser, any of its employees or any affiliate
acting on behalf of the Adviser (other than a Portfolio Manager Indemnified
Person) or (ii) may be based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or
prospectus covering Shares of the Fund or any Portfolio, or any amendment
thereof or any supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statement therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in
reliance upon written information furnished to the Fund or the Adviser or any
affiliated person of the Adviser by a Portfolio Manager Indemnified Person
(other than an Adviser Indemnified Person); provided however, that in no case is
the indemnity of the Adviser in favor of the Portfolio Manager Indemnified
Persons deemed to protect such person against any liability to which any such
person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
or gross negligence in the performance of his duties, or by reason of his
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.
15. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall become effective
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as of the date of execution first written above, and shall continue in effect
for two years from such date and continue thereafter on an annual basis with
respect to the Portfolio; provided that such annual continuance is specifically
approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the Board of
Trustees of the Fund, or (b) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
shares of each Portfolio, and provided that continuance is also approved by the
vote of a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to
this Agreement or "interested persons" (as such term is defined in the 0000 Xxx)
of the Fund, the Adviser, or the Portfolio Manager, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval. This Agreement may not be
materially amended without a majority vote of the outstanding shares (as defined
in the 0000 Xxx) of the Portfolio. This Agreement may be terminated:
(a) by the Fund at any time with respect to the services provided by
the Portfolio Manager, without the payment of any penalty, forfeiture,
compulsory buyout amount, or performance of any other obligation which could
deter termination, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Trustees of the
Fund or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund or,
with respect to a particular Portfolio, by vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting shares of such Portfolio, on 60 days' written notice to the Portfolio
Manager and the Adviser;
(b) by the Portfolio Manager at any time, without the payment of any
penalty, forfeiture, compulsory buyout amount or performance of any other
obligation which could deter termination, upon 60 days' written notice to the
Adviser and the Fund.
(c) by the Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty,
forfeiture, compulsory buyout amount or performance of any other obligation
which could deter termination, upon 60 days' written notice to the Portfolio
Manager and the Fund.
However, any approval of this Agreement by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of a particular Portfolio shall
be effective to continue this Agreement with respect to such Portfolio
notwithstanding (a) that this Agreement has not been approved by the holders of
a majority of the outstanding shares of any other Portfolio or (b) that this
Agreement has not been approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Fund, unless such approval shall be required by any other
applicable law or otherwise. In the event of termination for any reason, all
records of the Portfolio shall promptly be returned to the Adviser or the Fund,
free from any claim or retention of rights in such record by the Portfolio
Manager, although the Portfolio Manager may, at its own expense, make and retain
a copy of such records. This Agreement will terminate automatically in event of
its assignment (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act), but shall not
terminate in connection with any transaction not deemed an assignment within the
meaning of Rules 2a-6 under the 1940 Act, or any other rule adopted by the SEC
regarding transactions not deemed to be assignments. In the event this Agreement
is terminated or is not approved in the manner described above, the Sections or
Paragraphs numbered 2(h), 2(j), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16 of this Agreement as
well as any applicable provision of this Paragraph numbered 15 shall remain in
effect.
16. Use of Name.
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(a) It is understood that the name "Pacific Life Insurance Company" or
"Pacific Life", or "Pacific Select Fund" or any derivative thereof or logo
associated with that name is the valuable property of the Adviser and its
affiliates, and that the Portfolio Manager has the right to use such name (or
derivative or logo) only with the approval of the Adviser and only so long as
the Adviser is an investment adviser to the Fund and/or the Portfolio. Upon
termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the
Adviser, the Portfolio Manager shall forthwith cease to use such name (or
derivative or logo).
(b) It is understood that the name "Lazard Asset Management" or
"Lazard Freres" or any derivative thereof or logo associated with that name is
the valuable property of the Portfolio Manager and that the Adviser has the
right to use such name (or derivative or logo), in offering materials of the
Fund and/or Portfolio with the approval of the Portfolio Manager and for so long
as the Portfolio Manager is a Portfolio Manager to the Fund and/or the
Portfolio. Upon termination of this Agreement between the Fund, the Adviser and
the Portfolio Manager, the Fund and the Adviser shall forthwith cease to use
such name (or derivative or logo).
(c) Neither the Fund nor the Advisers shall use the Portfolio
Manager's name (or that of any affiliate, including the name "Lazard Freres") in
promotional or sales related materials prepared by or on behalf of the Adviser
or the Fund, without prior review and approval by the Portfolio Manager, which
may not be unreasonably withheld.
17. Limitation of Liability. A copy of the Amended and Restated
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Agreement and Declaration of Trust for the Fund is on file with the Secretary of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust has
been executed on behalf of the Trust by a Trustee of the Trust in his capacity
as Trustee of the Trust and not individually. The obligations of this Agreement
shall be binding upon the assets and property of the Fund and shall not be
binding upon any Trustee, officer, employee, agent or shareholder, whether past,
present, or future, of the Fund individually.
18. Miscellaneous.
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(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of California,
provided that nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with
the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or rules or orders of the SEC
thereunder. The term "affiliate" or "affiliated person" as used in this
Agreement shall mean "affiliated person" as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the
0000 Xxx.
(b) The captions of this Agreement are included for convenience only
and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect
their construction or effect.
(c) To the extent permitted under Section 15 of this Agreement, this
Agreement may only be assigned by any party with prior written consent of the
other parties.
(d) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid
by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement
shall not be affected thereby, and to this extent, the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be severable. To the extent that any provision of
this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule
or otherwise with regard to any party hereunder, such provisions with respect to
other parties hereto shall not be affected thereby.
(e) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed as of the day and year first written above.
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Secretary Title: Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT
Attest: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior V.P. Legal Affairs Title: Managing Director
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Secretary Title: Chairman of the Board,
Trustee and President
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
FEE SCHEDULE
Portfolio: Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Fee:
The Adviser will pay to the Portfolio Manager a monthly fee based on the average
daily net assets of the Mid-Cap Value Portfolio at an annual rate equal to:
.55% on the first $200 million
.50% on the next $200 million
.45% on the next $200 million
.40% on the next $200 million
.30% on the next $200 million
.25% on excess
