Exhibit 4(F)
ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS, INC.
DEM MULTI-MANAGER EQUITY FUND
World Trade Center-Baltimore
28th Floor
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October 23, 1998
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World Trade Center-Baltimore
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
This will confirm the agreement between the undersigned (the
"Corporation") and you as follows:
1. GENERAL. The Corporation is an open-end management
investment company which has multiple investment portfolios including, the DEM
Multi-Manager Equity Fund (the "Fund"). The Corporation proposes to engage in
the business of investing and reinvesting the assets of the Fund in the manner
and in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and limitations
specified in the Corporation's Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information (the "Prospectus") included in the Corporation's Registration
Statement pertaining to the Fund, as amended and/or supplemented from time to
time (the "Registration Statement"), filed under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Copies of the Prospectus have been furnished to you. Any amendments to the
Prospectus shall be furnished to you promptly.
2. ADVISORY SERVICES. Subject to the supervision and approval
of the Corporation's Board of Directors, you will provide investment management
of the Fund's portfolio in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives,
policies and limitations as stated in the Prospectus as from time to time in
effect. In connection therewith, you will obtain and provide investment research
and will supervise the Fund's investments and conduct a continuous program of
investment, evaluation and, if appropriate, sale and reinvestment of the Fund's
assets. You will place orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities
and will solicit brokers to execute transactions, including The
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Co., in accordance with the policies and restrictions regarding
brokerage allocations of the Fund and the Corporation. You will furnish to the
Corporation such statistical information with respect to the investments which
the Corporation may hold or contemplate purchasing as the Corporation may
reasonably request.
3. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. You will supply office facilities,
data processing services, clerical, internal auditing services, executive and
other administrative services; provide stationery and office supplies; prepare
reports to the Fund's stockholders, tax returns and reports to and filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and state Blue Sky authorities; calculate
the net asset value of the Fund's shares; provide persons to serve as the
Corporation's officers at the request of the Corporation's Board of Directors
and generally assist in all aspects of the Fund's operations.
4. ASSISTANCE. You may employ or contract with other persons
to assist you in the performance of this Agreement. Such persons may include
other investment advisory or management firms and officers or employees who are
employed by both you and the Corporation. The fees or other compensation of such
persons shall be paid by you and no obligation may be incurred on the
Corporation's behalf to any such person.
5. RECORD KEEPING AND OTHER INFORMATION. You will create and
maintain all records required of you pursuant to your duties hereunder in
accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including records
required by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act. All such records will be the property
of the Corporation and will be available upon request of the Corporation for
inspection, copying and use by the Corporation and will be surrendered to the
Corporation upon demand of the Corporation. Where applicable, such records will
be maintained by you for the periods and in the places required by Rule 31a-2
under the 1940 Act. Upon termination of this Agreement, you will promptly
surrender all such records to the Corporation or such person as the Corporation
may designate.
6. FEES. In consideration of the advisory services rendered
pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, will pay you
on the first business day of each month a fee at the annual rate of 1.25% of the
value of the Fund's average weekly net assets during the preceding month. In
consideration of the administrative services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Fund will pay you on the first business day of each month a fee
at the annual rate of .15 of 1% of the value of the Fund's average weekly net
assets during the preceding month. Net asset value shall be computed in the
manner, on such days and at such time or times as described in the Prospectus
from time to time. The fee for the period from the effective date of the
Registration Statement to the end of the first month thereafter shall be
pro-rated according
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to the proportion which such period bears to the full monthly period, and upon
any termination of this Agreement before the end of any month, the fee for such
part of a month shall be pro-rated according to the proportion which such period
bears to the full monthly period and shall be payable upon the date of
termination of this Agreement.
7. EXPENSES:
(a) You will bear all expenses in connection with the
performance of your services under this Agreement. All other expenses to be
incurred in the operation of the Fund will be borne by the Fund, except to the
extent specifically assumed by you. The expenses to be borne by the Fund
include, without limitation, the following: organizational costs, taxes,
interest, brokerage fees and commissions and other expenses in any way related
to the execution, recording and settlement of portfolio security transactions,
fees of Directors who are not also your officers, Securities and Exchange
Commission fees, state Blue Sky qualification fees, charges of custodians,
transfer and dividend paying agents' premiums for directors and officers
liability insurance, costs of fidelity bonds, industry association fees, outside
auditing and legal expenses, costs of maintaining corporate existence, costs of
maintaining required books and accounts, costs attributable to investor services
(including, without limitation, telephone and personnel expenses), costs of
stockholders' reports and meetings, costs of preparing, printing and mailing
share certificates, proxy statements and prospectuses, and any extraordinary
expenses.
(b) If in any fiscal year the aggregate expenses of a
Fund (including fees paid to you pursuant to this Agreement, but excluding
interest on borrowings, taxes, brokerage and, with the prior written consent of
the necessary state securities commissions, extraordinary expenses) exceed the
expense limitation of any state having jurisdiction over the Fund, the Fund may
deduct from the payment to be made to you under this Agreement, or you will
bear, such excess expense to the extent required by state law. Your obligation
pursuant hereto will be limited to the amount of your fees hereunder. Such
deduction or payment, if any, will be estimated, reconciled and effected or
paid, as the case may be, on a monthly basis.
8. LIABILITY. You shall exercise your best judgment in
rendering the services to be provided to the Fund. The Corporation, on behalf of
the Fund, agrees as an inducement to you and to others who may assist you in
providing services to the Fund that you and such other persons shall not be
liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by
the Fund or the Corporation and the Fund and the Corporation agree to indemnify
and hold harmless you and such other persons against and from any claims,
liabilities, actions, suits, proceedings, judgments or damages (and expenses
incurred in connection therewith, including the reasonable cost of investigating
or defending same, including, but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising out of
any such error of judgment or mistake of law or loss; provided, however, that
the Corporation's obligation with respect to such claims, liabilities, actions,
suits, proceedings, judgments or damages (and expenses incurred in connection
therewith, including the reasonable cost of investigating
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or defending same, including, but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising out of
any such error of judgment or mistake of law or loss shall be limited to the
"assets belonging to" (as such expression is defined in the Corporation's
charter) the Fund and further provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to
protect or purport to protect you or any other such person against any liability
to the Corporation or to its security holders to which you or they would
otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of duties hereunder, or by reason of reckless
disregard of the obligations and duties hereunder.
9. OTHER ACCOUNTS. The Corporation understands that you and
other persons with whom you contract to provide the services hereunder may from
time to time act as investment adviser to one or more other investment companies
and fiduciary or other managed accounts, and the Corporation has no objection to
your or their so acting. When purchase or sale of securities of the same issuer
is suitable for the investment objectives of two or more companies or accounts
managed by you or such other persons which have available funds for investment,
the available securities will be allocated in a manner believed by you and such
other persons to be equitable to the Fund and any other account. It is
recognized that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the price paid
or received by the Fund or the size of the position obtainable for or disposed
of by the Fund.
In addition, it is understood that you and the persons with
whom you contract to assist in the performance of your duties hereunder will not
devote their full time to such service and nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to limit or restrict your or their right to engage in and devote time and
attention to similar or other businesses.
10. TERM. This Agreement shall continue with respect to the
Fund until December 29, 1999 and thereafter shall continue automatically for
successive annual periods ending on the anniversary of such date, provided such
continuance with respect to the Fund is specifically approved at least annually
by the Corporation's Board of Directors or a vote of the lesser of (a) 67% of
the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting if holders of more than 50% of
the outstanding shares of the Fund are present in person or by proxy or (b) more
than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, provided that in either event
its continuance also is approved by a majority of the Corporation's Directors
who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of any party to
this Agreement, by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. This Agreement is terminable with respect to the Fund
without penalty,
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on 60 days' notice, by you or by the Corporation's Board of Directors or by vote
of the lesser of (a) 67% of the shares of the Fund represented at a meeting if
holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present in
person or by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
This Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as
defined in the 1940 Act).
11. "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇," "DEM MULTI-MANAGER" AND "DEM" NAMES. The
Corporation recognizes that from time to time your directors, officers and
employees may serve as directors, trustees, partners, officers and employees of
other corporations, business trusts, partnerships or other entities (including
other investment companies) and that such other entities may include the name
"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇," "DEM Multi-Manager" and/or "DEM" as part of their name. You or your
affiliates may enter into investment advisory or other agreements with such
other entities. If you cease to act as the Fund's investment adviser, the
Corporation agrees that, at your request, the Corporation will take all
necessary action to change the name of the Fund to a name not including
"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇," "DEM Multi-Manager" and/or "DEM" in any form or combination of words.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding,
will you kindly so indicate by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy
hereof.
Very truly yours,
THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ FUNDS, INC., On
behalf Of DEM MULTI-MANAGER
EQUITY FUND
By: /S/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.,
Title: President
Accepted:
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By: /S/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: President
