AMENDED AND RESTATED
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of
this 1st day of July, 2008 (as amended, effective January 1, 2011, to amend the
fee as designated in Appendix A annexed hereto), by and between PIONEER
INDEPENDENCE FUND (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, and Pioneer
Investment Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Manager").
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as a management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act");
WHEREAS, the Manager is engaged primarily in rendering investment advisory and
management services and is registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;
WHEREAS, the Trust wishes to retain the Manager to provide investment advisory
and management services to the Trust with respect to the series of the Trust
designated in Appendix A annexed hereto (the "Funds"); and
WHEREAS, the Manager is willing to furnish such services on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein
contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. The Trust hereby appoints the Manager to act as investment adviser of
each Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The
Manager accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services herein set
forth, for the compensation herein provided.
2. (a) Subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees (the
"Board"), the Manager shall regularly provide each Fund with investment
research, advice, management and supervision and shall furnish a continuous
investment program for the Fund's portfolio of securities and other investments
consistent with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions, as
stated in the Fund's current Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
The Manager shall determine from time to time what securities and other
investments (including, without limitation, repurchase agreements, swap
agreements, options, futures and other instruments) will be purchased, retained,
sold or exchanged by each Fund and what portion of the assets of the Fund's
portfolio will be held in the various securities and other investments in which
the Fund invests, and what portion will be held uninvested in cash, and shall
implement those decisions (including the execution of investment documentation),
all subject to the provisions of the Trust's Declaration of Trust and By-Laws
(collectively, the "Governing Documents") and the 1940 Act, as well as the
investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund referred to above,
and any other specific policies adopted by the Board and disclosed to the
Manager. The Manager is authorized as the agent of the Trust to give
instructions to the custodian of each Fund as to deliveries of securities and
other investments and payments of cash for the account of the Fund. Subject to
applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and direction from the Board, the
investment program to be provided hereunder may entail the investment of all or
substantially all of the assets of any Fund in one or more investment companies.
The Manager will place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for each
Fund either directly with the issuer or with any broker or dealer, foreign
currency dealer, futures commission merchant or others selected by it. Except
as described herein, the Manager shall seek overall the best execution available
in the selection of brokers or dealers and the placing of orders for each Fund.
In assessing the best execution available for any transaction, the Manager may
consider factors it deems relevant, including the size and type of the
transaction, the nature and character of the markets for the security to be
purchased or sold, the execution capabilities and financial condition of the
broker or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission or dealer spread, if
any (whether for a specific transaction or on a continuing basis). In
connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such
orders, subject to applicable law, brokers or dealers may be selected who also
provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"))
to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Manager or its affiliates
exercise investment discretion. The Manager is authorized to pay a broker or
dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for a Fund which is in excess of the amount of
commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction if the Manager determines in good faith that such amount of
commission is 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 in terms of all of the accounts over which the Manager
or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Manager shall also
provide advice and recommendations with respect to other aspects of the business
and affairs of each Fund, shall exercise voting rights, rights to consent to
corporate action and any other rights pertaining to the Fund's portfolio
securities subject to such direction as the Board may provide, and shall perform
such other functions of investment management and supervision as may be directed
by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager shall not be deemed to
have assumed any duties with respect to, and shall not be responsible for, the
distribution of the shares of any Fund, nor shall the Manager be deemed to have
assumed or have any responsibility with respect to functions specifically
assumed by any administrator, transfer agent, fund accounting agent, custodian,
shareholder servicing agent or other agent, in each case employed by the Trust
or a Fund to perform such functions. The Manager may execute on behalf of each
Fund certain agreements, instruments and documents in connection with the
services performed by it under this Agreement. These may include, without
limitation, brokerage agreements, clearing agreements, account documentation,
futures and options agreements, swap agreements, other investment related
agreements, and any other agreements, documents or instruments the Manager
believes are appropriate or desirable in performing its duties under this
Agreement.
(b) Each Fund hereby authorizes any entity or person associated with the
Manager which is a member of a national securities exchange to effect any
transaction on the exchange for the account of the Fund which is permitted by
Section 11(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder, and each Fund
hereby consents to the retention of compensation for such transactions in
accordance with Rule 11a2-2(T)(a)(2)(iv).
3. Subject to the Board's approval, the Manager or any Fund may enter into
contracts with one or more investment subadvisers, including without limitation,
affiliates of the Manager, in which the Manager delegates to such
investment subadvisers any or all its duties specified hereunder, on such terms
as the Manager determines to be necessary, desirable or appropriate, provided
that in each case such contracts are entered into in accordance with and meet
all applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. The Trust agrees that the Manager
shall not be accountable to the Trust or any Fund or any Fund's shareholders for
any loss or other liability relating to specific investments selected by any
such subadviser.
4. The Trust shall at all times keep the Manager fully informed with regard
to the securities and other investments owned by each Fund, its funds available,
or to become available, for investment, and generally as to the condition of its
affairs. The Trust shall furnish the Manager with such other documents and
information with regard to its affairs as the Manager may from time to time
reasonably request. The Manager shall supply the Board and officers of the
Trust with such information and reports reasonably required by them and
reasonably available to the Manager.
5. (a) Unless maintained by another party on the Fund's behalf, the
Manager shall maintain the books and records with respect to each Fund's
securities and other transactions and keep the Fund's books of account in
accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In
compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Manager
hereby agrees that any records that it maintains for each Fund are the property
of the Fund, and further agrees to surrender promptly to the Fund any of such
records upon the Fund's request. The Manager further agrees to arrange for the
preservation of the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-1 under the
1940 Act for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act.
(b) The Manager shall furnish, at its expense, all necessary services,
facilities, equipment and personnel for performing the Manager's services under
this Agreement. Other than as herein specifically indicated, the Manager
shall not be responsible for the Trust's or any Fund's ordinary and
extraordinary expenses, and the Trust or a Fund shall pay the Trust's or the
Fund's ordinary and extraordinary expenses. The Manager may agree to provide to
the Funds services other than the services that are provided under this
Agreement, on such terms as the Manager and the Trust may agree from time to
time, and nothing herein shall preclude payment by the Trust or a Fund of
compensation to the Manager for any such services rendered pursuant to a written
agreement or agreements approved by the Board.
6. From time to time, the Manager shall authorize and permit certain of its
directors, officers and employees, who may be elected as Board members or
officers of the Trust, to serve in the capacities in which they are elected.
The Manager will pay directly or reimburse the Trust for the compensation (if
any) of the Trustees who are affiliated persons of the Manager and all officers
of the Trust as such, except as the Board may decide.
7. As compensation for the services performed and the facilities furnished
and expenses assumed by the Manager, each Fund shall pay the Manager, as
promptly as possible after the last day of each month, a fee, computed daily at
an annual rate set forth opposite the Fund's name on Appendix A annexed hereto,
based on the Fund's average daily net assets or otherwise as set forth on
Appendix A. If this Agreement is terminated with respect to any Fund as of any
date not the last day of a month, the fee payable by the Fund shall be paid as
promptly as possible after such date of termination and shall be computed on the
basis of the period ending on the last business day on which this Agreement is
in effect with respect to the Fund subject to a pro rata adjustment based on the
number of days elapsed in the current month as a percentage of the total number
of days in the month.
8. The Manager assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to
render the services called for hereunder, in good faith, and shall not be liable
for any error of judgment or mistake of law, or for any loss arising out of any
investment or for any act or omission in the execution of securities or other
transactions for any Fund, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall protect
the Manager against any liability to a Fund to which the Manager would otherwise
be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in
the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its
obligations and duties hereunder. As used in this paragraph 8, the term
"Manager" shall include any affiliates of the Manager performing services for
the Trust or any Fund pursuant to this Agreement and the partners, shareholders,
directors, officers and employees of the Manager and such affiliates.
9. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any
director, officer, or employee of the Manager who may also be a Trustee,
officer, or employee of the Trust or any Fund, to engage in any other business
or to devote his time and attention in part to the management or other aspects
of any other business, whether of a similar nature or a dissimilar nature, nor
to limit or restrict the right of the Manager to engage in any other business or
to render services of any kind, including investment advisory and management
services, to any other fund, firm, individual or association. If the purchase
or sale of securities or other investments consistent with the investment
policies of any Fund or one or more other accounts of the Manager is considered
at or about the same time, transactions in such securities or other investments
will be allocated among the accounts in a manner deemed equitable by the
Manager. Such transactions may be combined, in accordance with applicable laws
and regulations, and consistent with the Manager's policies and procedures as
presented to the Board from time to time.
10. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Fund's "net assets" shall be
determined as provided in the Fund's then-current Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information and the terms "assignment," "interested person," and
"majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall have the meanings given to
them by Section 2(a) of the 1940 Act, and references to the "1940 Act" shall
include any rule, regulation or applicable exemptive order of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder and interpretive guidance with
respect to the 1940 Act by the Commission or its staff.
11. This Agreement will become effective with respect to each Fund on the
date first above written or such later date set forth opposite the Fund's name
on Appendix A annexed hereto, provided that it shall have been approved by the
Trust's Board and by the shareholders of the Fund in accordance with the
requirements of the 1940 Act and, unless sooner terminated as provided herein,
will continue in effect for each Fund designated on Appendix A on the date
hereof until December 31, 2009, and for each Fund added to Appendix A hereafter,
until the date specified in Appendix A. Thereafter, if not terminated, this
Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to each Fund, so long as such
continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by the Board or (ii)
by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund,
provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of
the Trustees who are not interested persons of any party to this Agreement, by
vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval.
12. This Agreement is terminable with respect to any Fund without penalty by
the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Fund, in each case on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written
notice to the Manager, or by the Manager upon not less than 60 days' written
notice to the Trust, and will be terminated upon the mutual written consent of
the Manager and the Trust. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the
event of its assignment. This Agreement may be terminated with respect to one
or more Funds without affecting the validity of this Agreement with respect to
any other Fund designated on Appendix A.
13. The Manager agrees that for services rendered to each Fund, or for any
claim by it in connection with services rendered to the Fund, it shall look only
to assets of the Fund for satisfaction and that it shall have no claim against
the assets of any other portfolios of the Trust. The undersigned officer of
the Trust has executed this Agreement not individually, but as an officer under
the Trust's Declaration of Trust and the obligations of this Agreement are not
binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Trust
individually.
14. The Trust agrees that in the event that none of the Manager or any of
its affiliates acts as an investment adviser to a Fund, the name of the Fund
will be changed to one that does not contain the name "Pioneer" or otherwise
suggest an affiliation with the Manager.
15. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is
sought, and no material amendment of the Agreement with respect to any Fund
shall be effective until approved, if so required by the 1940 Act, by vote of
the holders of a majority of that Fund's outstanding voting securities.
16. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between
the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
relating to the subject matter hereof. Should any part of this Agreement be
held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the
remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall
be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors.
17. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
18. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
19. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the prior management
agreement in effect for the Fund.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized.
PIONEER INDEPENDENCE FUND
By: ______________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Trustee and Executive Vice President
PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: ______________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
APPENDIX A
As Amended Effective January 1, 2011
FUND EFFECTIVE DATE/INITIAL TERM DATE FEE
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(CALCULATED AS A PERCENT
PER ANNUM OF THE FUND'S
AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS)
Pioneer Independence Fund Effective Date of Amendment 0.65% up to $1 Billion
to Reflect Reduction in and 0.60% over $1
Management Fee: January 1, 2011 Billion
Initial Term: January 1, 2011-
December 31, 2011
