Exhibit (h)(1)
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 1/st/ day of April, 2001, by and between
UAM Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (the "Company"), and SEI Investments
Mutual Funds Services (the "Administrator"), a Delaware business trust.
WHEREAS, the Company is an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"), consisting of several series portfolios ("Portfolios"), each of which may
consist of one or more classes of shares of common stock ("Shares"); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires the Administrator to provide, and the
Administrator is willing to provide, administrative and accounting services to
such Portfolios of the Company as listed on Schedule A attached hereto
("Schedule A"), and made a part of this Agreement, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
hereinafter contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and
the Administrator hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. Retention of the Administrator. The Company hereby retains the
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Administrator to act as the administrator of the Portfolios and to furnish the
Portfolios with accounting and administrative services as set forth in Article 2
below. The Administrator hereby accepts such employment to perform the duties
set forth below. The Administrator shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to
be an independent contractor.
ARTICLE 2. Administrative and Accounting Services. The Administrator shall
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perform or supervise the performance by others of accounting and administrative
services in connection with the operations of the Portfolios. The Administrator
shall provide the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Directors") with such
reports regarding investment performance, the operation of the Portfolios and
compliance with investment policies and applicable laws, rules and regulations
as they may reasonably request, but shall have no responsibility for supervising
the performance of any investment adviser or sub-adviser, including any
investment adviser's or sub-adviser's compliance with applicable investment
policies and applicable laws, rules and regulations governing investments of the
Portfolios, except that SEI shall perform secondary compliance testing as set
forth below. The Administrator may sub-contract with third parties to perform
certain of the services to be performed by the Administrator hereunder;
provided, however, that the Administrator shall remain principally responsible
to the Company for the acts and omissions of such other entities.
The Administrator shall provide the Company with administrative services,
regulatory reporting, fund accounting and related portfolio accounting services,
all necessary office space, equipment, personnel, compensation and facilities
(including facilities for Shareholders' and Directors' meetings) for handling
the affairs of the Portfolios and such other services as the
Directors may, from time to time, reasonably request and the Administrator
shall, from time to time, reasonably determine to be necessary to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. In addition, as reasonably requested by the
Directors, the Administrator shall make reports to the Directors concerning the
performance of its obligations hereunder.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to each
Portfolio, the Administrator shall:
(A) calculate contractual expenses and control all disbursements and, as
appropriate, compute the yields, total return, expense ratios,
portfolio turnover rate and, if required, portfolio average dollar-
weighed maturity;
(B) coordinate the processing and payment of all fund related expenses,
prepare Fund portfolio expense projections, establish accruals and
review on a periodic basis, including expenses based on a percentage
of a Portfolio's average daily net assets (e.g., advisory and
administrative fees) and expenses based on actual charges annualized
and accrued daily (e.g., audit fees, registration fees);
(C) maintain the general ledger and prepare the financial statements,
including expense accruals and payments, and provide financial
information for proxies, registration statements and other shareholder
communications;
(D) calculate the net asset value of each Portfolio;
(E) calculate performance data and disseminate to information services
covering the investment company industry;
(F) prepare and file tax returns;
(G) assist in the coordination of communications and data collection with
regards to any yearly audit by independent accountants;
(H) calculate and recommend dividend and capital gain distributions in
accordance with distribution policies detailed in prospectuses;
(I) assist with the layout and printing of publicly disseminated
prospectuses and assist with and coordinate layout, printing and
filing of semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders;
(J) assist with the development and preparation of communications to
shareholders, including the annual and semi-annual reports to
shareholders, review shareholder letters and MD&A disclosures,
coordinate mailing prospectuses, notices, proxy statements, proxies
and other reports to shareholders, and supervise and facilitate the
solicitation of proxies solicited by the Company for all shareholder
meetings, including tabulation process for shareholder meetings;
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(K) perform secondary portfolio compliance monitoring on a trade date plus
two day basis for each Portfolio and coordinate with the investment
adviser and fund counsel resolution of violations;
(L) monitor on a secondary basis the regulated investment company status
of the Company and its Portfolios under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended;
(M) prepare and file with the SEC the semi-annual report for the Company
on Form NSAR and all required notices pursuant to Rule 24f-2;
(N) for new Portfolios, obtain Employer or Taxpayer Identification or
CUSIP numbers, estimate organizational costs and monitor against
actual disbursements;
(O) notify shareholders as to what portion, if any, of distributions made
during the prior fiscal year were exempt-interest dividends;
(P) provide Form 1099-MISC to persons other than corporations (i.e., the
Directors) to whom the Fund paid more than $600 during the year;
(Q) coordinate with Company counsel in connection with the preparation and
filing of fund organizational documents, prospectuses, statements of
additional information, registration statements, and proxy materials;
(R) coordinate with and monitor the work of Company counsel, including the
preparation and review of contracts on behalf of the Company with,
among others, the Company's transfer agent, investment adviser, sub-
adviser, distributor, independent accountants, and custodian, and the
review and analysis of affiliated transactions contemplated by
advisers and in-kind redemptions;
(S) coordinate the preparation of the board agenda and the production of
board meeting materials, and attend board meetings;
(T) assist with the ongoing design, development, and operation of the
Company, including new portfolio and class investment objectives,
policies and structure;
(U) provide individuals acceptable to the Directors for nomination,
appointment, or election as officers of the Company, who will be
responsible for the management of certain of the Company's affairs as
determined by the Directors;
(V) obtain and keep in effect fidelity bonds and directors and
officers/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Company in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 17g-1 and paragraph (d)(7) of
Rule 17d-1 under the 1940 Act as such bonds and policies are approved
by the Company's Board of Directors;
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(W) prepare such reports, applications and documents (including reports
regarding the sale and redemption of Shares as may be required in
order to comply with Federal and state securities law) as may be
necessary or desirable to register the Shares with state securities
authorities, monitor sale of Shares for compliance with state
securities laws, and file with the appropriate state securities
authorities the registration statements and reports for the Company
and the Shares and all amendments thereto, as may be necessary or
convenient to register and keep effective the Company and Shares with
state securities authorities to enable the Company to make a
continuous offering of its Shares;
(X) prepare and periodically update the compliance manual for the
Portfolios, and periodically assist in training of portfolio managers,
management and fund accountants concerning the compliance manual and
procedures;
(Y) act as compliance officer pursuant to the Company's Code of Ethics,
provide guidance to advisers interpreting the Company's Code and
identifying violations, and, to the extent required by the Company's
Code, oversee collection of quarterly reports from officers, Board
members, advisers and underwriter and make reports to the Board; and
(Z) coordinate communications and data collection with regards to any
regulatory examination of the Company or the Portfolios, provide
guidance to advisers during such examinations, and participate in exit
interviews.
Also, the Administrator will perform other services for the Company as
agreed from time to time, including, but not limited to, internal audit
examinations; mailing of semi-annual and annual reports of the Portfolios;
preparing an annual list of shareholders; and mailing notices of shareholders'
meetings, proxies and proxy statements, for all of which the Company will pay
the Administrator's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including such expenses
paid to any third party employed by the Administrator in fulfilling its duties
hereunder).
In meeting its duties hereunder, Administrator shall have the general
authority to do all acts deemed in the Administrator's good faith belief to be
necessary and proper to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3. Allocation of Charges and Expenses.
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(A) The Administrator. The Administrator shall furnish at its own expense
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the executive, supervisory and clerical personnel necessary to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also pay all
compensation, if any, of officers of the Company as well as all Directors of the
Company who are affiliated persons of the Administrator or any affiliated
corporation of the Administrator; provided, however, that unless otherwise
specifically provided, the Administrator shall not be obligated to pay the
compensation of any employee of the Company retained by the Directors of the
Company to perform services on behalf of the Company.
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(B) Company Expenses. The Company assumes and shall pay or cause to be
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paid all other expenses of the Company not otherwise allocated in this
Agreement, including, without limitation, organizational costs, taxes, expenses
for legal and auditing services, the expenses of preparing (including
typesetting), printing and mailing reports, prospectuses, statements of
additional information, proxy solicitation material and notices to existing
Shareholders, all expenses incurred in connection with issuing and redeeming
Shares, the costs of pricing services, the costs of custodial services, the cost
of initial and ongoing registration of the Shares under Federal and state
securities laws, fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Directors who are not
affiliated persons of the Administrator or the investment adviser to the Company
or any affiliated corporation of the Administrator or the investment adviser,
the costs of Directors' meetings, insurance, interest, brokerage costs,
litigation and other extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, and all fees and
charges of service providers to the Company. The Company shall also reimburse
the Administrator for all reasonable charges for SAS 70 audit charges.
ARTICLE 4. Compensation of the Administrator. For the services to be
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rendered, the facilities furnished and the expenses assumed by the Administrator
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Administrator
compensation at an annual rate specified in Schedule A to this Agreement. Such
compensation shall be calculated and accrued daily, and paid to the
Administrator monthly. If this Agreement becomes effective subsequent to the
first day of a month or terminates before the last day of a month, the
Administrator's compensation for that part of the month in which this Agreement
is in effect shall be prorated in a manner consistent with the calculation of
the fees as set forth above. Payment of the Administrator's compensation for the
preceding month shall be made promptly.
ARTICLE 5. Limitation of Liability of the Administrator. The duties of the
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Administrator shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no
implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Administrator
hereunder. The Administrator 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 carrying out its duties hereunder, except a loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its
duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
hereunder, except as may otherwise be provided under provisions of applicable
law which cannot be waived or modified hereby. (As used in this Article 5, the
term "Administrator" shall include directors, officers, employees and other
agents of the Administrator as well as that entity itself.) Under no
circumstances shall the Administrator be liable to the Company for
consequential, indirect or punitive damages.
So long as the Administrator, or its agents, acts without willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or
by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, the
Company assumes full responsibility and shall indemnify the Administrator and
hold it harmless from and against any and all actions, suits and claims, whether
groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all losses, damages,
costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses
and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) arising directly
or indirectly out of administration, accounting, and dividend disbursing
relationships to the Company under this Agreement or any other service rendered
to the Company hereunder. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth herein
shall indefinitely survive the termination of this Agreement.
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The Company shall be entitled to participate at its own expense or, if it
so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims
subject to this indemnity provision. If the Company elects to assume the defense
of any such claim, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the
Company and satisfactory to the Administrator, whose approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Company elects to assume the
defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Administrator shall bear the fees
and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it. If the Company does not
elect to assume the defense of a suit, it will reimburse the Administrator for
the fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the Administrator.
The Administrator may apply to the Company at any time for instructions and
may consult counsel for the Company or its own counsel and with accountants and
other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with the
Administrator's duties, and the Administrator shall not be liable or accountable
for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such
instruction or with the opinion of such counsel, accountants or other experts.
Also, the Administrator shall be protected in acting upon any document
which it reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper person or persons. Nor shall the Administrator be held to have
notice of any change of authority of any officers, employee or agent of the
Company until receipt of written notice thereof from the Company.
Nothing herein shall make Administrator liable for the performance or
omissions of unaffiliated, nationally or regionally recognized third parties
such as, by way of example and not limitation, Airborne Services, Federal
Express, UPS, the U.S. Mails, AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other delivery,
telecommunications and other companies not under Administrator's reasonable
control, and third parties not under Administrator's reasonable control
providing services to the financial industry generally, such as, by way of
example and not limitation, the National Securities Clearing Corporation
(processing and settlement services), transfer agents and custodian banks.
ARTICLE 6. Activities of the Administrator. The services of the
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Administrator rendered to the Company are not to be deemed to be exclusive. The
Administrator is free to render such services to others and to have other
businesses and interests. It is understood that Directors, officers, employees
and Shareholders of the Company are or may be or become interested in the
Administrator, as directors, officers, employees and shareholders or otherwise
and that directors, officers, employees and shareholders of the Administrator
and its counsel are or may be or become similarly interested in the Company, and
that the Administrator may be or become interested in the Company as a
Shareholder or otherwise.
ARTICLE 7. Confidentiality. The Administrator agrees on behalf of itself
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and its employees to treat confidentially all records and other information
relative to the Company and its prior, present or potential Shareholders and
their prior, present or potential customers, except, after prior notification to
and approval in writing by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld and may not be withheld where the Administrator may be exposed to civil
or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to
divulge such
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information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the
Company. Further, the Company acknowledges that it has access to confidential
information about the Administrator's business and operations and the Company
and its affiliates agree to hold such information in strict confidence, and not
to disclose confidential information to any third-party except as required by
law or where Company may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings
for failure to comply with disclosure.
ARTICLE 8. Equipment Failures. In the event of equipment failures beyond
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the Administrator's control, the Administrator shall, at no additional expense
to the Company, take reasonable and prompt steps to minimize service
interruptions but shall have no liability with respect thereto. The
Administrator shall develop and maintain a plan for recovery from equipment
failures which may include contractual arrangements with appropriate parties
making reasonable provision for emergency use of electronic data processing
equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is available.
ARTICLE 9. Compliance With Governmental Rules and Regulations. The
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Administrator undertakes to comply in all material respects with all applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and any laws, rules and
regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction with respect to the
duties to be performed by the Administrator hereunder.
ARTICLE 10. Duration and Termination of this Agreement. This Agreement
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shall become effective on the date set forth in the Schedule A and shall remain
in effect for the initial term of the Agreement (the "Initial Term") and each
renewal term thereof (each, a "Renewal Term"), each as set forth in Schedule A,
unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Article 10. This
Agreement may be terminated only: (a) by either party at the end of the Initial
Term or the end of any Renewal Term on 90 days' prior written notice; (b) by
either party hereto on such date as is specified in written notice given by the
terminating party, in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by the
other party, provided the terminating party has notified the other party of such
material breach at least 45 days prior to the specified date of termination and
the breaching party has not remedied such breach by the specified date; (c)
effective upon the liquidation of the Administrator; or (d) as to any Portfolio
or the Company, effective upon the liquidation of such Portfolio or the Company,
as the case may be. For purposes of this Article 10, the term "liquidation"
shall mean a transaction in which the assets of the Administrator, the Company
or a Portfolio are sold or otherwise disposed of and proceeds therefrom are
distributed in cash to the shareholders in complete liquidation of the interests
of such shareholders in the entity.
This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Administrator, without the
prior written consent of the Company, except to an entity that is controlled by,
or under common control with, the Administrator.
ARTICLE 11. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement constitutes the
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entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement,
draft or proposal with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement or
any part hereof may be changed or
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waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of such change or waiver is sought.
ARTICLE 12. Certain Records. The Administrator shall maintain customary
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records in connection with its duties as specified in this Agreement. Any
records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to Rules 31a-1 and 31a-
2 under the 1940 Act which are prepared or maintained by the Administrator on
behalf of the Company shall be prepared and maintained at the expense of the
Administrator, but shall be the property of the Company and will be made
available to or surrendered promptly to the Company on request.
In case of any request or demand for the inspection of such records by
another party, the Administrator shall notify the Company and follow the
Company's instructions as to permitting or refusing such inspection; provided
that the Administrator may exhibit such records to any person in any case where
it is advised by its counsel that it may be held liable for failure to do so,
unless (in cases involving potential exposure only to civil liability) the
Company has agreed to indemnify the Administrator against such liability.
ARTICLE 13. Definitions of Certain Terms. The terms "interested person"
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and "affiliated person," when used in this Agreement, shall have the respective
meanings specified in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ARTICLE 14. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either
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party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified
mail, federal express (or substantially similar delivery service), postage
prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last
address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the
Company, at [address]; and if to the Administrator at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, 00000.
ARTICLE 15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
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with the laws of the State of Delaware and the applicable provisions of the 1940
Act. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or any of
the provisions herein, conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act,
the latter shall control.
ARTICLE 16. Multiple Originals. This Agreement may be executed in two or
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more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
ARTICLE 17. Binding Agreement. This Agreement, and the rights and
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obligations of the parties and the Portfolios hereunder, shall be binding on,
and inure to the benefit of, the parties and the Portfolios and the respective
successors and assigns of each of them.
ARTICLE 18. Severability. If any part, term or provision of this Agreement
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is held to be illegal, in conflict with any law or otherwise invalid, the
remaining portion or portions shall be considered severable and not be affected,
and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be
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construed and enforced as if the Agreement did not contain the particular part,
term or provision held to be illegal or invalid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
UAM FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxx
Title: President
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx X. Mugler
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SEI INVESTMENTS MUTUAL FUNDS SERVICES
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Attest:_____________
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF APRIL l, 2001
BETWEEN
UAM FUNDS, INC.
AND
SEI INVESTMENTS MUTUAL FUNDS SERVICES
Portfolios: This Agreement shall apply to all Portfolios of the Company, either
now existing or in the future created. The current portfolios of
the Company (collectively, the "Portfolios") are set forth below
under "Fees".
Fees: Pursuant to Article 4, the Company shall pay the Administrator the
following fees for services rendered to the Portfolios:
(a) each Portfolio shall pay an asset based fee at an annual
rate, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, as follows:
Acadian Emerging Mkt 0.093%
C&B Balanced Portfolio 0.093%
C&B Equity Portfolio 0.073%
C&B Equity Portfolio for Taxable Investors 0.073%
C&B Mid Cap Equity Portfolio 0.073%
Xxxxxx Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio 0.073%
Xxxxxx Money Market Portfolio 0.053%
FMA Small Company Portfolio 0.073%
ICM Small Company Portfolio 0.073%
Independence Small Cap Value Portfolio 0.073%
XxXxx Domestic Equity Portfolio 0.073%
XxXxx International Portfolio 0.093%
XxXxx Small Cap Equity Portfolio 0.073%
NWQ Special Equity Portfolio 0.073%
Rice Hall Xxxxx Xxxxx Cap Portfolio 0.073%
Rice Hall Xxxxx Xxxxx/Mid Cap Portfolio 0.073%
Sirach Bond Portfolio 0.073%
Sirach Equity Portfolio 0.073%
Sirach Growth Portfolio 0.073%
Sirach Special Equity Portfolio 0.073%
Sirach Strategic Balanced Portfolio 0.093%
Sterling Partners' Balanced Portfolio 0.093%
Sterling Partners' Small Cap Value Portfolio 0.073%
TS&W Equity Portfolio 0.093%
TS&W Fixed Income Portfolio 0.073%
TS&W International Portfolio 0.093%
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