AGREEMENT made this 7th day of January 2013, by and between X.X. Xxxxxx
Investment Management Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Subadviser), and
MetLife Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Adviser).
WHEREAS, the Adviser serves as investment manager of Met Investors Series
Trust (the Trust), a statutory trust which has filed a registration
statement (the Registration Statement) under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the 0000 Xxx) and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the 0000 Xxx) pursuant to a management agreement dated December 8, 2000, as
amended from time to time (the Management Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is comprised of several separate investment portfolios, one
of which is the JPMorgan Core Bond Portfolio (the Portfolio); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser desires to avail itself of the services, information,
advice, assistance and facilities of an investment adviser to assist the
Adviser in performing investment advisory services for the Portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the Subadviser is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), and is engaged in the business of
rendering investment advisory services to investment companies and other
institutional clients and desires to provide such services to the Adviser.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, it is agreed as follows:
1. Employment of the Subadviser. The Adviser hereby employs the Subadviser,
subject to the supervision of the Adviser, to manage the investment and
reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio, subject to the control and
direction of the Board of Trustees, for the period and on the terms hereinafter
set forth. The Subadviser hereby accepts such employment and agrees during
such period to render the services and to assume the obligations herein set
forth for the compensation herein provided. The Subadviser shall for all
purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, except as
expressly provided or authorized (whether herein or otherwise), have no
authority to act for or represent the Adviser, the Portfolio or the Trust in
any way. The Subadviser may execute account documentation, agreements,
contracts and other documents requested by brokers, dealers, counterparties
and other persons in connection with its management of the assets of the
Portfolio, provided the Subadviser receives express agreement and consent of
the Adviser and/or the Board of Trustees to execute futures account agreements,
ISDA Master Agreements and other documents related thereto, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. In such respect, and only for this limited
purpose the Subadviser shall act as the Advisers and the Trusts agent and
attorney-in-fact.
Copies of the Trusts Registration Statement or Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws (collectively, the Charter Documents), each as currently in effect,
have been or will be delivered to the Subadviser. The Adviser agrees, on an
ongoing basis, to notify the Subadviser of each change in the fundamental and
non-fundamental investment policies and restrictions of the Portfolio as
promptly as practicable and to provide to the Subadviser as promptly as
practicable copies of all amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement and amendments to the Charter Documents. The Adviser will promptly
provide the Subadviser with any procedures applicable to the Subadviser adopted
from time to time by the Trusts Board of Trustees and agrees to promptly
provide the Subadviser copies of all amendments thereto.
The Adviser shall timely furnish the Subadviser with such additional
information as may be reasonably requested by the Subadviser to perform its
responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement. The Adviser shall reasonably
cooperate with the Subadviser in setting up and maintaining brokerage accounts,
futures accounts, and other accounts the Subadviser deems advisable to allow
for the purchase or sale of various forms of securities and other financial
instruments pursuant to this Agreement.
2. Obligations of and Services to be Provided by the Subadviser. The
Subadviser undertakes to provide the following services to the Portfolio and
to assume the following obligations:
a. The Subadviser shall manage the investment and reinvestment of the portfolio
assets of the Portfolio, all without prior consultation with the Adviser,
subject to and in accordance with:
i. the investment objective, policies and restrictions of the Portfolio set
forth in the Trusts Registration Statement and the Charter Documents, as such
Registration Statement and Charter Documents may be amended from time to time;
ii. the requirements applicable to registered investment companies under
applicable laws and those requirements applicable to both regulated investment
companies and segregated asset accounts under Subchapter M and Section 817(h)
of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), including but not limited to, the
diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder;
iii. any written instructions, policies and guidelines which the Adviser or
the Trusts Board of Trustees may issue from time to time, all as from time to
time in effect; and
iv. with all applicable provisions of law, including without limitation all
applicable provisions of the 1940 Act the rules and regulations thereunder
and the interpretive opinions thereof of the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) (SEC Positions).
b. In furtherance of and subject to the foregoing, the Subadviser shall make
all determinations with respect to the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities and other financial instruments and shall take such action necessary
to implement the same.
c. The Subadviser shall render such reports to the Trusts Board of Trustees,
the Adviser and the Advisers administrator as they may reasonably request
from time to time concerning the investment activities of the Portfolio,
including without limitation all material as reasonably may be requested by the
Trustees of the Trust pursuant to Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, and agrees to
review the Portfolio and discuss the management of the Portfolio with
representatives or agents of the Trusts Board of Trustees, the Adviser and the
administrator at their reasonable request.
d. Unless the Adviser gives the Subadviser written instructions to the
contrary the Subadviser shall, in accordance with its proxy voting guidelines
and procedures in effect from time to time and in good faith and in a manner
which it reasonably believes best serves the interests of the Portfolios
shareholders vote such proxies as may be necessary or advisable in connection
with any matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of securities held by the
Portfolio. The Adviser agrees to instruct the Portfolios custodian to
forward all proxy materials and related shareholder communications to the
designee provided by the Subadviser promptly upon receipt.
e. Absent instructions from the Adviser to the contrary and to the extent
provided in the Trusts Registration Statement, as such Registration Statement
may be amended from time to time, the Subadviser or one of its affiliates
shall, in the name of the Portfolio, place orders for the execution of
portfolio transactions with or through such brokers, dealers or other financial
institutions as it may select, including affiliates of the Subadviser provided
such orders comply with Rule 17e-1 (or any successor or other relevant
regulations) under the 0000 Xxx.
f. To the extent consistent with applicable law and then current SEC Positions
and absent instructions from the Adviser to the contrary, purchase or sell
orders for the Portfolio may be aggregated with contemporaneous purchase or
sell orders of other clients of the Subadviser or its affiliates. In the
selection of brokers or dealers or other execution agents and the placing of
orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio investments for the Portfolio,
the Subadviser shall seek to obtain for the Portfolio the best execution
available. In using its best efforts to obtain for the Portfolio the best
execution available, the Subadviser, bearing in mind the Portfolios best
interests at all times, shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including
by way of illustration, breadth of the market in the security; price; the size
of the transaction; the nature of the market for the security; the amount of
the commission; the timing of the transaction taking into account market prices
and trends; the reputation, experience, execution capability, and financial
stability of the broker or dealer involved; and the quality of service rendered
by the broker or dealer in other transactions. Subject to such policies as
the Board of Trustees and Adviser may determine and applicable law, including
any relevant SEC Positions, the Subadviser may cause the Portfolio to pay a
broker or dealer that provides brokerage and research services to the
Subadviser an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio investment
transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer
would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Subadviser 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
Subadvisers overall responsibilities with respect to the Portfolio and to
other clients of the Subadviser or its affiliates as to which the Subadviser
or its affiliates exercise investment discretion.
g. Subject to seeking the most favorable price and execution, the Board of
Trustees or the Adviser may direct the Subadviser to effect transactions in
portfolio securities and other financial instruments through broker-dealers in
a manner that will help generate resources to pay the cost of certain expenses
which the Trust is required to pay or for which the Trust is required to
arrange payment. To the extent the Subadviser is directed to use only the
specified brokers for the Portfolio, the Trust may pay higher commissions or
other transaction costs or greater spreads, or receive less favorable net
prices, on transactions for the Portfolio than would otherwise be the case if
the Subadviser used other or multiple brokers.
h. In connection with the placement of orders for the execution of the
portfolio transactions of the Portfolio, the Subadviser shall create and
maintain all necessary records pertaining to the purchase and sale of
securities and other financial instruments by the Subadviser on behalf of the
Portfolio in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations,
including but not limited to records required by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act.
All records shall be the property of the Trust and shall be available for
inspection and use by the SEC, the Trust, the Adviser or any person retained
by the Trust at all reasonable times. The Subadviser will furnish copies of
such records to the Adviser or the Trust within a reasonable time after receipt
of a request from either the Adviser or the Trust. Where applicable, such
records shall be maintained by the Subadviser for the periods and in the places
required by Rule 31a 2 under the 1940 Act.
i. In accordance with Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act, the Subadviser
has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to prevent violation of the Advisers Act and any rules thereunder by
the Subadviser and its supervised persons. Further, the Subadviser reviews
and shall continue to review, at least annually, its written policies and
procedures and the effectiveness of their implementation and shall designate
an individual (who is a supervised person) who is responsible for administering
such policies and procedures.
j. The Subadviser shall:
i. Comply with the Trusts written compliance policies and procedures pursuant
to Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act;
ii. Promptly provide to the Adviser copies of its Annual Compliance Review
and Report (or a summary of the process and findings;
iii. Unless prohibited by law, regulation or regulatory requirement, promptly
notify the Adviser of any material non-routine contact from the SEC or other
regulators or a Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) (such as an examination,
inquiry, investigation, institution of a proceeding, etc.) relating directly
or indirectly to the Subadvisers asset management business; and
iv. Unless prohibited by law, regulation or regulatory requirement, promptly
notify the Adviser of any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule
38a-1 under the 0000 Xxx) relating directly or indirectly to the Portfolio, the
Trust, the Adviser or the Subadviser of which it is aware and actions taken in
response to issues or items raised by the SEC, an SRO or other regulators with
respect to such material compliance matters.
k. The Subadviser shall (1) maintain procedures regarding the use of
derivatives, and (2) provide such certifications and reports regarding the use
of derivatives, including with respect to asset segregation, as may be
reasonably requested by the Trust or the Adviser.
l. The Subadviser shall bear its expenses of providing services pursuant to
this Agreement, but shall not be obligated to pay any expenses of the Adviser,
the Trust, or the Portfolio, including without limitation: (a) interest and
taxes; (b) brokerage commissions and other costs in connection with the
purchase or sale of securities or other financial instruments for the
Portfolio; and (c) custodian fees and expenses.
m. The Subadviser shall, as part of a complete portfolio compliance testing
program, perform quarterly diversification testing of the Portfolio under
Section 817(h) of the Code. The Subadviser shall provide timely notice each
calendar quarter that such diversification was satisfied or if not satisfied,
that corrections were made within 30 days of the end of the calendar quarter.
n. The Subadviser or one of its affiliates shall be responsible for the
preparation and filing of Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 13F (as well as other
filings triggered by ownership in securities and other investments under other
applicable laws, rules and regulations) reporting securities and other
investments owned by the Portfolio if required.
o. The Subadviser shall provide assistance in determining the fair value of
all securities and other investments/assets in the Portfolio as necessary,
and, use reasonable efforts to arrange for the provision of valuation
information or a price(s) from a party(ies) independent of the Subadviser for
each security or other investment/asset in the Portfolio for which market
prices are not readily available or not reliable. The Subadviser acknowledges
that it has received a copy of the Trusts Pricing Procedures and agrees to
comply with the sections of the Trusts Pricing Procedures applicable to
subadvisers as in effect from time to time, and provide the services and
information required of Subadvisers thereunder with respect to the Portfolio.
p. The Subadviser will notify the Trust and the Adviser of (i) any assignment
of this Agreement or change of control of the Subadviser, as applicable, and
(ii) any changes in the key personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s)
of the Portfolio or senior management of the Subadviser, in each case prior to
or promptly after, such change. The Subadviser agrees to bear all reasonable
expenses of the Trust, if any, arising out of any assignment by, or change in
control of the Subadviser and any changes in the key personnel who are either
the portfolio manager(s) of the Portfolio or senior management of the
Subadviser. In the case of an assignment of this Agreement or a change in
control, such expenses are agreed to include reimbursement of reasonable costs
associated with preparing, printing and mailing information statements to
existing shareholders of the Portfolio. In the case of changes in key
personnel, such expenses are agreed to include reimbursement of reasonable
costs associated with preparing, printing and mailing any supplements to the
prospectus to existing shareholders of the Portfolio if such changes involve
personnel who are either the portfolio manager(s) of the Portfolio or senior
management of the Subadviser identified in the prospectus or Statement of
Additional Information.
q. The Subadviser may, but is not obligated to, combine or batch orders for
client portfolios to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable
commission rates or to allocate equitably among the Subadvisers and its
affiliates clients differences in prices and commissions or other transaction
costs that might have been obtained had such orders been placed independently.
Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and
transaction costs and typically will be allocated among the Subadvisers
clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client
account on any given day. If the Subadviser cannot obtain execution on all the
combined orders at prices or for transaction costs that the Subadviser
believes are desirable, the Subadviser will allocate the securities the
Subadviser does buy or sell as part of the combined orders by following the
Subadvisers order allocation procedures.
r. In accordance with Rule 17a-10 under the 1940 Act and any other
applicable law, the Subadviser shall not consult with any other subadviser to
the Portfolio or any subadviser to any other portfolio of the Trust or to any
other investment company or investment company series for which the Adviser
serves as investment adviser concerning transactions of the Portfolio in
securities or other assets, other than for purposes of complying with
conditions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Rule 12d3-1 under the 1940 Act.
3. Compensation of the Subadviser. In consideration of services rendered
pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the Subadviser a fee at the
annual rate set forth in Schedule A hereto. Such compensation shall be payable
monthly in arrears or at such other intervals, not less frequently than
quarterly, as the Adviser is paid by the Portfolio pursuant to the Management
Agreement. If the Subadviser shall serve for less than the whole of any
month, the foregoing compensation shall be prorated. For the purpose of
determining fees payable to the Subadviser, the value of the Portfolios net
assets allocated to the Subadviser by the Adviser shall be computed at the
times and in the manner specified in the Trusts Registration Statement.
4. Activities of the Subadviser. The services of the Subadviser hereunder
are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render
similar services to others including other investment companies and accounts
following the same investment strategy as the Portfolio and to engage in other
activities, so long as the services rendered hereunder are not impaired and
except as the Subadviser and the Adviser may otherwise agree from time to time
in writing before or after the date hereof.
The Subadviser shall be subject to a written code of ethics adopted by it that
conforms to the requirements of Rule 204A-1 of the Advisers Act and Rule
17j-1(b) of the 1940 Act.
5. Use of Names. The Subadviser hereby consents to the Portfolio being named
the JPMorgan Core Bond Portfolio. The Adviser shall not use the name JPMorgan
and any of the other names of the Subadviser or its affiliated companies and
any derivative or logo or trade or service xxxx thereof, or disclose
information related to the business of the Subadviser or any of its affiliates
in any prospectus, sales literature or other material relating to the Trust in
any manner not approved prior thereto by the Subadviser; provided, however,
that the Subadviser hereby approves all uses of its name and that of its
affiliates which merely refer in accurate terms to its appointment hereunder
or which are required by the SEC or a state securities commission. The
Subadviser shall not use the name of the Trust, the Adviser or any of their
affiliates in any material relating to the Subadviser in any manner not
approved prior thereto by the Adviser; provided, however, that the Adviser
hereby approves all uses of its or the Trusts name which merely refer in
accurate terms to the appointment of the Subadviser hereunder or which are
required by the SEC or a state securities commission. To the extent not
required by applicable law and regulation, each party shall cease to use the
name of the other party upon the termination of this Agreement.
The Adviser recognizes that from time to time trustees, officers and employees
of the Subadviser 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 JPMorgan or any derivative or abbreviation thereof as
part of their name, and that the Subadviser or its affiliates may enter into
investment advisory, administration or other agreements with such other
entities.
6. Liability and Indemnification.
a. Except as may otherwise be provided by the 1940 Act or any other applicable
law, the Subadviser shall not be liable for any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or litigation (including legal and other expenses) incurred or
suffered by the Adviser or the Trust as a result of any error of judgment or
mistake of law by the Subadviser with respect to the Portfolio, except that
nothing in this Agreement shall operate or purport to operate in any way to
exculpate, waive or limit the liability of the Subadviser for, and the
Subadviser shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Adviser, all affiliated
persons thereof (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 0000 Xxx) and
all controlling persons (as described in Section 15 of the 0000 Xxx) and the
Trust (collectively, Adviser Indemnitees) against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including reasonable legal and
other expenses) to which any of the Adviser Indemnitees may become subject
under the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, or under any other statute,
at common law or otherwise arising out of or based on (i) any willful
misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard or gross negligence of the Subadviser
in the performance of any of its duties or obligations hereunder or (ii) any
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement,
proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature or other materials
pertaining to the Portfolio or the omission to state therein a material fact
known to the Subadviser which was required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission
was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Adviser or the Trust by
the Subadviser Indemnitees (as defined below) for use therein.
b. Except as may otherwise be provided by the 1940 Act or any other applicable
law, the Adviser and the Trust shall not be liable for any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and other expenses)
incurred or suffered by the Subadviser as a result of any error of judgment or
mistake of law by the Adviser with respect to the Portfolio, except that
nothing in this Agreement shall operate or purport to operate in any way to
exculpate, waive or limit the liability of the Adviser for, and the Adviser
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Subadviser, all affiliated persons
thereof (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 0000 Xxx) and all
controlling persons (as described in Section 15 of the 1933 Act) (collectively,
Subadviser Indemnitees) against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or litigation (including reasonable legal and other expenses) to
which any of the Subadviser Indemnitees may become subject under the 1933 Act,
the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, or under any other statute, at common law or
otherwise arising out of or based upon (i) any willful misconduct, bad faith,
reckless disregard or gross negligence of the Adviser in the performance of any
of its duties or obligations hereunder or (ii) any untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, proxy materials,
reports, advertisements, sales literature or other materials pertaining to the
Portfolio or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the
Adviser which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made
in reliance upon information furnished to the Adviser by a Subadviser
Indemnitee for use therein.
7. Limitation of Trusts Liability. The Subadviser acknowledges that it has
received notice of and accepts the limitations upon the Trusts liability set
forth in the Trusts Charter Documents. The Subadviser agrees that any of
the Trusts obligations shall be limited to the assets of the Portfolio and
that the Subadviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from
the shareholders of the Trust nor from any Trustee, officer, employee or agent
of or other series of the Trust.
8. Renewal, Termination and Amendment. This Agreement shall continue in
effect, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, until December 31,
2014 and shall continue in full force and effect for successive periods of one
year thereafter, but only so long as each such continuance as to the Portfolio
is specifically approved at least annually by vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio or by vote of a
majority of the Trusts Board of Trustees; and further provided that such
continuance is also approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Trustees
who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party.
This Agreement may be terminated as to the Portfolio at any time, without
payment of any penalty, by the Trusts Board of Trustees, by the Adviser, or
by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio
upon 60 days prior written notice to the Subadviser, or by the Subadviser
upon 90 days prior written notice to the Adviser, or upon such shorter notice
as may be mutually agreed upon. This Agreement shall terminate automatically
and immediately upon termination of the Management Agreement between the
Adviser and the Trust. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and
immediately in the event of its assignment, except as otherwise provided by
any rule of, or action by, the SEC. The terms assignment and vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities shall have the meaning set forth
for such terms in the 1940 Act and the rules, regulations and interpretations
thereunder. This Agreement may be amended by written instrument at any time
by the Subadviser and the Adviser, subject to approval by the Trusts Board
of Trustees and, if required by applicable SEC rules, regulations, or orders,
a vote of a majority of the Portfolios outstanding voting securities.
9. Confidential Relationship. Any information and advice furnished by any
party to this Agreement to the other party or parties shall be treated as
confidential and shall not be disclosed to third parties without the consent of
the other party hereto except as required by law, rule regulation or
regulatory requirement. All information disclosed as required by law, rule
regulation or regulatory requirement shall nonetheless continue to be deemed
confidential except for information that is required to be publicly disclosed.
Confidential information shall not include any information that: (i) is public
when provided or thereafter becomes public through no wrongful act of the
recipient; (ii) is demonstrably known to the recipient prior to execution of
this Agreement; (iii) is independently developed by the recipient through no
wrongful act of the recipient in the ordinary course of business outside of
this Agreement; or (iv) has been rightfully and lawfully obtained by recipient
from any third party.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, to the extent that
any market counterparty that the Subadviser transacts with requires information
relating to the Portfolio (including, but not limited to, the identity and
market value of the Portfolio), the Subadviser shall be permitted to disclose
such information to the extent necessary to effect transactions on behalf of
the Portfolio in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
10. Cooperation with Regulatory Authorities. The parties to this Agreement
each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event
that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial
or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations
under this Agreement.
11. Severability. 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.
12. Custodian. The Portfolio assets shall be maintained in the custody of its
custodian. Any assets added to the Portfolio shall be delivered directly to
such custodian. The Subadviser shall provide timely instructions directly to
the custodian, in the manner and form as required by the agreement between the
Trust and the custodian in effect from time to time (including with respect to
exchange offerings and other corporate actions) necessary to effect the
investment and reinvestment of the Portfolios assets. The Subadviser shall
provide to the Adviser a list of the persons whom the Subadviser wishes to have
authorized to give written and/or oral instructions to custodians of assets of
the Portfolio.
13. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be provided in writing, by facsimile
or by e-mail. Notices shall be deemed given if delivered in person or by
messenger, certified mail with return receipt, or by a reputable overnight
delivery service that provides evidence of receipt to the parties; upon receipt
if sent by facsimile; or upon read receipt or reply if delivered by e-mail,
at the following addresses:
If to Trust: Met Investors Series Trust
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000 (fax)
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx (e-mail)
If to Adviser: MetLife Advisers, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000 (fax)
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx (e-mail)
If to Subadviser: X.X. Xxxxxx Investment Management Inc.
0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxxxx
(000) 000-0000 (fax)
xxxxxxx.xxxxx-xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx (e-mail)
14. Information. The Adviser hereby acknowledges that it and the Trustees of
the Trust have been provided with a copy of Part II of the Subadvisers Form
ADV.
15. Delegation to Third Parties. The Subadviser may employ an affiliate or a
third party to perform (a) any accounting, administrative, reporting and
ancillary services required to enable Subadviser to perform its functions under
this Agreement or (b) any information management services. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Agreement, Subadviser may provide information about
the Portfolio to any such affiliate or other third party for the purpose of
providing the services contemplated under this clause. Subadviser will act in
good faith in the selection, use and monitoring of affiliates and other third
parties, and any delegation or appointment hereunder shall not relieve
Subadviser of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
16. Miscellaneous. The Trust is an intended third-party beneficiary of this
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Each party agrees
to perform such further actions and execute such further documents as are
necessary to effectuate the purposes hereof. This Agreement shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. The captions in this
Agreement are included for convenience only and in no way define or delimit
any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together
shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.
METLIFE ADVISERS, LLC
BY:
Authorized Officer
X.X. XXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.
BY:
Authorized Officer
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