MAINSTAY VP SERIES FUND, INC.
FORM OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of the ____ day of March, 2005 between
MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc., a Maryland Corporation ("the Company") and New
York Life Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Manager").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Company is an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act");
WHEREAS, the shares of beneficial interest of the Company ("Shares") are
divided into separate series (the "Portfolios"), each of which is established by
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Directors may from
time to time terminate such series or establish and terminate additional series;
and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Manager to render investment
advisory and related administrative services to the Company with regard to such
Portfolios as shall be designated in Supplements to this Agreement, and the
Manager is willing to render such services on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Company hereby appoints New York Life
Investment Management LLC to act as manager to such Portfolios as shall be
designated in supplements to the Agreement for the period and on the terms set
forth in this Agreement. The Manager accepts such appointment and agrees to
render the services herein described, for the compensation herein provided.
2. Duties as Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Directors
of the Company, the Manager shall administer each Portfolio's business affairs
and manage the investment operations of each Portfolio and the composition of
the portfolio of each Portfolio, including the purchase, retention and
disposition thereof, in accordance with the investment objectives, policies and
restrictions of each Portfolio, as stated in its currently effective Prospectus
(as hereinafter defined) and subject to the following understandings:
(a) The Manager shall (i) furnish each Portfolio with office
facilities; (ii) be responsible for the financial and accounting records
required to be maintained by each Portfolio (excluding those being maintained by
the Portfolio's custodian and transfer agent except as to which the Manager has
supervisory functions) and other than those being maintained by the Portfolio's
subadviser, if any; and (iii) furnish each Portfolio with ordinary clerical,
bookkeeping and recordkeeping services at such office facilities.
(b) The Manager shall provide supervision of each
Portfolio's investments and determine from time to time what investments or
securities will be purchased, retained, sold
or lent by each Portfolio, and what portion of each Portfolio's assets will be
invested or held uninvested as cash.
(c) The Manager shall use its best judgment in the
performance of its duties under this Agreement.
(d) The Manager, in the performance of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement, shall act in conformity with the Articles of
Incorporation, By-Laws and Prospectus (each as hereinafter defined) of the
Company and with the instructions and directions of the Directors of the
Company, and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act
and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
(e) The Manager, and any subadviser to whom such authority
has been delegated, shall determine the securities to be purchased or sold by
each Portfolio and will place orders pursuant to its determination with or
through such persons, brokers or dealers (including NYLIFE Securities Inc.) in
conformity with the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the
Company's Registration Statement and Prospectus (each as hereinafter defined) or
as the Directors may direct from time to time. It is recognized that, in
providing a Portfolio with investment supervision or the placing of orders for
portfolio transactions, the Manager or any subadviser will give primary
consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution.
Consistent with this policy, the Manager or any subadviser may consider the
financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services
provided by brokers or dealers who may effect or be a party to any such
transaction or other transactions to which other clients of the Manager or any
subadviser may be a party. It is understood that none of the Portfolios, nor the
Company or the Manager or subadviser, has adopted a formula for allocation of a
Portfolio's investment transaction business. It is also understood that it is
desirable for each Portfolio that the Manager or any subadviser have access to
supplemental investment and market research and security and economic analyses
provided by certain brokers who may execute brokerage transactions at a higher
cost to a Portfolio than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers
on the basis of seeking the most favorable price and efficient execution.
Therefore, the Manager or any subadviser is authorized to place orders for the
purchase and sale of securities for a Portfolio with such certain brokers,
subject to review by the Company's Directors from time to time with respect to
the extent and continuation of this practice. It is understood that the services
provided by such brokers may be useful to the Manager or any subadviser in
connection with its services to other clients.
On occasions when the Manager or any subadviser deems the purchase or
sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Portfolio as well as other
clients, the Manager or any subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable
laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the
securities to be so sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable
price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event,
allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as expenses incurred
in the transaction, will be made by the Manager or any subadviser in the manner
it considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary
obligations to that Portfolio and to such other clients.
(f) The Manager shall maintain all books and records with
respect to each Portfolio's securities transactions required by sub-paragraphs
(b)(5), (6), (9) and (10) and
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paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act and any other books and records
required to be maintained by it under the 1940 Act and the Rules thereunder and
shall render to the Company's Directors such periodic and special reports as the
Directors may reasonably request.
(g) The Manager shall provide the Company's custodian on
each business day with information relating to the execution of all portfolio
transactions pursuant to standing instructions.
(h) With respect to any or all series of the Company,
including the Portfolios, the Manager may enter into one or more contracts
("Sub-Advisory Contract or Sub-Administration Contract") with a subadviser or
sub-administrator in which the Manager delegates to such subadviser or
sub-administrator any or all its duties specified in this Agreement, provided
that each Sub-Advisory Contract or Sub-Administration Contract meets all
requirements of the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
3. Manager Personnel. The Manager shall authorize and permit any of
its directors, officers and employees who may be elected or appointed as
Directors or officers of the Company to serve in the capacities in which they
are elected or appointed. Services to be furnished by the Manager under this
Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such directors, officers
or employees.
4. Books and Records. The Manager shall keep each Portfolio's books
and records required to be maintained by it, pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof. The
Manager agrees that all records which it maintains for a Portfolio are the
property of that Portfolio, and it will surrender promptly to that Portfolio any
of such records upon the Portfolio's request. The Manager further agrees to
preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 as promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the 1940 Act any
such records as are required to be maintained by the Manager pursuant to
paragraph 2 hereof.
5. Services Not Exclusive. The services furnished by the Manager
hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive and the Manager shall be free to
furnish similar services to others so long as its services under this Agreement
are not impaired thereby.
6. Documents. The Company has delivered to the Manager copies of
each of the following documents and will deliver to it all future amendments and
supplements, if any:
(a) Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed with the
state of Maryland (such Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on the date
hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein called the "Articles");
(b) By-Laws of the Company (such By-Laws, as in effect on
the date hereof and as amended from time to time, are herein called the
"By-Laws");
(c) Certified Resolutions of the Directors of the Company
authorizing the appointment of the Manager and approving the form of this
Agreement;
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(d) Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-lA (the "Registration Statement"),
as filed with the Commission, relating to each Portfolio and each Portfolio's
Shares and all amendments thereto;
(e) Notification of Registration of the Company under the
1940 Act on Form N-8A as filed with the Commission and all amendments thereto;
and
(f) Each form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information of the Company (such Prospectuses and Statement of Additional
Information, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to
time, being herein called collectively the "Prospectus").
7. Expenses. (a) In connection with the services rendered by
the Manager under this Agreement, the Manager will bear all of the following
expenses:
(i) the salaries and expenses of all personnel of
the Company and the Manager, except the fees and expenses of Directors who are
not interested persons of the Manager or of the Company, and
(ii) all expenses incurred by the Manager in
connection with managing the investment operations of each Portfolio and
administering the ordinary course of each Portfolio's business, other than those
assumed by that Portfolio herein;
(b) Each Portfolio assumes and will pay its expenses,
including but not limited to those described below (where any such category
applies to more than one series of the Company, each Portfolio shall be liable
only for its allocable portion of the expenses):
(i) the fees and expenses of Directors who are not
interested persons of the Manager or of the Company;
(ii) the fees and expenses of the Portfolio's
custodian which relate to (A) the custodial function and the recordkeeping
connected therewith, (B) the maintenance of the required accounting records of
the Portfolio not being maintained by the Manager, (C) the pricing of the
Portfolio's Shares, including the cost of any pricing service or services which
may be retained pursuant to the authorization of the Directors of the Company,
and (D) for both mail and wire orders, the cashiering function in connection
with the issuance and redemption of the Portfolio's Shares;
(iii) the fees and expenses of the Company's transfer
and dividend disbursing agent, which may be the custodian, which relate to the
maintenance of each shareholder account;
(iv) the charges and expenses of legal counsel and
independent accountants for the Company;
(v) brokers' commissions and any issue or transfer
taxes chargeable to the Company in connection with its securities transactions
on behalf of the Portfolios;
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(vi) all taxes and business fees payable by the
Company or the Portfolios to federal, state or other governmental agencies;
(vii) the fees of any trade association of which the
Company may be a member;
(viii) [the fees and expenses involved in registering
and maintaining registration statements of the Company and its Shares with the
Commission, registering the Company as a broker/dealer and qualifying its shares
and/or complying with notice and other applicable requirements under state
securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Company's
registration statements and prospectuses for filing under federal and state
securities laws for such purposes;]
(ix) the cost of share certificates, if any,
representing Portfolio Shares;
(x) allocable communications expenses with respect
to investor services and all expenses of shareholders' and Directors' meetings
and of preparing, printing and mailing prospectuses, proxies and other reports
to shareholders (or as appropriate, policyholders) in the amount necessary for
distribution to the shareholders and/or policyholders;
(xi) litigation and indemnification expenses and
other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the
Company's business; and
(xii) any expenses assumed by the Portfolios pursuant
to a Plan of Distribution adopted in conformity with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940
Act.
(c) Fees and expenses of legal counsel, of registering
shares and complying with state securities laws, of holding meetings and of
communicating with shareholders as described in subparagraph (b) above include
an allocable portion of the cost of maintaining an internal legal and compliance
department.
8. Organization Expenses. Each Portfolio hereby agrees to reimburse
the Manager for the organization expenses of, and the expenses incurred in
connection with, the initial offering of any Shares of that Portfolio.
9. Compensation. For the services provided and the facilities
furnished pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will pay to the Manager as
full compensation therefor a fee at annual rates set forth in the Supplement to
this Agreement with respect to each Portfolio.
This fee will be computed daily and will be paid to the Manager
monthly. This fee will be chargeable only to the respective Portfolio, and no
other series of the Company shall be liable for the fee due and payable
hereunder. No Portfolio shall be liable for any expense of any other series of
the Company.
10. Standard of Care. Subject to applicable law, the Manager shall
not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by a Portfolio
in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss
resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
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negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless
disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
11. Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall continue in
effect with respect to a Portfolio for a period of more than two years from the
date of the Supplement to this Agreement with respect to that Portfolio only so
long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually with respect
to that Portfolio in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the
Rules thereunder; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated with
respect to any Portfolio at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the
Directors of the Company or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of that Portfolio, or by the Manager at
any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less
than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
12. Other Business. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or
restrict the right of any director, officer or employee of the Manager who may
also be a Director, officer, or employee of the Company to engage in any other
business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or
other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, nor
limit or restrict the Manager's right to engage in any other business or to
render services of any kind to any other corporation, trust, firm, individual or
association.
13. Independent Contractor. Except as otherwise provided herein or
authorized by the Directors of the Company from time to time, the Manager shall
for all purposes herein be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have
no authority to act for or represent any Portfolio or the Company in any way or
otherwise be deemed an agent of any Portfolio or the Company.
14. Company Materials. During the term of this Agreement, the
Company agrees to furnish the Manager at its principal office all Prospectuses,
proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other materials
prepared for distribution to shareholders of a Portfolio or to the public, which
refer to the Manager in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use such
materials if the Manager reasonably objects in writing within five business days
(or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. In the
event of termination of this Agreement, the Company will continue to furnish to
the Manager copies of any of the above-mentioned materials which refer in any
way to the Manager. The Company shall furnish or otherwise make available to the
Manager such other information relating to the business affairs of each
Portfolio as the Manager at any time, or from time to time, reasonably requests
in order to discharge its obligations hereunder.
15. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by mutual
consent, but the consent of each of the Portfolios, if required, must be
obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Rules
thereunder.
16. Notice. Any notice or other communication required to be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by
registered mail, postage
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prepaid, (1) to the Manager at NYLIM Center, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000; or (2) to the Company at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX
00000.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
18. Use of Name. Each Portfolio may use any name including the word
"MainStay" only for so long as this Agreement or any other agreement between the
Manager or any other affiliate of New York Life Insurance Company or the Company
or any extension, renewal or amendment thereof remains in effect, including any
similar agreement with any organization which shall have succeeded to the
Manager's business as investment adviser. At such time as such an agreement
shall no longer be in effect, the respective Portfolio will (to the extent that
it lawfully can) cease to use such name or any other name indicating that it is
advised by or otherwise connected with the Manager or any organization which
shall have so succeeded to its business.
19. Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement are included for
convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. 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. As used in this Agreement, terms shall have the same meaning
as such terms have in the 1940 Act. Where the effect of a requirement of the
federal securities laws reflected in any provision of this Agreement is made
less restrictive by a rule, regulation or order of the Commission, whether of
special or general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate
the effect of such rule, regulation or order. This Agreement may be signed in
counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above
written.
MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
BALANCED PORTFOLIO
AGREEMENT, made as of the 22nd day of February, 2005, by and between
MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company") and New York Life Investment
Management LLC (the "Manager").
WHEREAS, the Company is an open-end management investment company,
organized as a Maryland corporation, and consists of such separate investment
series as have been or may be established and designated by the Directors of the
Company from time to time;
WHEREAS, a separate class of shares of the Company is offered to
investors with respect to each investment series;
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted a Master Management Agreement ("Master
Agreement") dated May 15, 2001, pursuant to which the Company has appointed the
Manager to provide the investment advisory and related administrative services
specified in that Master Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Balanced Portfolio (the "Portfolio") is a separate
investment series of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Directors of the Company hereby take the following
actions, subject to the conditions set forth:
1. As provided for in the Master Agreement, the Company hereby
adopts the Master Agreement with respect to the Portfolio, and the Manager
hereby acknowledges that the Master Agreement shall pertain to the Portfolio,
the terms and conditions of such Master Agreement being hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
2. The term "Portfolio" as used in the Master Agreement shall,
for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to the Portfolio.
3. As provided in the Master Agreement and subject to further
conditions as set forth therein, the Portfolio shall pay the Manager a monthly
fee based upon the average daily value (as determined on each business day at
the time set forth in the
Prospectus for determining net asset value per share) of the net assets of the
Portfolio during the preceding month at the annual rate of .75% of the
Portfolio's average daily net assets.
4. This Supplement and the Master Agreement (together, the
"Agreement") shall become effective with respect to the Portfolio on February
22, 2005 and shall continue in effect with respect to the Portfolio for a period
of two years from the date hereof and from year to year thereafter, but only so
long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in
conformity with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act") and the rules thereunder. This Agreement may be terminated with
respect to the Portfolio at any time, without payment of any penalty, by vote of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio (as defined in
the 0000 Xxx) or by vote of a majority of the Company's Board of Directors, or
by the Manager at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than
sixty (60) days' nor less than thirty (30) days' written notice to the other
party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above
written.
MAINSTAY VP SERIES FUND, INC., on behalf of
BALANCED PORTFOLIO
By:
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Name: Xxxxxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
FLOATING RATE PORTFOLIO
AGREEMENT, made as of the 22nd day of February, 2005, by and between
MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company") and New York Life Investment
Management LLC (the "Manager").
WHEREAS, the Company is an open-end management investment company,
organized as a Maryland corporation, and consists of such separate investment
series as have been or may be established and designated by the Directors of the
Company from time to time;
WHEREAS, a separate class of shares of the Company is offered to
investors with respect to each investment series;
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted a Master Management Agreement ("Master
Agreement") dated May 15, 2001, pursuant to which the Company has appointed the
Manager to provide the investment advisory and related administrative services
specified in that Master Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Floating Rate Portfolio (the "Portfolio") is a separate
investment series of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Directors of the Company hereby take the following
actions, subject to the conditions set forth:
1. As provided for in the Master Agreement, the Company hereby
adopts the Master Agreement with respect to the Portfolio, and the Manager
hereby acknowledges that the Master Agreement shall pertain to the Portfolio,
the terms and conditions of such Master Agreement being hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
2. The term "Portfolio" as used in the Master Agreement shall,
for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to the Portfolio.
3. As provided in the Master Agreement and subject to further
conditions as set forth therein, the Portfolio shall pay the Manager a monthly
fee based upon the average daily value (as determined on each business day at
the time set forth in the
Prospectus for determining net asset value per share) of the net assets of the
Portfolio during the preceding month at the annual rate of .60% of the
Portfolio's average daily net assets.
4. This Supplement and the Master Agreement (together, the
"Agreement") shall become effective with respect to the Portfolio on February
22, 2005 and shall continue in effect with respect to the Portfolio for a period
of two years from the date hereof and from year to year thereafter, but only so
long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in
conformity with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act") and the rules thereunder. This Agreement may be terminated with
respect to the Portfolio at any time, without payment of any penalty, by vote of
a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio (as defined in
the 0000 Xxx) or by vote of a majority of the Company's Board of Directors, or
by the Manager at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than
sixty (60) days' nor less than thirty (30) days' written notice to the other
party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above
written.
MAINSTAY VP SERIES FUND, INC., on behalf of
FLOATING RATE PORTFOLIO
By:
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Name: Xxxxxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
