INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made as of this 1st day of June, 2000, between VANGUARD HORIZON
FUNDS, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), and MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT
LIMITED, a United Kingdom corporation (the "Adviser").
WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end, diversified management investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Adviser to render investment
advisory services to the series of shares of the Trust known as Vanguard Global
Equity Fund (the "Fund") and the Adviser is willing to render such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, this Agreement
W I T N E S S E T H
that in consideration of the premises and mutual promises hereinafter set forth,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISER. The Trust hereby employs the Adviser as
investment adviser to the Fund, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
The Adviser accepts such employment and agrees to render the services herein set
forth, for the compensation herein provided.
2. DUTIES OF ADVISER. The Trust employs the Adviser to manage the
investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund, to continuously review,
supervise and administer an investment program for the Fund, to determine in its
discretion the securities to be purchased or sold and the portion of such assets
to be held uninvested, to provide the Fund with records concerning the
activities of the Adviser that the Fund is required to maintain, and to render
regular reports to the Trust's officers and Board of Trustees concerning the
discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The Adviser will discharge the
foregoing responsibilities subject to the control of the officers and the Board
of Trustees of the Trust, and in compliance with the objectives, policies and
limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus, any additional operating
policies or procedures that the Trust communicates to the Adviser in writing,
and applicable laws and regulations. The Adviser agrees to provide, at its own
expense, the office space, furnishings and equipment and the personnel required
by it to perform the services on the terms and for the compensation provided
herein.
3. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS. The Adviser is authorized to select the brokers
or dealers that will execute purchases and sales of securities for the Fund, and
is directed to use its best efforts to obtain the best available price and most
favorable execution for such transactions, except as otherwise permitted by the
Board of Trustees of the Trust pursuant to written policies and procedures
provided to the Adviser. The Adviser may also be authorized to effect individual
securities transactions at commission rates in excess of the minimum commission
rates available, if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of
commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage or research
services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that
particular transaction or the Adviser's overall responsibilities with respect to
the Fund and the other Funds in the same Fund Group. The execution of such
transactions shall not be deemed to represent an unlawful act or breach of any
duty created by this Agreement or otherwise. The Adviser will promptly
communicate to the Fund's officers and Board of Trustees such information
relating to portfolio transactions as they may reasonably request.
4. COMPENSATION OF ADVISER. For the services to be rendered by the Adviser
as provided in this Agreement, the Fund will pay to the Adviser at the end of
each of the Fund's fiscal quarters, a Basic Fee calculated by applying a
quarterly rate, based on the following annual percentage rates, to the average
month-end net assets of the Fund for the quarter:
.45% on the first $100 million of net assets;
.40% on the next $150 million of net assets;
.25% on the net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million.
The Basic Fee, as provided above, will be increased or decreased by
applying a Performance Fee Adjustment (the "Adjustment") based on the investment
performance of the Fund relative to the investment performance of the Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital International - All Country Index (the "Benchmark"). The
investment performance of the Fund will be based on the cumulative return over a
trailing 36-month period ending with the applicable quarter, relative to the
cumulative total return of the Benchmark for the same time period. The
Adjustment applies as follows:
CUMULATIVE 36-MONTH PERFORMANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE FEE ADJUSTMENT AS A
FUND VS. BENCHMARK PERCENTAGE OF BASIC FEE*
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Exceeds by 3% or less -0.50 x Basic Fee
Exceeds by more than 3% up to 6% -0.25 x Basic Fee
Exceeds by 6% through 9% 0.00 x Basic Fee
Exceeds by more than 9% but less than 12% +0.25 x Basic Fee
Exceeds by 12% or more +0.50 x Basic Fee
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*For purposes of determining the fee adjustment calculation, the quarterly
rate is applied against the net assets of the Fund averaged over the same time
period for which the performance is measured.
4.1. OTHER SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO ADVISER'S COMPENSATION. The
following special rules will also apply to the Adviser's compensation:
(a) FUND PERFORMANCE. The investment performance of the Fund for any
period, expressed as a percentage of the Fund's net asset value per share at the
beginning of the period will be the sum of: (i) the change in the Fund's net
asset value per share during the period;
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(ii) the value of the Fund's cash distributions per share having an ex-dividend
date occurring within the period; (iii) the per share amount of capital gains
taxes paid or accrued during such period by the Fund for undistributed realized
long-term capital gains. For this purpose, the value of distributions per share
of realized capital gains, of dividends per share paid from investment income
and of capital gains taxes per share paid or payable or undistributed realized
long-term capital gains shall be treated as reinvested in shares of the
Portfolio at the net asset value per share in effect at the close of business on
the record date for the payment of such distributions and dividends and the date
on which provision is made for such taxes, after giving effect to such
distributions, dividends and taxes.
(b) BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE. The investment record of the Benchmark for any
period, expressed as a percentage of the Benchmark level at the beginning of
such period, will be the sum of (i) the change in the level of the Benchmark
during such period, and (ii) the value, computed consistently with the
Benchmark, of cash distributions made by companies whose securities comprise the
Benchmark accumulated to the end of such period. For this purpose, cash
distributions on the securities which comprise the Benchmark will be treated as
reinvested in the Benchmark at least as frequently as the end of each calendar
quarter following the payment of the dividend. The calculation will be gross of
applicable costs and expenses.
(c) EFFECT OF TERMINATION. In the event of termination of this Agreement,
the fees provided in Sections 4.0 and 4.1 will be computed on the basis of the
period ending on the last business day on which this Agreement is in effect,
subject to a pro rata adjustment based on the number of days elapsed in the
current fiscal quarter as a percentage of the total number of days in such
quarter.
5. REPORTS. The Trust and the Adviser agree to furnish to each other
current prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, certified
copies of their financial statements, and such other information with regard to
their affairs as each may reasonably request, including information about
changes in partners of the Adviser.
6. COMPLIANCE. The Adviser agrees to comply with all policies, procedures
or reporting requirements that the Board of Trustees of the Trust reasonably
adopts and communicates to the Adviser in writing, including any such policies,
procedures or reporting requirements relating to soft dollar or directed
brokerage arrangements.
7. STATUS OF ADVISER. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be
deemed exclusive, and the Adviser will be free to render similar services to
others so long as its services to the Fund are not impaired thereby. The Adviser
will be deemed to be an independent contractor and will, unless otherwise
expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the
Fund or the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund or the
Trust.
8. LIABILITY OF ADVISER. Except for negligence or malfeasance, or violation
of applicable law, Marathon-London shall not be liable to the Fund or its
shareholders with respect to any liabilities arising from its services rendered
hereunder. However, no provision of
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this Agreement shall be deemed to protect Marathon-London against any liability
to the Fund or its shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by
reasons of any willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of its duties or the reckless disregard of its obligations under
this Agreement. Federal and state securities laws impose liabilities under
certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore nothing
herein shall in any way constitute a waiver or limitation on any rights which
the Fund may have under any such laws.
9. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement will become effective on June
1, 2000, and will continue in effect thereafter, only so long as such
continuance is approved at least annually by votes of the Trust's Board of
Trustees who are not parties to such Agreement or interested persons of any such
party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval. In addition, the question of continuance of the Agreement may be
presented to the shareholders of the Fund; in such event, such continuance will
be effected only if approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund.
Provided, however, that (i) this Agreement may at any time be terminated
without payment of any penalty either by vote of the Board of Trustees of the
Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund,
on sixty days' written notice to Adviser, (ii) this Agreement will automatically
terminate in the event of its assignment, and (iii) this Agreement may be
terminated by Adviser on ninety days' written notice to the Trust. Any notice
under this Agreement will be given in writing, addressed and delivered, or
mailed postpaid, to the other party at any office of such party.
As used in this Section 9, the terms "assignment," "interested persons," a
"vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" will have the
respective meanings set forth in Section 2(a)(4), Section 2(a)(19) and Section
2(a)(42) of the 1940 Act.
10. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement will be held or made
invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this
Agreement will not be affected thereby.
11. PROXY POLICY. The Adviser is responsible for voting securities held by
the Fund in the best interests of Fund shareholders. In discharging this
responsibility, the Adviser may, at its own cost, employ an independent proxy
consultant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
this 22nd day of May, 2000.
ATTEST: VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS
By Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx By Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Chairman, CEO and President
ATTEST: MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
By Xxxxx Xxxxx By William Arah
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Investment Director
