VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST Virtus Balanced Fund Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
Virtus Equity Trust (the “Fund”) is an open-end investment company of the series type registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), and is subject to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The shares of the Fund are offered or may be offered in several series, including the Virtus Balanced Fund and Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund (collectively, sometimes hereafter referred to as the “Series”).
VP Distributors, Inc. Hartford, CT 06103Sales Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust • Connecticut
VP Distributors, Inc. (“VPD”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) invites you to participate in the sale and distribution of shares of registered investment companies (which shall collectively be referred to hereinafter as the “Funds”) for which we are national distributor or principal underwriter, and which may be listed in Annex A hereto which such Annex may be amended by us from time to time. Upon acceptance of this agreement by VPD, you may offer and sell shares of each of the Funds (hereafter “Shares”) subject, however, to the terms and conditions hereof including our right to suspend or cease the sale of such shares. For the purposes hereof, the above referenced dealer shall be referred to as “you”.
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE A of ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 21st day of April, 2009 amends that certain administration agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, as amended November 15, 2007 and whose Schedule A was amended on June 27, 2007, September 24, 2007, October 1, 2007, January 31, 2008, March 10, 2008 and March 2, 2009, between the trusts listed on Schedule A (each, a “Trust” and together the “Trusts”) including the funds listed under each Trust (each, a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) and VP Distributors, Inc. (f/k/a Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation), a Connecticut Corporation (the “Administration Agreement”) as herein below provided.
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 22nd day of June, 2009 amends that certain Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of November 20, 2002, as amended on October 21, 2004, July 29, 2005, July 13, 2007 and March 10, 2008 (the “Agreement”), by and between Virtus Equity Trust (formerly known as Phoenix Equity Trust), a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) as follows:
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE A of ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 2nd day of March, 2009 amends that certain administration agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, as amended November 15, 2007 and whose Schedule A was amended on June 27, 2007, September 24, 2007, October 1, 2007, January 31, 2008 and March 10, 2008, between the trusts listed on Schedule A (each, a “Trust” and together the “Trusts”) including the funds listed under each Trust (each, a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) and VP Distributors, Inc. (f/k/a Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation), a Connecticut Corporation (the “Administration Agreement”) as herein below provided.
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
This Amendment, effective as of July 1, 2008, is made by and between the undersigned entities (hereinafter each referred to as the “Fund” and collectively referred to as the “Phoenix Funds”) and PHOENIX EQUITY PLANNING CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to as the “Transfer Agent”). The Transfer Agent and the Phoenix Funds are parties to an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated July 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”). In accordance to Article 11 of the Agreement the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • June 22nd, 2009 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 22nd day of June, 2009 amends that certain Subadvisory Agreement effective March 10, 2008 (the “Agreement”) among Virtus Equity Trust (formerly known as Phoenix Equity Trust) (the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of its series Virtus Quality Small-Cap Fund (formerly known as Phoenix Quality Small-Cap Fund), Virtus Small-Cap Sustainable Growth Fund (formerly known as Phoenix Small-Cap Sustainable Growth Fund) and Virtus Small-Cap Core Fund (formerly known as Phoenix Small-Mid Cap Fund (the “Series”), Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC a California limited liability company (the “Subadviser”) as follows:
