CUSTODIAN SERVICES AGREEMENTCustodian Services Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of November 23, 2009 by and between PFPC TRUST COMPANY, a limited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of Delaware (“PFPC Trust”) and each of the investment companies listed on Appendix B attached hereto and made a part hereof ( each, the “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A.
VP Distributors, Inc. Hartford, CT 06103Sales Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional 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”.
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust • Connecticut
This Amended and Restated Administration Agreement is made effective as of the 1st day of January, 2010, by and between the trusts listed on Schedule A (each a “Trust” and together the “Trusts”) including the funds listed under each Trust, commonly known as Virtus Mutual Funds (each, a “Fund” and together the “Funds”), and VP Distributors, Inc. (formerly Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation), a Connecticut corporation (the “Administrator”).
SUB-ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTSub-Administration and Accounting Services Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust
This Sub-Administration and Accounting Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is made effective as of January 1, 2010 by and among VP DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (formerly Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation), a Connecticut corporation (“VP Distributors”); the trusts known as VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS, listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, as it may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”); and PNC GLOBAL INVESTMENT SERVICING (U.S.) INC., a Massachusetts corporation (“PNC”), and, solely with respect to the Funds referenced herein, supersedes that certain Second Amended and Restated Sub-Administration Agreement between VP Distributors and PNC dated as of November 1, 2005, as amended (the “Superseded Agreement”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT between VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS and VP DISTRIBUTORS, INC.Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust • Connecticut
This AGREEMENT, effective the 1st day of January, 2010, is made by and between the undersigned entities (the series of which are hereinafter each referred to as the “Fund” and collectively referred to as the “Virtus Mutual Funds”) and VP DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the “Transfer Agent”). This Agreement supercedes any previous Transfer Agency and Service Agreement entered into between the above-referenced parties.
AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS, VP DISTRIBUTORS, INC. AND BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.Sub-Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust • Massachusetts
AGREEMENT made as of the 1ST day of January, 2010, by and among each of the investment companies known as the VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS (including each series thereof, a “Portfolio”, and collectively as the “Portfolios”) as listed on Schedule A (which may be amended by the parties from time to time and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 16 )(the “Fund(s)”), VP DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (formerly Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation), a Connecticut corporation, having its principal office and place of business at 100 Pearl St., Hartford, Connecticut 06103 (the “Transfer Agent”), and BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC., a Massachusetts corporation having its principal office and place of business at 2000 Crown Colony Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts 02169 (the “Sub-Transfer Agent”).
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust
This Amendment, effective as of April 14, 2010, is made by and between the undersigned entities (hereinafter each referred to as the “Fund” and collectively referred to as the “Virtus Mutual Funds”) and VP Distributors, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Transfer Agent”). The Transfer Agent and the Virtus Mutual Funds are parties to an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated January 1, 2010 (the “Agreement”). In accordance with Article 11 of the Agreement the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTTo Subadvisory Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust • New York
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 1st day of January, 2009 and dated July 15, 2009 amends that certain Subadvisory Agreement effective April 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”), among Virtus Institutional Trust (f/k/a Phoenix Institutional Mutual Funds) (the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of its series (the “Series”), Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (f/k/a Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) and Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Subadviser”) as follows:
SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Virtus Institutional Trust
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 1st day of October, 2009 amends that certain Subadvisory Agreement effective April 1, 2007, as amended January 1, 2009 (the “Agreement”), among Virtus Institutional Trust (formerly known as Phoenix Institutional Mutual Funds) (the “Fund”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of its series Virtus Institutional Bond Fund (formerly known as Phoenix Institutional Bond Fund) (the “Series”), Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc.), a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) and Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Subadviser”) as follows:
Re: Rule 17f-5 (“Rule 17f-5”) and Rule 17f-7 (“Rule 17f-7”) Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)Virtus Institutional Trust • April 28th, 2010
Reference is made to the Custodian Services Agreement dated as of November 23, 2009 (the “Fund Custody Agreement”) involving PFPC Trust Company (“PFPC”) and the respective investment companies set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Fund”).
