0001623632-26-001360 Sample Contracts
INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTInvestment Advisory Contract • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
This Contract is made this 1st day of June, 2014, between Federated Investment Management Company, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Adviser”), and Federated Core Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).
SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of January 1, 2004 (this “Agreement”) between FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Adviser”), and FEDERATED ADVISORY SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust (“FASC”),
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust • Pennsylvania
This Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement for Administrative Services (the “Agreement”) is made, severally and not jointly, as of September 1, 2025, by each of the registered investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto, each having its principal office and place of business at 4000 Ericsson Drive, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086 (collectively, the “Investment Company”), and FEDERATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at Federated Hermes Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779 (“FAS”). The Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement for Administrative Services by and between the Investment Company and FAS dated September 1, 2022, as amended, (the “Superseded Agreement”).
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTFinancial Administration and Accounting Services Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2011 is made, severally and not jointly (except that the parties agree that the calculation required by Section XIII hereunder shall be joint and not several) by each of the investment companies listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Trust”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”).
Services AgreementServices Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust • Massachusetts
ContractInvestment Company Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between Federated Hermes Global Allocation Fund, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts (the “Acquiring Fund”), and Federated Hermes Core Trust, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”).
ContractMerger Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between Federated Hermes Insurance Series, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series Federated Hermes Managed Volatility Fund II (the “Acquiring Fund”), and Federated Hermes Core Trust, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”).
Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio (a portfolio of Federated Core Trust) Federated Investors Funds Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000Exclusive Placement Agent Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
This is to confirm that, in consideration of the agreements hereinafter contained, the undersigned, Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio of Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has agreed that Federated Securities Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (“FSC”), shall be the exclusive placement agent (the “Exclusive Placement Agent”) of beneficial interests (“Trust Interests”) of Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio.
ContractAgreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series Federated Hermes Capital Income Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and Federated Hermes Core Trust, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”).
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust • Pennsylvania
This Subadvisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 3, 2016, among Federated Investment Management Company, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Adviser”), Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series portfolio, the Emerging Markets Core Fund (the “Fund”), and Federated Investors (UK) LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales (“Subadviser”).
ContractAgreement Between Investment Funds Regarding Acquisition • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between Federated Hermes MDT Series, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and Federated Hermes Core Trust, a statutory business trust organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, on behalf of its series identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”).
Federated Core Trust, on behalf of its portfolio, Federated Emerging Markets Core Fund Federated Investors Funds Warrendale, PA 15086-7561 February 10, 2016Exclusive Placement Agent Agreement • August 27th, 2026 • Federated Hermes Core Trust
This is to confirm that, in consideration of the agreements hereinafter contained, the undersigned Federated Emerging Markets Core Fund, a portfolio of Federated Core Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has agreed that Federated Securities Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (“FSC”), shall be the exclusive placement agent (the “Exclusive Placement Agent”) of beneficial interests (“Trust Interests”) of Federated Emerging Markets Core Fund.