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INVESTMENTMANAGERAGREEMENT
INVESTMENTMANAGERAGREEMENT
for
DomesticEnhancedIndexEquityPortfolio
TheinitialtermofthisAgreementshallbeforafour(4)monthperiodcommencingMarch1,2000andendingJune30,2000.ThetermofthisAgreementmaybeextendedforsuccessivecontractperiodsofoneyeareachasprovidedinSection7.2ofthisAgreement.
I.RECITALS
1.1Definitions
(a)"Account"meanstheaccountestablishedhereunderwith_________onbehalfofthePlan.TheassetsallocatedtotheAccountincludeallinterest,earnings,accrualsandcapitalgrowththereon,withoutlimitingtheBoard'sdiscretiontoaddorwithdrawassets.
(b)"AuthorizedPerson"meansanypersonorentity,jointlyorseverallyauthorizedinawritingdeliveredto_________,toactonbehalfoftheBoardorthePlan,withrespecttoanyactionrequiredorpermittedtobetakenunderthisAgreement.
(c)"_________"means_________InvestmentManagement,Inc.,aninvestmentmanagerselectedandappointedbytheBoardtomanagetheassetsofthePlanintheAccount.
(d)"Board"meanstheOklahomaPublicEmployeesRetirementSystemBoardofTrustees,astatutorypublicbodycreatedat74O.S.1991,Section901etseq.,asamended,toadministerandmanagecertainretirementplansforstateandothergovernmentalemployees.
(e)"Guidelines"meanstheInvestmentPolicyandGuidelinesestablishedandadoptedbytheBoard,asthosemaybeamendedfromtimetotime.
(f)"Instructions"meanswrittenandmanuallysignedinstructionsofanyAuthorizedPerson.InstructionsshallalsoincludeInstructionsReceivedByAnyOtherMeans,including,butnotlimitedto,oralinstructions,orinstructionsreceivedbycomputer,electronicinstructionsystemortelecommunicationsterminals,suchastelex,TWXS,facsimiletransmissionorbankwire,providedthatthepartiesheretoshallhaveagreedinamanuallysignedwritingtotheform,themeansoftransmissionandthemeansofidentificationofsuchInstructions.
(g)"MasterCustodian"meanstheBoard'sdesignatedcustodianbank,atwhichtheBoardshallestablishaSub-accountin_________'namefortransactionsinvolvingtheassetsallocatedto_________bytheBoardforinvestmentandmanagement.
(h)"Plan"meanstheOklahomaPublicEmployeesRetirementSystem(OPERS),aqualifiedgovernmentaldefinedbenefitplanasdescribedinSection401(a)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended.
(i)"Sub-account"meanstheaccountwhichtheBoardshallestablishwithitsMasterCustodianin_________'nameforthedepositoftheassetsandtheaccountingoftransactionsrelatedthereto,separatelyfromtheBoard'sotherassets.
(j)"TransitionPeriod"meansaperiodofuptothree(3)monthsfollowingtheterminationdateofthisAgreementduringwhich_________continuestoperformthoseservicesrequiredunderthisAgreementinordertocompleteanytransactionspendingontheterminationdateandtofacilitateanorderlytransitionofinvestmentmanagementservices.
Thepluralofanytermshallhaveameaningcorrespondingtothesingularthereofassodefinedandanyneuterpronounusedhereinshallincludethemasculineorfeminineasthecontextmayrequire.
1.2TheBoardherebyappoints_________asafiduciary,authorizedtoinvestandmanagecertainPlanassetsoftheAccountwhichtheBoard,initssolediscretion,mayfromtimetotimeallocateto_________._________hasbeendulyselectedandappointedbytheBoard,aftercompetitivebidding,onFebruary17,2000.ByexecutionofthisAgreement,_________acceptssuchappointment,assumesfullresponsibilityfortheinvestmentandmanagementoftheAccountandagreestoexecuteitsdutiesaccordingtotheterms,conditionsandstandardssetforthinthisAgreement.
1.3_________acknowledgesthatitisafiduciarywithrespecttothePlan,andassertsthatitisregisteredand/orlicensedpursuanttoallapplicablestateandfederallaws._________shalldischargeitsdutiesunderthisAgreementsolelyintheinterestsofthePlanwiththecare,skill,prudence,anddiligenceunderthecircumstancesthenprevailingthataprudentinvestoractinginalikecapacityandfamiliarwithsuchmatterswoulduseintheconductofanenterpriseoflikecharacterandwithlikeaims,andinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisAgreement.
II.RELATIONSHIPBETWEENTHEBOARDAND_________
2.1TheBoardhasnegotiatedandenteredintothisAgreementwith_________foritselfandonbehalfoftheindividualswhoarethememberscoveredbythePlan._________isanindependentcontractorwhohasenteredintothisAgreementasaninvestmentmanagerfortheassetsofthePlanandisnot,norisintendedtobe,theemployeeoftheBoardintheperformanceofthisAgreement.
2.2NothinginthisAgreementisintendedtobeconstrued,orbedeemedtocreateanyrightsorremediesinanythirdparty,includingbutnotlimitedtoamemberofthePlanoranotherinvestmentmanager.
2.3TheBoardshallinstructitsMasterCustodianto:
(a)establishaseparatecustodySub-accountonit'sbooksandrecordsin_________'nameand(b)maintaintheSub-accountinamannerthatenablestheMasterCustodiantoaccountfortheassetsintheAccountandanytransactionsthereto,separatelyfromtheBoard'sotherassets.ItisexpresslyunderstoodandagreedthatownershipoftheassetsintheAccountshallremainwiththePlanatalltimesandunderallcircumstances.
III._________'DUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIES
3.1_________shallprovideinvestmentmanagementservicesandothersimilarservicesinaccordancewiththisAgreement.Inthatrespect,allright,titleandinterestinandtothePropertyshallatalltimesbevestedinthePlan.AllPropertyheldintheAccounthereundershallbekeptwiththesamecareas_________exercisesinrespectofitsownassets.
3.2Asafiduciary,_________shallhavethediscretiontomanage,investandreinvesttheassetsintheAccountaccordingtothetermsofthisAgreementandtheGuidelinesoftheBoard.
3.3_________agreesandisauthorizedasfollows:
(a)_________isauthorizedtoinvestthePlanassetsintheAccountindomesticequityassets,subjecttothewrittenlimitationsoftheBoard,strictlypursuanttothestatutesoftheStateofOklahoma,andtotheGuidelinesoftheBoard._________agreestoreceiveandholdallsuchassetsthatareinvesteduponallthetermsandconditionshereinsetforthfortheexclusivebenefitofthebeneficiariesofthePlanandshallnotdivertanysuchassetsforanyotherpurpose.Suchassetsincludeanyincomeorearningsthereonwhich_________shallbedirectedtoreinvest;
(b)_________isauthorizedtobuy,sell,exchange,convey,transferorotherwisetradeanyU.S.dollardenominatedinvestmentsandU.S.denominatedsecuritiestotheextentpermittedandauthorizedbythisAgreementandtheGuidelinesoftheBoard;
(c)_________isauthorizedtoexecuteinthePlannamesuchownershipandothercertificatesordocumentsasmayberequiredbyrulesorregulationsofanystate,federalorothergovernmentalauthority,including,butnotlimitedtotheU.S.InternalRevenueServiceandthetaxingauthoritiesofotherjurisdictions,ornecessarytocarryoutthedutiesandresponsibilitiesestablishedunderthisAgreement;
(d)_________willforwarddailyitsconfirmationrespectingeachtransactiontotheMasterCustodianandthePlan(ifrequested)givingtheappropriateinformationwhichresultedinthetransaction;
(e)Allpaymentsphysicallyorconstructivelyreceivedby_________ofdividends,interest,salesand/orredemptionsshallbeforwardedimmediatelytotheMasterCustodian._________shallnotholdcashatanytimeexceptasindicatedintheGuidelinesoftheBoard;
(f)Alltransactionswillbeconsummatedbypaymentto,ordeliveryby,theBoardorMasterCustodian,ofallcashand/orsecuritiesduetoorfromtheAccount.
3.4_________shallberesponsiblefortheproperdiversificationoftheassetsunderitsdiscretion,provided,however,suchresponsibilityissubjecttoandlimitedbytheInstructionstoitissuedbytheBoard.ItisunderstoodthattheBoardisresponsiblefortheoveralldiversificationoftheassetsofthePlan,andanystatutorylimitationsthereon.
3.5_________shallberesponsibleforvotingallproxiessolicitedbyorwithrespecttotheissuersofsecuritiesinwhichassetsofthePlanintheAccountmaybeinvested,accordingtotheProxyVotingGuidelinesoftheBoard._________shallissueareporttotheBoardatleastonceperyeardetailingtheseproxyvotes.
3.6_________mayfromtimetotimeconsultwithlegalcounsel,whomaybecounseltotheBoardorthePlan,andmayactinrelianceuponadviceofcounsel.
3.7Where_________placesordersfortheexecutionofportfoliotransactionsfortheAccount,_________shalldirectbrokerageinthemannerandamountdirectedbytheBoard,asreflectedintheGuidelines,subjecttotheprinciplesofbestexecution._________mayplaceallotherorderstosuchreputable,qualifiedandfinanciallysounddealersandbrokersas_________ingoodfaithjudgmentmaychoose.AllportfoliotransactionsshallbemadeinthebestinterestofthePlan,andshallbeconsistentwiththeprincipalsofbestexecution.UnlessauthorizedinwritingbytheBoard,_________shallnotactasitsownbrokeratanytime._________shallissueareporttotheBoardatleastmonthlydetailingthebrokerageandcommissionsfromtheAccount.
Notwithstandingtheforegoing,_________shallnotplaceorderswithanybroker-dealerwhoisaffiliatedwithaninvestmentmanager,consultantorothernamedfiduciaryofthePlan.
3.8UponInstructionsfromanyAuthorizedPerson,_________shallmakesuchdistributionsandtransfersoffundsheldinthe