EX-99.D ADVSR CONTR 55 d53.htm D40_130.ZIP Converted by EDGARwiz


 

AMENDED and RESTATED

SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

between

FIL INVESTMENTS (JAPAN) LIMITED

and

FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS

AGREEMENT AMENDED and RESTATED as of this 1st day of January, 2020, by and between FIL Investment Advisors, a Bermuda company with principal offices at Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19, Bermuda (hereinafter called the SubAdvisor), and FIL Investments (Japan) Limited, a Japanese company with principal offices at Tri-Seven Roppongi, 7-7-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-0032 (hereinafter called the Japan SubAdvisor).

WHEREAS, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the Advisor), has entered into a Management Contract with Fidelity Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the Trust), on behalf of Fidelity Emerging Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Fund (hereinafter called the Portfolio), pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to act as investment advisor to the Portfolio; and

WHEREAS, the SubAdvisor has entered into a SubAdvisory Agreement with the Advisor (the SubAdvisory Agreement) pursuant to which the SubAdvisor, directly or through certain of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons, shall provide investment advice or investment management and order execution services to the Portfolio; and

WHEREAS, the Japan SubAdvisor has personnel in Japan and has been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect to the economies of various countries, and securities of issuers located outside of North America, principally in Japan and the Far East;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the SubAdvisor and the Japan SubAdvisor agree as follows:

1.

Duties: The SubAdvisor may, in its discretion, appoint the Japan SubAdvisor to perform one or more of the following services with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, in connection with the SubAdvisors duties under the SubAdvisory Agreement. The services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be advised or managed by the Japan SubAdvisor shall be as agreed upon from time to time by the SubAdvisor and the Japan SubAdvisor. The Japan SubAdvisor shall pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Japan SubAdvisor performing services for the Portfolio relating to research, statistical and investment activities.

(a)

Investment Advice: If and to the extent requested by the SubAdvisor, the Japan SubAdvisor shall provide investment advice to the SubAdvisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish the SubAdvisor such factual information, research reports and investment recommendations as the SubAdvisor may reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral reports and analyses.

(b)

Investment Management: If and to the extent requested by the SubAdvisor, the Japan SubAdvisor shall, subject to the supervision of the SubAdvisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations provided in the Portfolios Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the1940 Act) and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or the Advisor may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Japan SubAdvisor. With respect to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its management, the Japan SubAdvisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale of such securities through such brokerdealers as the Japan SubAdvisor may select. The Japan SubAdvisor may also be authorized, but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the SubAdvisor, to provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including but not limited to services such as managing foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options contracts, borrowing money, or lending securities on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the Japan SubAdvisor shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the SubAdvisor, the Advisor and the Trusts Board of Trustees.

 

(c)

Subsidiaries and Affiliates: The Japan SubAdvisor may perform any or all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the Japan SubAdvisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.

2.

Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The Japan SubAdvisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust, the Advisor and the SubAdvisor as the Trusts Board of Trustees, the Advisor or the SubAdvisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the Japan SubAdvisor may deem to be desirable.

3.

Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Japan SubAdvisor shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolios account with brokers or dealers selected by the Japan SubAdvisor, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Advisor, the SubAdvisor or the Japan SubAdvisor. The Japan SubAdvisor shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other accounts over which the Japan SubAdvisor, the SubAdvisor or the Advisor exercise investment discretion. The Japan SubAdvisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Japan SubAdvisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Japan SubAdvisor, the SubAdvisor or the Advisor have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.

4.

Compensation: The SubAdvisor shall compensate the Japan SubAdvisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.

(a)

SubAdvisory Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the SubAdvisor agrees to pay the Japan SubAdvisor a monthly subadvisory fee (the Japan SubAdvisory Fee). The Japan SubAdvisory Fee shall be equal to 105% of the Japan SubAdvisors costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph 1(a) of this Agreement. The Japan SubAdvisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the SubAdvisor or the Advisor, if any, in effect from time to time.

(b)

Investment Management Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the SubAdvisor agrees to pay the Japan SubAdvisor a monthly investment management fee (the Japan Investment Management Fee). The Japan Investment Management Fee shall be equal to a percentage of the monthly average net assets of the Portfolio managed by the Japan SubAdvisor pursuant to subparagraph 1(b) of this Agreement, calculated on a cumulative basis based upon a monthly average of the aggregate of all net assets managed by the Japan SubAdvisor on behalf of the SubAdvisor pursuant to subadvisory arrangements (Average Group Assets) in accordance with the following fee schedule:



Annualized Fee Rate

Average Group Assets

(For Each Level)

$0 $200 million

0.30%

$200 million $500 million

0.25%

over $500 million

0.20%


, provided that in no event shall the Japan Investment Management Fee exceed 50% of the subadvisory fees received by the SubAdvisor in respect of the Portfolio from the Advisor pursuant to the SubAdvisory Agreement, and provided further that, for purposes of calculating the fee rates set forth above, any assets managed by the Japan SubAdvisor on behalf of the SubAdvisor pursuant to a subadvisory arrangement where a fee cap is being applied to reduce the Japan SubAdvisors fee to less than the rates set forth above shall be excluded from Average Group Assets.

(c)

Provision of Multiple Services: If the Japan SubAdvisor shall have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same period, the fees paid to the Japan SubAdvisor with respect to such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of this paragraph 4.

5.  Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Japan SubAdvisor hereunder, by the SubAdvisor under the SubAdvisor Agreement, or by the Advisor under the Management Contract with the Portfolio.

6.

Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Advisor, the SubAdvisor or the Japan SubAdvisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and

 


stockholders of the SubAdvisor or the Japan SubAdvisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the SubAdvisor, the Advisor or the Japan SubAdvisor may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

7.

Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the Japan SubAdvisor to the SubAdvisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Japan SubAdvisor being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Japan SubAdvisors ability to meet all of its obligations hereunder. The Japan SubAdvisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor, the SubAdvisor or the Trust.


   Nothing in this Agreement will constitute a partnership between the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, the Japan Sub-Advisor and the Trust. Nothing in this Agreement makes the Japan Sub-Advisor an agent of the Advisor , Sub-Advisor or the Trust and the Japan Sub-Advisor has no authority whatsoever to exercise discretionary powers over the global portfolios and investment funds, except as provided pursuant to paragraph 1(b) herein, of the Advisor, Sub-Advisor and the Trust, or otherwise to bind the Advisors and the Trusts assets under management.

   The Japan Sub-Advisor shall furnish services as an independent contractor and not as an employee or agent of either the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or the Trust. The Japan Sub-Advisor has no power or authority to act for, represent, or bind the Advisor, Sub-Advisor or the Trust or any company affiliated with either of them.


8.

Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Japan SubAdvisor, the Japan SubAdvisor shall not be subject to liability to the SubAdvisor, the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.

9.

Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:

(a)

Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until January 31, 2020 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trusts Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.

(b)

This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor, the SubAdvisor, the Japan SubAdvisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or noaction letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c)

In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d)

Either the Advisor, the SubAdvisor, the Japan SubAdvisor or the Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

10.

Limitation of Liability: The Japan SubAdvisor is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Japan SubAdvisor shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Japan SubAdvisor seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.

11.

Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms registered investment company, vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities, assignment, and interested persons, when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or noaction letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date written above.


FIL INVESTMENTS (JAPAN) LIMITED


BY:

/s/Derek Young


Derek Young


Director


FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS


BY:

/s/Neal Turchiaro


Neal Turchiaro


Director