-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TKLxKzq7PmiFB/1ym7Z7sDdCGnEjPh7Sqiv4wFnehhnV9rFP6/EkHWG79EMai6QA fw5v18T/5pzN/sRZg2dO9g== 0001193125-06-226683.txt : 20061107 0001193125-06-226683.hdr.sgml : 20061107 20061107162001 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-226683 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: POS AMI PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JPMorgan Institutional Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001303608 IRS NUMBER: 201491791 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: POS AMI SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21638 FILM NUMBER: 061194184 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JPMORGAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: 1111 POLARIS PARKWAY CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43240 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-480-4111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JPMORGAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: 1111 POLARIS PARKWAY CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43240 0001303608 S000007334 JPMorgan Ultra Short-Term Bond Trust C000020138 JPMorgan Ultra Short-Term Bond Trust 0001303608 S000007335 JPMorgan Short-Term Bond Trust C000020139 JPMorgan Short-Term Bond Trust 0001303608 S000007336 JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Trust C000020140 JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Trust 0001303608 S000007337 JPMorgan Core Bond Trust C000020141 JPMorgan Core Bond Trust 0001303608 S000007338 JPMorgan Equity Index Trust C000020142 JPMorgan Equity Index Trust POS AMI 1 dposami.htm AMENDMENT NO. 8 Amendment No. 8

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2006

File No. 811-21638


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

   THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    x

AMENDMENT No. 8

 


JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 


245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code 866-257-2581

 


Scott E. Richter, Esq.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

1111 Polaris Parkway, Mail Code OH1-0152

Columbus, Ohio 43240

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 


Copies to:

 

Jessica K. Ditullio, Esq.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

1111 Polaris Parkway, Mail Code OH1-0152

Columbus, Ohio 43240

 

Frederick Wertheim, Esq.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment is filed by JPMorgan Institutional Trust (the “Registrant”). This Registration Statement has been filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. However, shares of beneficial interest in the Registrant are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), because such shares are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve a “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The shares have not been registered under any state securities laws in reliance upon various exemptions provided by those laws. Investments in the shares of the Registrant may be made only by “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act. This Registration Statement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any shares of the Registrant.

 



JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL TRUST

Supplement dated November 7, 2006 to the

Confidential Offering Memorandum

dated June 28, 2006

The Confidential Offering Memorandum dated June 28 2006 for the JPMorgan Institutional Trust is amended as follows:

Under “Subscribing for and Purchasing and Redeeming Fund Shares”, the text in the fourth through the sixth bullets under “When can I buy shares?” is replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

    The Funds do not authorize market timing and, except for the Funds identified below, use reasonable methods to seek to identify market timers and to prevent such activity. However, there can be no assurance that these methods will prevent market timing or other trading that may be deemed abusive. Market timing is an investment strategy using frequent purchases, redemptions and/or exchanges in an attempt to profit from short-term market movements. Market timing may result in dilution of the value of Fund shares held by long-term shareholders, disrupt portfolio management and increase Fund expenses for all shareholders. Although market timing may affect any Fund, these risks may be higher for Funds that invest significantly in non-U.S. securities or thinly traded securities (e.g., certain small cap securities), such as international, global or emerging market funds or small cap funds. For example, when a Fund invests in securities trading principally in non-U.S. markets that close prior to the close of the NYSE, market timers may seek to take advantage of the difference between the prices of these securities at the close of their non-U.S. markets and the value of such securities when the Fund calculates its net asset value. The Funds will prohibit any purchase order (including exchanges) with respect to one investor, a related group of investors or their agent(s), where they detect a pattern of either purchases and sales of one of the Funds, that indicates market timing or trading that they determine is abusive.

 

    The Funds’ Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures that use a variety of methods to identify market timers, including reviewing “round trips” in and out of the Funds by investors. A “round trip” includes a purchase or exchange into a Fund followed or preceded by a redemption or exchange out of the same Fund. If the Fund detects that you have completed two round trips within 60 days in the same Fund, the Fund will reject your purchase orders and revoke your exchange privilege for a period of at least 90 days. For subsequent violations, the Fund may, in its sole discretion, reject your purchase orders and revoke your exchange privilege temporarily or permanently. In identifying market timers, the Fund may also consider activity of accounts that it believes to be under common ownership or control.

 

   

Market timers may disrupt portfolio management and harm Fund performance. To the extent that the Funds are unable to identify market timers effectively, long-term investors may be adversely affected. Although the Funds use a variety of methods to detect and deter market timing, there is no assurance that the Funds’ own operational systems and procedures will identify and eliminate all market timing strategies. For example, certain accounts, which are known as omnibus accounts, include multiple investors and such accounts typically provide the Funds with a net purchase or redemption order on any given day where purchasers of Fund shares and redeemers of Fund shares are netted against one another and the identity of individual purchasers and redeemers are not known by the Funds. While the Funds seek to monitor for market timing activities in


 

omnibus accounts, the netting effect limits the Funds’ ability to locate and eliminate individual market timers. As a result, the Funds are often dependent upon financial intermediaries who utilize their own policies and procedures to identify market timers. These policies and procedures may be different than those utilized by the Funds.

The Funds have attempted to put safeguards in place to assure that financial intermediaries have implemented procedures designed to deter market timing and abusive trading. Despite these safeguards, there is no assurance that the Funds will be able to effectively identify and eliminate market timing and abusive trading in the Funds particularly with respect to omnibus accounts.

 

    The Funds will seek to apply these policies and restrictions as uniformly as practicable to accounts with the Funds, except with respect to the following:

 

  1. Trades that occur through omnibus accounts at financial intermediaries as described above,

 

  2. Purchases, redemptions and exchanges made on a systematic basis,

 

  3. Automatic reinvestments of dividends and distributions,

 

  4. Purchases, redemptions or exchanges that are part of a rebalancing program, such as a wrap program, or

 

  5. Bona fide asset allocation program.

 

    The JPMorgan Ultra Short-Term Bond Trust and the JPMorgan Short-Term Bond Trust are intended for short-term investment horizons and do not monitor for market timers or prohibit such short-term trading activity. Although these Funds will be managed in a manner that is consistent with their investment objectives, frequent trading by shareholders may disrupt their management and increase their expenses.

 

    In addition to rejecting purchase orders in connection with suspected market timing activities, the Funds can reject a purchase order (including purchase orders for the Funds listed above) for any reason, including purchase orders that it does not think are in the best interests of a Fund and/or its shareholders or if it determines the trading to be abusive.

The “PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE” is replaced in its entirety with the following:

No sooner than 30 days after the end of each month, each Fund will make available upon request a complete, uncertified schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that month. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, each Fund will make available a complete, certified schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of that quarter.

In addition to providing hard copies upon request, the Funds will post these quarterly schedules on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system at www.sec.gov.

Shareholders may request portfolio holdings schedules at no charge by contacting their client relationship or client services manager.

A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Supplement.

INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT

WITH THE OFFERING MEMORANDUM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE


PART A & B

This filing supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, supersedes the Confidential Offering Memorandum and the Confidential Offering Memorandum Supplement of the Registrant, dated June 28, 2006 and filed as Amendment No. 7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (SEC File No. 811-21638), on June 28, 2006, both of which are incorporated by reference.


PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 23. Exhibits

 

Exhibits filed pursuant to Form N-1A:

 

(a) (1) Certificate of Trust is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, SEC File No. 811-21638.

 

(a) (2) Declaration of Trust is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, SEC File No. 811-21638.

 

(b) By-Laws is incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A, SEC File No. 811-21638.

 

(c) None.

 

(d) Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on October 28, 2005.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) (1) Global Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on October 28, 2005.

 

(g) (1) (a) Amended Schedule A to the Global Custody & Fund Accounting Agreement (amended as of August 10, 2006). Filed herewith.

 

(h) (1) Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and Boston Data Services, Inc. is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on October 28, 2005.

 

(h) (1) (a) Appendix A to the Transfer Agency Agreement (amended as of August 10, 2006). Filed herewith.

 

(h) (2) Administration Agreement between the Registrant and JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. Filed herewith.

 

(h) (3) Placement Agency Agreement between the Registrant and J.P. Morgan Institutional Investments Inc. is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on October 28, 2005.

 

(h) (4) Placement Agency Agreement between the Registrant and J.P. Morgan Institutional Investments Inc., dated May 25, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Amendment No. 7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on June 28, 2006.

 

(h) (5) Securities Lending Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA is incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on October 28, 2005.

 

(i) Not applicable.

 

(j) Not applicable.

 

(k) Not applicable.

 

(l) Not applicable.


(m) Not applicable.

 

(n) Not applicable.

 

(o) Reserved.

 

(p) Codes of Ethics.

 

(1) Code of Ethics of The J.P. Morgan Family of Funds. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement of JP Morgan Series Trust II (CIK 0000916118) filed on February 13, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-00425).

 

(2) Code of Ethics of Adviser. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement of JP Morgan Series Trust II (CIK 0000916118) filed on February 13, 2004 (Accession Number 0001047469-04-00425).

 

(99) (a) Powers of Attorney for the Trustees. Filed herewith.

 

(99) (b) Power of Attorney for George C.W. Gatch. Filed herewith.

 

(99) (c) Power of Attorney for Stephanie J. Dorsey. Filed herewith.

 

Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Registrant

 

The Registrant is not directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with any person other than the Trustees. It does not have any subsidiaries.

 

Item 25. Indemnification

 

Article VII, Section 3 of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust provides that, subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in the Trust’s By-Laws: (a) every person who is, has been, or becomes a Trustee or officer of the Trust (hereinafter referred to as a “Covered Person”) shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer of the Trust and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; and (ii) expenses in connection with the defense of any proceeding of the character described in clause (i) above shall be advanced by the Trust to the Covered Person from time to time prior to final disposition of such proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

Article VII, Section 2 of the Trust’s By-Laws provides that subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Article VII, Section 4 of the By-Laws the Trust shall indemnify its Covered Persons to the fullest extent consistent with state law and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). Without limitation of the foregoing, the Trust shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceedings, by reason of alleged acts or omissions within the scope of his or her service as a Trustee or officer of the Trust, against judgments, fines, penalties, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by him or her in connection with such proceeding to the maximum extent consistent with state law and the 1940 Act. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Section 4 of Article VII of the By-Laws, the Trust may, to the fullest extent consistent with law, indemnify each person who is serving or has served at the request of the Trust as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, agent or fiduciary of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan (“Other Position”) and who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of alleged acts or omissions while acting within the scope of his or her service in such Other Position, against judgments, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by him or her in connection with such proceeding to the maximum extent consistent with state law and the 1940 Act. The indemnification and other rights provided by Article VII of the By-Laws shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Trustee or officer of the Trust.


Article VII, Section 4 of the Trust’s By-Laws provides that: (a) the Trust shall not indemnify a Covered Person or agent who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which the proceeding was brought (i) to be liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office (collectively, “disabling conduct”) or (ii) not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in or not opposed to the best interest of the Trust; and (b) the Trust shall not indemnify a Covered Person or agent unless the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought determines that such Trustee, officer or agent did not engage in disabling conduct or, with respect to any proceeding disposed of (whether by settlement, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) without an adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought, there has been a dismissal of the proceeding by the court or other body before which it was brought for insufficiency of evidence of any disabling conduct with which such a Covered Person or agent has been charged and a determination that such Trustee, officer or agent did not engage in disabling conduct by at least a majority of those Trustees who are neither interested persons of the Trust (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) nor parties to the proceeding based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry).

 

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser

 

See “Management of the Trust” in Part B. Information as to the directors and officers of the Adviser is included in its Form ADV filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 27. Principal Underwriter

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

 

All accounts, books, records and documents required pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained in the physical possession of: One Group Administrative Services, Inc., the Registrant’s administrator, at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240; JPMorgan Chase Bank, the Registrant’s custodian at 4 Chase MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11245; J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., the Registrant’s investment adviser, at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036; Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., the Registrant’s transfer agent, at 2 Heritage Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171.

 

Item 29. Management Services

 

None.

 

Item 30. Undertakings

 

Not applicable.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, Ohio on the 7th day of November, 2006.

 

JPMorgan Institutional Trust
By:  

/s/ George C. W. Gatch*


    George C. W. Gatch
    President

 

This amendment to the Registration Statement of the Registrant has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated on November 7, 2006.

 

   

/s/ Cheryl Ballenger*


         

/s/ John F. Ruffle*


    Cheryl Ballenger, Trustee           John F. Ruffle, Trustee
   

/s/ Jerry B. Lewis*


         

/s/ Kenneth Whipple, Jr.*


    Jerry B. Lewis, Trustee           Kenneth Whipple, Jr., Trustee
   

/s/ John R. Rettberg*


           
    John R. Rettberg, Trustee            
  By:  

/s/ Stephanie J. Dorsey*


      By:  

/s/ George C.W. Gatch*


   

Stephanie J. Dorsey

          George C.W. Gatch
    Treasurer           President
*By:  

/s/ Jessica K. Ditullio


           
    Jessica K. Ditullio            
    Attorney-in-fact            


Exhibit Index

(g)(1)(a) Amended Schedule A to the Global Custody & Fund Accounting Agreement (amended as of August 10, 2006).

(h)(1)(a) Amended Appendix A to the Transfer Agency Agreement (amended as of August 10, 2006).

(h)(2) Administration Agreement between the Registrant and JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc.

(99)(a) Powers of Attorney for the Trustees.

(99)(b) Power of Attorney for George C.W. Gatch.

(99)(c) Power of Attorney for Stephanie J. Dorsey.

EX-99.G.1.A 2 dex99g1a.htm AMENDED SCHEDULE A TO THE GLOBAL CUSTODY & FUND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT Amended Schedule A to the Global Custody & Fund Accounting Agreement

Exhibit (g)(1)(a)

Schedule A

List of Entities Covered by the Custody and Fund Accounting Agreement

(Amended as of August 10, 2006)

JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund

JPMorgan Bond Fund

JPMorgan Strategic Income Fund

JPMorgan Short Term Bond Fund

JPMorgan Enhanced Income Fund

JPMorgan California Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan New York Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Short-Intermediate Income Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Enhanced Income Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Large Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Large Cap Value Fund (to be renamed JPMorgan Equity Income II Fund as of 9/15/06)

JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund

JPMorgan Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

JPMorgan International Value Fund

JPMorgan Asia Equity Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund

JPMorgan International Growth Fund (beginning March 21, 2005)

JPMorgan International Small Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Japan Fund

JPMorgan International Equity Fund

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

JPMorgan Capital Growth Fund (custody only until March 21, 2005)

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Fund

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund (custody only until March 21, 2005)

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

 

A-1


JPMorgan Trust I (continued)

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Multi Cap Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

JPMorgan California Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan New York Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Tax Free Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Core Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Diversified Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware International Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Real Return Fund

JPMorgan Real Return Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

JPMorgan Micro Cap Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Long/Short Fund

JPMorgan Strategic Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan International Realty Fund (effective upon the effectiveness of the Fund’s registration statement)

Undiscovered Managers Funds

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Growth Fund

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund

JPMorgan Realty Income Fund

Undiscovered Managers Small Cap Growth Fund

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Group

JPMorgan Short Term Bond Fund II

J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

 

A-2


UM Investment Trust

Undiscovered Managers Multi-Strategy Fund

J.P. Morgan Series Trust II

JPMorgan Bond Portfolio

JPMorgan International Equity Portfolio

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio

JPMorgan Small Company Portfolio

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

J.P. Morgan Fleming Series Trust

JPMorgan Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

JPMorgan Ultra Short-Term Bond Trust

JPMorgan Short-Term Bond Trust

JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Trust

JPMorgan Core Bond Trust

JPMorgan Equity Index Trust

JPMorgan Trust II

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

JPMorgan Market Expansion Index Fund

JPMorgan International Equity Index Fund

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Real Estate Fund

JPMorgan Investor Growth Fund

JPMorgan Investor Growth & Income Fund

JPMorgan Investor Balanced Fund

 

A-3


JPMorgan Trust II (continued)

JPMorgan Investor Conservative Growth Fund

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund

JPMorgan Government Bond Fund

JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund

JPMorgan High Yield Bond Fund

JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund

JPMorgan Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan Municipal Income Fund

JPMorgan Arizona Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Kentucky Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Michigan Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Ohio Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Michigan Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Insurance Trust

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Balanced Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Core Bond Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Diversified Equity Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Diversified Mid Cap Value Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Equity Index Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Government Bond Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust International Equity Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Intrepid Mid Cap Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Large Cap Growth Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Large Cap Value Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Small Cap Equity Portfolio

*         *         *         *         *         *

 

A-4


JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Trust II

Undiscovered Managers Funds

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Group

J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust

UM Investment Trust

J.P. Morgan Series Trust II

J.P. Morgan Fleming Series Trust

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

JPMorgan Insurance Trust

By:

 

/s/ Robert L. Young

Name:

 

Robert L. Young

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

Date:

    
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

By:

 

/s/ Russell E. Warren

Name:

 

Russell E. Warren

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

Date:

    

 

A-5

EX-99.H.1.A 3 dex99h1a.htm AMENDED APPENDIX A TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT Amended Appendix A to the Transfer Agency Agreement

Exhibit (h)(1)(a)

Appendix A

Transfer Agency Agreement for

JPMorgan Funds

(Amended as of August 10, 2006)

JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund

JPMorgan Bond Fund

JPMorgan Strategic Income Fund

JPMorgan Short Term Bond Fund

JPMorgan Enhanced Income Fund

JPMorgan California Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan New York Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Short-Intermediate Income Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Enhanced Income Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Large Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Large Cap Value Fund (to be renamed JPMorgan Equity Income II Fund as of 9/15/06)

JPMorgan Intrepid International Fund

JPMorgan Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund

JPMorgan International Opportunities Fund

JPMorgan International Value Fund

JPMorgan Asia Equity Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid European Fund

JPMorgan International Growth Fund

JPMorgan International Small Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Japan Fund

JPMorgan International Equity Fund

JPMorgan Disciplined Equity Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Small Company Fund

JPMorgan Capital Growth Fund

JPMorgan Dynamic Small Cap Fund

JPMorgan Growth and Income Fund

JPMorgan Mid Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund

JPMorgan Value Advantage Fund

 

A - 1


JPMorgan Trust I (continued)

JPMorgan Intrepid America Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Growth Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Multi Cap Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Value Fund

JPMorgan 100% U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund

JPMorgan California Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Federal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan New York Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Tax Free Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Core Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Diversified Equity Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware International Fund

JPMorgan Tax Aware Real Return Fund

JPMorgan Real Return Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Plus Fund

JPMorgan Micro Cap Fund

Highbridge Statistical Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Long/Short Fund

JPMorgan Strategic Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2010 Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2030 Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2040 Fund

JPMorgan International Realty Fund (effective upon the effectiveness of the Fund’s registration statement)

Undiscovered Managers Funds

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Growth Fund

Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund

JPMorgan Realty Income Fund

Undiscovered Managers Small Cap Growth Fund

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Group

JPMorgan Short Term Bond Fund II

J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund

 

A - 2


J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust

JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund

UM Investment Trust

Undiscovered Managers Multi-Strategy Fund

J.P. Morgan Series Trust II

JPMorgan Bond Portfolio

JPMorgan International Equity Portfolio

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio

JPMorgan Small Company Portfolio

JPMorgan U.S. Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

J.P. Morgan Fleming Series Trust

JPMorgan Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

JPMorgan Ultra Short-Term Bond Trust

JPMorgan Short-Term Bond Trust

JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Trust

JPMorgan Core Bond Trust

JPMorgan Equity Index Trust

JPMorgan Trust II

JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth Fund

JPMorgan Diversified Mid Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Intrepid Mid Cap Fund

JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund

 

A - 3


JPMorgan Trust II (continued)

JPMorgan Large Cap Value Fund

JPMorgan Equity Income Fund

JPMorgan Equity Index Fund

JPMorgan Market Expansion Index Fund

JPMorgan International Equity Index Fund

JPMorgan Multi-Cap Market Neutral Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Real Estate Fund

JPMorgan Investor Growth Fund

JPMorgan Investor Growth & Income Fund

JPMorgan Investor Balanced Fund

JPMorgan Investor Conservative Growth Fund

JPMorgan Short Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund

JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Bond Fund

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond Fund

JPMorgan Government Bond Fund

JPMorgan Treasury & Agency Fund

JPMorgan High Yield Bond Fund

JPMorgan Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund

JPMorgan Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Tax Free Bond Fund

JPMorgan Municipal Income Fund

JPMorgan Arizona Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Kentucky Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Louisiana Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Michigan Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Ohio Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund

JPMorgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Michigan Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund

JPMorgan Insurance Trust

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Balanced Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Core Bond Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Diversified Equity Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Diversified Mid Cap Value Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Equity Index Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Government Bond Portfolio

 

A - 4


JPMorgan Insurance Trust (continued)

JPMorgan Investment Trust International Equity Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Intrepid Mid Cap Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Large Cap Growth Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Large Cap Value Portfolio

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Small Cap Equity Portfolio

*         *         *         *         *

 

JPMorgan Trust I

JPMorgan Trust II

Undiscovered Managers Funds

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Group

J.P. Morgan Fleming Mutual Fund Group, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Mutual Fund Investment Trust

UM Investment Trust

J.P. Morgan Series Trust II

J.P. Morgan Fleming Series Trust

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

JPMorgan Insurance Trust

By an Authorized Officer on behalf of each of the Funds indicated on this Appendix A

By:

 

/s/ Robert L. Young

Name:

 

Robert L. Young

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

By:

 

/s/ Brian Agnew

Name:

 

Brian Agnew

Title:

 

Vice President

 

A - 5

EX-99.H.2 4 dex99h2.htm ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Administration Agreement

Exhibit (h)(2)

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT dated as of the 4th day of February, 2005 by and between JPMorgan Institutional Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust”), having its principal place of business at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036, and One Group Administrative Services, Inc. (to be renamed JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. effective February 19, 2005) (“Administrator”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240. This Agreement shall be effective February 4, 2005.

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end, management investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”); and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Administrator to furnish administrative services to each series of the Trust, all as now or hereafter may be identified on Schedule A hereto as such Schedule may be amended from time to time (“Funds”); and

WHEREAS, the Administrator is willing to furnish such administrative services upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. Retention of the Administrator. The Trust hereby retains the Administrator to act as the administrator of the Funds and to furnish the Funds with the administrative services as set forth in Article 2 below. The Administrator hereby accepts such employment to perform the duties set forth below. The Administrator shall, for all purposes herein, be deemed to be an independent contractor and, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no authority to act for or represent the Trust in any way and shall not be deemed an agent of the Trust.

ARTICLE 2. Administrative Services. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (“Trustees”), the Administrator shall perform or supervise the performance by others of administrative services in connection with the operations of the Funds.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall:

 

  a. Provide all necessary office facilities (which may be in the offices of the Administrator or an affiliate), equipment, and personnel for handling the affairs of the Funds;

 

  b. Subject to supervision by counsel to the Trust, prepare amendments to, file, and maintain the Trust’s governing documents, including the Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws, and minutes of meetings of shareholders;

 

  c. Provide individuals reasonably acceptable to the Trust’s Trustees to serve as officers of the Trust, who will be responsible for the management of certain of the Trust’s affairs as determined by the Trust’s Trustees;

 

  d. Prepare agenda and prepare and compile board materials for all Trustee meetings and review, file, and maintain minutes of meetings of Trustees;

 

  e. Provide appropriate personnel for Board of Trustees meetings;


  f. Subject to supervision by counsel to the Trust, prepare, review and file the Trust’s Registration Statement (on Form N-1A or any replacements therefor), periodic supplements and amendments to the Registration Statement, proxy materials and other filings with the Commission;

 

  g. Subject to supervision by counsel to the Trust, prepare and file, or supervise the preparation and filing of, Form N-CSR and Form N-Q and provide any sub-certifications which may reasonably be requested by the Trust’s Principal Executive Officer or Principal Financial Officer in connection with the required certification of those filings and coordinate receipt of similar sub-certifications from other service providers that provide information to be included in such filings;

 

  h. Prepare and file, or supervise the preparation and filing of, all necessary Blue Sky filings;

 

  i. Prepare and file, or supervise the preparation and filing of, annual Form N-PX;

 

  j. Arrange for and coordinate the layout and printing of offering memoranda, statements of additional information, semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders, and proxy materials;

 

  k. Prepare, with the assistance of the Fund’s investment adviser, and sub-adviser, as applicable, communications to shareholders;

 

  l. Coordinate the mailing of offering memoranda, notices, proxy statements, proxies, semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders, and other reports to Trust shareholders, and supervise and facilitate the proxy solicitation process for all shareholder meetings, including the tabulation of shareholder votes;

 

  m. Prepare for and conduct shareholder meetings, if necessary;

 

  n. Assist with the design, development, and operation of Funds for the Trust, including new classes, investment objectives, policies and structure, if necessary;

 

  o. Prepare semi-annual and annual financial statements;

 

  p. Prepare and file periodic reports to shareholders and the Commission on Form N-SAR or any replacement forms therefor;

 

  q. Prepare and file Notices to the Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act for any Fund which offers common shares of beneficial interest registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

  r. Compile data for, assist the Trust or its designee in the preparation of, and file, all of the Funds’ federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Trust’s custodian and transfer agent;

 

  s. Prepare and distribute year-end shareholder tax information letters and Forms 1099-MISC for trustee fees and vendor payments;

 

  t. Identify and track book-tax differences;


  u. Prepare quarterly tax compliance checklist for use by Fund managers;

 

  v. Calculate declaration of income/capital gain distributions in compliance with income/excise tax distribution requirements and ensure that such distributions are not “preferential” under the Internal Revenue Code;

 

  w. Review reports produced by, and the operations and performance of, the various organizations providing services to the Trust or any Fund of the Trust, including, without limitation, the Trust’s investment adviser, custodian, sub-adviser, fund accountant, shareholder servicing agent, transfer agent, outside legal counsel, independent public accountants, and other entities providing services to the Trust, and at the request of the Trustees, report to the Trustees on the performance of such organizations;

 

  x. Prepare, negotiate, and administer contracts on behalf of the Trust with, among others, the Trust’s investment adviser, custodian, fund accountant, shareholder servicing agent, and transfer agent and oversee expense disbursement and any service provider conversions;

 

  y. Calculate contractual Trust expenses and control all disbursements for the Trust, and as appropriate compute the Trust’s yields, total return, expense. ratios, portfolio turnover rate and, if required, portfolio average dollar weighted maturity;

 

  z. Prepare annual Trust expense budget and monthly accrual analyses, perform various expense savings analysis and expense benchmarking analysis;

 

  aa. Prepare expense authorizations and review or prepare for management review all invoices for Trust expenses;

 

  bb. Calculate performance data of the Funds for dissemination to information service providers covering the investment company industry;

 

  cc. Review marketing material to verify that Fund information is accurate;

 

  dd. Prepare and file proofs of claims in connection with Class Action notices;

 

  ee. Monitor the Trust’s compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, so as to enable the Trust to maintain its status as a “regulated investment company;”

 

  ff. Monitor the Trust’s compliance with all applicable federal securities and other regulatory requirements;

 

  gg. Monitor the Trust’s compliance with its registration statement;

 

  hh. Obtain and keep in effect fidelity bonds and directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policies for the Trust in accordance with the requirements of Rules 17g-1 and 17d-1(d)(7) under the 1940 Act as such bonds and policies are approved by the Trust’s Trustees;

 

  ii. Provide information and assistance with inspections by the Commission;


  jj. Coordinate annual audit activities, including providing information and assistance with respect to audits conducted by the Trust’s independent auditors;

 

  kk. Compile and summarize periodic Rule 2a-7 money market funds’ analysis for Board of Trustees review, if applicable;

 

  ll. Assist management with the administration of the trustees’ deferred compensation plans, if any;

 

  mm. Design, implement and maintain a disaster recovery program for the Trust’s records;

 

  nn. Assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer with issues regarding the Trust’s compliance program (as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) as reasonably requested;

 

  oo. Administer the implementation and required distribution of the Privacy Policy of the Trust to the extent required under Regulation S-P; and

 

  pp. Perform all administrative services and functions of the Trust and each Fund to the extent administrative services and functions are not provided to the Trust or such Fund pursuant to the Trust’s or such Fund’s investment advisory agreement, custodian agreement, fund accounting agreement, shareholder servicing agreement, and transfer agent agreement.

The Administrator shall perform such other administrative services for the Trust that are mutually agreed upon by the parties from time to time.

ARTICLE 3. Additional Services; Delegation. The Administrator may provide additional reports and services upon the request of the Trust or a Fund’s investment adviser, which may result in an additional charge, the amount of which shall be agreed upon between the parties. The Administrator may delegate some or all of its responsibilities under this Agreement, as provided in Article 9.

ARTICLE 4. Allocation of Charges and Expenses.

(A) The Administrator. The Administrator shall furnish at its own expense the executive, supervisory and clerical personnel necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also provide the items which it is obligated to provide under this Agreement, and shall pay all compensation, if any, of officers of the Trust as well as all Trustees of the Trust who are officers or employees of the Administrator or any affiliated company of the Administrator; provided, however, that unless otherwise specifically provided, the Administrator shall not be obligated to pay the compensation of any employee of the Trust retained by the Trustees of the Trust to perform services on behalf of the Trust and provided further that the parties may in the future mutually agree that the Trust may pay all or a portion of the compensation of the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer.

(B) The Trust. The Trust assumes and shall pay or cause to be paid all other expenses of the Trust not otherwise allocated herein, including, without limitation, organization costs, taxes, fees and expenses for legal and auditing services, fees and expenses of pricing services, transfer agency fees and expenses, the expenses of preparing (including typesetting), printing and mailing reports, prospectuses, offering memoranda, statements of additional information, offering memorandum supplements, proxy solicitation material and notices to existing shareholders, all expenses incurred in connection with issuing and redeeming shares, the cost of custodial services, the cost of initial and ongoing registration of the shares under Federal and state securities laws, fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Trustees who are not


officers or employees of the Administrator, the Distributor, or the Investment Adviser to the Trust or any affiliated company of the Administrator, the Distributor, or the Investment Adviser, insurance, interest, brokerage costs, litigation and other extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, and all fees and charges of investment advisers to the Trust.

ARTICLE 5. Compensation of the Administrator.

(A) Administration Fee. In consideration of the services rendered, the facilities furnished and the expenses assumed by the Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust shall pay the Administrator compensation at an annual rate specified in Schedule B attached hereto. Such compensation shall be calculated and accrued daily, and paid to the Administrator on the first business day of each month, or at such time(s) as the Administrator shall request and the parties hereto shall agree. The Trust shall also reimburse the Administrator for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the travel and lodging expenses incurred by officers and employees of the Administrator in connection with attendance at Trustee meetings. If this Agreement terminates before the last day of a month, the Administrator’s compensation for that part of the month in which this Agreement is in effect shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full monthly period and shall be payable upon the date of termination of this Agreement.

For the purpose of determining fees payable to the Administrator, the value of net assets of a particular Fund shall be computed in the manner described in the Trust’s registration statement for the computation of the Trust’s net assets in connection with the determination of the net asset value of the Trust’s shares.

(B) Survival of Compensation Rights. All rights of compensation under this Agreement for services performed as of the termination date shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 6. Limitation of Liability of the Administrator. The duties of the Administrator shall be confined to those expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are assumed by or may be asserted against the Administrator hereunder. The Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any act or omission in carrying out its duties hereunder, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder, except as may otherwise be provided under provisions of applicable law which cannot be waived or modified hereby. Any person, even though also an employee, or agent of the Administrator, who may be or become an officer, Trustee, employee or agent of the Trust or the Funds shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Trust or the Funds, or acting on any business of that party, to be rendering such services to or acting solely for that party and not as a partner, employee, or agent or one under the control or direction of the Administrator even though paid by it.

So long as the Administrator acts in good faith and with due diligence and without negligence, the Trust assumes full responsibility and shall indemnify the Administrator, its employees, agents, directors, officers and nominees and hold them harmless from and against any and all actions, suits and claims, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, payments, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable investigation expenses) arising directly or indirectly out of the Administrator’s actions taken or non-actions with respect to the performance of services hereunder. The indemnity and defense provisions set forth herein shall indefinitely survive the termination of this Agreement.

The rights hereunder shall include the right to reasonable advances of defense expenses in the event of any pending or threatened litigation with respect to which indemnification hereunder may


ultimately be merited. In order that the indemnification provision contained herein shall apply, however, it is understood that if in any case the Trust may be asked to indemnify or hold the Administrator harmless, the Trust shall be fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the situation in question, and it is further understood that the Administrator will use all reasonable care to identify and notify the Trust promptly concerning any situation which presents or appears likely to present the probability of such a claim for indemnification against the Trust, but failure to do so in good faith shall not affect the rights hereunder.

The Trust shall be entitled to participate at its own expense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims subject to this indemnity provision. If the Trust elects to assume the defense of any such claim, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by the Trust and satisfactory to the Administrator, whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Trust elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Administrator shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it. If the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of a suit, it will reimburse the Administrator for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the Administrator.

The Administrator may apply to the Trust at any time for instructions and may consult counsel for the Trust or its own counsel and with accountants and other experts with respect to any matter arising in connection with the Administrator’s duties, and the Administrator shall not be liable or accountable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such instruction or with the opinion of such counsel, accountants or other experts.

The Administrator shall be protected in acting upon any document which it reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Administrator will not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any officers, employees or agents of the Trust until receipt of written notice thereof from the Trust.

ARTICLE 7. Activities of the Administrator. The services of the Administrator rendered to the Trust are not to be deemed to be exclusive. The Administrator is free to render such services to others and to have other businesses and interests. It is understood that trustees, officers, employees and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Administrator, as officers, employees or otherwise and that partners, officers and employees of the Administrator and its counsel are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Administrator may be or become interested in the Trust as an owner of Trust shares or otherwise.

ARTICLE 8. Term. This Agreement shall become effective February 4, 2005 and, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall continue until October 31, 2005. Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue automatically for successive one year terms, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of a majority of those members of the Trust’s Board of Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party. This Agreement may be terminated without penalty, on not less than 60 days prior written notice, by the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by the Administrator. The termination of this Agreement with respect to one Fund or Trust shall not result in the termination of this Agreement with respect to any other Fund or Trust.

ARTICLE 9. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Administrator may, at its expense, subcontract with any entity or person concerning the provision of the services contemplated hereunder. The Administrator shall not, however, be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by the appointment of such subcontractor and provided further, that the Administrator shall be responsible, to the


extent provided in Article 6 hereof, for all acts of such subcontractor as if such acts were its own. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

ARTICLE 10. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto only if such amendment is specifically approved (i) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party.

For special cases, the parties hereto may amend such procedures set forth herein as may be appropriate or practicable under the circumstances, and the Administrator may conclusively assume that any special procedure which has been approved by the Trust does not conflict with or violate any requirements of its Declaration of Trust or then-current prospectuses, or any rule, regulation or requirement of any regulatory body.

ARTICLE 11. Certain Records. The Administrator shall maintain customary records in connection with its duties as specified in this Agreement. Any records required to be maintained and preserved pursuant to Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 under the 1940 Act which are prepared or maintained by the Administrator on behalf of the Trust shall be prepared and maintained at the expense of the Administrator, but shall be the property of the Trust and will be made available to or surrendered promptly to the Trust on request.

In case of any request or demand for the inspection of such records by another party, the Administrator shall notify the Trust and follow the Trust’s instructions as to permitting or refusing such inspection; provided that the Administrator may exhibit such records to any person in any case where it is advised by its counsel that it may be held liable for failure to do so.

ARTICLE 12. Compliance with Rule 38a-1. The Administrator shall maintain policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the federal securities laws, and shall employ personnel to administer the policies and procedures who have the requisite level of skill and competence required to effectively discharge its responsibilities. The Administrator shall also shall provide the Trust’s chief compliance officer with periodic reports regarding its compliance with the federal securities laws, and shall promptly provide special reports in the event of any material violation of the federal securities laws.

ARTICLE 13. Definitions of Certain Terms. The terms “interested person” when used in this Agreement, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the Commission.

ARTICLE 14. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if delivered to the other party at the following address: 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240, or at such other address as a party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.

ARTICLE 15. Governing Law; Limitation of Liability of the Trustees and Shareholders. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. The obligations of the Trust (or particular series or class thereof) entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any Trustee, representative or agent of the Trust (or particular series or class thereof) are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any Trustee, shareholder, representative or agent of the Trust (or particular series or class thereof) personally, but bind only the assets of the Trust (or particular series or class thereof), and all persons dealing with any


series and/or class of shares of the Trust must look solely to the assets of the Trust belonging to such series and/or class for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust (or particular series or class thereof).

The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees, and this Agreement has been signed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by the Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust (or particular series or class thereof) as provided in the Trust’s charter.

ARTICLE 16. Use of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary:

The Administrator will keep confidential and will not use or disclose to any other party (including, but not limited to, affiliates of the Administrator) any Customer Information (as defined below), except as authorized in writing by the Trust or as appropriate in connection with performing this Agreement and subject to any conditions set forth elsewhere in the Agreement.

The Administrator will maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to store, dispose of (if applicable) and secure Customer Information to protect it from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, loss and destruction. The safeguards used by the Administrator to protect Customer Information will be no less than those used by the Administrator to protect its own confidential information. In addition, the Administrator will comply with any other security safeguards required by this Agreement.

The Administrator will control access to Customer Information and, except as required by law or as otherwise may be specifically permitted by this Agreement, permit access only to individuals who need access in connection with performing this Agreement and will cause such individuals to maintain the confidentiality of Customer Information.

Except as necessary to conform to any record retention requirements imposed by this Agreement, the Company will, upon termination of this Agreement or the Trust’s earlier request, return to the Trust all Customer Information or destroy it, as specified by the Trust. The Administrator will provide to the Trust a destruction certificate if so required.

As between the Trust and the Administrator, Customer Information and all applicable intellectual property rights embodied in the Customer Information shall remain the property of the Trust.

The Administrator acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Trust’s privacy policy applicable to Customer Information and it agrees that it will not act in a manner that is inconsistent with such policy.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator shall not directly or through an affiliate, disclose any Customer Information, including account numbers, access numbers, or access codes for an account for use in telemarketing, direct mail marketing, or marketing through electronic mail, except as permitted by this Agreement, the Privacy Policy of the Trusts, and as permitted in Section 248.12 of Regulation S-P.

The term “Customer Information” as used in this Article means information, in any form, provided to the Administrator by on or behalf of the Trust that uniquely identifies in any way a current,


former or prospective Trust customer. Customer Information includes, but is not limited to, copies of such information or materials derived from such information.

ARTICLE 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

JPMORGAN INSTITUTIONAL TRUST

By:

 

/s/ Robert L. Young

 

Robert L. Young

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

Accepted by:
JPMORGAN FUNDS MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Nancy E. Fields

 

Nancy E. Fields

Title:

 

Vice President


SCHEDULE A

SERIES OF THE TRUST

JPMorgan Ultra Short-Term Bond Trust

JPMorgan Short-Term Bond Trust

JPMorgan Intermediate Bond Trust

JPMorgan Core Bond Trust

JPMorgan Equity Index Trust


SCHEDULE B

The Administrator shall receive the following annual fee for administrative services provided to the Funds:

0.10% of average daily net assets of all Funds in the Trust

EX-99.A 5 dex99a.htm POWERS OF ATTORNEY FOR THE TRUSTEES Powers of Attorney for the Trustees

Exhibit 99(a)

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and appoints George C.W. Gatch, Robert L. Young, Patricia A. Maleski, Stephanie J. Dorsey, Jessica K. Ditullio, Stephen M. Benham, Nancy E. Fields, Elizabeth A. Davin, John T. Fitzgerald, Michael C. Raczynski, Stephen M. Ungerman, Suzanne E. Cioffi and Thomas J. Smith, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place and stead, to sign any and all registration statements or other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state regulatory agency or authority applicable to the above named Trust, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and withdrawals thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state regulatory agency or authority, as appropriate, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Trustee or officer of the Trusts, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Powers of Attorney may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

/s/ Cheryl Ballenger     /s/ John F. Ruffle
Cheryl Ballenger, Trustee     John F. Ruffle, Trustee
/s/ Jerry B. Lewis     /s/ Kenneth Whipple, Jr.
Jerry B. Lewis, Trustee     Kenneth Whipple, Jr., Trustee
/s/ John R. Rettberg      
John R. Rettberg, Trustee    
EX-99.B 6 dex99b.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR GEORGE C.W. GATCH Power of Attorney for George C.W. Gatch

Exhibit 99(b)

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Robert L. Young, Patricia A. Maleski, Stephanie J. Dorsey, Jessica K. Ditullio, Stephen M. Benham, Nancy E. Fields, Elizabeth A. Davin, John T. Fitzgerald, Michael C. Raczynski, Stephen M. Ungerman, Suzanne E. Cioffi, Jeffery A. Reedy and Thomas J. Smith, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place and stead, to sign any and all registration statements or other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state regulatory agency or authority applicable to the above named Trusts, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and withdrawals thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state regulatory agency or authority, as appropriate, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Trustee or officer of the Trusts, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

/s/ George C.W. Gatch

George C.W. Gatch

Dated June 21, 2006.

EX-99.C 7 dex99c.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR STEPHANIE J. DORSEY Power of Attorney for Stephanie J. Dorsey

Exhibit 99(c)

JPMorgan Institutional Trust

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOWN ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints George C. W. Gatch, Robert L. Young, Patricia A. Maleski, Jessica K. Ditullio, Stephen M. Benham, Nancy E. Fields, Elizabeth A. Davin, John T. Fitzgerald, Michael C. Raczynski, Alaina V. Metz, Stephen M. Ungerman, Suzanne E. Cioffi and Thomas J. Smith, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and substitution and resubstitution for such attorney-in-fact in such attorney-in-fact’s name, place and stead, to sign any and all registration statements or other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission or ay state regulatory agency or authority, as appropriate, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person in his or her capacity as a Trustee or officer of the Trusts, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

/s/ Stephanie J. Dorsey

Stephanie J. Dorsey

Dated June 21, 2006.

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