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INTRUST FUNDS TRUST
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Stock Fund
December 6, 1999
Dear Shareholder,
You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the
Stock Fund (the "Fund"), a series of INTRUST Funds Trust, to be held on at 9:00
a.m. (Eastern time) December 28, 1999, at the Fund's offices located at 3435
Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219.
The purpose of the Special Meeting is to approve a new investment sub-advisory
agreement for the Fund with AMR Investment Services, Inc.( "AMR") and an
investment sub-advisory agreement between AMR and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney &
Strauss, Inc. (collectively, the "New Sub-Advisory Agreements"). The New
Sub-Advisory Agreements would replace the existing investment sub-advisory
agreement with Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. The terms of the New Sub-Advisory
Agreements are the same in all material respects as the existing investment
sub-advisory agreement, except for the appointment of the new sub-advisers. If
the new agreements are approved:
-- There will be no changes to the investment management fees paid by the
Fund, and
-- INTRUST Bank N.A.will continue to be the investment adviser to the
Fund.
Included with this letter are a Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, a
Proxy Statement and a proxy card. Regardless of the number of shares you own, it
is important that your shares are represented and voted. If you cannot
personally attend the Special Shareholders' Meeting, we would appreciate your
promptly voting, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the
postage-paid envelope provided.
We thank you for your time and for your investment in the INTRUST Funds Trust.
Sincerely,
David Bunstine
President
INTRUST Funds Trust
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INTRUST FUNDS TRUST
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Stock Fund
December 3, 1999
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Stock Fund, a series of INTRUST Funds
Trust, will be held at the Fund's offices, located at 3435 Stelzer Road,
Columbus, Ohio 43219, on December 28, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) for the
following purposes:
1. To approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement between INTRUST Bank
N.A.and AMR Investment Services, Inc. ("AMR") and an investment
sub-advisory agreement between AMR and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney &
Strauss, Inc.("Barrow, Hanley"), pursuant to which AMR and Barrow,
Hanley would serve as the new sub-advisers to the Stock Fund.
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting, or any adjournments thereto.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on November 22, 1999, are
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. The Stock Fund is a series
of INTRUST Funds Trust, a Delaware business trust.
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George Stevens
Secretary
INTRUST Funds Trust
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INTRUST FUNDS TRUST
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 28, 1999
Stock Fund
INTRODUCTION
This proxy statement is solicited by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of
INTRUST Funds Trust for voting at the special meeting of shareholders of the
Stock Fund (the "Fund") to be held at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on December 28,
1999, at the Fund's offices at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219, and at
any and all adjournments thereof (the "Meeting"), for the purposes set forth in
the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders. This proxy statement
was first mailed to shareholders on or about December 3, 1999.
PROPOSAL
The purpose of the Meeting is to have shareholders vote on a Proposal to approve
a new investment sub-advisory agreement for the Fund with AMR Investment
Services, Inc. ("AMR") and an investment sub-advisory agreement between AMR and
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. ("Barrow, Hanley"), which would
replace the existing investment sub-advisory agreement with Ark Asset Management
Co., Inc. ("Ark").
Each share of the Fund is entitled to one vote on the Proposal and on each other
matter that it is entitled to vote upon at the Meeting.
Each valid proxy that we receive will be voted in accordance with your
instructions and as the persons named in the proxy determine on such other
business as may come before the Meeting. If no instructions are given on an
executed proxy that has been returned to us, that proxy will be voted FOR the
Proposal. Shareholders who execute proxies may revoke them at any time before
they are voted, either by writing to INTRUST Funds Trust, or by voting in person
at the Meeting.
The Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a "majority of the outstanding
voting securities" of the Fund. The term "majority of the outstanding voting
securities" of the Fund as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), means: the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) 67%
of the voting securities of the Fund present at the meeting if more than 50% of
the outstanding shares of the Fund are present in person or by proxy or (ii)
more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INTRUST FUNDS TRUST RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR
OF THE PROPOSAL.
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The Board of INTRUST Funds Trust has fixed the close of business on November 22,
1999 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining holders of the
Funds' shares entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Each shareholder
will be entitled to one vote for each share held. At the close of business on
the Record Date, there were 9,966,804.23 shares outstanding of the Fund.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
A copy of the Fund's semi-annual report for the period ended April 30, 1999 is
available without charge upon request by writing to INTRUST Funds Trust, 3435
Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219, or by calling 1-888-266-8787.
BACKGROUND
INTRUST Bank N.A.(the "Adviser") is a majority-owned subsidiary of INTRUST
Financial Corporation (formerly First Bancorp of Kansas), a bank holding
company. The Adviser, through its portfolio management team, continuously
reviews, supervises and administers each of the Funds' investment programs. The
Adviser also provides certain administrative services necessary for the Fund's
operations. For its services, the Adviser receives from the Fund a fee, payable
monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The
Adviser has agreed to limit its fees to 0.87% through October 31, 2000.
To accomodate pending changes to the regulatory requirements applicable to banks
which serve as investment advisers to registered investment companies contained
in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as amended, the responsibilities of
INTRUST as adviser to the Stock Fund will be assumed by INTRUST Financial
Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of INTRUST Bank, N. A., in the first
quarter of 2000. The assumption of these investment advisory responsibilities by
INTRUST Financial Services will not result in any changes in staff or resources
presently employed to render advisory services.
The Adviser has entered into a Sub-Advisory Agreement (the "Existing
Sub-Advisory Agreement") on behalf of the Fund with Ark. Under the Existing
Sub-Advisory Agreement, Ark is responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Stock Fund. Ark is located at 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004.
On November 22, 1999, the Adviser recommended to the Board that it (i) enter
into a new Sub-Advisory Agreement with AMR, and (ii) approve the Sub-Advisory
Agreement between AMR and Barrow, Hanley (collectively, the "New Sub-Advisory
Agreements"), which together would replace the Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement.
After careful consideration of a variety of factors (see "The Trustees'
Considerations" below), the Board unanimously approved the New Sub-Advisory
Agreements, subject to approval of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund at the Meeting. If shareholders vote to approve the New
Sub-Advisory Agreements, the New Sub-Advisory Agreements will replace the
Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund, thus terminating Ark's
involvement with the Fund.
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Section 15(a) of the 1940 Act prohibits any person from serving as an investment
adviser to a registered investment company except pursuant to a written contract
that has been approved by the registered investment company's shareholders.
Therefore, in order for AMR and Barrow, Hanley to provide investment advisory
services to the Fund, the shareholders of the Fund must approve the New
Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of
the Fund for AMR and Barrow, Hanley to manage the Fund.
COMPARISON OF THE NEW SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS AND THE EXISTING SUB-ADVISORY
AGREEMENT
BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership, as the initial shareholder of the Fund,
initially approved the Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement on November 25, 1996. The
Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement is dated November 25, 1996.
Under the Existing Advisory Agreement, as compensation for the services
performed by Ark, the Adviser pays Ark a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly at
the rate of 0.45% per annum of the Fund's average daily net assets.
Other than the change in the sub-advisers, the terms of the New Sub-Advisory
Agreements will be substantially identical in all material respects to the
Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the total amount of compensation paid
to the sub-advisers. A form of each New Sub-Advisory Agreement is attached to
this Proxy Statement as Exhibit A. The following description of the New
Sub-Advisory Agreements is only a summary. You should refer to Exhibit A for a
form of the complete New Sub-Advisory Agreements.
As is the case under the Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement, the New Sub-Advisory
agreement with AMR provides that AMR, either directly or through its delegate
and subject to the supervision of the Adviser, will provide investment advisory
services to the Fund, including deciding what securities will be purchased and
sold by the Fund, when such purchases and sales are to be made, and arranging
for those purchases and sales, all in accordance with the provisions of the 1940
Act and the rules thereunder, the governing documents of INTRUST Funds Trust,
the fundamental policies of the Fund, as reflected in its registration
statement, and any policies and determinations of the Board. The sub-advisory
agreement between AMR and Barrow, Hanley provides that Barrow, Hanley, subject
to the supervision of AMR and the Adviser, will provide substantially the same
investment advisory services to the Fund as set forth in the Existing
Sub-Advisory Agreement and the New Sub-Advisory agreement with AMR. It is
anticipated that Barrow, Hanley will have primary responsibility for investment
decisions on behalf of the Fund, and that AMR will provide investment oversight
and analysis of Barrow, Hanley's activities to the Adviser and the Board. If
approved by shareholders, the New Sub-Advisory Agreements will continue in
effect with respect to the Fund for two years from their effective date, and
will continue in effect thereafter for successive annual periods, provided their
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (1) a majority vote,
cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, of the Board or (2) a vote
of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in
the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder) of the Fund, and (3) in either event by a
majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the New Sub-Advisory Agreements
or interested persons of INTRUST Funds Trust or of any such party. The New
Sub-Advisory Agreements provide that they may be terminated at any time, without
penalty, by either party upon 60 days written notice, provided that such
termination by the Fund shall be directed or approved by a vote of the Board, or
by a vote of holders of a majority of the shares of the Fund.
Both the Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement and the New Sub-Advisory Agreements
provide that the sub-advisers would have no liability to the Adviser of the Fund
for any act or omission in connection with rendering services under the
respective agreements, including any loss arising out of any investment, except
for liability resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard on the part of the sub-adviser of its duties under the
Agreements ("Disabling Conduct").
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THE BOARD OF INTRUST FUNDS TRUST HAS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THAT SHAREHOLDERS
APPROVE AND VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL.
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The Board has determined that the New Sub-Advisory Agreements are fair and in
the best interests of the Fund's shareholders. In making this recommendation,
the Board exercised its independent judgment based on a careful review of the
proposed arrangements and potential benefits.
THE TRUSTEES' CONSIDERATIONS
The New Sub-Advisory Agreements were presented to the Board for its
consideration at a Board of Trustees' meeting held on November 22, 1999. The
full Board, and, separately, the independent Trustees, voted unanimously to
approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreements.
In evaluating the New Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board reviewed materials
furnished by the Adviser, AMR and Barrow, Hanley, including information about
AMR and Barrow, Hanley personnel, operations and anticipated management of the
Fund.
The Board also gave consideration to the basis for the Adviser's recommendation
of AMR and Barrow, Hanley, including (i) the relative performance of the Fund
under Ark's direction, (ii) the performance of Barrow, Hanley in the management
of investment products substantially similar to the Fund, including other
investment companies, (iii) the Adviser's assessment of AMR's and Barrow,
Hanley's operational and compliance capabilities, and (iv) the overall
reputation and standing of AMR and Barrow, Hanley in the investment community.
The Board also considered that the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements will
remain materially unchanged from those of the Existing Sub-Advisory Agreement
and that the advisory fees payable by the Fund will remain the same.
Based upon it evaluation, the Board concluded that the Adviser's engagement of
AMR and Barrow, Hanley as sub-advisers to the Fund likely would offer the Fund
the access to highly effective management and advisory services and
capabilities.
The Board concluded further that the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements,
including the fees contemplated thereby, are fair and reasonable and in the best
interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
In order to provide for the services described above in the New Sub-Advisory
Agreements, the shareholders are being asked to approve the New Sub-Advisory
Agreements.
THE ADVISER
The Adviser is a majority-owned subsidiary of INTRUST Financial Corporation
(formerly First Bancorp of Kansas), a bank holding company. The address of the
Adviser is 105 North Main Street, Box One, Wichita, Kansas 67201. The executive
officers of INTRUST Bank, N.A. and INTRUST Financial Corporation and such
executive officers' positions during the past two years are as follows:
INTRUST Bank, N.A.
Name Position and Office
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C.Q. Chandler, IV Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Vice Chairman prior
to February, 1996)
J.V. Lentell Vice Chairman
Ron Baldwin Vice Chairman
(Hired February, 1996; Executive Vice
President Fourth Financial Corporation
prior to February, 1996)
Phillip J. Owings Executive Vice President(Senior
President prior to March 1998)
INTRUST Financial Corporation
Name Position and Office
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C.Q. Chandler III Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
C.Q. Chandler, IV President
Jay Smith Executive Vice President
Rick Beach Executive Vice President (Senior Vice
President prior to March, 1996)
The Adviser currently serves as investment manager to 11 separate portfolios of
the INTRUST Funds Trust, all of which are currently operational and being
offered to investors. The net assets of each of these portfolios and the
management fee paid to the Adviser by each of these portfolios (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets) are set forth in the table below.
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ANNUAL
NET ASSETS MANAGEMENT FEE
NAME OF PORTFOLIO (November 22, 1999) (BEFORE WAIVERS)
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Intermediate Bond Fund $55,693,301.54 0.40%
International Multi-Manager Stock Fund $67,326,983.31 0.40%
Kansas Tax-Exempt Bond Fund $145,125,871.47 0.30%
Money Market Fund $89,597,420.50 0.25%
NestEgg 2000 Fund $2,251,374.87 0.70%
NestEgg 2010 Fund $7,741,237.09 0.70%
NestEgg 2020 Fund $11,228,024.47 0.70%
NestEgg 2030 Fund $5,026,275.36 0.70%
NestEgg 2040 Fund $5,146,447.72 0.70%
Stock Fund $102,413,258.46 1.00%
Short-Term Bond Fund $60,578,360.91 0.40%
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The Adviser also serves as the Fund's Custodian. During the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1999, the Fund paid INTRUST Bank N.A. $22,326.03 in Custodian fees.
AMR Investment Services, Inc.
AMR is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, the parent company of
American Airlines, Inc. The address of AMR is 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., MD 5645,
Fort Worth, TX 76155. AMR was organized in 1986 to provide investment
management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services.
As of September 30, 1999, AMR had approximately $20.1 billion of assets under
management, including approximately $7.1 billion under active management and
$13.0 billion as named fiduciary or financial adviser. Of the total,
approximately $14.2 billion of assets are related to AMR Corporation. The
principals of AMR are set forth in the table below.
AMR Investment Services, Inc.
Name Position and Office
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AMR Corporation Parent
William F. Quinn President
The business address of each of the foregoing is 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., Fort
Worth, TX 76155.
AMR currently serves as investment manager to the following funds with a similar
investment objective to the Stock Fund: the AMR Investment Services Large Cap
Value Portfolio ("Large Cap Value Portfolio"), a series of the AMR Investment
Services Trust; the American AAdvantage Large Cap Value Fund ("Large Cap Value
Fund"), a series of the American AAdvantage Funds; and the American AAdvantage
Large Cap Value Mileage Fund ("Large Cap Value Mileage Fund"), a series of the
American AAdvantage Mileage Funds. The Large Cap Value Fund and Large Cap Value
Mileage Fund seek their investment objectives by investing all of their
investable assets in the Large Cap Value Portfolio. The net assets of each of
these portfolios and the management fee paid to AMR by each of these portfolios
(expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets) are set forth in the
table below.
NET ASSETS ANNUAL
NAME OF PORTFOLIO (October 31, 1999) MANAGEMENT FEE
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Large Cap Value Portfolio $1,457,635,000 0.10%
Large Cap Value Fund $1,449,393,000 0*
Large Cap Value Mileage Fund $8,241,000 0*
*No management fee is paid to AMR since this Fund invests all of its investable
assets in the Large Cap Value Portfolio.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.
Barrow, Hanley is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Asset Management
Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The address of Barrow, Hanley is 3232
McKinney Avenue, 15th Floor, Dallas, TX 75204. Barrow, Hanley is engaged in the
business of providing investment advice to institutional and individual client
accounts having assets of approximately $36.3 billion as of December 31, 1998.
The President of Barrow, Hanley is Bryant Miller Hanley, Jr., and there are no
directors. The principals of Barrow, Hanley are set forth in the table below.
NAME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
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James P. Barrow Principal
Richard A. Englander Principal
J. Ray Nixon, Jr. Principal
Robert J. Chambers Principal
Timothy J. Culler Principal
M. Jane Gilday Principal
The business address of each of the foregoing individuals is 3232 McKinney
Avenue, 15th Floor, Dallas, TX 75204.
Barrow, Hanley also serves as adviser or sub-adviser to the following funds with
a similar investment objective to the Stock Fund American AAdvantage Large Cap
Value Fund, American AAdvantage Balanced Fund, Vanguard Windsor II Fund,
Vanguard Variable Annuity Fund, ICMA Vantagepoint Equity Income Fund. The size
of each of these portfolios and the fees paid to Barrow, Hanley (expressed as a
percentage of average daily net assets) are set forth below:
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ANNUAL
NET ASSETS SUB-ADVISORY FEE
NAME OF PORTFOLIO (October 31, 1999) (BEFORE WAIVERS)
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American AAdvantage Large Cap Value Fund $296.6 million 0.30%
American AAdvantage Balanced Fund $220.3 million 0.30%
Vanguard Windsor II Fund $19.8 billion 0.30%
Vanguard Variable Annuity Fund $41.8 million 0.30%
ICMA Vantagepoint Equity Income Fund $165.2 million 0.30%
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THE UNDERWRITER
The Fund's principal underwriter is BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership
d/b/a BISYS Fund Services ("BISYS"), (the "Underwriter"), 3435 Stelzer Road,
Columbus, Ohio 43219.
OFFICERS OF INTRUST FUNDS TRUST
The officers of INTRUST Funds Trust are listed below. The address of each
officer is 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219.
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POSITION WITH INTRUST POSITION WITH THE
NAME FUNDS TRUST ADVISER
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David Bunstine President
Steven D. Pierce
SHAREHOLDER MEETING COSTS AND VOTING PROCEDURES
The Trust Instrument of INTRUST Funds Trust provides that the presence at a
shareholder meeting in person or by proxy of one-third of the shares of the Fund
entitled to vote at the Meeting constitutes a quorum. Thus, the Meeting will
take place on its scheduled date if one-third or more of the shares of the Fund
are represented. If a quorum of shareholders of the Fund is not present or if a
quorum is present but sufficient votes in favor of the Proposal are not
received, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of
the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to any
proposal for which sufficient votes have not been received. Any such adjournment
will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the
question of adjournment in person or by proxy. The persons named as proxies will
vote in favor of any such adjournment.
Share represented by proxies that reflect abstentions and "broker non-votes"
(i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) instructions have not
been received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to and (ii) the
broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power on a particular
matter) will be counted as shares that are present and entitled to vote on the
matter for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Votes cast by proxy
or in person at the Meeting will be counted by persons appointed tellers for the
Meeting. The tellers will count the total number of votes cast "for" approval of
the Proposal for purposes of determining whether sufficient affirmative votes
have been cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes have the effect of a negative
vote with respect to the Proposal.
As of the close of business on November 22, 1999, Transco & Company, a nominee
of INTRUST, owned of record 99.9443% of the shares of the Fund and thus may be
deemed to control the Fund. As owner of more than 50% of the Fund's shares,
INTRUST will be able to cast the deciding vote on the Proposal. To the knowledge
of management, at the close of business on November 22, 1999, the officers and
Trustees of INTRUST Funds Trust owned, collectively, less than 1% of the shares
of the Fund.
The cost of preparing, printing and mailing the enclosed proxy, accompanying
notice and proxy statement and all other costs in connection with solicitation
of proxies related to the required approvals will be paid by the Fund, including
any additional solicitations made by letter, telephone or telegraph.
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OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING
The Board is not aware of any matters that will be presented for action at the
Meeting other than the matters set forth herein. Should any other matters
requiring a vote of shareholders arise, the proxy in the accompanying form will
confer upon the persons entitled to vote the shares represented by such proxy
the discretionary authority to vote matters in accordance with their best
judgment.
Any shareholder proposal intended to be presented at the next shareholder
meeting must be received by INTRUST Funds Trust for inclusion in its proxy
statement and form of proxy relating to such meeting at a reasonable time before
the solicitation of proxies for the meeting is made.
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PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY PROMPTLY. NO POSTAGE IS
REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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By order of the Board of Trustees,
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George Stevens
Secretary
INTRUST Funds Trust
December 6, 1999
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EXHIBIT A
STOCK FUND
SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT
____________, 1999
AMR Investment Services, Inc.
4333 Amon Carter Blvd., MD 5645
Fort Worth, TX 751655
Dear Sirs:
The Stock Fund (the "Fund") is one of the investment portfolios of
INTRUST Funds Trust (the "Trust"), an open-end management investment company,
which was organized as a business trust under the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Trust's shares of beneficial interest may be classified into series in which
each series represents the entire undivided interests of a separate portfolio of
assets. This Sub-Advisory Contract regards certain services to be provided in
connection with the management of the Fund, on whose behalf INTRUST Bank, N.A.
("the Adviser") enters into this Contract.
The Trustees of the Trust have selected the Adviser to provide
overall investment advice and management for the Fund and to provide certain
other services, under the terms and conditions provided in the Advisory Contract
between the Trust and the Adviser (the "Advisory Contract"). The Adviser and the
Trustees have selected AMR Investment Services, Inc. (the "Sub-Adviser") to
provide the Adviser and the Fund with the advice and services set forth below,
either directly or through its delegate, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to
provide the Adviser and the Fund with the advice and services, subject to the
review of the Trustees and overall supervision of the Adviser, under the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth. Accordingly, the Adviser agrees with the
Sub-Adviser as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. All references herein to
this Contract shall be deemed to be references to this Contract as it may from
time to time be amended. The Trust engages in the business of investing and
reinvesting the assets of the Fund in the manner and in accordance with the
investment objective and restrictions specified in the Trust's declaration of
Trust, dated January 26, 1996 (the "Declaration of Trust"), and the currently
effective Prospectus (the "Prospectus") relating to the Fund included in the
Trust's Registration Statement, as amended from time to time (the "Registration
Statement"), filed by the Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act") and the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"). Copies of the
documents referred to in the preceding sentence have been furnished to the
Sub-Adviser. Any amendments to those documents shall be furnished to the
Sub-Adviser promptly.
2. REPRESENTATIONS. The Sub-Adviser is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as an investment adviser pursuant
to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers
Act"), and agrees to maintain such registration during the term of this
agreement.
3. SUB-ADVISORY SERVICES.
(i) The Sub-Adviser shall act as sub-adviser under the terms
of this Contract and will use its best efforts to provide to the Fund a
continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the investment
policies, objectives and restrictions of the Fund, as set forth in the Trust's
Declaration of Trust, the Registration Statement, the applicable law and
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, relating to
regulated investment companies, subject to policy decisions adopted by the
Trust's Board of Trustees, and will take any such actions as it may in its
opinion deem necessary or desirable for or incidental to any such purposes.
(ii) The Sub-Adviser will also, at its own expense:
(a) furnish the Trust and the Adviser with advice and
recommendations, consistent with the investment policies,
objectives and restrictions of the Fund;
(b) subject to such consultation as the Adviser may
request for a written response, determine which Investments of
the Fund should be purchased, held or disposed of and what
portion of such Assets, if any, should be held in cash or cash
equivalents, and the rationale for those determinations;
(c) furnish the Adviser with a monthly commentary and
a quarterly report concerning market overview, performance
analysis and trading activity;
(d) subject to the supervision of the Adviser,
maintain and preserve certain records including this
Sub-Advisory Contract and any research provided to the
Adviser. The Sub-Adviser agrees that such Trust records are
the property of the Trust and that such Trust records or
copies thereof will be surrendered to the Trust promptly upon
request therefor;
(e) give instructions in the form of trade tickets
representing purchases and sales of the Fund's portfolio
securities to the Adviser via facsimile transmission no later
than trade date plus one; and
(f) cooperate generally with the Trust and the
Adviser so far as the Sub-Adviser is able to provide
information necessary for the operation of the Fund, including
data processing, clerical and bookkeeping services required in
connection with maintaining the financial accounts and records
for the Fund and the Trust, providing information necessary
for the preparation of registration statements and periodic
reports to be filed with the SEC, including Forms N-1A and
N-SAR, periodic statements, shareholder communications and
proxy materials furnished to holders of shares of the Fund,
filings with state "blue sky" authorities and with United
States and foreign agencies responsible for tax matters, and
other reports and filings of like nature.
(iii) No provision of this Contract may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by
the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination is sought, and no amendment, transfer, assignment, sale,
hypothecation or pledge of this Contract shall be effective until approved by
(a) the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Adviser, of the Sub-Adviser or of the Trust (other
than as Trustees), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting
on such approval, and (b) a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Fund; provided, however, that the approval required in subsection (a) above,
shall be evidenced by a resolution of the entire Board of Trustees and of the
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Adviser, of the Sub-Adviser or of
the Trust (other than as Trustees); and provided further that such resolutions
shall be sent to the Sub-Adviser by facsimile and confirmed in writing by
letter.
(iv) All transactions in Investments shall be subject to the
rules, regulations and customs of the exchange or market and/or clearing house
through which the transactions are executed and to all Applicable Law, and, if
there is any conflict between any such rules, customs, law and the provisions of
this Contract the former shall prevail.
(v) The Sub-Adviser may not, without specific instruction in
writing (and compliance with applicable policies and restrictions of the Fund
set forth in its Registration Statement), borrow on the Fund or Adviser's behalf
or commit the Fund or Adviser to a contract (other than a trade ticket).
(vi) The Sub-Adviser has the right under this Contract to act
for more than one client collectively (including the Adviser) in any one
transaction or series of transactions without prior reference to the Adviser.
4. THE SUB-ADVISER.
(i) The Sub-Adviser shall act as agent for the Adviser and
shall be entitled to instruct such brokers and other agents as it may decide.
The Sub-Adviser may (and any such broker or sub-agent may) execute transactions
on the Adviser's behalf without prior disclosure to the Adviser of the fact that
in doing so, it is or may be dealing with or in circumstances involving an
affiliate of the Sub-Adviser; provided, however, that (a) the Sub-Adviser will
not do business with nor pay commissions to any affiliate in any portfolio
transaction where an affiliate acts as principal; (b) in purchasing Investments
for the Funds, neither the Sub-Adviser nor any of its directors, officers or
employees will act as principal or agent or receive any commissions; and (c) the
Sub-Adviser shall use its best efforts to obtain execution and pricing within
the policy guidelines, if any, determined by the Trustees and set forth in the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Funds. The Sub-Adviser
shall not be under any duty to account to the Adviser for any profits or other
benefits received by the Sub-Adviser or any affiliate as a result of such
transactions.
(ii) Should the Sub-Adviser deem it appropriate to match one
client's order with that of another client by acting as agent for each party,
prior written consent from both parties will be obtained before the transaction
is effected.
(iii) The Sub-Adviser may effect transactions with or through
the agency of another person with whom it has an arrangement under which that
person will from time to time provide to, or procure for, the Sub-Adviser
services or other benefits the nature of which are such that their provision
results, or is designed to result, in an improvement of the Sub-Adviser's
performance in providing services for its clients and for which the Sub-Adviser
makes no direct payment but instead undertakes to place business (including
business on behalf of the Adviser) with that person. All such transactions
effected for the Adviser will, however, secure best execution, disregarding any
benefit which might accrue to the Sub-Adviser from the arrangement.
(iv) The Sub-Adviser shall not knowingly recommend that the
Fund purchase, sell or retain securities of any issue in which the Sub-Adviser
or any of its affiliated persons has a financial interest, except in instances
in which the Sub-Adviser fully discloses in writing to the Adviser the nature of
its financial interest prior to purchase, sale or retention. It shall be the
duty of the Adviser to notify the Trustees of the Fund of these financial
interests.
(v) The Adviser authorizes the Sub-Adviser to disclose any
information which it may be required to disclose under this Contract, the
Applicable Law, the rules and regulations of the SEC or of any market on which
an Investment is acquired.
(vi) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Sub-Adviser or
any of its affiliated persons or associates from engaging in any other business
or from acting as investment adviser or Sub-Adviser for any other person or
entity, whether or not having investment policies similar to the Fund.
(vii) The Sub-Adviser will pay the cost of maintaining the
staff and personnel necessary for it to perform its obligations under this
Contract, the expenses of office rent, telephone and other facilities it is
obligated to provide in order to perform the services specified in Sections 3
and 4 and any other expenses incurred by it in connection with the performance
of its duties hereunder, including, but not limited to, attendance in person at
a minimum of one meeting each year with the Board of Trustees of the Trust and
the Adviser.
(viii) The Sub-Adviser will not be required to pay any
expenses which this Contract does not expressly state shall be payable by it. In
particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing but subject to
the provisions of Section 4(vii), the Sub-Adviser will not be required to pay;
(a) the compensation and expenses of Trustees of the
Trust, and of independent advisers, independent contractors,
consultants, managers, and other agents employed by the Trust
other than through the Sub-Adviser;
(b) legal, accounting and auditing fees and expenses
of the Fund;
(c) the fees or disbursements of the custodian, the
transfer agent and the dividend disbursing agent;
(d) stamp and other duties, taxes, impositions,
governmental fees, and fiscal charges of any nature
whatsoever, assessed against the Fund's assets and payable by
the Trust;
(e) the cost of preparing and mailing dividends,
distributions, reports, notices and proxy materials to
shareholders, except that the Sub-Adviser shall bear the costs
of providing the services referred to in Sections 3 and 4;
(f) brokers' commissions and underwriting fees; and
(g) the expense of periodic calculations of the net
asset value of the Fund's shares.
5. FURTHER PROVISIONS.
(i) The Sub-Adviser enters into this Contract for itself. The
Adviser includes the Adviser's successors in title or personal representatives
as the case may be.
(ii) This Contract shall automatically terminate in the event
of its assignment or upon the termination of the Advisory Contract with the
Fund, and the Adviser shall immediately notify the Sub-Adviser of such
termination. No assignment of this Contract shall be made by the Sub-Adviser
without the consent of the Adviser.
(iii) If any provision of this Contract is or becomes invalid
or contravenes any applicable law, the remaining provisions shall remain in full
force and effect.
6. CLIENT MONEY AND CUSTODY.
The Sub-Adviser will not hold any client money on behalf of the
Adviser.
The Sub-Adviser shall not be the registered holder, or custodian,
of Investments or documents of title relating thereto.
7. INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. Instructions may be given by
the Adviser in writing (by letter or facsimile or telex with correct
answer-back) or by telephone unless it is required under an express provision of
this Contract for instructions to be given in writing. The Adviser shall give
written instructions to the Sub-Adviser at the Sub-Adviser's Registered Office.
The Sub-Adviser shall communicate with the Adviser in writing or by telephone
except when it is required to communicate in writing (by letter or facsimile or
telex with correct answer-back) either under this Contract or in accordance with
applicable law. The Sub-Adviser shall be required to communicate instructions in
the form of trade tickets by facsimile in accordance with Section 3(ii)(e)
hereof. The Sub-Adviser shall communicate with the Adviser at the Adviser's
address last notified to the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser shall be entitled to rely
on the instructions of any person who is listed on Appendix I and may assume the
genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all instructions and
communications unless the Adviser had reason to know such signatures,
instructions or communications were unauthorized. All trade tickets representing
purchases and sales of the Fund's portfolio securities shall be signed by at
least two such persons listed on Appendix I.
8. FEES AND EXPENSES. In consideration of the services to be
rendered, facilities furnished and expenses paid or assumed by the Sub-Adviser
under this Contract, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser a monthly fee at the
annual rate of up to 0.45% of the average net assets of the Fund managed by the
Sub-Adviser.
If the fees payable to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this paragraph 8
begin to accrue before the end of any month or if this Contract terminates
before the end of any month, the fees for the period from that date to the end
of that month or from the beginning of that month to the date of termination, as
the case may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which the period
bears to the full month in which the effectiveness or termination occurs. For
purposes of calculating the monthly fees, the value of the net assets of the
Fund shall be computed in the manner specified in the Prospectus for the
computation of net asset value.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after consultation with the
Sub-Adviser, the Adviser determines to waive any part of the fee paid to it by
the Fund, the fee paid to the Sub-Adviser hereunder may be reduced
proportionately.
9. FORCE MAJEURE. The Sub-Adviser shall not be in breach of this
Contract if there is any total or partial failure of performance of its duties
and obligations occasioned by any act of God, fire, act of government or state,
war, civil commotion, insurrection, embargo, inability to communicate with
market makers for whatever reason, failure of any computer dealing system,
prevention from or hindrance in obtaining any raw materials, energy or other
supplies, labor disputes of whatever nature or any other reason (whether or not
similar in kind to any of the above) beyond the Sub-Adviser's control, provided
the Sub-Adviser has made every reasonable effort to overcome such difficulties.
10. NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE. The Trust, the Adviser and the
Sub-Adviser are not partners of or joint venturers with each other and nothing
herein shall be construed so as to make them such partners or joint ventures or
impose any liability as such on any of them.
11. TERMINATION.
(i) This Contract shall become effective upon the above date,
and shall thereafter continue in effect; provided that this Contract shall
continue in effect for a period of more than two years only as so long as the
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (a) a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Adviser, the
Sub-Adviser or the Trust (other than as Trustees), cast in person at meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) either (i) the
Trustees of the Trust, or (ii) a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Fund. This Contract may, on 60 days' written notice, be terminated at any
time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Trustees of the Trust, by vote
of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, by the Adviser
or by the Sub-Adviser. Termination shall not affect any action taken by the
Sub-Adviser permitted under this Contract prior to the date of termination or
any warranty or indemnity given by the Adviser under this Contract or implied by
law.
(ii) On termination by either party the Sub-Adviser shall be
entitled to receive from the Adviser all fees, costs, charges and expenses
accrued or incurred under this Contract up to the date of termination including
any additional expenses or losses necessarily incurred in settling outstanding
obligations or terminating this Contract, whether they occur before or after the
date of termination.
(iii) If the Adviser terminates this Contract, it shall be
subject to a proportion of the annual fee corresponding to the proportion of the
year that has expired when this Contract is terminated.
12. CAPTIONS. The captions in this Contract are included for
convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the
provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. This
Contract may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
13. GOVERNING LAW. This Contract shall be construed in accordance
with laws of the State of New York and the applicable provision for the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and the Advisers
Act. As used herein the Terms "affiliated person", "assignment", "interested
person", and "vote of majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall have
the meaning set forth in the 1940 Act.
14. PERSONAL LIABILITY. The Trust's Declaration of Trust is on file
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The obligations of the
Trust are not personally binding upon, nor shall resort be had to the private
property of, any of the Trustees, shareholders, officers, employee or agents of
the Trust, but only the Trust's property shall be bound.
Yours very truly,
INTRUST BANK N.A.
By: _______________________
Title:
The foregoing Contract
is hereby agreed to as
of the date hereof
By: _______________________
Title: President
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this ________ day of ________________, 1999 by and
between AMR Investment Services, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Adviser"),
and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. (the "Sub-Adviser");
WHEREAS, the INTRUST Funds Trust (the "Trust"), a Delware business
trust, is an open-end, diversified management investment company registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), consisting of
several Funds of shares, each having its own investment policies; and
WHEREAS, the Trust has retained INTRUST Bank, N.A. ("INTRUST") to
provide the Trust with business and asset management services for the INTRUST
Stock Fund (the "Fund"), subject to the control of the Trust's Board of
Trustees;
WHEREAS, INTRUST has retained the Adviser to provide the Trust with
business and asset management services for the Fund;
WHEREAS, INTRUST's agreement with the Adviser permits the Adviser to
delegate to other parties certain of its asset management responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to render
investment management services to the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to
render such services;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Duties of Sub-Adviser. The Adviser employs the Sub-Adviser to manage
the investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets and, with respect to such
assets, to continuously review, supervise, and administer the investment program
of the Fund, to determine in the Sub-Adviser's discretion the securities to be
purchased or sold, to provide the Adviser and the Trust with records concerning
the Sub-Adviser's activities which the Trust is required to maintain, and to
render regular reports to the Adviser and to the Trust's officers and Trustees
concerning the Sub-Adviser's discharge of the foregoing responsibilities. The
Sub-Adviser shall discharge the foregoing responsibilities subject to the
Adviser's oversight and the control of the officers and the Trustees of the
Trust and in compliance with such policies as the Trustees may from time to time
establish, and in compliance with the objectives, policies, and limitations for
such Fund set forth in the Trust's current registration statement as amended
from time to time, and applicable laws and regulations. The Sub-Adviser accepts
such employment and agrees to render the services for the compensation specified
herein and to provide at its own expense the office space, furnishings and
equipment and the personnel required by it to perform the services on the terms
and for the compensation provided herein. The Adviser will instruct the Trust's
Custodian(s) to hold and/or transfer the Fund's assets in accordance with Proper
Instructions received from the Sub-Adviser. (For this purpose, the term "Proper
Instructions" shall have the meaning(s) specified in the applicable agreement(s)
between the Trust and its custodians.) The Sub-Adviser will not be responsible
for Trust expenses except as specified in this Agreement.
2. Fund Transactions. The Sub-Adviser is authorized to select the
brokers or dealers (including, to the extent permitted by law and applicable
Trust guidelines, the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates) that will execute
the purchases and sales of Fund securities for the Fund and is directed to use
its best efforts to obtain the best net results with respect to brokers'
commissions and discounts as described in the Trust's current registration
statement as amended from time to time. In selecting brokers or dealers, the
Sub-Adviser may give consideration to factors other than price, including, but
not limited to, research services and market information. Any such services or
information which the Sub-Adviser receives in connection with activities for the
Trust may also be used for the benefit of other clients and customers of the
Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates. The Sub-Adviser will promptly communicate
to the Adviser and to the officers and the Trustees of the Trust such
information relating to Fund transactions as they may reasonably request.
3. Compensation of the Sub-Adviser. For the services to be rendered by
the Sub-Adviser as provided in Sections 1 and 2 of this Agreement, the Adviser
shall pay to the Sub-Adviser compensation at the rate specified in Schedule A
attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. Such compensation shall be
paid to the Sub-Adviser quarterly in arrears, and shall be calculated by
applying the annual percentage rate(s) as specified in the attached Schedule A
to the average month-end assets of the specified Funds during the relevant
quarter. Solely for the purpose of calculating the applicable annual percentage
rates specified in the attached Schedule(s), there shall be included such other
assets as are specified in said Schedule(s).
4. Other Services. At the request of the Trust or the Adviser, the
Sub-Adviser in its discretion may make available to the Trust office facilities,
equipment, personnel, and other services. Such office facilities, equipment,
personnel and services shall be provided for or rendered by the Sub-Adviser and
billed to the Trust or the Adviser at a price to be agreed upon by the
Sub-Adviser and the Trust or the Adviser.
5. Reports. The Adviser (on behalf of the Trust) and the Sub-Adviser
agree to furnish to each other, if applicable, current prospectuses, proxy
statements, reports to shareholders, certified copies of their financial
statements, and such other information with regard to their affairs as each may
reasonably request.
6. Status of Sub-Adviser. The services of the Sub-Adviser to the Trust
are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Adviser and its directors, officers,
employees and affiliates shall be free to render similar services to others so
long as its services to the Trust are not impaired thereby. The Sub-Adviser
shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the
Adviser or the Trust in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent to the Adviser
or the Trust.
7. Certain Records. Any records required to be maintained and preserved
pursuant to the provisions of Rule 31a-1 and Rule 31a-2 promulgated under the
1940 Act which are prepared or maintained by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the
Adviser or the Trust are the property of the Adviser or the Trust and will be
surrendered promptly to the Adviser or Trust on request.
8. Liability of Sub-Adviser. No provision of this Agreement shall be
deemed to protect the Sub-Adviser against any liability to the Trust or its
shareholders to which it might otherwise be subject by reason of any willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or
the reckless disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.
9. Permissible Interests. To the extent permitted by law, Trustees,
agents, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be interested in the
Sub-Adviser (or any successor thereof) as directors, partners, officers, or
shareholders, or otherwise; directors, partners, officers, agents, and
shareholders of the Sub-Adviser are or may be interested in the Trust as
Trustees, shareholders or otherwise; and the Sub-Adviser (or any successor
thereof) is or may be interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise;
provided that all such interests shall be fully disclosed between the parties on
an ongoing basis and in the Trust's registration statement as required by law.
10. Duration and Termination. This Agreement, unless sooner terminated
as provided herein, shall continue for two years after its initial approval and
thereafter for periods of one year for so long as such continuance thereafter is
specifically approved at least annually (a) 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, and (b) by the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; provided, however,
that if the shareholders of the Fund fail to approve the Agreement as provided
herein, the Sub-Adviser may continue to serve hereunder in the manner and to the
extent permitted by the 1940 Act and rules thereunder. The foregoing requirement
that continuance of this Agreement be "specifically approved at least annually"
shall be construed in a manner consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without
the payment of any penalty, by the Adviser, by vote of a majority of the
Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written
notice to the Sub-Adviser, or by the Sub-Adviser at any time without the payment
of any penalty, on 60 days' written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. This
Agreement will automatically and immediately terminate in the event of its
assignment. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed
and delivered, or mailed postpaid, to the other party at the primary office of
such party, unless such party has previously designated another address.
As used in this Section 10, the terms "assignment," "interested
persons," and a "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall
have the respective meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, subject to such exemptions as may be granted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act.
11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or
made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of
this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
A copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the
Secretary of the State of Delaware, and notice is hereby given that this
instrument is not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, or shareholders of
the Trust individually.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year first written above.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney, & Strauss AMR Investment Services,Inc.
By: _______________________ By: _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ____________________
<PAGE>
Schedule A
to the
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement
between
AMR Investment Services, Inc.
and
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.
AMR Investment Services, Inc. shall pay compensation to Barrow, Hanley,
Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. pursuant to section 3 of the Investment Sub-Advisory
Agreement between said parties in accordance with the following annual
percentage rates:
0.30% per annum on the first $200 million 0.20% per annum on the next
$300 million 0.15% per annum on the next $500 million 0.125% per annum
on the excess over $1 billion.
In calculating the amount of assets under management solely for the
purpose of determining the applicable percentage rate, there shall be included
all other assets or trust assets of the AMR Investment Services Trust and
American Airlines, Inc. also under management by the Sub-Adviser (except assets
managed by the Sub-Adviser under the HALO Bond Program).
DATED: _________________, 1999
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SCHEDULE 1
DEFINITIONS
In this Contract the following expressions shall have the following
meaning unless the context otherwise requires:
"Applicable Law"
means applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in
which the Adviser is domiciled and of the Securities and
Exchange Commission of the United States of America, and of
any governmental or self-regulatory organization of which the
Adviser is a member, each as from time to time amended;
"Assets"
means Investments of the Fund deposited by or on behalf of the
Adviser pursuant to which this Sub-Advisory Contract relates;
"Fund"
means the separate portfolio of Assets of the Trust on whose
behalf the Adviser has entered into this Sub-Advisory
Contract;
"Investment"
means any asset, right or interest in respect of property of
any kind held by the Fund;
"Registered Office"
means One New York Plaza, 29th Floor, New York, New York 10004
Telephone: ____________. Facsimile: ___________. Telex: N/A_.
"Series"
means the series of shares of beneficial interest representing
undivided interests in the Trust's investment portfolios,
including the Fund
____________, 1999
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APPENDIX I
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY LIST
The following persons are authorized to give instructions on behalf of the
Sub-Adviser to the Adviser:
Name Signature Position
- ----- --------- ---------
Bryant M. Hanley, Jr. _________________________ President
James P. Barrow _________________________ Principal
Richard A. Englander _________________________ Principal
J. Ray Nixon, Jr. _________________________ Principal
Robert J. Chambers _________________________ Principal
Timothy J. Culler _________________________ Principal
M. Jane Gilday _________________________ Principal
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INTRUST FUNDS TRUST
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Stock Fund
Special Meeting of Shareholders
December 28, 1999
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The undersigned hereby appoints as proxies David Bunstine and George Stevens,
each with the power of substitution, and hereby authorizes each of them to
represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse, all the shares of each of
the above-referenced fund ("Fund") held of record by the undersigned on November
22, 1999, at the meeting of shareholders to be held on December 28, 1999, or any
adjournment thereof, with discretionary power to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting. Unless indicated to the contrary, this
proxy shall be deemed to grant authority to vote "FOR" all proposals.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Proxy Statement prepared on
behalf of the Board of Trustees with respect to the matters designated on the
reverse.
Vote by Mail
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Please date and sign this proxy and return it in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope to BISYS Fund Services, 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219. Please
indicate your vote by placing an "X" in the appropriate box on the reverse side.
Signature of all joint owners is required. Fiduciaries please indicate your full
title.
If any other matters properly come before the meeting about which the proxy
holders were not aware prior to the time of the solicitation, authorization is
given the proxy holders to vote in accordance with the views of management
thereon. Management is not aware of any such matters at this time.
CONTROL NUMBER:
RECORD DATE SHARES:
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To approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement between INTRUST Funds Trust
and AMR Investment Services, Inc.( "AMR") and an investment sub-advisory
agreement between AMR and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc. ("Barrow,
Hanley") with respect to the Fund, pursuant to which AMR and Barrow, Hanley
would serve as the new sub-advisers of the Fund.
For _____________ Against ____ Abstain ____
Please be sure to sign your name(s) exactly as it appears on this Proxy.
______________________ ______________________ _________
Shareholder Co-owner Date
