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BPAS FIDUCIARY SERVICES <br /> DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT <br /> 1. PARTIES. This Agreement is made this•1 day of / t cf`l-t-' 2018,between City of <br /> Everett("Client"), whose principal office is located at 2930 WetMore Avenue, Suite 5-A, Everett, WA <br /> 98201 and BPAS Fiduciary Services, a branch of Hand Benefits &Trust Company, a trust company <br /> chartered under the laws of the state of Texas,("BPASFS")having its office located at 3401 Masons Mill <br /> Road,Suite 601,Huntingdon Valley,PA 19006. <br /> 2. APPOINTMENT. Client agrees to retain BPASFS to provide Client with the investment management <br /> services for the compensation specified in this agreement. Both Client and BPASFS intend to be legally <br /> bound by this agreement. BPASFS acknowledges and accepts that it is a fiduciary to Client within the <br /> meaning of Section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended <br /> ("ERISA"). Accordingly, BPASFS will provide investment management services to Client in <br /> conformance with all ERISA fiduciary standards including,but not limited to,all prohibited transaction <br /> rules and regulations. <br /> 3. TERM. This agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by either party upon 30 days' written <br /> notice. Upon termination, BPASFS agrees to furnish Client with all written work completed as of the <br /> date of termination. <br /> 4. CONFIDENTIALITY. Information provided by Client to BPASFS, including Client's identity,shall be <br /> treated as confidential("Confidential Information"). BPASFS agrees that no Confidential Information <br /> will be disclosed without the prior written consent of the Client(unless required by law,Court Order or <br /> agency directive, to make such disclosure or unless such Confidential Information becomes publicly <br /> available or known other than as a result of actions of BPASFS). In the event BPASFS is compelled to <br /> disclose confidential information by legal process,BPASFS shall give written notice to Client as soon as <br /> possible. <br /> 5. FEES. The investment management fee is as set forth in the Fee Schedule, effective on the later of <br /> receipt of Plan assets or the date of this agreement. <br /> The entire monthly investment management fee will be charged for any portion of the month for which <br /> assets remain under management. It is further agreed by and between the parties hereto that Client <br /> will bear the cost,if any,of all securities purchased for the Client. <br /> BPASFS shall not be compensated on the basis of a share of capital gains upon or capital appreciation of <br /> the funds or any portion of the funds of the Client. <br /> Client and the Responsible Plan Fiduciary have entered into this Agreement(i)to be in the best interest <br /> of the Plan and its participants, (ii) to be necessary for the operation of the Plan, and (iii) to be <br /> reasonable based upon the compensation to be paid for Services contained in this Agreement. <br />