EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB 4 jpcltramend07.txt Exhibit C AMENDED INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of this 1st day of June 2007, by and between Nuveen Asset Management, a Delaware corporation and a registered investment adviser (Manager), and Symphony Asset Management LLC, a California limited liability company and a federally registered investment adviser (Sub Adviser).WHEREAS, Manager serves as the investment manager for the Nuveen Multi Strategy Income and Growth Fund, formerly known as Nuveen Preferred and Convertible Income Fund (the Fund), a closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement between Manager and the Fund (as such agreement may be modified from time to time, the Management Agreement); and WHEREAS, Manager desires to retain Sub Adviser as its agent to furnish investment advisory services for a certain designated portion of the Funds investment portfolio, upon the terms and conditions hereafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: Appointment. Manager hereby appoints Sub-Adviser to provide certain sub investment advisory services to the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Sub-Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein provided. 2. Services to be Performed. Subject 3. always to the supervision of Funds 4. Board of Trustees and the Manager, 5. Sub-Adviser will furnish an 6. investment program in respect of, 7. make investment decisions for, and 8. place all orders for the purchase and 9. sale of securities for the portion of 10. the Funds investment portfolio 11. allocated by Manager to Sub 12. Adviser, all on behalf of the Fund 13. and as described in the investment 14. policy section of the Funds initial 15. registration statement on Form N-2 16. as declared effective by the 17. Securities and Exchange 18. Commission, as such policies 19. described therein may subsequently 20. be changed by the Funds Board of 21. Trustees and publicly described. In 22. the performance of its duties, Sub- 23. Adviser will satisfy its fiduciary 24. duties to the Fund, will monitor the 25. Funds investments in securities 26. selected for the Fund by the Sub- 27. Adviser hereunder, and will comply 28. with the provisions of the Funds 29. Declaration of Trust and By-laws, as 30. amended from time to time, and the 31. stated investment objectives, policies 32. and restrictions of the Fund. 33. Manager will provide Sub-Adviser 34. with current copies of the Funds 35. Declaration of Trust, By-laws, 36. prospectus and any amendments 37. thereto, and any objectives, policies 38. or limitations not appearing therein 39. as they may be relevant to Sub- 40. Advisers performance under this 41. Agreement. Sub-Adviser and 42. Manager will each make its officers 43. and employees available to the other 44. from time to time at reasonable times 45. to review investment policies of the 46. Fund and to consult with each other 47. regarding the investment affairs of 48. the Fund. Sub-Adviser will report to 49. the Board of Trustees and to 50. Manager with respect to the 51. implementation of such program. The Sub-Adviser will vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities which assets of the Funds investment portfolio allocated by Manager to Sub-Adviser are invested, consistent with its proxy voting guidelines and based upon the best interests of the Fund. The Sub Adviser will maintain appropriate records detailing its voting of proxies on behalf of the Fund and upon reasonable request will provide a report setting forth the proposals voted on and how the Funds shares were voted, including the name of the corresponding issuers. Sub-Adviser is authorized to select the brokers or dealers that will execute the purchases and sales of portfolio securities for the Fund, and is directed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain best execution, which includes most favorable net results and execution of the Funds orders, taking into account all appropriate factors, including price, dealer spread or commission, size and difficulty of the transaction and research or other services provided. It is understood that the Sub Adviser will not be deemed to have acted unlawfully, or to have breached a fiduciary duty to the Fund, or be in breach of any obligation owing to the Fund under this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a member of a securities exchange, a broker or a dealer a commission for effecting a securities transaction for the Fund in excess of the amount of commission another member of an exchange, broker or dealer would have charged if the Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission paid was reasonable in relation to the brokerage or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of that particular transaction or the Sub-Advisers overall responsibilities with respect to its accounts, including the Fund, as to which it exercises investment discretion. In addition, if in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser, the Fund would be benefited by supplemental services, the Sub Adviser is authorized to pay spreads or commissions to brokers or dealers furnishing such services in excess of spreads or commissions that another broker or dealer may charge for the same transaction, provided that the Sub-Adviser determined in good faith that the commission or spread paid was reasonable in relation to the services provided. The Sub-Adviser will properly communicate to the officers and trustees of the Fund such information relating to transactions for the Fund as they may reasonably request. In no instance will portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to the Manager, Sub-Adviser or any affiliated person of either the Fund, Manager, or Sub-Adviser, except as may be permitted under the 1940 Act; Sub-Adviser further agrees that it: (a) will use the same degree of skill and care in providing such services as it uses in providing services to fiduciary accounts for which it has investment responsibilities; (b) will conform to all applicable Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in all material respects and in addition will conduct its activities under this Agreement in accordance with any applicable regulations of any governmental authority pertaining to its investment advisory activities; (c) will report regularly to Manager and to the Board of Trustees of the Fund and will make appropriate persons available for the purpose of reviewing with representatives of Manager and the Board of Trustees on a regular basis at reasonable times the management of the Fund, including, without limitation, review of the general investment strategies of the Fund with respect to the portion of the Funds portfolio allocated to the Sub-Adviser, the performance of the Funds investment portfolio allocated to the Sub-Adviser in relation to standard industry indices and general conditions affecting the marketplace and will provide various other reports from time to time as reasonably requested by Manager; (d) will monitor the pricing of portfolio securities, and events relating to the issuers of those securities and the markets in which the securities trade in the ordinary course of managing the portfolio securities of the Fund, and will notify Manager promptly of any issuer-specific or market events or other situations that occur (particularly those that may occur after the close of a foreign market in which the securities may primarily trade but before the time at which the Funds securities are priced on a given day) that may materially impact the pricing of one or more securities in Sub-Advisers portion of the portfolio. In addition, Sub-Adviser will assist Manager in evaluating the impact that such an event may have on the net asset value of the Fund and in determining a recommended fair value of the affected security or securities; and (e) will prepare such books and records with respect to the Funds securities transactions for the portion of the Funds investment portfolio allocated to the Sub- Adviser as requested by the Manager and will furnish Manager and Funds Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports as the Board or Manager may reasonably request.Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, Sub-Adviser will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement other than the cost of securities (including brokerage commissions, if any) purchased for the Fund. 4.Compensation. For the services 5.provided and the expenses assumed 6.pursuant to this Agreement, Manager 7.will pay the Sub-Adviser, and the 8. Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full 9. compensation therefor, a portfolio 10. management fee equal to the portion 11. specified below of the investment 12. management fee payable by the Fund 13. to the Manager, pursuant to the 14. Management Agreement, with 15. respect to the Sub-Advisers 16. allocation of Fund net assets 17. (including net assets attributable to 18. FundPreferred Shares and the 19. principal amount of any borrowings), 20. as the net amount of such fee is 21. reduced by the obligation of Manager 22. to reimburse certain fees and 23. expenses to the Fund pursuant to an 24. Expense Reimbursement Agreement 25. of even date herewith by and 26. between the Fund and the Manager, 27. as such agreement may be modified 28. from time to time: Daily Net Assets Percenta ge of Net Manage ment Fee Daily Net Assets Multi-Strategy Income Equity Up to $125 million 52.5% 55.0% $125 million to $150 million 50.0% 52.5% $150 million to $175 million 47.5% 50.0% $175 million to $200 million 45.0% 47.5% $200 million and over 42.5% 45.0% The portfolio management fee shall accrue on each calendar day, and shall be payable monthly on the first business day of the next succeeding calendar month. The daily fee accrual shall be computed by multiplying the fraction of one divided by the number of days in the calendar year by the applicable annual rate of fee, and multiplying this product by the net assets of the Fund allocated to the Sub-Advisor, determined in the manner established by the Funds Board of Trustees, as of the close of business on the last preceding business day on which the Funds net asset value was determined. For the month and year in which this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there shall be an appropriate proration on the basis of the number of days that the Agreement is in effect during the month and year, respectively. Manager shall not agree to amend the financial terms of the Expense Reimbursement Agreement or the Management Agreement to the detriment of the Sub-Adviser by operation of this Section 4 without the express written consent of the Sub-Adviser. Services to Others. Manager understands, and has advised Funds Board of Trustees, that Sub-Adviser now acts, or may in the future act, as an investment adviser to fiduciary and other managed accounts, and as investment adviser or sub- investment adviser to one or more other investment companies that are not a series of the Fund, provided that whenever the Fund and one or more other investment advisory clients of Sub-Adviser have available funds for investment, investments suitable and appropriate for each will be allocated in a manner believed by Sub-Adviser to be equitable to each. Manager recognizes, and has advised Funds Board of Trustees, that in some cases this procedure may adversely affect the size of the position that the Fund may obtain in a particular security. It is further agreed that, on occasions when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of the Fund as well as other accounts, it may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, but will not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased for the Fund with those to be sold or purchased for other accounts in order to obtain favorable execution and lower brokerage commissions. In addition, Manager understands, and has advised Funds Board of Trustees, that the persons employed by Sub-Adviser to assist in Sub-Advisers duties under this Agreement will not devote their full such efforts and service to the Fund. It is also agreed that the Sub-Adviser may use any supplemental research obtained for the benefit of the Fund in providing investment advice to its other investment advisory accounts or for managing its own accounts. 6. Limitation of Liability. The Sub Adviser shall not be liable for, and Manager will not take any action against the Sub-Adviser to hold Sub-Adviser liable for, any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Fund (including, without limitation, by reason of the purchase, sale or retention of any security) in connection with the performance of the Sub- Advisers duties under this Agreement, except for a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Sub-Adviser in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. 7. Term; Termination; Amendment. 8. This Agreement shall become 9. effective with respect to the Fund on 10. the same date as the Management 11. Agreement between the Fund and the 12. Manager becomes effective, 13. provided that it has been approved by 14. a vote of a majority of the 15. outstanding voting securities of the 16. Fund in accordance with the 17. requirements of the 1940 Act, and 18. shall remain in full force until 19. August 1, 2008 unless sooner 20. terminated as hereinafter provided. 21. This Agreement shall continue in 22. force from year to year thereafter 23. with respect to the Fund, but only as 24. long as such continuance is 25. specifically approved for the Fund at 26. least annually in the manner required 27. by the 1940 Act and the rules and 28. regulations thereunder; provided, 29. however, that if the continuation of 30. this Agreement is not approved for 31. the Fund, the Sub-Adviser may 32. continue to serve in such capacity for 33. the Fund in the manner and to the 34. extent permitted by the 1940 Act and 35. the rules and regulations thereunder. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment and may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Manager on no less than sixty (60) days written notice to the Sub-Adviser. This Agreement may also be terminated by the Fund with respect to the Fund by action of the Board of Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund on no less than sixty (60) days written notice to the Sub-Adviser by the Fund. This Agreement may be terminated with respect to the Fund at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Manager, the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund in the event that it shall have been established by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Sub-Adviser or any officer or director of the Sub-Adviser has taken any action that results in a breach of the covenants of the Sub-Adviser set forth herein. The terms assignment and vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities shall have the meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the right of the Sub-Adviser to receive payments on any unpaid balance of the compensation described in Section 4 earned prior to such termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event the Management Agreement between the Manager and the Fund is terminated, assigned or not renewed. 8. Notice. Any notice under this 9. Agreement shall be in writing, 10. addressed and delivered or mailed, 11. postage prepaid, to the other party If to the Manager:If to the Sub-Adviser: Nuveen Asset Management Symphony Asset Management LLC 333 West Wacker Drive 555 California Street, Suite 2975 Chicago, Illinois 60606 San Francisco, California 94104 Attention: John P. Amboian Attention: Neil Rudolph With a copy to: Nuveen Investments 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attention: General Counsel or such address as such party may designate for the receipt of such notice. Limitations on Liability. All parties hereto are expressly put on notice of the Funds Agreement and Declaration of Trust and all amendments thereto, a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the limitation of shareholder and trustee liability contained therein. The obligations of the Fund entered in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, representatives or agents are made not individually but only in such capacities and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, or shareholders of the Fund individually but are binding upon only the assets and property of the Fund, and persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the assets of the Fund and those assets belonging to the subject Fund, for the enforcement of any claims. 10.Miscellaneous. The captions in this Agreement 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. If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected thereby. This Agreement will be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors. 12. Applicable Law. This Agreement 13. shall be construed in accordance with 14. applicable federal law and (except as 15. to Section 9 hereof which shall be 16. construed in accordance with the 17. laws of Massachusetts) the laws of 18. the State of Illinois. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Manager and the Sub-Adviser have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written. NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT, a Delaware corporation By: _/s/ Julia L. Antonatos _ Title: Managing Director SYMPHONY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC a California limited liability company By: __/s/ Neil Rudolph Title: Chief Investment Officer_ 25