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Ex-99.23.d
Gateway Fund
Management Agreement
     This Agreement made as of the 1st day of January, 2006, by and between The Gateway Trust, an Ohio business trust (the “Trust”), and Gateway Investment Advisers, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Adviser”).
Witnesseth:
     Whereas, the Trust is an open-end, diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) the shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) of which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933; and
     Whereas, the Trust is authorized to issue Shares in separate series with each such series representing the interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets; and
     Whereas, the Trust offers Shares in a series known as the Gateway Fund (the “Fund”); and
     Whereas, the Adviser is currently providing investment advisory and management services to the Fund pursuant to an investment advisory contract dated December 9, 1998; and
     Whereas, the current investment advisory contract will automatically terminate upon the exercise of an option to purchase certain shares of the general partner of the Adviser; and
     Whereas, the Trust and the Adviser desire to enter into a new investment advisory contract to permit the Adviser to continue to serve the Fund as investment adviser.
     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
  1.   The Adviser shall act as investment manager for the Fund and shall, in such capacity, supervise the investment and reinvestment of the cash, securities, or other properties comprising the assets of the Fund, subject at all times to the policies applicable to the Fund and to the control of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Adviser shall give the Trust the benefit of its best judgment, efforts, and facilities in rendering its services as investment manager.
 
  2.   In carrying out its obligations under paragraph 1 hereof, the Adviser shall:
  (a)   obtain and evaluate pertinent information about significant developments and economic, statistical and financial data, domestic, foreign, or otherwise, whether affecting the Fund or the economy generally, and

 

 

      whether concerning the individual companies whose securities or options therefore are included in the Fund or the industries in which they engage, or with respect to other securities or options therefore which the Adviser considers desirable for inclusion in the Fund;
 
  (b)   determine what industries and companies shall be represented in the Fund and regularly report them to the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
 
  (c)   formulate and implement programs for the purchases and sales of any securities or options and regularly report thereon to the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
 
  (d)   place all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for the Fund, including the purchase and/or sale of options and the effecting of closing purchase transactions, for the Fund’s account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser. In the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, the Adviser shall always seek best execution, which is to execute the Fund’s transactions where the most favorable combination of price and execution services in particular transactions can be obtained or provided on a continuing basis or with respect to individual transactions by a broker or dealer, and to deal directly with a principal market maker in connection with over-the-counter transactions, except when it is believed that best execution is obtainable elsewhere. Subject to such policies as the Board of Trustees may determine, the Adviser shall not be deemed to have acted unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement, or otherwise, solely by reason of its having either (i) dealt with an affiliate of the Adviser, or (ii) caused the Fund to pay a broker or dealer that provides brokerage, research and statistical services to the Adviser an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio investment transaction, including the sale of an option or a closing purchase transaction, in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith and in the best interest of the Fund that (x) the commission and other expenses of any such affiliate are comparable to the commission and other expenses charged by unaffiliated brokers and dealers, and (y) such amount of commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Fund and to any other of its clients as to which it exercises investment discretion;
 
  (e)   present a written report to the Board of Trustees of the Trust at least quarterly indicating total brokerage expenses, actual or imputed, as well as the services obtained in consideration for such expenses; and

 

 

  (f)   take, on behalf of the Fund, all actions which appear to the Adviser necessary to carry into effect such purchase and sale programs and supervisory functions as aforesaid.
  3.   Any investment program undertaken by the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, as well as any other activities undertaken by the Adviser on behalf of the Fund pursuant thereto, shall at all times be subject to any directives of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
 
  4.   In carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, the Adviser shall at all times conform to:
  (a)   all applicable provisions of the Act and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder;
 
  (b)   the provisions of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust, as amended from time to time;
 
  (c)   the provisions of the By-Laws of the Trust, as amended from time to time;
 
  (d)   the provisions of the Registration Statements of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Act, as amended from time to time; and
 
  (e)   any other applicable provision of state or federal law.
         
     5.
  (a)   The Adviser, at its sole expense, shall provide the Trust with (i) investment recommendations regarding the Fund’s investments; (ii) office space, secretarial, clerical and other office help, telephones, securities valuations, and other office equipment; and (iii) the services of all officers of the Trust.
  (b)   The Adviser shall bear all (i) expenses incurred in connection with association membership dues, except the annual dues of the Trust for its membership in the Investment Company Institute, which shall be paid by the Trust; (ii) expenses of printing and distributing all Fund registration statements, prospectuses and reports to current Fund shareholders; (iii) costs of printing and transmitting reports to governmental agencies; and (iv) printing and mailing costs.
 
  (c)   Except as set forth above, the Trust has agreed to pay all its operating expenses, including without limitation the expenses of continuing the Trust’s existence; the expenses of trustees not employed by the Adviser; expenses incurred by the Fund pursuant to the Fund’s Distribution Plan; expenses of registering or qualifying the Trust or its shares under federal and various state laws and maintaining and updating such registrations and

 

 

      qualifications on a current basis; interest expenses, taxes, fees, and commissions of every kind; expenses of issue, including cost of share certificates; repurchases and redemption of shares; charges and expenses of custodians, transfer agents, fund accountants, shareholder servicing agents, dividend disbursing agents, and registrars; expenses of valuing shares of each Fund; auditing, accounting and legal expenses; expenses of shareholder meetings and proxy solicitations therefore; insurance expenses; membership fees of the Investment Company Institute; and all “extraordinary expenses” as may arise, including all losses and liabilities in administrating the Trust; expenses incurred in connection with litigation proceedings and claims and the legal obligations of the Trust to indemnify its officers, trustees, and agents with respect thereto. A majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and a majority of the trustees who are not parties to this agreement (except as a trustee of the Trust), voting separately, shall determine which expenses shall be characterized as “extraordinary expenses.” The expenses to be borne by the Trust under this subparagraph shall be determined by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
 
  (d)   All ordinary business expenses of the Trust shall be borne by the Trust unless subparagraph 5(a) or 5(b) hereof specifically provides otherwise.
  6.   The Trust will pay the Adviser, as full compensation for services rendered hereunder, a daily fee computed at (a) the annual rate of 0.925% of the average value of the daily net assets of the Fund; minus (b) the amount of the Funds’ expenses incurred pursuant to its Distribution Plan. If the Adviser is providing transfer agency, fund accounting and other services pursuant to the Services Agreement with the Trust dated January 1, 1998, the Adviser shall receive no compensation for such services during the term of this Agreement.
 
  7.   If, for any fiscal year, the total of all expenses of the Fund (including compensation paid to the Adviser but excluding taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, and “extraordinary expenses” as determined in accordance with subparagraph 5(c) hereof) would exceed 1.5% of the average daily net asset value of the Fund, the Adviser will bear any such excess expenses. Every month the investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund will be determined and the Fund’s expenses projected. If the Fund’s projected expenses are in excess of the expense limitation set forth above, the investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund paid to the Adviser will be reduced by the amount of the excess expenses, subject to an annual adjustment at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year; provided, however, that if such amount of reduction should exceed such monthly investment advisory fee, the Adviser will repay to the Fund such portion of its investment advisory fee previously received with respect to such fiscal year as may be required to make up the deficiency.

 

 

      Any reimbursement with respect to the Fund pursuant to the expense limitations set forth in this paragraph 7 will be limited on an annual basis to compensation received by the Adviser from the Fund pursuant to this Agreement.
 
  8.   The Trust shall at all times keep the Adviser fully informed with regard to the securities owned by the Fund, the funds available or to become available to the Fund for investment, and generally as to the condition of the Fund’s affairs. It shall furnish the Adviser with a copy of all financial statements certified by its financial officer, and a signed copy of each financial statement audited by certified public accountants with respect to it.
 
  9.   This contract shall become effective on January 1, 2006. It shall remain in effect, subject to paragraph 10(a) hereof, for a period of two years, and thereafter, provided that its continuance for the Fund for each renewal year is specifically approved, in advance, (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in Section 2(a)(42) of the Act) of the Fund, and (ii) by vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of a party to this Agreement (other than as trustees of the Trust), by votes cast in person at a meeting specifically called for such purpose; provided, however, that if the continuation of this Agreement is not approved for the Fund, the Adviser may continue to serve in such capacity for the Fund in the manner and to the extent permitted by the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
         
     10.
  (a)   This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of the Board of Trustees of the Trust or by vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, or by the Adviser, on sixty days’ written notice to the other party. The notice provided for herein may be waived by either party.
  (b)   In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment, except that nothing under this paragraph shall be deemed to be a waiver of any rights of the Trust or of any shareholder of the Fund that may exist under the federal securities laws.
  11.   It is understood that the Adviser may perform investment advisory services for various other clients, including investment companies. The Adviser agrees to report to the Board of Trustees (at regular quarterly meetings and at such other times as the Board of Trustees reasonably shall request) (i) the financial condition and prospects of the Adviser, (ii) the nature and amount of transactions affecting the Fund that involve the Adviser and affiliates of the Adviser, (iii) information

 

 

      regarding any potential conflicts of interest arising by reason of its continuing provision of advisory services to the Fund and to its other accounts, and (iv) such other information as the Board of Trustees shall reasonably request regarding the Fund, the Fund’s performance, the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund as compared to its other accounts, and the plans and capability of the Adviser with respect to providing future services to the Fund and its other accounts. At least annually, the Adviser shall report to the Trustees the total number and type of such other accounts and the approximate total asset value thereof (but not the identities of the beneficial owners of such accounts). The Trust agrees that the Adviser may give advice and take action with respect to any of its clients which may differ from advice given or the timing or nature of the action taken with respect to the Fund, so long as it is the Adviser’s policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate investment transactions among the Fund and its other accounts, over a period of time, on a fair and equitable basis. The Adviser agrees to submit to the Trust a statement defining its policies with respect to the allocation of business among the Fund and its other clients.
 
      Broker-dealer affiliates of the Adviser may effect orders on national securities exchanges for the Fund and may retain compensation in connection with effecting such transactions, so long as the Adviser furnishes the Board of Trustees, at least annually, with a statement setting forth the total amount of all compensation retained by such broker-dealer affiliates in connection with effecting such transactions within the preceding year for the Trust.
 
  12.   This Agreement may be amended from time to time by agreement of the parties hereto provided that such amendment shall be approved by the vote of a majority of trustees of the Trust, including a majority of trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party to this Agreement (other than as trustees of the Trust), cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose, and (if required under current interpretations of the Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission) by vote of the shareholders of the Fund.
 
  13.   This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment, the term “assignment” for this purpose having the meaning defined in Section 2(a)(4) of the Act.
 
  14.   All parties hereto are expressly put on notice of (i) The Gateway Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, which is on file with the Secretary of the State of Ohio, and (ii) the limitation of shareholder and trustee liability contained therein and in Chapter 1746 of the Ohio Revised Code. Notice is hereby given that the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, or shareholders of the Trust individually but are binding upon only the assets and property of the Trust. With respect to any claim by the Adviser for recovery of any portion of the investment management fee (or any other liability of the Trust arising hereunder), whether in accordance with the express terms hereof or otherwise, the Adviser shall have recourse solely against the assets of

 

 

      the Fund to satisfy such claim and shall have no recourse against the assets of any other funds of the Trust for such purpose.
         
     15.
  (a)   This contract shall be construed in accordance with and governed by applicable federal law and the laws of the State of Ohio.
  (b)   Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the Act shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the Act and to interpretation thereof, if any, by the United States courts or in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement is revised by rule, regulation, order, or interpretation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation, order, or interpretation.
  16.   Any notices under this Agreement shall be in writing addressed and delivered or mailed postage paid to the other party at such address as such other party may designate for the receipt of such notice. Until further notice to the other party,

 

 

      it is agreed that the address of the Trust and that of the Adviser for this purpose shall be Rookwood Tower, Suite 600, 3805 Edwards Road, Cincinnati OH, 45209.
     In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in duplicate as of the day and year first above written.
             
 
  THE GATEWAY TRUST        
 
            
 
  /s/ Walter G. Sall        
 
           
 
  By        
 
  Walter G. Sall        
 
  Chairman        
 
            
 
  ATTEST:        
 
            
 
  /s/ Donna M. Squeri
 
        
 
  By        
 
  Donna M. Squeri        
 
  Secretary        
 
            
 
  GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS, L.P.      
 
  BY GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.     ,  
 
  GENERAL PARTNER        
 
            
 
  /s/ J. Patrick Rogers
 
        
 
  By        
 
  J. Patrick Rogers        
 
  President        
 
            
 
  ATTEST:        
 
            
 
  /s/ Donna M. Squeri
 
        
 
  By        
 
  Donna M. Squeri        
 
  Secretary