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INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT This Investment Advisory Agreement (`Agreement") is made and entered into as ofthe date this Agreement is executed by the parties ("Execution Date'), by and between Morningstar Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Morningstar'), and the plan sponsor ("Plan Sponsor') the named fiduciary and sponsor of the Plan identified on Exhibit (the `Plan'). BACKGROUND The Plan Sponsor is a named fiduciary with respect to the Plan with the authority under the Plan to obtain certain investment advisory services. Plan Sponsor has elected to offer the Advisory Services to Plan participants. Plan Sponsor has entered into a separate written agreement with its financial service provider ("Service Provider") to provide daily valuation, recordkeeping and other administrative services to the Plan, including access to Morningstar's investment Advisory Services, if Plan Sponsor so elects. The Plan Sponsor has determined that it is in the best interests of the Plan and the Participants and their Beneficiaries (both as defined in Exhibit A) to retain Morningstar to provide the Advisory Services (as defined below and further in Exhibit A), including but not limited to providing investment Advisory Services by and through proprietary software and technology that processes demographic an� financial information about Participants and ide tifies model portfolios comprised of various asset classes in weights that correspond to various risk rofiles of individuals. Use of the Ad ' rv. es, as directed by the Participants and their Beneficiaries, shall be effective after the execution of this Agreement and upon the delivery of all necessary information from Service Provider to Morningstar (the "Effective Date"). Morningstar is willing to perform such investment Advisory Services as a fiduciary to the Plan as provided under the terms of this Agreement. Non -ERISA July 2021 Based on the foregoing, Plan Sponsor, on behalf of the Plan, and Morningstar agree as follows: AGREEMENT 1. SERVICES AND PAYMENT 1.1 Description of Advisory Services. Morningstar agrees to provide the Plan with the Advisory Services. "Advisory Services" shall mean individually or collectively the Managed Account Services and the Investment Advice Services (each as described below in Exhibit A) and, provided, however, that the Plan and Participants shall only be eligible to choose from those Advisory Services specifically selected by Plan Sponsor. The Advisory Services specifically exclude analysis of or advice regarding the potential local, state or federal tax consequences resulting from any investment advice or recommendation provided by Morningstar. 1.2 Fees. In consideration for the Managed Account Services, the Plan will pay to Morningstar the fees set forth on Exhibit B. 1.3 Invoicing and Payment. Plan Sponsor agrees to direct the Service Provider to collect all applicable fees from each Participant's Plan account and to remit such fees to Morningstar. The parties agree and acknowledge that Service Provider shall deduct monthly and remit the applicable fees in monthly installments in arrears beginning at the end of the month in which the fees were earned by Morningstar. 2. TERM AND TERMINATION 2.1 Term. Subject to Section 2.2, the Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue in effect for a term of one (1) year from the Effective Date. The Agreement shall automatically be renewed for additional one (1) year periods, unless a party delivers to the other parties a written notice of non -renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the date such renewal would take effect (each one (1) year period is a "Term").