INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made this 1 day of February, 2013, by and between FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), and FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., an Illinois limited...Investment Management Agreement • February 28th, 2014 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 25, 2013, between First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission...Custodian Agreement • February 28th, 2014 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • New York
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EXHIBIT A SERIES OF THE TRUSTTrust Agreement • November 1st, 2018 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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WITNESSETH:Investment Management Agreement • March 29th, 2017 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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EXHIBIT AExhibit • March 16th, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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RECITALS:Subscription Agreement • January 31st, 2013 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III
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WITNESSETH:Investment Management Agreement • June 25th, 2015 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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BLANKET BOND INSURANCE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 28th day of June, 2013, by and among the investment companies listed in Appendix A (collectively referred to herein as the "Funds"), First Trust Advisors L.P. (the "Advisor") and First...Blanket Bond Insurance Agreement • June 28th, 2013 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT This INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated February 3, 2020, is by and among First Trust Exchange- Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • January 31st, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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EXHIBIT AExhibit A • March 16th, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT This Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (this "Agreement"), made as of February 4, 2016, by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P.,...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • April 14th, 2016 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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RECITALS:Fee Waiver Agreement • November 28th, 2018 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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WITNESSETH:Investment Management Agreement • January 31st, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III February 1, 2013 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400 Wheaton, IL 60187 To Whom It May Concern: This is to confirm that, in consideration of the agreements...Distribution Agreement • January 31st, 2013 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III
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WITNESSETH:Investment Management Agreement • August 27th, 2014 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this __ day of ____, 2014 by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • October 10th, 2014 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made this 3rd day of April, 2014, by and between FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), and FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., an Illinois limited...Investment Management Agreement • April 3rd, 2014 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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EXHIBIT A SERIES OF THE TRUSTTrust Series Exhibit • June 16th, 2017 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of __________, 2017 by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • August 14th, 2017 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT This Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (this "Agreement"), made as of August 22, 2016, by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • March 29th, 2017 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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Fund Administration and Accounting AgreementFund Administration and Accounting Agreement • November 28th, 2023 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Iii • New York
Contract Type FiledNovember 28th, 2023 Company JurisdictionAgreement made as of May 8, 2023, by and between each of the Trusts as set forth on the attached Exhibit A (each, a “Trust” or the “Trusts”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (“BNYM”).
Transfer Agency and Service AgreementTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • November 28th, 2023 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Iii
Contract Type FiledNovember 28th, 2023 CompanyAgreement made as of May 8, 2023, by and between each of the Trust(s) as set forth on the attached Exhibit A (each, a “Trust” or the “Trusts”), a Massachusetts business trust, having its principal office and place of business at 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187 (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation having its principal office and place of business at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286 (the “Bank”).
Custody AgreementCustody Agreement • November 28th, 2023 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Iii
Contract Type FiledNovember 28th, 2023 CompanyAgreement, dated as of May 8, 2023 between each of the Trusts as set forth on the attached Appendix I, each a business trust organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts having its principal office and place of business at 120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187 (each referred to herein as the “Trust") and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation having its principal office and place of business at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).
EXHIBIT ATrust Series Agreement • January 31st, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this 4th day of November, 2014 by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • February 20th, 2015 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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December 6, 2021 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFee Waiver Agreement • February 28th, 2022 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT This Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (this "Agreement"), made as of March 16, 2020, by and among the First Trust Exchange- Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • March 16th, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this 12th day of February, 2013 by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • February 20th, 2015 • First Trust Exchange Traded Fund III • Illinois
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September 13, 2021 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFee Waiver Agreement • November 24th, 2021 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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September 14, 2020 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFee Waiver Agreement • November 25th, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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Fee Offset AgreementFee Offset Agreement • May 7th, 2021 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
Contract Type FiledMay 7th, 2021 Company JurisdictionThis Fee Offset Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into between First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of First Trust New York Municipal High Income ETF (the “Fund”), and First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership (“FTA”), as of May 11, 2021.
Second Fee Waiver AgreementFee Waiver Agreement • November 25th, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
Contract Type FiledNovember 25th, 2020 Company JurisdictionThis Second Fee Waiver Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into between First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of First Trust Ultra Short Duration Municipal ETF (the “Fund”), and First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership (“FTA”), as of September 14, 2020.
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT This Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (this "Agreement"), made as of February 4, 2016, by and among the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P.,...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III • Illinois
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September 14, 2020 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFee Waiver Agreement • November 25th, 2020 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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September 13, 2021 First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFee Waiver Agreement • November 24th, 2021 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
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