2- 3 Agreement is in effect during the month and year, respectively. The services of the Manager to the Fund under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Manager shall be free to render similar services or other services to others so...Management Agreement • November 13th, 1996 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc • Illinois
State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 Re: William Blair Funds Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund, a Portfolio -------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: Under a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the...Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • December 24th, 2003 • William Blair Funds
Under a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the "Agreement") by and between William Blair Funds (the "Fund") and State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") dated October 1, 1999, as amended on October 1, 2001 and April 23, 2002, State Street provides transfer agent services to portfolios of the Fund. Pursuant to Section 17 of the Agreement, the Fund wishes to notify State Street that it has established a new series of shares called the Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund. The Fund desires to have State Street render services as transfer agent under the terms of the Agreement for the Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund. By signing below, you agree to provide such services as are set forth in the Agreement as transfer agent for the Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund.
AMENDMENT TO EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT TO EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Amendment"), effective as of February 11, 2003, by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Adviser") and William...Expense Limitation Agreement • April 30th, 2003 • William Blair Funds
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of December 29, 2003, by and among WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS, a business trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Fund") and INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust...Custodian Agreement • April 30th, 2004 • William Blair Funds
OFBy-Laws • April 12th, 2002 • William Blair Funds
1 EXHIBIT (H)(VIII) EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of ________ __, 2000 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Adviser") and William Blair...Expense Limitation Agreement • May 16th, 2000 • William Blair Funds
CLASS N)Service Agreement • April 30th, 2001 • William Blair Funds • Illinois
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • April 12th, 2002 • William Blair Funds • Massachusetts
Exhibit G. III AMENDED AND RESTATED DELEGATION AGREEMENT ----------------------------------------- AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ __, 2001 by and between INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company (the "Delegate"), and WILLIAM...Delegation Agreement • April 30th, 2001 • William Blair Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of April 23, 2002 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Advisor") and William Blair Funds (the "Trust"), on...Expense Limitation Agreement • April 30th, 2003 • William Blair Funds
Investors Bank & Trust Company 200 Clarendon Boston, MA 02117 Re: William Blair Funds Custodian Agreement Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed is a revised Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement dated October 1, 1999, as amended August 1, 2001 and April 23,...Custodian Agreement • December 24th, 2003 • William Blair Funds
Enclosed is a revised Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement dated October 1, 1999, as amended August 1, 2001 and April 23, 2002 (the "Agreement"), between William Blair Funds and Investors Bank & Trust Company to, among other things, add the Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (the "New Portfolio") as a covered portfolio under the Agreement. By signing below, you agree to provide such services as are set forth in the Agreement as custodian for the New Portfolio.
AMENDED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • April 30th, 2009 • William Blair Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of December 23, 2003 and amended as of May 1, 2009 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the “Advisor”) and William Blair Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund series of the Trust (the “Fund”).
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EACH OF THE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A AND BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • March 25th, 2008 • William Blair Funds • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 1ST day of January 2008, by and between EACH OF THE ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, as listed on Schedule A, having their principal office and place of business at 222 W. Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, the “Fund”) and BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC., a Massachusetts corporation having its principal office and place of business at 2 Heritage Drive, North Quincy, Massachusetts 02171 (the “Transfer Agent”).
Exhibit (h) SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT (CLASS A, B AND C) AGREEMENT made as of this ___ day of __________, 1999 by and between WILLIAM BLAIR MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., an...Shareholder Services Agreement • July 30th, 1999 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc • Illinois
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • November 30th, 2009 • William Blair Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of December 1, 2009 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the “Advisor”) and William Blair Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair Low Duration Fund series of the Trust (the “Fund”).
CLASS B AND C)Distribution Agreement • July 30th, 1999 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc
April 23, 2002 Investors Bank & Trust Company 200 Clarendon Boston, MA 02117 Re: William Blair Funds Custodian Agreement Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed is a revised Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement dated October 1, 1999, as amended August 1, 2001...Custodian Agreement • April 30th, 2003 • William Blair Funds
Enclosed is a revised Appendix A to the Custodian Agreement dated October 1, 1999, as amended August 1, 2001 (the "Agreement"), between William Blair Funds and Investors Bank & Trust Company to, among other things, add the Institutional International Growth Fund (the "New Portfolio") as a covered portfolio under the Agreement. By signing below, you agree to provide such services as are set forth in the Agreement as custodian for the New Portfolio.
1 EXHIBIT 99.B5f SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of October 1, 1992 by and among WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, a Delaware corporation and U.S. registered investment adviser (the "Adviser"), FRAMLINGTON OVERSEAS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT...Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement • March 1st, 1996 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc • Illinois
1 EXHIBIT 99.B5a MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of this first day of May, 1996, by and between WILLIAM BLAIR MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company...Management Agreement • February 26th, 1997 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc • Illinois
1 EXHIBIT 99.B13 WILLIAM BLAIR READY RESERVES, INC. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT 1. Share Subscription. The undersigned hereby agrees to purchase from William Blair Ready Reserves, Inc. ("Fund"), which is a series type mutual fund currently having one...Subscription Agreement • March 1st, 1996 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc
SHAREHOLDER ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (CLASS N AND I)Shareholder Administration Agreement • August 15th, 2012 • William Blair Funds • Illinois
AGREEMENT made as of this 16th day of August, 2012 by and between WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair International Leaders Fund (the “Fund”), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (“William Blair”).
1 EXHIBIT (H)(V) EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of December 15, 1999 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Adviser") and William Blair...Expense Limitation Agreement • December 21st, 1999 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of May 24, 2004 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Advisor") and William Blair Funds (the "Trust"), on...Expense Limitation Agreement • May 24th, 2004 • William Blair Funds
ii 4 CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTCustodian Agreement • March 1st, 1996 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc • Massachusetts
1 EXHIBIT 99.B5.3 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of this __ day of _________ 1998, by and between WILLIAM BLAIR MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company...Management Agreement • February 27th, 1998 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc • Illinois
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of May 24, 2004 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Advisor") and William Blair Funds (the "Trust"), on...Expense Limitation Agreement • May 24th, 2004 • William Blair Funds
1 EXHIBIT 99.B6 UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of this 5th day of January, 1988, between WILLIAM BLAIR READY RESERVES, INC., a Maryland corporation (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, a general partnership...Underwriting Agreement • March 1st, 1996 • William Blair Mutual Funds Inc
Re: Management Agreement with William Blair Funds dated December 15, 1999 (the “Management Agreement”)Management Agreement • August 15th, 2012 • William Blair Funds
Pursuant to Section 2 of the Management Agreement, the William Blair Funds hereby provide notification of a new series of the William Blair Funds to be called “William Blair International Leaders Fund” (the “New Portfolio”). Attached hereto are Amended Appendix A and B to the Management Agreement to reflect, among other things, the appropriate management fees and initial term end for the New Portfolio.
May 24, 2004 William Blair & Company, L.L.C. 222 West Adams Street Chicago, IL 60606 Re: Management Agreement with William Blair Funds dated December 15, 1999 (the "Management Agreement") Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Section 2 of the Management...Management Agreement • May 24th, 2004 • William Blair Funds
AMENDED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of September 30, 1999 and amended as of May 1, 2004 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the "Advisor")...Expense Limitation Agreement • April 30th, 2004 • William Blair Funds
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • November 28th, 2011 • William Blair Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of November 15, 2011 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the “Advisor”) and William Blair Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the each series of the Trust reflected in Schedule A hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • July 28th, 2023 • William Blair Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of July 31, 2023 by and between William Blair Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”) and William Blair Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair Small-Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTExpense Limitation Agreement • February 28th, 2014 • William Blair Funds
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of March 1, 2014 by and between William Blair & Company, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company (the “Advisor”) and William Blair Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the each series of the Trust reflected in Schedule A hereto, as may be amended from time to time (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
August 10 , 2021Management Agreement • August 11th, 2021 • William Blair Funds
Pursuant to Section 2 of the Management Agreement, the William Blair Funds hereby provide notification of a new series of the William Blair Funds (the “Trust”) to be called “William Blair China Growth Fund” (the “New Portfolio”). Attached hereto are Amended Appendix A and B to the Management Agreement to reflect, among other things, the appropriate management fees and initial term end for the New Portfolio and also to reflect name changes or liquidations of existing series of the Trust.
AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDER ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTShareholder Administration Agreement • April 30th, 2018 • William Blair Funds
AMENDMENT, effective as of January 1, 2018, by and between WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Fund (the “Fund”), and WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“William Blair”). Defined terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Shareholder Administration Agreement (as defined below).
