SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT TO ADVISORSHARES® ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (e)(18)
SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT TO
ADVISORSHARES® ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This seventeenth amendment (the “Amendment”) to the AdvisorShares® Trust ETF Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of June 25, 2009, as amended from time to time, by and between AdvisorShares® Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”) is entered into as of June 8, 2016 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, the Trust and Distributor desire to amend the list of Funds as set forth in Exhibit A of the Agreement, specifically to add AdvisorShares® XXX Korea Equity ETF; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Agreement all amendments are required to be in writing and signed by the parties;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
| I. | Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. |
| II. | Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as provided on Appendix A attached hereto. |
| III. | All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in effect and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.
| ADVISORSHARES® TRUST | FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Xxx Xxxxxx, Secretary and Treasurer | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Vice President | |||
APPENDIX A
Exhibit A
List of Funds
| AdvisorShares® | Accuvest Global Long Short ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Athena High Dividend ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | EquityPro ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxxx Gold/Euro ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxxx Gold/Yen ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Global Echo ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Madrona Domestic ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Madrona Global Bond ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Madrona International ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxxx Tactical Advantage ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxx Creek Global Tactical ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Pacific Asset Enhanced Floating Rate ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Peritus High Yield ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Pring Xxxxxx Business Cycle ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | QAM Equity Hedge ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Ranger Equity Bear ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Sage Core Reserves ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | STAR Global Buy-Write ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Sunrise Global Multi-Strategy ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Treesdale Rising Rates ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | YieldPro ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Cornerstone Small Cap ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | XXX Korea Equity ETF |
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