Exhibit (h)(3)(c) Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service Agreement Dated June 3, 2009 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds
Exhibit (h)(3)(c)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service
Agreement
Dated June 3, 2009
Between
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
and
THIS AMENDMENT is made as of January 20, 2011 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated June 3, 2009 and effective June 15, 2009;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on September 22, 2010, the reorganization of the Forward Large Cap Value Fund into the Forward Large Cap Growth Fund, effective January 20, 2011;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the name change of the Forward Large Cap Growth Fund to the Forward CorePlus Fund, effective January 20, 2011;
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Schedule I-B – List of Portfolios.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
| 1. | Schedule I-B – List of Portfolios. Schedule I-B is replaced in its entirety with the attached Schedule I-B. |
| 2. | Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Article II of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.
| ALPS Fund Services, Inc. | Forward Funds | |||||||
| By: | By: | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. May | Name: | J. Xxxx Xxxx, Jr. | |||||
| Title: | President | Title: | President | |||||
SCHEDULE I-B
To the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service Agreement
Fund Group II Fund List
As of January 20, 2011
Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund
Forward Balanced Allocation Fund
Forward CorePlus Fund
Forward Frontier MarketStrat Fund
Forward Growth Allocation Fund
Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund
Forward High Yield Bond Fund
Forward Income Allocation Fund
Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund
Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund
Forward International Equity Fund
Forward Mortgage Securities Fund
Forward SMIDPlus Fund
Forward Strategic Alternatives Fund
Forward U.S. Government Money Fund
