INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
This INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made effective as of April 1, 2016, by and between Alpine Xxxxx Capital Investors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and Alpine Series Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of Alpine Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and is organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Trust are parties to an investment advisory agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Fund in consideration of compensation (the “Advisory Fee”); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser has voluntarily determined to waive 0.05% of the Fund’s Advisory Fee (the “Fee Waiver”). The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, therefore, have entered into this Agreement in order to effect the Fee Waiver for the Fund on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Contractual Fee Waiver.
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(a) From April 1, 2016 to April 1, 2017, the Adviser shall waive 0.05% of the Fund’s Advisory Fee at an annualized rate.
(b) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing the Adviser from contractually or voluntarily limiting, waiving or reimbursing other of the Fund’s expenses outside the contours of this Agreement.
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Miscellaneous.
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(a) Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
(b) Limitation of Liability. The obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the Fund shall be enforced against the assets of the Fund. It is understood and expressly stipulated that neither the shareholders of the Fund nor the Trustees of the Trust shall be personally liable hereunder.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same original.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
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ALPINE XXXXX CAPITAL INVETORS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Chairman/CEO
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Agreed to and accepted
as of the date first set forth above.
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ALPINE SERIES TRUST, on behalf of Alpine Small Cap Fund
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | |
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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