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EXHIBIT (h)(9)
NORTHERN FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 8 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the 15th day of September, 1999, is entered
into between NORTHERN FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, and
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank (the "Transfer Agent").
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Transfer Agent have entered into a Transfer
Agency Agreement dated as of April 1, 1994 as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated
November 29, 1994, by Addendum No. 2 dated March 29, 1996, by Addendum No. 3
dated August 7, 1996, by Addendum No. 4 dated March 24, 1997, by Addendum No. 5
dated February 12, 1997, by Addendum No. 6 dated November 18, 1997 and by
Addendum No. 7 dated December 21, 1998 (the "Transfer Agency Agreement")
pursuant to which the Trust has appointed the Transfer Agent to act as transfer
agent to the Trust for the Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund,
Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Select Money Market Fund,
California Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Fund, Fixed Income Fund,
Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Tax-Exempt Fund, International Fixed Income Fund,
Income Equity Fund, Growth Equity Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Fund,
International Growth Equity Fund, International Select Equity Fund, Technology
Fund, Stock Index Fund, Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Short-Intermediate
U.S. Government Fund, California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Arizona
Tax-Exempt Fund, California Tax-Exempt Fund, Small Cap Index Fund, Mid Cap
Growth Fund, High Yield Municipal Fund and the High Yield Fixed Income Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Tax-Exempt Money Market and the
Small Cap Growth Funds (the "Funds"), and the Trust desires to retain the
Transfer Agent under the terms of the Transfer Agency Agreement to render
transfer agency and other services with respect to the Funds and the record
and/or beneficial owners of the Funds, and the Transfer Agent is willing to
render such services.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints the Transfer Agent as
transfer agent with respect to the Funds in accordance with
the terms set forth in the Transfer Agency Agreement. The
Transfer Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to
render the services and perform the duties set forth in the
Transfer Agency Agreement for the compensation therein
provided.
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2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term
"Current Funds" as used in the Transfer Agency Agreement shall
be deemed to include the Funds. Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Transfer Agency Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. The initial term of the Transfer Agency
Agreement with respect to the Funds shall continue, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the Transfer Agency
Agreement, until March 31, 2000. Except to the extent
supplemented hereby, the Transfer Agency Agreement shall
remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and is hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects as supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of
the date and year first above written.
All signatures need not appear on the same copy of this Addendum.
NORTHERN FUNDS
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Vice President
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