FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
(h)(2)
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into
as of the last date on the signature page, by and between
PROCURE ETF TRUST
I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES,
LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund
Services or “USBFS”).
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 authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest in
separate series, with each such series representing interests in a
separate portfolio of securities and other assets;
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain Fund Services
to provide fund administration services to each series of the Trust
listed on Exhibit
A attached hereto (as amended
from time to time) (each, a “Fund” and collectively the
“Funds”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants
herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
1. Appointment of Fund Services as Fund
Administrator
The
Trust hereby appoints Fund Services as fund administrator for the
term of this Agreement to perform the services and duties described
herein. Fund Services hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to
perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement. The
services and duties of Fund Services shall be confined to those
matters expressly set forth herein, and no implied duties are
assumed by or may be asserted against Fund Services
hereunder.
2. Services and Duties of Fund Services
Fund
Services shall provide the following administration services to a
Fund:
A.
General Fund
Management:
(1)
Act as liaison
among Fund service providers, including but not exclusive to
Adviser, Sub-Adviser, authorized participants, external legal
counsel, accounting and audit firms and external compliance
consultants.
(2)
Supply:
a.
Office facilities
(which may be in a Fund Services office or in an affiliate’s
office).
b.
Non-investment-related
statistical and research data as requested.
(3)
Coordinate the
Trust’s board of trustees’ (the “Board of
Trustees” or the “Trustees”) communications, such
as:
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a.
Prepare meeting
agendas and resolutions, with the assistance of Fund counsel and
Adviser in-house counsel.
b.
Prepare reports for
the Board of Trustees based on financial and administrative
data.
c.
Assist with the
selection of the independent auditor.
d.
Secure and monitor
fidelity bond and director and officer liability coverage, and make
the necessary Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) filings relating thereto.
e.
Prepare minutes of
meetings of the Board of Trustees and Fund
shareholders.
f.
Recommend dividend
declarations to the Board of Trustees and prepare and distribute to
appropriate parties notices announcing declaration of dividends and
other distributions to shareholders.
g.
Attend Board of
Trustees meetings and present materials for Trustees’ review
at such meetings.
(4)
Audits:
a.
For the annual Fund
audit, prepare appropriate schedules and materials. Provide
requested information to the independent auditors, and facilitate
the audit process.
b.
For SEC, FINRA or
other regulatory audits, provide requested information to the SEC
or other regulatory agencies and facilitate the audit
process.
c.
For all audits,
provide office facilities, as needed.
(5)
Assist with overall
operations of the Fund.
(6)
Pay Fund expenses
upon written authorization from the Trust.
(7)
Keep the
Trust’s governing documents, including its charter, bylaws
and minute books, but only to the extent such documents are
provided to Fund Services by the Trust or its representatives for
safe keeping.
B.
Compliance:
(1)
Regulatory
Compliance:
a.
Monitor compliance
with the 1940 Act requirements, including:
(i)
Asset and
diversification tests.
(ii)
Total return and
SEC yield calculations.
(iii)
Maintenance of
books and records under Rule 31a-3.
(iv)
Code of ethics
requirements under Rule 17j-1 for the disinterested
Trustees.
b.
Monitor Fund's
compliance with the policies and investment limitations as set
forth in its prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and
statement of additional information (the
“SAI”).
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c.
Perform its duties
hereunder in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
and provide any sub-certifications reasonably requested by the
Trust in connection with (i) any certification required of the
Trust pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “SOX
Act”) or any rules or regulations promulgated by the SEC
thereunder, and (ii) the operation of Fund Services’
compliance program as it relates to the Trust, provided the same
shall not be deemed to change Fund Services’ standard of care
as set forth herein.
d.
Monitor applicable
regulatory and operational service issues, including exchange
listing requirements, and update Board of Trustees
periodically.
e.
Monitor compliance
with regulatory exemptive relief (as applicable) for
ETFs.
(2)
SEC Registration
and Reporting:
a.
Assist Fund counsel
in annual update of the Registration Statement.
b.
Prepare and file
annual and semiannual shareholder reports, Form N-SAR, Form N-CSR,
Form N-Q filings and Rule 24f-2 notices. As requested by the Trust,
prepare and file Form N-PX filings.
c.
Coordinate the
printing, filing and mailing of Prospectuses and shareholder
reports, and amendments and supplements thereto.
d.
File fidelity bond
under Rule 17g-1.
e.
Monitor sales of
Fund shares and ensure that such shares are properly registered or
qualified, as applicable, with the SEC and the appropriate state
authorities.
f.
Assist Fund counsel
in preparation of proxy statements and information statements, as
requested by the Trust.
g.
Assist Fund counsel
with application for exemptive relief, when applicable
(3)
IRS
Compliance:
a.
Monitor the
Trust’s status as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), including without limitation, review of the
following:
(i)
Diversification
requirements.
(ii)
Qualifying income
requirements.
(iii)
Distribution
requirements.
b.
Calculate the
required annual excise distribution amounts for the review and
approval of Fund management and/or its independent
accountant.
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C.
Financial Reporting:
(1)
Provide
financial data required by the Prospectus and SAI.
(2)
Prepare
financial reports for officers, shareholders, tax authorities,
performance reporting companies, the Board of Trustees, the SEC,
and the independent auditor.
(3)
Supervise
the Fund’s custodian and fund accountants in the maintenance
of the Fund’s general ledger and in the preparation of the
Fund’s financial statements, including oversight of expense
accruals and payments, the determination of net asset value and the
declaration and payment of dividends and other distributions to
shareholders.
(4)
Compute
total return, expense ratio and portfolio turnover rate of the
Fund.
(5)
Monitor
expense accruals and make adjustments as necessary; notify the
Trust’s management of adjustments expected to materially
affect the Fund’s expense ratio.
(6)
Prepare financial
statements, which include, without limitation, the following
items:
a.
Schedule of
Investments.
b.
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities.
c.
Statement of
Operations.
d.
Statement of
Changes in Net Assets.
e.
Statement of Cash
Flows (if applicable).
f.
Financial
Highlights.
(7)
Pursuant to Rule
31a-1(b)(9) of the 1940 Act, prepare quarterly broker security
transaction summaries.
D. Tax
Reporting:
(1)
Prepare for the review of the independent accountants and/or Fund
Management the federal and state tax returns including, without
limitation, Form 1120 RIC and applicable state returns including
any necessary schedules. Fund Services will prepare annual Fund
federal and state income tax return filings as authorized by and
based on the instructions received by Fund Management and/or its
independent accountant.
(2)
Provide the Fund’s Management and independent accountant with
tax reporting information pertaining to the Fund and available to
Fund Services as required in a timely manner.
(3)
Prepare Fund financial statement tax footnote disclosures for the
review and approval of Fund Management and/or its independent
accountant.
(4)
Prepare and file on behalf of Fund Management Form 1099 MISC Forms
for payments to disinterested Directors and other qualifying
service providers.
(5) Monitor wash
sale losses.
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(6)
Calculate Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) for
qualifying Fund Shareholders.
(7)
Calculate Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for
qualifying corporate Fund Shareholders.
3. Compensation
Fund
Services shall be compensated for providing the services set forth
in this Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on
Exhibit
C attached hereto (as amended from time to time). Fund
Services shall also be reimbursed for such miscellaneous expenses
(e.g., telecommunication charges, postage and delivery charges, and
reproduction charges) as are reasonably incurred by Fund Services
in performing its duties hereunder. The Trust shall pay all such
fees and reimbursable expenses within 30 calendar days following
receipt of the monthly billing notice, except for any fee or
expense subject to a good faith dispute. The Trust shall notify
Fund Services in writing within 30 calendar days following receipt
of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good
faith. The Trust shall pay such disputed amounts within 10 calendar
days of the day on which the parties agree to the amount to be
paid. With the exception of any fee or expense the Trust is
disputing in good faith as set forth above, unpaid invoices shall
accrue a finance charge of 1½% per month after the due date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, amounts owed by the Trust
to Fund Services shall only be paid out of the assets and property
of the particular Fund involved.
4. License
of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights
A.
Fund Services has
entered into agreements with MSCI index data services
(“MSCI”), Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC
(“S&P”) and FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
(“FACTSET”) which obligates Fund Services to include a
list of required provisions in this Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit
B. The index data services being provided to the Trust by
Fund Services pursuant hereto (collectively, the
“Data”) are being licensed, not sold, to the Trust. The
provisions in Exhibit B
shall not have any effect upon the standard of care and liability
Fund Services has set forth in Section 6 of this
Agreement.
B.
The Trust agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Fund Services, its information
providers, and any other third party involved in or related to the
making or compiling of the Data, their affiliates and subsidiaries
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from
and against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, as
incurred, arising in and any manner out of the Trust’s or any
third party’s use of, or inability to use, the Data or any
breach by the Trust of any provision contained in this Agreement.
The immediately preceding sentence shall not have any effect upon
the standard of care and liability of Fund Services as set forth in
Section 6 of this Agreement.
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C.
Fund Services has
entered into agreements with Bloomberg Finance L.P.
(“Bloomberg”) to provide data (the “N-PORT
Data”) for use in or in connection with the reporting
requirements under the Rule, including preparation and filing of
Form N-PORT. In connection with the provision of the N-PORT Data,
Bloomberg requires certain provisions to be included in the
Agreement.
The
Trust agrees that it shall (a) comply with all laws, rules and
regulations applicable to accessing and using the N-PORT Data, (b)
not extract the N-PORT Data from the view-only portal, (c) not use
the N-PORT Data for any purpose independent of complying with the
requirements of Rule 30b1-9 (which prohibition shall include, for
the avoidance of doubt, use in risk reporting or other systems or
processes (e.g., systems or processes made available
enterprise-wide for the Trust’s internal use)), (d) permit
audits of its use of the N-PORT Data by Bloomberg, its affiliates
or, at the Trust’s request, a mutually agreed upon
third-party auditor (provided that the costs of an audit by a third
party shall be borne by the Trust), (e) exculpate Bloomberg, its
affiliates and their respective suppliers from any liability or
responsibility of any kind relating to the Trust’s receipt or
use of the N-PORT Data (including expressly disclaiming all
warranties). The Trust further agrees that Bloomberg shall be a
third-party beneficiary of the Agreement solely with respect to the
foregoing provisions (a) – (e).
5. Representations
and Warranties
A.
The Trust hereby
represents and warrants to Fund Services, which representations and
warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of
this Agreement, that:
(1)
It is duly
organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with full power to carry on its business as now
conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder;
(2)
This Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust in
accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Trust, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the
rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;
and
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(3)
It is conducting
its business in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has
obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its
business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation,
order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter,
bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its
property which would prohibit its execution or performance of this
Agreement.
B.
Fund Services
hereby represents and warrants to the Trust, which representations
and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term
of this Agreement, that:
(1)
It is duly
organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with full power to carry on its business as now
conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder;
(2)
This Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Fund Services in
accordance with all requisite action and constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of Fund Services, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties;
and
(3)
It is conducting
its business in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable laws and regulations, both state and federal, and has
obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to carry on its
business as now conducted; there is no statute, rule, regulation,
order or judgment binding on it and no provision of its charter,
bylaws or any contract binding it or affecting its property which
would prohibit its execution or performance of this
Agreement.
6. Standard
of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of Liability
A.
Fund Services shall
exercise reasonable care in the performance of its duties under
this Agreement. Fund Services shall not be liable for any error of
judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in
connection with its duties under this Agreement, including losses
resulting from mechanical breakdowns or the failure of
communication or power supplies beyond Fund Services’
control, except a loss arising out of or relating to Fund
Services’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this
Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful misconduct
in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if Fund
Services has exercised reasonable care in the performance of its
duties under this Agreement, the Trust shall indemnify and hold
harmless Fund Services from and against any and all claims,
demands, losses, expenses, and liabilities of any and every nature
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that Fund Services may
sustain or incur or that may be asserted against Fund Services by
any person arising out of any action taken or omitted to be taken
by it in performing the services hereunder (i) in accordance with
the foregoing standards, or (ii) in reliance upon
any
written or oral instruction provided to Fund Services by any duly
authorized officer of the Trust, as approved by the Board of
Trustees of the Trust, except for any and all claims, demands,
losses, expenses, and liabilities arising out of or relating to
Fund Services’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of
this Agreement or from its bad faith, negligence or willful
misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of the Trust, its
successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “Fund
Services” shall include Fund Services’ directors,
officers and employees.
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Each
Fund shall indemnify Fund Services against and save Fund Services
harmless from any loss, damage or expense, including counsel fees
and other costs and expenses of a defense against any claim or
liability, arising from any one or more of the
following:
Errors
in records or instructions, explanations, information,
specifications or documentation of any kind, as the case may be,
supplied to Fund Services by any third party or by or on behalf of
a Fund;
Action
or inaction taken or omitted to be taken by Fund Services pursuant
to written or oral instructions of the fund or otherwise without
negligence or willful misconduct.;
Any
action taken or omitted to be taken by Fund Services in good faith
in accordance with the advice or opinion of counsel for a Fund or
its own counsel;
Any
improper use by a Fund or its agents, distributor or investment
advisor of any valuations or computations supplied by Fund Services
pursuant to this Agreement.
Fund
Services shall indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and
against any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses, and
liabilities of any and every nature (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) that the Trust may sustain or incur or that
may be asserted against the Trust by any person arising out of any
action taken or omitted to be taken by Fund Services as a result of
Fund Services’ refusal or failure to comply with the terms of
this Agreement, or from its bad faith, negligence, or willful
misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
This indemnity shall be a continuing obligation of Fund Services,
its successors and assigns, notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “Trust”
shall include the Trust’s trustees, officers and
employees.
Neither
party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for
consequential, special or punitive damages under any provision of
this Agreement.
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In the
event of a mechanical breakdown or failure of communication or
power supplies beyond its control, Fund Services shall take all
reasonable steps to minimize service interruptions for any period
that such interruption continues. Fund Services will make every
reasonable effort to restore any lost or damaged data and correct
any errors resulting from such a breakdown at the expense of Fund
Services. Fund Services agrees that it shall, at all times, have
reasonable contingency plans with appropriate parties, making
reasonable provision for emergency use of electrical data
processing equipment to the extent appropriate equipment is
available. Representatives of the Trust shall be entitled to
inspect Fund Services’ premises and operating capabilities at
any time during regular business hours of Fund Services, upon
reasonable notice to Fund Services. Moreover, Fund Services shall
provide the Trust, at such times as the Trust may reasonably
require, copies of reports rendered by independent accountants on
the internal controls and procedures of Fund Services relating to
the services provided by Fund Services under this
Agreement.
Notwithstanding the
above, Fund Services reserves the right to reprocess and correct
administrative errors at its own expense.
B.
In order that the
indemnification provisions contained in this section shall apply,
it is understood that if in any case the indemnitor may be asked to
indemnify or hold the indemnitee harmless, the indemnitor shall be
fully and promptly advised of all pertinent facts concerning the
situation in question, and it is further understood that the
indemnitee will use all reasonable care to notify the indemnitor
promptly concerning any situation that presents or appears likely
to present the probability of a claim for indemnification. The
indemnitor shall have the option to defend the indemnitee against
any claim that may be the subject of this indemnification. In the
event that the indemnitor so elects, it will so notify the
indemnitee and thereupon the indemnitor shall take over complete
defense of the claim, and the indemnitee shall in such situation
initiate no further legal or other expenses for which it shall seek
indemnification under this section. The indemnitee shall in no case
confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the
indemnitor will be asked to indemnify the indemnitee except with
the indemnitor’s prior written consent.
C.
The indemnity and
defense provisions set forth in this Section 6 shall indefinitely
survive the termination and/or assignment of this
Agreement.
D.
If Fund Services is
acting in another capacity for the Trust pursuant to a separate
agreement, nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve Fund Services
of any of its obligations in such other capacity.
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E.
Paid Tax Preparer Disclaimer: In conjunction with the tax
services provided to each Fund by Fund Services hereunder, Fund
Services shall not be deemed to act as an income tax return
preparer for any purpose including as such term is defined under
Section 7701(a)(36) of the Internal Revenue Code
(“IRC”), or any successor thereof. Any information
provided by Fund Services to a Fund for income tax reporting
purposes with respect to any item of income, gain, loss, or credit
will be performed solely in Fund Services’ administrative
capacity. Fund Services shall not be required to determine, and
shall not take any position with respect to whether, the reasonable
belief standard described in Section 6694 of the IRC has been
satisfied with respect to any income tax item. Each Fund, and any
appointees thereof, shall have the right to inspect the transaction
summaries produced and aggregated by Fund Services, and any
supporting documents thereto, in connection with the tax reporting
services provided to each Fund by Fund Services. Fund Services
shall not be liable for the provision or omission of any tax advice
with respect to any information provided by Fund Services to a
Fund. The tax information provided by Fund Services shall be
pertinent to the data and information made available to us, and is
neither derived from nor construed as tax
advice.
7. Data
Necessary to Perform Services
The
Trust or its agent shall furnish to Fund Services the data
necessary to perform the services described herein at such times
and in such form as mutually agreed upon.
8. Proprietary
and Confidential Information
Fund
Services agrees on behalf of itself and its directors, officers,
and employees to treat confidentially and as proprietary
information of the Trust, all records and other information
relative to the Trust and prior, present, or potential shareholders
of the Trust (and clients of said shareholders), and not to use
such records and information for any purpose other than the
performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except
(i) after prior notification to and approval in writing by the
Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may
not be withheld where Fund Services may be exposed to civil or
criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, (ii) when
requested to divulge such information by duly constituted
authorities, or (iii) when so requested by the Trust. Records and
other information which have become known to the public through no
wrongful act of Fund Services or any of its employees, agents or
representatives, and information that was already in the possession
of Fund Services prior to receipt thereof from the Trust or its
agent, shall not be subject to this paragraph.
Further, Fund
Services will adhere to the privacy policies adopted by the Trust
pursuant to Title V of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, as may be
modified from time to time. In this regard, Fund Services shall
have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security,
confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized
access to or use of, records and information relating to the Trust
and its shareholders.
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9.
Records
Fund
Services shall keep records relating to the services to be
performed hereunder in the form and manner, and for such period, as
it may deem advisable and is agreeable to the Trust, but not
inconsistent with the rules and regulations of appropriate
government authorities, in particular, Section 31 of the 1940 Act
and the rules thereunder. Fund Services agrees that all such
records prepared or maintained by Fund Services relating to the
services to be performed by Fund Services hereunder are the
property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained, and made
available in accordance with such applicable sections and rules of
the 1940 Act and will be promptly surrendered to the Trust or its
designee on and in accordance with its request.
10. Compliance
with Laws
The
Trust has and retains primary responsibility for all compliance
matters relating to the Fund, including but not limited to
compliance with the 1940 Act, the Code, the SOX Act, the USA
Patriot Act of 2001 and the policies and limitations of the Fund
relating to its portfolio investments as set forth in its
Prospectus and SAI. Fund Services’ services hereunder shall
not relieve the Trust of its responsibilities for assuring such
compliance or the Board of Trustee’s oversight responsibility
with respect thereto.
11. Term
of Agreement; Amendment
This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above
and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years. This
Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days
prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as
is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Subsequent to the end of
the three (3) year period, this Agreement continues until one party
gives 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such
shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by
any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term
of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of
notice of such breach to the breaching party. This Agreement may
not be amended or modified in any manner except by written
agreement executed by Fund Services and the Trust, and authorized
or approved by the Board of Trustees.
12. Early
Termination
In the
absence of any material breach of this Agreement, should the Trust
elect to terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the three
year term, the Trust agrees to pay the following fees:
a.
all monthly fees
through the life of the Agreement, including the repayment of any
negotiated discounts;
b.
all fees associated
with converting services to successor service
provider;
c.
all fees associated
with any record retention and/or tax reporting obligations that may
not be eliminated due to the conversion to a successor service
provider;
d.
all
miscellaneous costs associated with a-c above
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13. Duties
in the Event of Termination
In the
event that, in connection with termination, a successor to any of
Fund Services’ duties or responsibilities hereunder is
designated by the Trust by written notice to Fund Services, Fund
Services will promptly, upon such termination and at the expense of
the Trust, transfer to such successor all relevant books, records,
correspondence, and other data established or maintained by Fund
Services under this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to
the Trust (if such form differs from the form in which Fund
Services has maintained the same, the Trust shall pay any expenses
associated with transferring the data to such form), and will
co-operate in the transfer of such duties and responsibilities,
including provision for assistance from Fund Services’
personnel in the establishment of books, records, and other data by
such successor. If no such successor is designated, then such
books, records and other data shall be returned to the
Trust.
14.
Assignment
This
Agreement shall extend to and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however,
that this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Trust without
the written consent of Fund Services, or by Fund Services without
the written consent of the Trust accompanied by the authorization
or approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
15.
Governing Law
This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law
principles. To the extent that the applicable laws of the State of
Delaware, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the
applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control,
and nothing herein shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with
the 1940 Act or any rule or order of the SEC
thereunder.
16.
No
Agency Relationship
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or empower either
party to act as agent for the other party to this Agreement, or to
conduct business in the name, or for the account, of the other
party to this Agreement.
17.
Services
Not Exclusive
Nothing
in this Agreement shall limit or restrict Fund Services from
providing services to other parties that are similar or identical
to some or all of the services provided hereunder.
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18.
Invalidity
Any
provision of this Agreement which may be determined by competent
authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. In such
case, the parties shall in good faith modify or substitute such
provision consistent with the original intent of the
parties.
19.
Legal-Related
Services
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed to appoint Fund Services and its
officers, directors and employees as the Fund attorneys, form
attorney-client relationships or require the provision of legal
advice. The Fund acknowledges that in-house Fund Services attorneys
exclusively represent Fund Services and rely on outside counsel
retained by the Fund to review all services provided by in-house
Fund Services attorneys and to provide independent judgment on the
Fund’s behalf. Because no attorney-client relationship exists
between in-house Fund Services attorneys and the Fund, any
information provided to Fund Services attorneys may not be
privileged and may be subject to compulsory disclosure under
certain circumstances. Fund Services represents that it will
maintain the confidentiality of information disclosed to its
in-house attorneys on a best efforts basis.
Fund
Services may consult with counsel to the appropriate Fund or its
own counsel, at such Fund’s expense, and shall be fully
protected with respect to anything done or omitted by it in good
faith in accordance with the advice or opinion of such
counsel.
20.
Notices
Any
notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the
other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on
the date delivered personally or by courier service, or three days
after sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, or on the date sent and confirmed received by
facsimile transmission to the other party’s address set forth
below:
Notice
to Fund Services shall be sent to:
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attn:
President
and
notice to the Trust shall be sent to:
c/o
ProcureAM, LLC
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Phone:
Fax:
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Multiple
Originals
This
Agreement may be executed on two or more counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more
counterparts as of the last date written below.
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U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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Title
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Sr.
VP
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Date:
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11/05/19
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Date:
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11/12/19
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Exhibit A to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
Separate
Series of Procure ETF Trust
I
Name of
Series
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LGBTQ
Loyalty 100 Index ETF
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Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
REQUIRED
PROVISIONS OF MSCI, S&P and FACTSET
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The Trust shall
represent that it will use the Data solely for internal purposes
and will not redistribute the Data in any form or manner to any
third party.
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The Trust shall
represent that it will not use or permit anyone else to use the
Data in connection with creating, managing, advising, writing,
trading, marketing or promoting any securities or financial
instruments or products, including, but not limited to, funds,
synthetic or derivative securities (e.g., options, warrants, swaps,
and futures), whether listed on an exchange or traded over the
counter or on a private-placement basis or otherwise or to create
any indices (custom or otherwise).
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The Trust shall
represent that it will treat the Data as proprietary to MSCI,
S&P and FACTSET. Further, the Trust shall acknowledge that
MSCI, S&P and FACTSET are the sole and exclusive owners of the
Data and all trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and other
intellectual property rights in or to the Data.
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The Trust shall
represent that it will not (i) copy any component of the Data, (ii)
alter, modify or adapt any component of the Data, including, but
not limited to, translating, decompiling, disassembling, reverse
engineering or creating derivative works, or (iii) make any
component of the Data available to any other person or organization
(including, without limitation, the Trust’s present and
future parents, subsidiaries or affiliates) directly or indirectly,
for any of the foregoing or for any other use, including, without
limitation, by loan, rental, service bureau, external time sharing
or similar arrangement.
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The Trust shall be
obligated to reproduce on all permitted copies of the Data all
copyright, proprietary rights and restrictive legends appearing on
the Data.
●
The Trust shall
acknowledge that it assumes the entire risk of using the Data and
shall agree to hold MSCI or S&P or FACTSET harmless from any
claims that may arise in connection with any use of the Data by the
Trust.
●
The Trust shall
acknowledge that MSCI or S&P or FACTSET may, in its sole and
absolute discretion and at any time, terminate Fund Services’
right to receive and/or use the Data.
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The Trust shall
acknowledge that MSCI, S&P and FACTSET are third party
beneficiaries of the Customer Agreement between S&P, MSCI,
FACTSET and Fund Services, entitled to enforce all provisions of
such agreement relating to the Data.
THE
DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE TRUST ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. FUND SERVICES,
ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR
RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA MAKE NO
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA (OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE USE
THEREOF). FUND SERVICES, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND ANY OTHER
THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF
THE DATA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Exhibit
B (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
THE
TRUST ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF ANY USE THE TRUST MAY MAKE OF THE
DATA. IN NO EVENT SHALL FUND SERVICES, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR
ANY THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING
OF THE DATA, BE LIABLE TO THE TRUST, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, FOR
ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE INABILITY OF THE TRUST
TO USE THE DATA, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, EVEN IF FUND
SERVICES, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, OR ANY OTHER THIRD
PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Exhibit C to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
Base Fee for Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent
Services
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or annual
minimum for funds in the Procure ETF Trust I. To illustrate, for 5
Funds USBFS will receive the greater of the Annual Minimum per Fund
in the Trust ($275,000/Year) or the calculated Basis Points on the
total AUM in the Trust. .
Annual Minimum per Fund
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Basis
Points on Trust AUM
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Funds
1-5
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$55,000
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First
$250m
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5.0
bps
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Funds
6-10
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$45,000
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Next
$250m
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4.5
bps
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Funds
11+
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$35,000
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Next
$500m
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4.0
bps
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Balance
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3.0
bps
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Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are
TBD per investment strategy
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services
in addition to the Base Fee
Pricing Services
For daily pricing of each securities (estimated 252 pricing days
annually)
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$0.08
- Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities, Futures,
Forwards
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$0.50
- Domestic Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies,
Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed
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$0.80
- CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign
Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies, Asset Backed, High
Yield
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$0.90
- Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps,
Total Return Bullet Swaps
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$1.00
- Bank Loans
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$1.50
- Swaptions
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$3.00
- Credit Default Swaps
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$500
per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25 per day)
NOTE: Prices are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing
service which may vary by security type and are subject to change.
Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in
additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities
as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs
and CDOs, which may result in additional fees. All schedules
subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type
requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.
Corporate Action Services
Fee for IDC data used to monitor corporate actions
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$2.00
per Foreign Equity Security per Month
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$1.00
per Domestic Equity Security per Month
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$2.00
per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per
Month
Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for
analytics, reporting and compliance)
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$1
per security per month
SEC Modernization Requirements
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Form
N-PORT – $12,000 per year, per Fund
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Form
N-CEN – $250 per year, per Fund
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee
CCO
support annual fee $3,000 per trust per USBFS services selected
(administration, accounting, transfer agent, distributor,
custodian)
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee includes the following
services:
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Access
to all USBFS business line materials via the CCO Portal including
business line Critical Procedures, Compliance Controls, Testing of
Controls, Annual USBFS CCO Review, SSAE 16 audits of business
lines
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Assist
the Fund CCO with quarterly 38a-1 certifications including a review
of any changes to critical policies, procedures and controls and
compliance events as required under Rule 38a-1 of the Investment
Company Act
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Testing
of procedures and controls across all business lines with access to
business line managers and subject matter experts
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Quarterly
CCO teleconferences and “Focus Calls” specific to
current topics such as cybersecurity
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CCO
forums held periodically throughout the year in major
cities
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Annual
client conference which includes CCO roundtable
discussions
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SEC
exam support
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Other
items, including sharing of industry best practices across many
areas
NOTE: the CCO Support team does NOT serve as the Fund
CCO
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
OPTIONAL Supplemental Services for Fund Accounting, Fund
Administration & Portfolio Compliance (provided by USBFS upon
client request)
Section 15(c) Reporting
Add the following for fund administration services and data charges
necessary to compile SEC required “peer reporting”
information.
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$2,000
per fund per report
Ongoing Annual Legal Administration Services
Add the following for legal administration services in support of
external legal counsel, including annual registration statement
update and drafting of supplements: (Final Fee(s) subject to USBFS
legal team review and approval)
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$15,000
first fund
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$5,000
each additional fund up to 5 funds
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Fees
will be negotiated for fund 6+
Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to, SWIFT processing, customized
reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI,
Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports,
proxies, insurance, XXXXX/XBRL filing, retention of records,
federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and
including travel to and from Board of Trustee meetings, third party
auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper),
tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary),
and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews
at advisor and sub-advisor facilities.
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Exhibit C (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing
Agreement
Fund Start-up & Registration Services Project Fee
Schedule
Legal Administration Service Proposal – In support of
external legal counsel
(Subject to services provided; if applicable)
$30,000 per project – one fund
$45,000 per project – two funds
$55,000 per project – three funds
$65,000 per project – four funds
Negotiated Fee – five funds and above
Additional fee of $2,500 per sub-advisor for 2 or more
sub-advisors
Note: External legal costs are not included in the above fee,
unless otherwise stated, for the first fund(s) launched by advisor. Additional reviews by
Trust counsel for extraordinary circumstances are billed at
cost.
Additional Legal Administration Services
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Subsequent
new fund launch – $15,000 per fund or as
negotiated
Drafting SEC Exemptive Order Application
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Actively-Managed
Relief $15,000
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Passively-managed
ETF $10,000
Miscellaneous expenses, including but not limited to:
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Postage,
if necessary
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Federal
and state regulatory filing fees
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Expenses
from Board of Trustee meetings
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Third
party auditing
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XXXXX/XBRL
filing
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All
other Miscellaneous expenses
The Fund start-up and registration services project fee is paid for
by the advisor and not the Fund(s).This fee is not able to be
recouped by the advisor under an expense waiver limitation or
similar agreement. Fund startup and registration service fees are
billed 50% following the selection of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services
and 50% 75 days after the preliminary registration statement is
filed with the SEC filings. Exemptive relief filings are billed
100% following the selection of U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services.
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