State Street Bank and Trust Company One Congress Street Boston, MA 02114
Exhibit (h)(1)(xviii)
December 20, 2024
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Boston, MA 02114
| Re: | Amendment to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated August 1, 1991, by and among GMO Trust, on behalf of certain of its series of the Trust, Grantham, Mayo, Xxx Xxxxxxxx & Co. LLC and State Street Bank and Trust Company (as successor by merger to Investors Bank & Trust Co.), as amended. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Article 17 of the Agreement, GMO Trust (the “Trust”) hereby notifies you that it has created new series of shares, namely, GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund and GMO MAC Implementation Fund (the “New Funds”) with respect to which the Trust and the Manager (as defined in the Agreement) desire that you serve as transfer agent under the terms of the Agreement.
If you agree to so serve as transfer agent for the New Funds, kindly sign and return to the Trust the enclosed counterpart hereof, whereupon the New Funds shall be deemed a “Fund” under the Agreement. This letter agreement shall constitute an amendment to the Agreement and, as such, a binding agreement among the Trust, the Manager and you in accordance with its terms. An amended Schedule A with a list of GMO Trust Funds is attached hereto.
The New Funds will provide five business days’ notice to State Street Bank and Trust Company prior to the commencement of the New Funds’ operations.
Notice
A copy of the Declaration of Trust, together with all amendments thereto, is on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as an officer and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or officers of the Trust or shareholders of any series of the Trust individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Trust or the respective series.
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| Sincerely, GMO TRUST | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President - Law | |
| XXXXXXXX, XXXX, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Counsel | |
| The foregoing is hereby accepted and agreed | ||
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
This instrument is executed on behalf of Xxxxxxxx, Mayo, Xxx Xxxxxxxx & Co. LLC (“GMO”) by a duly authorized officer or other agent solely in his or her capacity as an authorized signatory, pursuant to delegated authority from GMO, and not individually. The obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any officer or other agent, partner, member or director of GMO individually, but are binding only upon GMO and its assets. A Certificate of Organization of GMO is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A copy of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Trustees of the Trust as Trustees and not individually and that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Fund.
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SCHEDULE A
(Amended as of December 20, 2024)
List of GMO Trust Funds
GMO Alternative Allocation Fund
GMO Asset Allocation Bond Fund
GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund
GMO Benchmark-Free Fund
GMO Climate Change Fund
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund
GMO Emerging Country Debt Shares Fund*
GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund
GMO Emerging Markets Fund
GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund
GMO Global Developed Equity Allocation Fund
GMO Global Equity Allocation Fund
GMO High Yield Fund
GMO Implementation Fund
GMO International Developed Equity Allocation Fund
GMO International Equity Allocation Fund
GMO International Equity Fund
GMO International Opportunistic Value Fund
GMO MAC Implementation Fund*
GMO Multi-Asset Credit Fund*
GMO Multi-Sector Fixed Income Fund
GMO Opportunistic Income Fund
GMO Quality Cyclicals Fund
GMO Quality Fund
GMO Resources Fund
GMO Resources Transition Fund
GMO Small Cap Quality Fund
GMO Strategic Opportunities Allocation Fund
GMO U.S. Equity Fund
GMO U.S. Opportunistic Value Fund
GMO U.S. Small Cap Value Fund
GMO U.S. Treasury Fund
GMO-Usonian Japan Value Creation Fund
| * | GMO will provide State Street with at least five (5) business days’ prior notice to the commencement of operations |
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