AMENDMENT to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement among Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. and Aberdeen Funds and Aberdeen Investment Funds, Each on Behalf of Each of the Entities, Individually and not Jointly, as Listed on Schedule A...
Exhibit 99.(h)(7)
AMENDMENT
to
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
among
Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. and
Aberdeen Funds and Aberdeen Investment Funds, Each on Behalf of Each of the Entities,
Individually and not Jointly, as Listed on Schedule A
(collectively, the “Funds”)
and
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”)
This Amendment is made as of this 4th day of February, 2015 between the Funds and the Transfer Agent. The Funds and the Transfer Agent are parties to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated June 3, 2011, as amended, (the “Agreement”) under which the Transfer Agent performs certain services for the Funds. In accordance with Section 16.1 (Amendment) of the Agreement, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Parties. The parties do hereby agree that:
a. as of the closing date of the reorganization of the Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. into the Aberdeen Global Equity Fund, a series of the Aberdeen Funds, on or about February 25, 2015, that the Agreement will be terminated with respect to Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. and Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. shall no longer be a party to the Agreement; and further
b. as of the liquidation of the Aberdeen Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of Aberdeen Funds, on or about February 12, 2015, that the Agreement will be terminated with respect to Aberdeen Core Fixed Income Fund and Aberdeen Core Fixed Income Fund shall no longer be a party to the Agreement.
2. Schedule A. The current Schedule A attached to the Agreement is replaced and superseded with Schedule A attached hereto.
3. All defined terms and definitions in the Agreement shall be the same in this Amendment (the “Amendment”) except as specifically revised by this Amendment.
4. Except as specifically set forth in this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above written.
ABERDEEN FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS SERIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A |
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BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC. | ||
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Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Vice President |
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Managing Director |
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As an Authorized Officer on behalf of each of its Series indicated on Schedule A |
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ABERDEEN INVESTMENT FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS SERIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Vice President |
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As an Authorized Officer on behalf of each of its Series indicated on Schedule A |
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ABERDEEN GLOBAL SELECT OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC. |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Vice President |
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As an Authorized Officer on behalf of Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. |
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SCHEDULE A
Dated February 4, 2015
Aberdeen Funds
Aberdeen Asia Bond Fund |
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Aberdeen Asia-Pacific (Ex-Japan) Equity Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Smaller Companies Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen China Opportunities Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Core Fixed Income Fund(1) |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Diversified Alternatives Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
(formerly, Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Specialty) |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Diversified Income Fund |
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(formerly, Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Moderate) |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Dynamic Allocation Fund |
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(formerly, Aberdeen Optimal Allocations Fund: Moderate Growth) |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Fund |
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(formerly, Aberdeen Emerging Markets Institutional Fund) |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Equity Long-Short Fund |
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Aberdeen European Equity Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Global Equity Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Global Fixed Income Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Global Natural Resources Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Global Small Cap Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen International Equity Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Latin American Equity Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Small Cap Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Tax-Free Income Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen Ultra-Short Duration Bond Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen U.S. Equity Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
Aberdeen High Yield Bond Fund |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
(formerly, Aberdeen U.S. High Yield Bond Fund) |
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Series of Delaware statutory trust |
(1) On December 10, 2014, the Board of Trustees of Aberdeen Funds approved the liquidation of the Aberdeen Core Fixed Income Fund. The Core Fixed Income Fund shall be deemed removed from this Schedule A effective upon its liquidation, to take place on or about February 12, 2015.
Aberdeen Select International Equity Fund |
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Series of a Massachusetts business trust |
Aberdeen Select International Equity Fund II |
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Series of a Massachusetts business trust |
Aberdeen Total Return Bond Fund |
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Series of a Massachusetts business trust |
Aberdeen Global High Income Fund |
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Series of a Massachusetts business trust |
Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc.(2)
(2) On February 3, 2015, the shareholders of Aberdeen Global Select Opportunities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) approved a proposal to reorganize the Fund into the Aberdeen Global Equity Fund, a series of Aberdeen Funds. The Fund shall be deemed removed from this Schedule A effective upon the reorganization, which is to take place on or about February 25, 2015.