AMENDMENT TO THE ADVISORS SERIES TRUST TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO THE
TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 23rd day of October, 2013, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2006, as amended (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between Advisors Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust") and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into an Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to amend fees; and
WHEREAS, Section 12 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the exhibits and add the following:
Exhibit R, of the agreement, is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit R attached hereto.
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST | U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC |
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
Printed Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | Printed Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
Title: President | Title: Executive Vice President |
Davidson
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Amended Exhibit R to the
Separate Series of the Advisors Series Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
Name of Series | Date Added |
Davidson Multi-Cap Equity Fund | |
Davidson Equity Income Fund | |
Davidson Small/Mid Equity Fund | |
Davidson Intermediate Fixed Income Fund |
Multiple Series Trust
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
ACCOUNT SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at SEPTEMBER 2013
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Annual Service Charges to the Fund* | ||
Base Fee Per Cusip
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$___ /year*
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* Class C Minimum Fee as follows: | ||
Year 1 (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) | $___ | |
Year 2 (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) | $___ | |
Year 3 (July 1, 2011 – thereafter) | $___ | |
Base Fee Per Cusip – Davidson Small-Mid Equity | ||
Effective September 1, 2013 | $___ | |
Effective September 1, 2014 | $___ | |
Per account charges apply as stated. | ||
· XXXX Xxxxx 0 Accounts | $___ /open account | |
· No-Load Fund Accounts | $___ /open account | |
· Load Fund Accounts | $___ /open account | |
· Daily Accrual Fund Accounts | $___ /open account | |
· Closed Accounts | $___ /closed account | |
Activity Charges | ||
· Manual Shareholder Transaction
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$___ /transaction
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· Omnibus Account Transaction |
$___ /transaction
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· Correspondence |
$___ /item
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· Telephone Calls
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$___ /minute
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· Voice Response Calls
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$___ /call
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· Qualified Plan Accounts
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$___ /account (Cap at $___/SSN) | |
Implementation Charges | ||
· First Cusip | $___ /fund group setup, first Cusip | |
· Subsequent Cusips | $___ /each additional Cusip | |
Plus Out-Of-Pocket Expenses – Including but not limited to telephone toll-free lines, call transfers, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, programming, service/data conversion, AML verification services, special reports, insurance, record retention, literature fulfillment kits, microfilm, microfiche, proxies, proxy services, lost shareholder search, disaster recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC charges, data communication and implementation charges, travel, training, and all other out-of-pocket expenses. | ||
Additional Services – Above pricing is for standard services. Available but not included above are the following services - FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, Vision intermediary e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, B.O.S.S. sales reporting data warehouse, investor e-mail services, literature fulfillment, lead conversion reporting, 12b-1 aging, Short-Term Trader reporting | ||
Fees are billed monthly. | ||
* Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA. |
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Amended Exhibit R (continued) to the
Separate Series of the Advisors Series Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - E-COMMERCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at July 1, 2009
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FAN WEB – Shareholder internet access to account information and transaction capabilities through a transparent link at the fund group web site. Shareholders access account information, portfolio listing fund family, transaction history, purchase additional shares through ACH, etc.
1. FAN Web Premium (Fund Groups over 50,000 open accounts)
· Implementation - $___ per fund group – includes up to 25 hours of technical/BSA support
· Annual Base Fee - $___ per year
2. FAN Web Select (Fund Groups under 50,000 open accounts) – Standard Web services
· Implementation - $___ per fund group – includes up to 10 hours of technical/BSA support
· Annual Base Fee - $___ per year
3. Customization - $___ per hour
4. Activity (Session) Fees:
· Inquiry - $___ per event
· Account Maintenance - $___ per event
· Transaction – financial transactions, reorder statements, etc. - $___ per event
· New Account Set-up - $___ per event (Not available with FAN Web Select)
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VISION MUTUAL FUND GATEWAY – Permits broker/dealers, financial planners, and RIAs to use a web-based system to perform order and account inquiry, execute trades, print applications, review prospectuses, and establish new accounts.
· Inquiry Only
· Inquiry - $___ per event
· Per broker ID - $___ per month per ID
· Transaction Processing
· Implementation - $___ per management company
· Transaction – purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $___ per event
· New Account Set-up – may contain multiple fund/accounts - $___ per event
· Monthly Minimum Charge - $___ per month
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FAN MAIL – Financial planner mailbox provides transaction, account and price information to financial planners and small broker/dealers for import into a variety of financial planning software packages.
· Base Fee Per Management Company – file generation and delivery - $___ per year
· Per Record Charge
· Rep/Branch/ID - $___
· Dealer - $___
· Price Files - $___ or $___/user/month, whichever is less
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CLIENT Web DATA ACCESS – USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security software.
· MFS Systems (includes COLD and On Line Report view applications)
· Setup - $___ (includes 2 workstations)
· Service - $___/month
· Report Source
· No Setup Charge
· $___/month per reporting category
· T/A Imaging
· Setup - $___ (includes 2 workstations)
· $___/month
· Fund Source
· No Setup Charge
· $___/month
CLIENT DEDICATED LINE DATA ACCESS – For USBFS clients requiring continuous on-line access to USBFS shareholder accounting systems, such as for client call center support:
· $___ per year per workstation for TA2000 AWD access
· Plus data communications setup and monthly charges based upon location and bandwidth
· Plus training billed at hourly rates plus out-of-pocket expenses
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TRANSFER AGENT TRAINING SERVICES
· On-site at USBFS - $___ per day
· At client location - $___ per day plus travel and out-of-pocket expenses
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Amended Exhibit R (continued) to the
Separate Series of the Advisors Series Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at SEPTEMBER 2013
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B.O.S.S – Business On-line Sales Reporting Solution
Monthly Software Subscription Services:
· Access Per B.O.S.S. User: $___ /month/user
Implementation and Support Services:
· Implementation - $___ first user ID; each additional user ID is $___ – Includes project management and data/internet portal integration applicable to Transfer Agent data flow (up to 2 years of historical data included). Additional setup requirements will be charged at Development hourly rate.
· Training - $___ (includes 1-day session at USBFS site for up to 10 participants on core product)
· Development - $___ /hour - customization of B.O.S.S. product, requests for customized reports, etc.
· Additional Options - Report Writing, Sub-Account Data Integration – Quoted separately based upon requirements
Data Management Services:
· Data Storage Charge – Over 2 years of data (No charge for less than 2 years of data)
· Fund Group Account Base (Open/Closed) – Under 500,000 - $___ per month
· Fund Group Account Base (Open/Closed) – Over 500,000 - $___ per month
· Monthly service fees (extracting/ storing daily transaction data). Fee based upon records processed:
· 1-25,000 records/month – $___ /month
· 25,001-50,000 records/month – $___ /month (over 50,000 records/month quoted separately)
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Short-Term Trader – Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades. Service can be applied to some or all funds within a fund family.
· 90 days or less – $___ /open account
· 91-180 days – $___ /open account
· 181-270 days – $___ /open account
· 271 days – 1 year - $___ /open account
· 1 year – 2 years - $___ /open account
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Excessive Trader – Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters.
· $___ setup/fund group of 1-5 funds, $___ setup/fund group of over 5 funds
· $___ /account/year
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12b-1 Distribution Fee Aging – Aging shareholder account share lots in order to monitor and begin assessing 12b-1 fees after a certain share lot age will be charged at $___ per open account per year.
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Physical Certificate Processing – Services to support the setup and processing of physical certificated shares for a fund family:
· $___ setup/fund group
· $___ per certificate transaction
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E-Mail Services – Services to capture, queue, monitor, service and archive shareholder e-mail correspondence:
· $___ setup/fund group
· $___ /month administration
· $___ /received e-mail correspondence
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Dealer Reclaim Services – Services reclaim fund losses due to the pricing differences for dealer trade adjustments such as between dealer placed trades and cancellations. There will be no correspondence charges related to this service.
· $___ per fund group per month
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Shareholder Performance Statements – We have a variety of features available for providing account or portfolio level performance information on investor statements. Actual costs will depend upon specific client requirements.
· Setup - $___ per fund group
· Annual Fee - $___ per open and closed account
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Amended Exhibit R (continued) to the
Separate Series of the Advisors Series Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at July 1, 2009
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Charges Paid by Investors – Shareholder accounts will be charged based upon the type of activity and type of account, including the following:
Qualified Plan Fees
· $___ /qualified plan acct (Cap at $___/SSN)
· $___ /Xxxxxxxxx ESA acct (Cap at $___/SSN)
· $___ /transfer to successor trustee
· $___ /participant distribution (Excluding SWPs)
· $___/refund of excess contribution
· $___ /reconversion/recharacterization
Additional Shareholder Paid Fees
· $___ /outgoing wire transfer
· $___ /overnight delivery
· $___ /telephone exchange
· $___ /return check or ACH
· $___ /stop payment
· $___ /research request per account (Cap at $___/request) (For requested items of the second calendar year [or previous] to the request)
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Programming Charges – Charges incurred for customized services based upon fund family requirements including but not limited to:
· Fund setup programming (transfer agent system, statements, options, etc.) – estimate 10 hours per Cusip
· Select reports – shareholder system queries for customized reporting, mailings, etc.
· File transmissions of client requested shareholder data file extracts
· Conversion programming
· Customized service development
· Voice response system setup (menu selections, shareholder system integration, testing, etc.) – estimated at 3 hours per fund family
· All other client specific customization and/or development services
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Literature Fulfillment Services
· Account Management – $___/month (account management, lead reporting and database administration).
· Order Processing - $___/per order (Assessed for each order shipped by US Bancorp Fund Services.)
· Telephone Service Charge - $___/per call
Inbound Teleservicing Only
· Account Management - $___/month
· Call Servicing - $___/per minute
Lead Conversion Reporting
· Account Management - $___/month
· Database Installation, Setup - $___ /fund group
· Specialized Programming - (Separate Quote)*
Web On-line Fund Fulfillment
· Account Management - $___ /month
· Installation, Setup - $___/fund group
· Per Literature Order - $___ /request
Follow-up Services
· Correspondence - $___ /item
Fees exclude postage and printing charges.
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Davidson
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Amended Exhibit R (continued) to the
Separate Series of the Advisors Series Trust Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
DAVIDSON-CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at SEPTEMBER 2013
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Chief Compliance Officer Services
U.S. Bancorp provides the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for each fund serviced within the Multiple Series Trust. Compliance functions performed by USBFS provided CCO include, but are not limited to:
• Designation as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer
• Periodic and Annual Reporting to MST Fund Board
• Board Meeting Presentation and Board Support
• MST Fund Board Liaison For All Compliance Matters
• Daily Resource to Advisor CCO and Fund Board
• Review of Advisor Compliance Policies, Procedures and Controls
• Review of USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
• Due Diligence Review of Advisor and USBFS Service Facilities
• Testing, Documentation and Reporting of Advisor and USBFS/USB Compliance Policies, Procedures and Controls
Compliance functions performed by USBFS Risk Management Team include, but are not limited to:
• Quarterly USBFS Certification to Trust CCO
• Business Line Functions Supported
• Fund Administration and Compliance
• Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services
• Fund Accounting
• Custody Services
• Distribution Services
• CCO Portal – Web On-line Access to Fund CCO Documents
• Periodic CCO Conference Calls
• Dissemination of Industry/Regulatory Information
• Client & Business Line Compliance Education & Training
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)*
• $___0 per year per domestic fund (total fee for all service lines)
• $___ per year per load fund or international fund (in addition to Fund CCO fee)
• $___ per year per sub-advisor per fund (in addition to Fund CCO fee)
Plus Out-Of-Pocket Expenses – including but not limited to CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at Advisor or sub-advisor facilities
Fees are billed monthly.
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
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Advisor’s Signature below acknowledges approval of the fee schedules on this Exhibit X.
XXXXXXXX INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Printed Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: President | Date: 11/6/2013 |
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