EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT Forum Funds c/o Atlantic Fund Administration Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600 Portland, ME 04101
c/o Atlantic Fund Administration
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101
December 12, 2014
Carne Capital, LLC
The Times Building
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Ardmore, PA 19003
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Pursuant to this Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”), Carne Capital, LLC (the “Adviser”) agrees to limit its investment advisory fee and reimburse expenses as necessary to ensure that the net annual operating expenses, (excluding all taxes, interest, portfolio transaction expenses, dividends on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) for the Carne Hedged Equity Fund (the “Fund”) do not exceed 2.00% and 2.25% for the Institutional Shares and Investor Shares, respectively (the “Expense Limitation”) through March 31, 2016 (the “Limitation Period”). This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the parties and supersedes any previous fee waiver agreement relating to the Fund.
The Fund agrees to repay the Adviser for any advisory fees forgone and any operating expenses in excess of the Expense Limitation that the Adviser reimburses under the Expense Limitation, provided that (i) the repayments do not cause the Fund’s total operating expenses (excluding all taxes, interest, portfolio transaction expenses, dividends on short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the annual rate of average daily net assets for the Fund, and (ii) the repayments are made within three years of the date on which they are incurred. The Adviser understands that it shall look only to the assets attributable to the Fund for performance of this Agreement and for payment of any claim the Adviser may have hereunder, and neither any other series of the Trust, nor any of the Trust’s trustees, officers, employees, agents, or shareholders, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.
This Agreement is made and to be performed principally in the states of Pennsylvania and Maine, and except insofar as the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or other federal laws and regulations may be controlling, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware.
This Agreement may only be amended or terminated with the approval of the Board of Trustees of Forum Funds (the “Board”) and will automatically terminate concurrent with the termination of the advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Trust with respect to the Fund.
If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart hereof and return the same to us.
Very truly yours,
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:
President
The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of December 12, 2014.
CARNE CAPITAL, LLC
By:
/s/ X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
X. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Managing Member
