ALPINE EQUITY TRUST AMENDMENT NO. 3 FUND ADMINSTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 3
FUND
ADMINSTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT dated as
of September 22, 2008, to the Fund
Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2001 and
previously amended January 1, 2002 and November 1, 2004 (the “Agreement”), and
an Addendum dated November 30, 2006, is entered into by and between Alpine Equity Trust, a
Delaware business 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 Trust desires to
amend the Agreement to add funds; and
WHEREAS, Section 6 of the
Agreement allows for its amendment by mutual written consent of the
parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust and
USBFS agree as follows:
Exhibit A
of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit A attached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.
| ALPINE EQUITY TRUST | U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC |
| By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
| Title: President | Title: Executive Vice President |
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Exhibit
A
to
the
Separate
Series of Alpine Equity Trust
| Name of Series | Date Added to Trust |
| Alpine U.S. Real Estate Equity Fund | 9/1/1993 |
| Alpine International Real Estate Equity Fund | 2/1/1989 |
| Alpine Realty Income & Growth Fund | 12/29/1998 |
| Alpine Global Infrastructure Fund | on or after 9/30/2008 |
| Alpine Emerging Markets Real Estate Fund | on or after 9/30/2008 |
Fee
Schedule:
Annual
Minimum Fee for entire Alpine Fund Complex (Alpine Equity Trust, Alpine Series
Trust and Alpine Income Trust) for Fund Accounting, Fund Admininstration,
Transfer Agency and Custody services of $550,000 per year.
Annual
fund administration fee based upon market value of the entire Alpine Equity and
Series Trusts:
4.5 basis
points on first $1.5 Billion
4.0 basis
points on the next $500 Million
2.5 basis
points on Net Assets over $2 Billion
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