Exhibit 99.g(viii)
State Street Bank and Trust Company
0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: American Beacon Funds
Custody Agreement
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This is to advise you that the American Beacon Funds ("the Funds") have
established a new series, the Small Cap Value Opportunity Fund. In accordance
with the Additional Funds provisions of Section 20 of the Custodian Contract
dated December 1, 1997 and Section 15 of the Transfer Agency and Services
Agreement dated January 1, 1998 between the Funds and State Street Bank and
Trust Company, the Funds hereby request that you act as Custodian and Transfer
Agent for the Small Cap Value Opportunity Fund.
Pursuant to Section 20 of the above referenced Custodian Contract and Section 15
of the above referenced Transfer Agency and Services Agreement, the Funds hereby
request that Schedule D of the Custodian Contract and Schedule A of the Transfer
Agency and Services Agreement be amended and restated as attached.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this
Letter Agreement, returning one to the Funds and retaining one copy for your
records.
American Beacon Funds
By:
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President
Agreed to as of the 31st day of March, 2006.
State Street Bank and Trust Company
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE D
PORTFOLIOS
Name of Portfolio Effective Date
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BALANCED FUND JANUARY 1, 1998
INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND DECEMBER 1, 1997
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND JANUARY 1, 1998
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND JANUARY 1, 1998
MONEY MARKET FUND DECEMBER 1, 1997
MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND DECEMBER 1, 1997
SHORT-TERM BOND FUND DECEMBER 1, 1997
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND JANUARY 1, 1999
S&P 500 INDEX FUND JANUARY 1, 1998
U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND DECEMBER 1, 1997
LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND JULY 31, 2000
EMERGING MARKETS FUND JULY 31, 2000
SMALL CAP INDEX FUND JULY 31, 2000
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUND JULY 31, 2000
HIGH YIELD BOND FUND DECEMBER 28, 2000
ENHANCED INCOME FUND JULY 1, 2003
MID-CAP VALUE FUND JUNE 30, 2004
TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES FUND JUNE 30, 2004
SMALL CAP VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND MARCH 31, 2006
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE A
Fund No. Fund Name
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62 Money Market Fund -- Institutional Class
64 U.S. Government Money Market Fund -- Cash Management Class
65 Balanced Fund -- Institutional Class
66 Large Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Class
67 International Equity Fund -- Institutional Class
92 Money Market Fund -- Platinum Class
98 Balanced Fund -- PlanAhead Class
99 Large Cap Value Fund -- PlanAhead Class
100 International Equity Fund -- PlanAhead Class
101 Short Term Bond Fund -- PlanAhead Class
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx - XxxxXxxxx Class
103 Municipal Money Market Fund -- PlanAhead Class
104 U.S. Government Money Market Fund -- PlanAhead Class
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx - XxxxXxxxx Class
111 U.S. Government Money Market Fund -- Platinum Class
112 Municipal Money Market Fund -- Platinum Class
370 Small Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Class
748 Small Cap Value Fund -- PlanAhead Class
821 Intermediate Bond Fund -- PlanAhead Class
902 S & P 500 Index Fund -- Institutional Class
000 X & X 000 Xxxxx Xxxx - XxxxXxxxx Class
1409 High Yield Bond Fund -- Institutional Class
1900 Money Market Fund -- Cash Management Class
1902 High Yield Bond Fund -- PlanAhead Class
1949 Large Cap Growth Fund -- Institutional Class
1950 Emerging Markets Fund -- Institutional Class
1951 Small Cap Index Fund -- Institutional Class
1952 International Equity Index Fund -- Institutional Class
2013 Enhanced Income Fund -- PlanAhead Class
2035 International Equity Fund -- Service Class
2036 Small Cap Value -- Service Class
2038 Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund -- Institutional Class
2039 Mid Cap Value Fund -- AMR Class
2066 Intermediate Bond Fund -- Institutional Class
2067 Short Term Bond Fund -- Institutional Class
2162 Balanced Fund -- Service Class
2163 Large Cap Value Fund -- Service Class
2167 Mid-Cap Value Fund -- Institutional Class
2240 Balanced Fund -- AMR Class
2241 Large Cap Value Fund -- AMR Class
2242 International Equity Fund -- AMR Class
2243 Small Cap Value Fund -- AMR Class
2244 Large Cap Growth Fund -- AMR Class
2245 Emerging Markets Fund -- AMR Class
2246 Mid-Cap Value Fund -- PlanAhead Class
2247 Small Cap Value Opportunity Fund -- Institutional Class
2248 Small Cap Value Opportunity Fund -- PlanAhead Class
