AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
Exhibit h.(iv)
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT, as amended and restated on February 29, 2016, between The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. and The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc. (each a "Company" and collectively, the "Companies") on behalf of each series of the Companies (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") and Hartford Administrative Services Company (the "Transfer Agent").
WHEREAS, the Transfer Agent has been appointed the transfer agent of each of the Funds pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between each Company, on behalf of the Funds, and the Transfer Agent;
WHEREAS, each Company and the Transfer Agent desire to enter into the arrangements described herein relating to the transfer agency fees of the Funds;
WHEREAS, each Company and the Transfer Agent entered into multiple Transfer Agency Fee Waiver Agreements commencing on February 6, 2008 through May 29, 2015 for each of the Funds (altogether, the “Waiver Agreements”);
WHEREAS, each Company and the Transfer Agent desire to combine all such Waiver Agreements into a single agreement with the same material terms as the Waiver Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Waiver Agreements are hereby terminated and superseded by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, each Company and the Transfer Agent hereby agree as follows:
1. For the period commencing March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, the Transfer Agent hereby agrees to reimburse any portion of the transfer agency fees over 0.30% of the average daily net assets per fiscal year for each class of shares for each Fund listed on Schedule A.
2. Through February 28, 2017, the Transfer Agent hereby agrees to reimburse any portion of the transfer agency fees over 0.30% of the average daily net assets per fiscal year for each class of shares for each Fund listed on Schedule B.
3. The reimbursements described in Sections 1 and 2 above are not subject to recoupment by the Transfer Agent.
4. The Transfer Agent understands and intends that the Funds will rely on this Agreement (1) in preparing and filing amendments to the registration statements for the Companies on Form N-1A with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (2) in accruing each Fund's expenses for purposes of calculating its net asset value per share and (3) for certain other purposes and expressly permits the Funds to do so.
5. This Agreement shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless the Transfer Agent provides written notice of termination prior to the start of such term.
6. Future series of the Companies may be added from time to time to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. | ||
| Name: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: | Vice President | |
| THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC. | ||
| Name: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: | Vice President | |
| HARTFORD ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMPANY | ||
| Name: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
SCHEDULE A
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of:
| The Hartford Balanced Fund |
| The Hartford Balanced Income Fund |
| The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund |
| The Hartford Checks and Balances Fund |
| The Hartford Conservative Allocation Fund |
| Hartford Core Equity Fund |
| The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund |
| Hartford Duration-Hedged Strategic Income Fund |
| Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
| The Hartford Equity Income Fund |
| The Hartford Floating Rate Fund |
| The Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund |
| The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund |
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The Hartford Global Alpha Fund Hartford Global Capital Appreciation Fund |
| Hartford Global Equity Income Fund |
| The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund |
| The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund |
| The Hartford Healthcare Fund |
| The Hartford High Yield Fund |
| The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund |
| Hartford International Equity Fund |
| The Hartford International Opportunities Fund |
| The Hartford International Small Company Fund |
| The Hartford International Value Fund |
| Hartford Long/Short Global Equity Fund |
| The Hartford MidCap Fund |
| The Hartford MidCap Value Fund |
| Hartford Moderate Allocation Fund |
| Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund |
| The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund |
| The Hartford Quality Bond Fund |
| Hartford Real Total Return Fund |
| The Hartford Short Duration Fund |
| Hartford Small Cap Core Fund |
| The Hartford Small Company Fund |
| The Hartford Strategic Income Fund |
| The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund |
| The Hartford Unconstrained Bond Fund |
| The Hartford World Bond Fund |
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
on behalf of:
| The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund |
| The Hartford Municipal Real Return Fund |
| The Hartford SmallCap Growth Fund1 |
| The Hartford Value Opportunities Fund |
1 Fund to be renamed The Hartford Small Cap Growth Fund effective March 1, 2016
SCHEDULE B
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of:
| Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund |
| The Hartford International Growth Fund |
| Hartford Municipal Income Fund |
| Hartford Municipal Short Duration Fund |
