NINTH AMENDMENT TO ADVISORSHARES ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
NINTH AMENDMENT TO
ADVISORSHARES ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Ninth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the AdvisorShares Trust ETF Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of June 25, 2009, as amended from time to time, by and between AdvisorShares Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”) is entered into as of July 17, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, the Trust and Distributor desire to update Exhibit A of the Agreement to add the Athena International Bear ETF; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Agreement all amendments are required to be in writing and signed by the parties;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
I. | Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. |
II. | Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as provided on Appendix A attached hereto. |
III. | All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in effect and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.
ADVISORSHARES TRUST FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC
By: __/s/Xxx Ahrens____________ | By: _ /s/Xxxx Fairbanks_______________ |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx | Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Title: Secretary and Treasurer | Title: President |
Appendix A
EXHIBIT A
Effective Date: July 17, 2013
WCM/BNY MELLON FOCUSED GROWTH ADR ETF
ACCUVEST GLOBAL LONG SHORT ETF
(formerly known as Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF)
PERITUS HIGH YIELD ETF
CAMBRIA GLOBAL TACTICAL ETF
RANGER EQUITY BEAR ETF
MADRONA DOMESTIC ETF
MADRONA INTERNATIONAL ETF
MADRONA GLOBAL BOND ETF
XXXXXXX TACTICAL ETF
TRIMTABS FLOAT SHRINK ETF
ROCKLEDGE SECTORSAM ETF
ACCUVEST GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES ETF
STAR GLOBAL BUY-WRITE ETF
QAM EQUITY HEDGE ETF
GLOBAL ECHO ETF
GLOBAL ALPHA & BETA ETF
PRING XXXXXX BUSINESS CYCLE ETF
NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INCOME ETF
ATHENA INTERNATIONAL BEAR ETF