Exhibit (h)(21)
NORTHERN FUNDS
FORM OF ADDENDUM NO. 20 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the _____ day of __________________, 2006, is
entered into between NORTHERN FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust,
and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank (the "Transfer Agent").
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Transfer Agent have entered into a Transfer
Agency Agreement dated as of April 1, 1994 as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated
November 29, 1994, by Addendum No. 2 dated March 29, 1996, by Addendum No. 3
dated August 7, 1996, by Addendum No. 4 dated March 24, 1997, by Addendum No. 5
dated February 12, 1997, by Addendum No. 6 dated November 18, 1997, Addendum No.
7 dated December 21, 1998, by Addendum No. 8 dated September 15, 1999, Addendum
No. 9 dated December 28, 1999, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated February 8, 2000, Xxxxxxxx
Xx. 00 dated July 31, 2000, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated August 1, 2000, Xxxxxxxx Xx.
00 dated August 1, 2000, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated May 17, 2001, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00
dated October 30, 2001, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated February 14, 2005, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00
dated December 5, 2005, Addendum No. 18 dated [_____________], and by Xxxxxxxx
Xx. 00 dated February 17, 2006 (the "Transfer Agency Agreement") pursuant to
which the Trust has appointed the Transfer Agent to act as transfer agent to the
Trust for the Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Municipal
Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Select Money Market Fund, California
Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Fund, Fixed Income Fund,
Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Tax-Exempt Fund, Income Equity Fund, Growth Equity
Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Value Fund (formerly known as the Small Cap
Fund), Technology Fund, Stock Index Fund, Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund,
Short-Intermediate U.S. Government Fund, California Intermediate Tax-Exempt
Fund, Arizona Tax-Exempt Fund, California Tax-Exempt Fund, Small Cap Index Fund,
Mid Cap Growth Fund, High Yield Municipal Fund, High Yield Fixed Income Fund,
Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund,
International Growth Equity Fund, Value Fund, International Equity Index Fund,
Mid Cap Index Fund, Enhanced Large Cap Fund; Emerging Markets Equity Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund,
Multi-Manager Small Cap Fund and Multi-Manager International Equity Fund (the
"Funds"), and the Trust desires to retain the Transfer Agent under the terms of
the Transfer Agency Agreement to render transfer agency and other services with
respect to the Funds and the record and/or beneficial owners of the Funds, and
the Transfer Agent is willing to render such services.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints the Transfer Agent as transfer
agent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the terms set forth
in the Transfer
Agency Agreement, as amended to date. The Transfer Agent hereby
accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services and perform
the duties set forth in the Transfer Agency Agreement for the
compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term "Current
Funds" as used in the Transfer Agency Agreement shall be deemed to
include the Funds. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Transfer
Agency Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. The initial term of the Transfer Agency Agreement with
respect to the Funds shall continue, unless sooner terminated in
accordance with the Transfer Agency Agreement, until March 31, 2007.
Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the Transfer Agency
Agreement, as amended to date, shall remain unchanged and in full
force and effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects
as supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of the
date and year first above written.
All signatures need not appear on the same copy of this Addendum.
NORTHERN FUNDS
Attest: By:
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: By:
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