Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc.
Xxxxxxxx Investment Counsel, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Letter Agreement
April 21, 2016
To: | Unified Series Trust |
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have been engaged as the investment adviser to the Xxxxxxxx Dividend Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) pursuant to the Management Agreement approved by the Board of Trustees.
Effective May 1, 2016, we hereby agree to waive our advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund, but only to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund’s total annual operating expenses, excluding brokerage fees and commissions; borrowing costs (such as (a) interest and (b) dividend expenses on securities sold short); any 12b-1 fees; taxes; any indirect expenses, such as fees and expenses of acquired funds; and extraordinary litigation expenses) at 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This Agreement shall continue in place until the earlier to occur of April 30, 2017 or such date as the Fund is liquidated in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration of Trust or Bylaws. We understand that we may not terminate this Agreement prior to such date, except that we may voluntarily agree to lower the expense cap.
Any waiver or reimbursement by us is subject to repayment by the Fund in the three fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the particular waiver or reimbursement occurred; provided that the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the 1.05% expense limitation.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXXX INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | President |
Acceptance |
The foregoing is hereby accepted.
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President |