KEELEY SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC. NINTH AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
KEELEY
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
NINTH
AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS
NINTH AMENDMENT
dated as
of this 1st day of October, 2006, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement,
dated as of September 8, 1993, Addendums as of September 30, 1998, January
1,
2000, July 1, 2000, November 1, 2002, and as amended January 1, 2002, January
1,
2002, April 22, 2002, July 24, 2003, November 15, 2004, March 29, 2005, May
16,
2005 and January 13, 2006 (the "Agreement"), is entered by and between
KEELEY
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC.,
a
Maryland corporation (the "Fund") and U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
a
Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the
parties have entered into a Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Fund
and USBFS desire to amend said Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Section
9 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed
by
both parties.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
parties agree as follows:
A. |
Section
9(B) of the agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the
following:
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This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above and will
continue in effect for a period not less than 36 months. Subsequent
to the initial three-year term, this Agreement may be terminated by either
party
upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter
period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other
party
of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15
days of notice of such breach to the breaching party.
B. |
The
following language shall be added to the Agreement at Section 9(G):
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Early
Termination.
In the
absence of any material breach of this agreement, should the Trust elect to
terminate this agreement prior to the end of the term, the trust agrees to
pay
the following fees:
(a) |
All
monthly fees through the life of the contract, including the
|
rebate of any negotiated discounts; |
(b) | All fees associated with converting services to successor service |
provider; |
(c) | All fees associated with any record retention and/or tax reporting |
obligations that may not be eliminated due to the conversion to a |
successor service provider; |
(d) | All out-of-pocket costs associated with a-c above. |
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C.
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The
fee schedule of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with
the
fee schedule attached hereto.
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Except
to
the extent supplemented hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized
officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written
above.
KEELEY SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, INC. |
U.S.
BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
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By: ______________________________ | By: ________________________________ | |
Name:____________________________ | Name:______________________________ | |
Title: _____________________________ | Title:_______________________________ | |
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