AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
April 13, 2023
Board of Trustees of
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Suite 3600
New York, New York 10036
Re: Aquila Tax-Free Fund For Utah - Investment Advisory Fee Waiver
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Advisory and Administration Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2013 (the “Agreement”) by and between Aquila Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) and Aquila Tax-Free Fund For Utah (the “Fund”), pursuant to which the Manager has agreed to provide certain investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund.
The parties have agreed that the Manager shall waive certain fees otherwise payable to it under the Agreement as provided herein. Accordingly, the Manager hereby agrees that for the period from the date hereof until the Termination Date (as defined below), the Manager shall waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Agreement so that the Manager’s fees shall be as follows:
The annual rates payable shall be equivalent to 0.48 of 1% of such net asset value on net assets of the Fund up to $400,000,000; 0.46 of 1% of the Fund’s net assets above that amount to $1,000,000,000 and 0.44 of 1% of the Fund’s net assets above $1,000,000,000.
As used herein:
| • | “Termination Date” means earliest of (1) the termination of the Agreement, (2) the date as of which the Fund ceases to operate, or (3) September 30, 2024. |
The arrangement set forth in this letter may be amended only with the written agreement of the parties hereto.
Please sign below to confirm your agreement with the foregoing.
AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
Accepted and agreed:
AQUILA TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
By: /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: CFO and Treasurer
