Exhibit (h)(1)(c) Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement Dated April 12, 2010 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds
Exhibit (h)(1)(c)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement
Dated April 12, 2010
Between
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
and
THIS AMENDMENT is made as of May 1, 2015 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective April 12, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on March 18, 2015 the liquidation of the Forward Equity Long/Short Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Forward Core Strategy Long/Short Fund and the Forward Floating NAV Short Duration Fund are no longer being registered as series of the Fund; and
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Appendix A – Portfolios List.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
| 1. | Appendix A – Portfolios List. Appendix A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Appendix A. |
| 2. | Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Section 1 of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.
| ALPS Fund Services, Inc. | Forward Funds | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. May |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Naka | |||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. May | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Naka | |||||
| Title: | President | Title: | President | |||||
APPENDIX A
DATED AS OF MAY 1, 2015
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ACCOUNTING AND
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Portfolio List
Allocation Funds
| Forward Balanced Allocation Fund | Forward Income Builder Fund | |
| Forward Growth Allocation Fund | Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund | |
| Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund | Forward Multi-Strategy Fund |
Non-Allocation Funds
| Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund | Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund | |
| Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund | Forward Real Estate Fund | |
| Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund | Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund | |
| Forward Dynamic Income Fund | Forward Select EM Dividend Fund | |
| Forward Emerging Markets Fund | Forward Select Income Fund | |
| Forward Frontier Strategy Fund | Forward Select Opportunity Fund | |
| Forward Global Dividend Fund | Forward Small Cap Equity Fund | |
| Forward Global Infrastructure Fund | Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund | |
| Forward High Yield Bond Fund | Forward Tactical Growth Fund | |
| Forward International Dividend Fund | Forward Total MarketPlus Fund | |
| Forward International Real Estate Fund | Forward U.S. Government Money Fund | |
| Forward International Small Companies Fund |
