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EXHIBIT (e)(5)
NORTHERN FUNDS
TERMINATION OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 31st day of March, 1999, by and between
Northern Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") and Sunstone
Distribution Services, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (the
"Distributor").
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Distributor have entered into a Distribution
Agreement dated as of January 1, 1997 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Distributor have mutually agreed to terminate the
Agreement effective as of the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby
mutually consent to the following:
1. The Agreement shall be, and hereby is, terminated as of the date hereof.
No further notice shall be required by either party to the Agreement.
NORTHERN FUNDS
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President
SUNSTONE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
