FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT dated as of February 16, 2017, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2009, as amended January 24, 2013, October 24, 2013 and October 22, 2015(the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS, a Delaware business trust, (the “Trust”) on behalf of the CONVERGENCE FUNDS (the “Funds”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and USBFS desire to amend the fees of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
Amended Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit B attached hereto.
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
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U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: President
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Title: Vice President
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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement Trust for
Professional Managers – Convergence
Fund Administration, Fund Accounting & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee
Schedule at January, 2017
Domestic Equity and Balanced Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets per Fund*
___ basis points on the first $___
___ basis points on the next $___
___ basis points on the balance
Minimum Annual Fee: $___ per fund
All Other Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets per Fund*
___ basis points on the first $___
___ basis points on the next $___
___ basis points on the next $___
___ basis points on the balance
Minimum Annual Fee: $___ per fund
Additional fee of $___ for each additional class and/or for a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
Additional fee of $___ per manager/sub-advisor per fund
Tax Free Transfer In-Kind Cost Basis Tracking* – $___ per sub-account per year
Services Included in Annual Fee Per Fund
Advisor Information Source – On-line access to portfolio management and compliance information.
Daily Performance Reporting – Daily pre and post-tax fund and/or sub-advisor performance reporting.
USBFS Legal Administration (e.g., registration statement update)
All schedules subject to change depending upon use of unique security types requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.
Data Services
Pricing Services
$___ – Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards
$___ – Domestic Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies, Currency Rates, Mortgage Backed
$___ – CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporates, Convertibles, Governments, Agencies, Asset Backed, High Yield
$___ – Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
$___ – Bank Loans
$___ – Swaptions
$___ – Credit Default Swaps
$___ – per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25per day)
Fair Value Services (Charged at the complex level)
$___ per security on the First 100 Securities
$___ per security on the Balance of Securities
Corporate Action and Factor Services (security paydown)
$___ per Foreign Equity Security per Month
$___ per Domestic Equity Security per Month
$___ per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per Month
Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for each security)
$___ per security per month for fund administrative data
NOTE: Prices above are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change. Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees.
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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement Trust for
Professional Managers – Convergence
Fund Administration, Fund Accounting & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee
Schedule (continued) at January, 2017
Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including Bloomberg, S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationery, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, XXXXX/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and including travel to and from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary) and CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at advisor or sub-advisor facilities.
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – additional legal administration (e.g., subsequent new fund launch), daily compliance testing, Section 18 compliance testing, Section 15(c) reporting, equity & fixed income attribution reporting, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), and additional services mutually agreed upon.
* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
Fund Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Services Annual Fee Schedule at January, 2017
Chief Compliance Officer Annual Fees*
$___ for the first fund (subject to Board approval)
$___ for each additional fund (subject to change based on Board review and approval)
$___ per sub-advisor per fund
Per advisor relationship, and subject to change based upon board review and approval.
* Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
Advisor’s signature below acknowledges approval of these fee schedules on this Amended Exhibit B.
By: Convergence Investment Partners, LLC
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Name: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: President
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Date: 2/20/2017
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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement Trust for
Professional Managers – Convergence
Fund Administration & Compliance Portfolio Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at January, 2017
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at January, 2017
Daily Compliance Services
Base fee – $___ per fund per year
Setup – $___ per fund group
Section 18 Compliance Testing
$___ set up fee per fund complex
$___ per fund per month
Section 15(c) Reporting
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$___ per fund per standard reporting package*
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Additional 15c reporting is subject to additional charges
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*Standard reporting packages for annual 15(c) meeting
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Expense reporting package: 2 peer comparison reports (adviser fee) and (net expense ratio w classes on one report) OR Full 15(c) report
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Performance reporting package: Peer Comparison Report
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Equity & Fixed Income Attribution Reporting
Fees are dependent upon portfolio makeup, services required, and benchmark requirements.
BookMark Electronic Board Book Portal
USBFS will establish a central, secure portal for Board materials using a unique client board URL.
Your Fund Administrator will load/maintain all fund board book data for the main fund board meetings and meetings.
Features password-protected, encrypted servers with automatic failover.
Training and ongoing system support.
Accessible from your smart phone or iPad.
Allows multiple users to access materials concurrently.
Searchable archive.
Ability to make personal comments.
Annual Fee per Trust
0 – 10 users – $___
10 – 20 users – $___
20 – 30 users – $___
30 – 40 users – $___
Diligent Boardbooks
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Online portal to access board book documents. Each user will receive both online and offline capability access
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Minimum fee (includes 1 board, 1 committee and 12 users)
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12 users may consist of any combination of Board Members/ Executives and Administrators
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§ | Accessing Entities and Individuals | Installation Fee | Annual Fee |
Affiliate Package | $___ | $___ |
Additional Boards | $___ | $___ |
Additional Committees/Meeting Groups | $___ | $___ |
Additional Online & Offline Users (Board Members/Execs) | $___ | $___ |
Online and Offline Users (Administrative) | $___ | $___ |
Additional Legal Administration Services
Subsequent new fund launch – $___ per project
Subsequent new share class launch – $___ per project
Multi-managed funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
Proxy – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
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