SECOND AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
| Exhibit (g.4) | Second Amendment to the Custodian Agreement with Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co. |
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Second Amendment, dated as of September 19, 2014 (the “Second Amendment”), is entered into by and between Heartland Group, Inc. (the “Fund”) and Xxxxx Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co. (the “Custodian”) and amends that certain Custodian Agreement dated November 17, 2003, and amended May 24, 2013, by and between the Fund and the Custodian (the “Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Section 12.3 of the Agreement provides that the Agreement may be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend the Agreement to add an additional portfolio.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Schedule A attached hereto. |
| 2. | Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement. |
| 3. | Each party hereby agrees to be bound by all the terms, provisions, covenants, and obligations set forth in the Agreement. |
| 4. | Except as specifically amended hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
| 5. | This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. |
| 6. | This Second Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. |
[Signature page to follow.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered with effect from the date first above written.
| HEARTLAND GROUP, INC. |
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Best Name: Xxxxxx X. Best Title: VP – Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer |
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XXXXX BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO.
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Title: Managing Director |
SCHEDULE A
To
BETWEEN
HEARTLAND GROUP, INC.
AND
XXXXX BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO.
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Heartland Select Value Fund
Heartland Value Fund
Heartland Value Plus Fund
Heartland International Value Fund
Heartland Mid Cap Value Fund
