FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
Amended Exhibit B to the Trust for Professional Managers
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT
dated as of October 26, 2018, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2009, as amended January 24, 2013, October 24, 2013, October 22, 2015 and February 16, 2017 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS, a Delaware business trust, (the “Trust”) on behalf of the Convergence Core Plus Fund, the Convergence Opportunities Fund and the Convergence Market Neutral Fund (the “Funds”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS U.S. BANK GLOBAL FUND SERVICES, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“Fund Services” or “USBGFS”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties
have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the name of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC has been changed to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC d/b/a U.S. Bancorp Global Fund Services; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and
Fund Services 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:
Effective October 1, 2018, Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit B attached
hereto; and
all references in the Agreement to USBFS are hereby replaced with Fund Services or USBGFS.
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS U.S. BANK GLOBAL FUND SERVICES
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: President
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Title: Senior VP
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Amended Exhibit B to the Trust for Professional Managers
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets per Fund Complex*
___ basis points on the first $___
___ basis points on the next $___
___ basis points on the balance
Complex Annual Minimum 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 Trust for Professional Managers
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Fund Administration, Fund Accounting & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee
Schedule (continued) at October, 2018
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 October, 2018
Chief Compliance Officer Annual Fees*
$___ for the first fund
$___ for funds two through five
$___ for more than five funds
$___ 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
Name: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Partner Date: 11/21/2018
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Amended Exhibit B to the Trust for Professional Managers
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement– Convergence
Fund Administration & Compliance Portfolio Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at October, 2018
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at October, 2018
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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