to AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit h.3.w
TWENTY-THIRD AMENDMENT
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 4th day of April, 2022 amends that certain amended and restated administration agreement, dated as of January 1, 2010, as amended, between the Trusts listed on Schedule A including the Funds listed under each Trust and Virtus Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (such party, the “Administrator” and such agreement, the “Agreement”) as herein below provided.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 8, Amendments to the Agreement, of the Administration Agreement, the Trusts and the Funds wish to amend Schedule A of the Administration Agreement to add the Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund, Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor High Yield Bond Fund, Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Local Markets Fund and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Strategic Income Fund, and to otherwise update the schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premise, the parties to the Agreement hereby agree that the Agreement is amended as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby replaced with Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof. |
| 2. | Except as herein provided, the Agreement shall be and remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All initial capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. |
| 3. | This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (including counterparts executed and/or delivered electronically) with the same effect as if all signing parties had originally signed the same document, and all counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute the same instrument. For all purposes, electronic signatures and signatures delivered and exchanged electronically shall be binding and effective to the same extent as original signatures. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers.
| VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS | ||||
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VIRTUS ASSET TRUST VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST | ||||
| By: | /s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | |||
| VIRTUS FUND SERVICES, LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President & Assistant Treasurer | |||
SCHEDULE A
(as of April 4, 2022)
Virtus Asset Trust
Virtus Ceredex Large-Cap Value Equity Fund
Virtus Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund
Virtus Ceredex Small-Cap Value Equity Fund
Virtus Seix Core Bond Fund
Virtus Seix Corporate Bond Fund
Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund
Virtus Seix High Grade Municipal Bond Fund
Virtus Seix High Income Fund
Virtus Seix High Yield Fund
Virtus Seix Investment Grade Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Virtus Seix Short-Term Bond Fund
Virtus Seix Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
Virtus Seix Total Return Bond Fund
Virtus Seix U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Virtus Seix U.S. Mortgage Fund
Virtus Seix Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Virtus SGA International Growth Fund
Virtus Silvant Large-Cap Growth Stock Fund
Virtus Silvant Small-Cap Growth Stock Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Innovative Growth Stock Fund
Virtus Equity Trust
Virtus KAR Capital Growth Fund
Virtus KAR Equity Income Fund
Virtus KAR Global Quality Dividend Fund
Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Core Fund
Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Core Fund
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth Fund
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Value Fund
Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund
Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund
Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Value Fund
Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Virtus SGA Global Growth Fund
Virtus SGA New Leaders Growth Fund
Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx Global Infrastructure Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx Global Real Estate Securities Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx International Real Estate Securities Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx Real Asset Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx Real Estate Securities Fund
Virtus FORT Trend Fund
Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund
Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund
Virtus KAR International Small-Mid Cap Fund
Virtus Newfleet Core Plus Bond Fund
Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund
Virtus Newfleet Low Duration Core Plus Bond Fund
Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund
Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund
Virtus Newfleet Senior Floating Rate Fund
Virtus Newfleet Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor High Yield Bond Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Local Markets Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Harbor Strategic Income Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Foreign Opportunities Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Global Opportunities Fund
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Greater European Opportunities Fund
