FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR FUND ACCOUNTING AND FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
Exhibit (h)(8)
FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR FUND ACCOUNTING AND FUND
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR FUND ACCOUNTING AND FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, dated May 1, 2021 and novated October 1, 2021 (the “Agreement”), is made and effective as of ______ ___, 2022, by and between PARNASSUS FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parnassus”). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Xxxxxxxxx performs certain services for the series of the Trust (collectively, the “Funds”); and
WHEREAS, the parties agree to amend the Agreement to attach a list of the Funds covered by the Agreement, to clarify that a new series is being added, the [Parnassus Growth Equity Fund].
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter contained and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Amendment. The Agreement is hereby amended by adding to it Exhibit A as attached hereto. |
| 2. | Representations and Warranties. Each party represents that it has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Amendment. |
| 3. | Miscellaneous. |
| a. | This Amendment supplements and amends the Agreement. The provisions set forth in this Amendment supersede all prior negotiations, understandings and agreements bearing upon the subject matter covered herein, including any conflicting provisions of the Agreement or any provisions of the Agreement that directly cover or indirectly bear upon matters covered under this Amendment. |
| b. | Each reference to the Agreement in the Agreement (as it existed prior to this Amendment) and in every other agreement, contract or instrument to which the parties are bound, shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as provided in this Amendment, the provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. No amendment or modification to this Amendment shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by both parties hereto. |
| c. | Paragraph headings in this Amendment are included for convenience only and are not to be used to construe or interpret this Amendment. |
1
| d. | This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. |
[Remainder of page intentionally left blank. Signatures follow on next page.]
2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below on the day and year first above written.
| PARNASSUS FUNDS | PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS | |||||||
| By: |
|
By: |
| |||||
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx XX | Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
| Title: Secretary | Title: CEO | |||||||
Signature Page
EXHIBIT A
LIST OF FUNDS COVERED UNDER THE AGREEMENT
Parnassus Growth Equity Fund – Investor Shares
Parnassus Growth Equity Fund – Institutional Shares
Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund – Investor Shares
Parnassus Mid Cap Growth Fund – Institutional Shares
Parnassus Mid Cap Fund – Investor Shares
Parnassus Mid Cap Fund – Institutional Shares
Parnassus Endeavor Fund – Investor Shares
Parnassus Endeavor Fund – Institutional Shares
Exhibit A
