AMENDMENT TO OPERATING EXPENSES AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO OPERATING EXPENSES AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of November 30, 2011, is made by and between Xxxxxxxx International Funds (the “Trust”) and Xxxxxxxx International Capital Management, LLC (“Xxxxxxxx,” and together with the Trust, the “Parties”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Operating Expenses Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2003, as amended August 12, 2005, August 11, 2006, April 23, 2007, September 15, 2008, November 30, 2009 and May 19, 2011, by and between the Trust and Xxxxxxxx (the “Agreement”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Parties originally entered into this Agreement, wherein Xxxxxxxx agreed to provide certain services to the Trust;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend Appendix A of the Agreement to provide for the addition of a separate series of the Trust with an initial term until August 31, 2014;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
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a)
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The addition of the Xxxxxxxx Asia Strategic Income Fund on the attached amended Appendix A.
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Paragraphs 1 and 2 are hereby amended in their entirety to allow for separate classes of the same Fund to have different operating expense limits and shall read as follows:
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1. Limit on Operating Expenses. The Advisor hereby agrees to limit Operating Expenses for each Fund or each class of shares of a Fund (“Class”) to the respective annual rate of total Operating Expenses specified for that Fund or Class in Appendix A of this Agreement (the “Expense Caps”).
2. Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Operating Expenses” with respect to a Fund or Class is defined to include all expenses necessary or appropriate for the operation of the Fund or Class, as applicable, including the Advisor’s investment advisory or management fee as described in the Investment Advisory Agreement, and other expenses described in the Investment Advisory Agreement, but does not include any Rule 12b-1 fees, front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, short sale dividend expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization or extraordinary expenses such as litigation.
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c)
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Paragraph 5 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
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5. Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the date specified herein and shall remain in effect until August 31, 2004, unless sooner terminated as provided in Paragraph 6 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one (1) year so long as such continuation is approved for each Fund at least annually by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (and separately by the disinterested Trustees of the Trust); provided, however, that the Expense Cap with respect to Xxxxxxxx Asia Growth Fund, Xxxxxxxx Pacific Tiger Fund, Xxxxxxxx Asian Growth and Income Fund, Xxxxxxxx Asia Science and Technology Fund, Xxxxxxxx China Fund, Xxxxxxxx India Fund, Xxxxxxxx Japan Fund, Xxxxxxxx Korea Fund, Xxxxxxxx Asia Dividend Fund and Xxxxxxxx Asia Small Companies Fund shall remain in effect until August 31, 2012 unless earlier terminated in accordance with Paragraph 6 hereof, renewable thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one (1) year so long as such continuation is approved for such Funds at least annually by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (and separately by the disinterested Trustees of the Trust); provided, further, that the Expense Cap with respect to Xxxxxxxx China Dividend Fund shall remain in effect until August 31, 2013 unless earlier terminated in accordance with Paragraph 6 hereof, renewable thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one (1) year so long as such continuation is approved for such Fund at least annually by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (and separately by the disinterested Trustees of the Trust); and provided, further, that the Expense Cap with respect to Xxxxxxxx China Small Companies Fund and Xxxxxxxx Asia Strategic Income Fund shall remain in effect until August 31, 2014 unless earlier terminated in accordance with Paragraph 6 hereof, renewable thereafter for additional periods not exceeding one (1) year so long as such continuation is approved for such Funds at least annually by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (and separately by the disinterested Trustees of the Trust).
XXXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
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XXXXXXXX INTERNATIONAL
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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By
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/s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
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By
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice President
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
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November 29, 2011
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Date:
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November 29, 0000
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Xxxxxxxx A
(updated November 30, 2011)
Fund
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Operating
Expense Limit
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Effective Date
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· Xxxxxxxx Asia Growth Fund
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1.90%
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October 31, 2003
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· Xxxxxxxx Asia Dividend Fund
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1.50%
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August 11, 2006
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· Xxxxxxxx Pacific Tiger Fund
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1.90%
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September 12, 1994
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· Xxxxxxxx Asian Growth and Income Fund
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1.90%
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September 12, 1994
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· Xxxxxxxx Asia Science and Technology Fund
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2.00%
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December 27, 1999
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· Xxxxxxxx China Fund
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2.00%
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February 19, 1998
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· Xxxxxxxx India Fund
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2.00%
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Xxxxxx 00, 0000
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· Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Fund
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2.00%
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December 31, 1998
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· Xxxxxxxx Korea Fund
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2.00%
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April 3, 2002
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· Xxxxxxxx Asia Small Companies Fund
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2.00%
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September 15, 2008
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· Xxxxxxxx China Dividend Fund
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1.50%
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November 30, 2009
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· Xxxxxxxx China Small Companies Fund
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2.00%
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May 31, 2011
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· Xxxxxxxx Asia Strategic Income Fund – Institutional Class
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1.25%
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November 30, 2011
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· Xxxxxxxx Asia Strategic Income Fund – Investor Class
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1.25%1
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November 30, 2011
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1 Operating Expense Limit for this share class excludes those certain shareholder servicing fees payable by the Fund to third party intermediaries that exceed the amount of those fees (expressed as a difference in the total operating expenses percentage) incurred by the Institutional Class for the Fund. For example, if those fees are 0.07% for the Institutional Class and 0.22% for the Investor Class, then that 0.15% difference would increase the expense cap to 1.40% (1.25% plus 0.15%) for the Investor Class.