AMENDMENT TO
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
between
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
and
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
This Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
between Artisan Funds, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Fund"), and State
Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the "Bank"), is
made as of January 9, 1997, and amends the Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement between the parties dated as of March 7, 1995 (the "Agreement").
1.BACKGROUND. The Fund now issues shares in two series -- Artisan Small Cap
Fund and Artisan International Fund. Effective March 18, 1997, the Fund
expects to begin issuing shares of its series designated Artisan International
Fund in two classes -- International Shares and International Institutional
Shares. The Bank serves as transfer agent for both series of shares.
2.TREATMENT OF CLASSES OF SHARES OF ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND. Effective with
the first date on which International Institutional Shares are issued, the Bank
shall calculate its fees and expenses pursuant to Section 2 of the Agreement as
if the International Shares class of shares and the International Institutional
Shares class of shares were separate Portfolios of the Fund.
3.FEE SCHEDULE. The fees payable to the Bank under the Agreement shall be at
the rates shown on the fee schedule attached to this Amendment effective as of
January 1, 1997. Except as modified by the fee schedule attached to this
Amendment, the initial fee schedule attached to the Agreement shall remain in
effect. The fee schedule may be changed from time to time subject to the
mutual written agreement between the Fund and the Bank.
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Chief Name: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Financial Officer, Title: Executive Vice President
Treasurer and Secretary
FEE SCHEDULE
Effective January 1, 1997, the fees payable by Artisan Funds, Inc. to
State Street Bank and Trust Company pursuant to the Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement dated March 7, 1995 between them, as amended by an Amendment to the
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated January 9, 1997, shall be as
follows:
1. Annual Account Service Fees
Minimum annual fee:
Small Cap Fund
$30,000 per year
International Fund
International Shares $30,000 per year
International Institutional Shares $18,000 per year
2. Activity Based Fees
New Account Set-up/Cash Item $5.00 each
Cash Items - DDPS $0.75 each
3. The Bank will monitor telephone volume to be prepared to take advantage of
volume discounts.
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Chief Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Financial Officer, Title: Executive Vice President
Treasurer and Secretary
