AMENDMENT To Transfer Agency and Service Agreements Between State Street Bank and Trust Company And Schroder Global Series Trust, Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Capital Funds (Delaware)
AMENDMENT
To Transfer Agency and Service Agreements
Between
State Street Bank and Trust Company
And
Xxxxxxxx Global Series Trust,
Xxxxxxxx Series Trust and
Xxxxxxxx Capital Funds (Delaware)
Between
State Street Bank and Trust Company
And
Xxxxxxxx Global Series Trust,
Xxxxxxxx Series Trust and
Xxxxxxxx Capital Funds (Delaware)
This Amendment is made as of the 1st day of September, 2009, by State Street Bank and Trust Company
(the “Transfer Agent” or the “Bank”) and each of Xxxxxxxx Global Series Trust, Xxxxxxxx Series
Trust and Xxxxxxxx Capital Funds (Delaware) (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”). In
accordance with the Transfer Agency and Service Agreements between Xxxxxxxx Global Series Trust and
the Transfer Agent dated September 1, 2003, as amended (“SGST Agreement”), Xxxxxxxx Series Trust
(f/k/a WSIS Series Trust) and the Bank dated October 27, 1993, as amended (“the SST Agreement”) and
Xxxxxxxx Capital Funds (Delaware) and the Transfer Agent dated May 28, 1999, as amended (the “SCF
Agreement”) (together, the “Agreements”), the Transfer Agent and/or the Bank and each Fund desire
to amend the Agreements as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Fees and Expenses. The Fee Schedule to the Agreements set forth on Schedule 3.1 effective
September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2009 is replaced and superseded with the Fee Schedule attached
hereto and effective September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010;
2. Term. Section 9.01 of the SST Agreement, Section 12.1 of the SGST Agreement and Section 13.1
of the SCF Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced in each case with the
following:
The term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year commencing on September 1, 2009. The
Transfer Agent or the Fund shall give written notice to the other party ninety (90) days
before the expiration of the term if such party desires not to renew the term for an
additional one year period and in the absence of such notice the Agreement shall renew
automatically for such one year term. One hundred twenty (120) days before the expiration
of a term, the Transfer Agent and the Fund will agree upon a fee schedule for the upcoming
renewal term. In the event the parties fail to agree upon a new fee schedule as of such
date, the fee schedule then in effect shall remain in effect for such renewal term subject
to increase under the cost of living section noted in such schedule.
3. All defined terms and definitions in the Agreements shall be the same in this amendment (the
“2009 Amendment”), except as specifically revised by this 2009 Amendment; and
AMENDMENT
To Transfer Agency and Service Agreements
Between
State Street Bank and Trust Company
And
Xxxxxxxx Global Series Trust,
Xxxxxxxx Series Trust and
Xxxxxxxx Capital Funds (Delaware)
(continued)
Between
State Street Bank and Trust Company
And
Xxxxxxxx Global Series Trust,
Xxxxxxxx Series Trust and
Xxxxxxxx Capital Funds (Delaware)
(continued)
4. Except as specifically set forth in this 2009 Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the
Agreements shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this 2009 Amendment to be executed in their
names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year
first above written.
XXXXXXXX GLOBAL SERIES TRUST | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | |||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: President and Principal | Title: Vice Chairman | |||||||
Executive Officer | ||||||||
XXXXXXXX SERIES TRUST | XXXXXXXX CAPITAL FUNDS (DELAWARE) |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: President and Principal | Title: President and Principal | |||||||
Executive Officer | Executive Officer |
SCHEDULE 3.1
FEES
Effective: September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010
FEES
Effective: September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010
General : Fees are billable on a monthly basis at the rate of 1/12 of the annual fee. The
monthly fee for an open account shall be charged in the month during which an account is opened
through the month in which such account is closed. The monthly fee for a closed account shall be
charged in the month following the month during which such account is closed and shall continue
until such account is purged from the system. Account service fees are the higher of: open account
charges plus closed account charges or the fund minimum.
Annual Account Fees |
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Daily Dividend Fund |
$15.05/account | |
Non-Daily Dividend Fund |
$12.05/account | |
Closed Account Fee |
$2.17/account | |
Additional Annual Fees |
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Complex Base Fee |
$300,775.04 | |
Fund Minimum |
$24,063.35/CUSIP | |
Activity Based Fees |
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New Account Set-Up |
$6.01/each | |
Manual Transactions |
$2.41/each | |
Shareholder Telephone Calls |
$2.41/each | |
Correspondence |
$3.61/each | |
Banking Services |
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Checkwriting |
$1.16/each | |
ACH |
$0.42/each | |
Other Fees (if applicable) |
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Investor Processing |
$2.10/each | |
Closed CUSIP (until purged) |
$1,578.96/each | |
XXX Custodial Fees |
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Annual Maintenance (paid by Shareholder) |
$10.00/account |
Out-of-Pocket Expenses : Out-of-pocket expenses are billed as incurred and include, but are
not limited to: mailing expenses (i.e., statements, checks, printing, postage, etc.),
telecommunication expenses, equipment and software expenses (Fund-site only), programming expenses,
microfiche, AML delegation duties, freight, bank charges, custom billing, and all other expenses
incurred on the Fund’s behalf.
SCHEDULE 3.1
FEES
Effective: September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010
FEES
Effective: September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010
(continued)
Cost of Living Adjustment. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the fees and charges
set forth above shall increase upon each September 1 annually over the fees and charges during the
prior 12 months in an amount equal to the percentage change in the CPI-W (defined below), or, in
the event that publication of such Index is terminated, any successor or substitute index,
appropriately adjusted, acceptable to both parties. As used herein, “CPI-W” shall mean the
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for Boston-Brockton-Nashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT, (Base Period: 1982-84 = 100), as published by the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
XXXXXXXX GLOBAL SERIES TRUST | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | |||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: President and Principal | Title: Vice Chairman | |||||||
Executive Officer | ||||||||
XXXXXXXX SERIES TRUST | XXXXXXXX CAPITAL FUNDS (DELAWARE) |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: President and Principal | Title: President and Principal | |||||||
Executive Officer | Executive Officer |