NINETEENTH AMENDMENT TO ADVISORSHARES® ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.E19
NINETEENTH AMENDMENT TO
ADVISORSHARES® ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This nineteenth amendment (the “Amendment”) to the AdvisorShares® Trust ETF Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of June 25, 2009, as amended from time to time, by and between AdvisorShares® Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”), is entered into as of September 14, 2016 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, the Trust and Distributor desire to amend the list of Funds as set forth in Exhibit A of the Agreement, specifically to: (i) add Focused Equity ETF, (ii) remove certain Funds, which are now closed and include: Accuvest Global Long Short ETF and Pring Xxxxxx Business Cycle ETF and (iii) reflect updated Fund names which include: Market Adaptive Unconstrained Income ETF (formerly known as Sunrise Global Multi-Strategy ETF), Wilshire Buyback ETF (formerly known as TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx ADR ETF (formerly known as WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Agreement all amendments are required to be in writing and signed by the parties;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
| I. | Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. |
| II. | Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as provided on Appendix A : (i) add Focused Equity ETF, (ii) remove certain Funds, which are now closed and include: Accuvest Global Long Short ETF and Pring Xxxxxx Business Cycle ETF and (iii) reflect updated Fund names which include: Market Adaptive Unconstrained Income ETF (formerly known as Sunrise Global Multi-Strategy ETF), Wilshire Buyback ETF (formerly known as TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF) and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx ADR ETF (formerly known as WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF); and |
| III. | All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in effect and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the Effective Date.
| ADVISORSHARES® TRUST | FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Xxx Xxxxxx, Secretary and Treasurer | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Vice President | |||
APPENDIX A
Exhibit A
List of Funds
| AdvisorShares® | Athena High Dividend ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | EquityPro ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxxx Gold/Euro ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxxx Gold/Yen ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Global Echo ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Madrona Domestic ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Madrona Global Bond ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Madrona International ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxxx Tactical Advantage ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxx Creek Global Tactical ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Pacific Asset Enhanced Floating Rate ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Peritus High Yield ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | QAM Equity Hedge ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Ranger Equity Bear ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Sage Core Reserves ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | STAR Global Buy-Write ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Market Adaptive Unconstrained Income ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Treesdale Rising Rates ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Wilshire Buyback ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx ADR ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | YieldPro ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Cornerstone Small Cap ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | XXX Korea Equity ETF | |
| AdvisorShares® | Focused Equity ETF |
