AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING EXPENSES AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED OPERATING EXPENSES AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING EXPENSES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective
July __, 2005, amends and restates in its entirety the Operating Expenses
Agreement dated September 1, 1999, by and between THE PURISIMA FUNDS, a
Delaware
business trust (hereinafter called the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the
Trust listed on Appendix
A
(each, a
“Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, a
limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of
Delaware (hereinafter called the “Manager”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Manager renders advice and services to the Funds pursuant to the terms
and
provisions of an Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and
the
Manager dated October 28, 1996 and amended April 16, 1998
(the
“Investment Management Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the Funds are responsible for, and has assumed the obligation for, payment
of
certain expenses pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement that have
not
been assumed by the Manager; and
WHEREAS,
the Manager desires to limit the Funds’ Operating Expenses (as that term is
defined in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement) pursuant to the terms and provisions
of this Agreement, and the Trust (on behalf of the Funds) desires to allow
the
Manager to implement those limits;
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter
set forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually
agree as follows:
1. Limit
on Operating Expenses.
The
Manager hereby agrees to limit each Fund’s Operating Expenses to an annual rate
of 1.50%.
2. Definition.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Operating Expenses” with respect to a Fund
is defined to include all expenses necessary or appropriate for the operation
of
the Fund including the Manager’s investment advisory or management fee under the
Investment Management Agreement, and other expenses described in the Investment
Management Agreement, and Rule 12b-1 fees, but does not include any front-end
or
contingent deferred loads, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses
incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization or extraordinary
expenses such as litigation.
3. Reimbursement
of Fees and Expenses.
The
Manager, under Subparagraph 8(d) of the Investment Management Agreement,
retains
its right to receive reimbursement of reductions of its investment management
fee and Operating Expenses paid by it that are not its responsibility under
the
Investment Management Agreement.
4. Term.
This
Agreement shall become effective on the date specified herein and shall
remain
in effect for a rolling ten (10) year period, unless sooner terminated
as
provided in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement. On an annual basis, this Agreement
shall be extended for one (1) additional year for purposes of maintaining
the
term of the Agreement at a ten (10) year period so long as such extension
is
approved for each Fund by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (and separately
by
the disinterested Trustees of the Trust).
5. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated by the Trust on behalf of the Fund at any time
without payment of any penalty or by the Board of Trustees of the Trust,
upon
sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Manager. The Manager may decline to renew
this Agreement by written notice to the Trust at least thirty (30) days
before
its annual expiration date.
6. Assignment.
This
Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned
without
the written consent of the other party.
7. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision,
statute or rule, or shall be otherwise rendered invalid, the remainder
of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
8. Captions.
The
captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only
and in
no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect
their
construction or effect.
9. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of California without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles
thereof; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to preempt, or
to be
inconsistent with, any federal law, regulation or rule, including the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as
amended and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all on the day
and year
first above written.
THE
PURISIMA FUNDS
on
behalf of Funds listed on Appendix A
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XXXXXX
ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
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THE
PURISIMA FUNDS
APPENDIX
A
to
the Operating Expenses Agreement
The
provisions of the Operating Expenses Agreement between the Trust and the
Manager
apply to the following series of the Trust:
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The
Purisima Total Return Fund
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The
Purisima All-Purpose Fund
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Date:
July [__], 2005
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THE
PURISIMA FUNDS
on
behalf of its series listed above
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XXXXXX
ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
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