EXHIBIT 99.9(b)
THE BENCHMARK FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO.1 TO THE REVISED
AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the 1st day of July, 1993, is entered into
between THE BENCHMARK FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, and
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank (the "Transfer Agent").
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Transfer Agent have entered into a Revised and
Restated Transfer Agency Agreement dated as of January 8, 1993 (the "Transfer
Agency Agreement"), pursuant to which the Trust appointed the Transfer Agent to
act as transfer agent with respect to each Class of Units in the Diversified
Assets Portfolio, the Government Portfolio, the Tax-Exempt Portfolio, the
Government Securities Portfolio, the California Municipal Portfolio, the Short
Duration Portfolio, the Equity Index Portfolio, Small Company Index Portfolio,
Diversified Growth Portfolio, Focused Growth Portfolio, U.S. Treasury Index
Portfolio, U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, Short- Intermediate Bond
Portfolio and Bond Portfolio;
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Balanced Portfolio (the
"Portfolio"), and it desires to retain the Transfer Agent to render transfer
agency and other services with respect to the Portfolio and each Class of Units
within the Portfolio and the record and/or beneficial owners thereof, and the
Transfer Agent is willing to render such services;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints the Transfer Agent as transfer agent
with respect to the Portfolio and each Class of Units thereof on the terms
and for the periods set forth in the Transfer Agency Agreement. The
Transfer Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to render the
services and perform the duties set forth in the Transfer Agency Agreement
for the compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term "Current
Portfolios" as used in the Transfer Agency Agreement shall be deemed to
include the Diversified Assets Portfolio, Government Portfolio, Government
Select Portfolio, Tax-Exempt Portfolio, California Municipal Portfolio,
Short Duration Portfolio, Equity Index Portfolio, Small Company Index
Portfolio, Diversified Growth Portfolio, Focused Growth Portfolio, U.S.
Treasury Index Portfolio, U.S. Government Securities Portfolio,
Short-Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Bond Portfolio and Balanced Portfolio;
and the term "Non-Money Market Portfolios" as used in the Transfer Agency
Agreement shall be deemed to include the
Equity Index Portfolio, Small Company Index Portfolio, Diversified Growth
Portfolio, Focused Growth Portfolio, U.S. Treasury Index Portfolio, U.S.
Government Securities Portfolio, Short-Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Bond
Portfolio and Balanced Portfolio. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Transfer
Agency Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the Transfer
Agency Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and
is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as supplemented hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as of the date
and year first above written.
THE BENCHMARK FUNDS
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President of the Trust
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Investment Officer
