AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 28 (d)(14)
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made as of the 7th day of November, 2008, between PERFORMANCE FUNDS TRUST, a
Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and TRUSTMARK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. (the “Investment
Adviser”), to the Expense Limitation Agreement, dated August 17 2004 (the “Agreement”). All
capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Investment Adviser and the Trust wish to enter into this Amendment to the
Agreement to clarify the applicability of the expense limitation to certain expenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter contained
and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the Trust and Investment Adviser hereby agree as
follows:
1. | Amendments. |
a) | Section 1.1 is amended and restated as follows: |
1.1 Applicable Expense Limit. To the extent that the
aggregate expense of every character incurred by the Fund in any
fiscal year, including but not limited to investment advisory
fees of the Investments Adviser (but excluding interest, taxes,
brokerage commissions and other expenditures which are
capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, acquired fund fees and expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the
Fund’s business) (“Fund Operating Expenses”), exceed the
Operating Expense Limit, as defined in Section 1.2 below, such
excess amount (the “Excess Amount”) shall be the liability of the
Investment Adviser.
2. | Miscellaneous. |
a) | This Amendment supplements and amends the Agreement. The provisions set forth in this Amendment supersede all prior negotiations, understandings and agreements bearing upon the subject matter covered herein, including any conflicting provisions of the Agreement or any provisions of the Agreement that directly cover or indirectly bear upon matters covered under this Amendment. | ||
b) | Each reference to the Agreement in the Agreement (as it existed prior to this Amendment) and in every other agreement, contract or instrument to which the parties are bound, shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as provided in this Amendment, the provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. No amendment or modification to this Amendment shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by both parties hereto. | ||
c) | Paragraph headings in this Amendment are included for convenience only and are not to be used to construe or interpret this Amendment. |
d) | This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
PERFORMANCE FUNDS TRUST | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | President | |||||
TRUSTMARK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | President |