Exhibit (h)(1)(b) Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement Dated April 12, 2010 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds
Exhibit (h)(1)(b)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement
Dated April 12, 2010
Between
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
and
THIS AMENDMENT is made as of May 1, 2011 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective April 12, 2010;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on December 14, 2010, the Forward Select EM Dividend Fund, a new series of the Fund, effective May 1, 2011;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on December 14, 2010, the name change of the Forward International Fixed Income Fund, the Forward Long/Short Credit Analysis Fund, and the Forward Strategic Realty Fund to the Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund, the Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund, and the Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund, respectively, effective May 1, 2011;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund will ratify on June 8, 2011, the name change of the Forward Frontier MarketStrat Fund and the Forward SMIDPlus Fund to the Forward Frontier Strategy Fund and the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund, respectively, effective May 1, 2011;
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Appendix A – Portfolios List;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
| 1. | Appendix A – Portfolios List. Appendix A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Appendix A. |
| 2. | Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Section 1 of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.
| ALPS Fund Services, Inc. | Forward Funds | |||||||||
| By: |
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By: |
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| Name: Xxxxxx X. May | Name: J. Xxxx Xxxx, Jr. | |||||||||
| Title: President | Title: President | |||||||||
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APPENDIX A
DATED AS OF May 1, 2011
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ACCOUNTING AND
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Portfolio List
Allocation Funds
| Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund | Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund | |
| Forward Balanced Allocation Fund | Forward Income Allocation Fund | |
| Forward Growth Allocation Fund | Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund |
Non-Allocation Funds
| Forward Banking and Finance Fund |
Forward Real Estate Fund | |
| Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund |
Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund | |
| Forward CorePlus Fund |
Forward Select EM Dividend Fund | |
| Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund |
Forward Select Income Fund | |
| Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund |
Forward Small Cap Equity Fund | |
| Forward Emerging Markets Fund |
Forward Strategic Alternatives Fund | |
| Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund |
Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund | |
| Forward Focus Fund |
Forward Tactical Growth Fund | |
| Forward Frontier Strategy Fund |
Forward U.S. Government Money Fund | |
| Forward Global Infrastructure Fund |
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| Forward Growth Fund |
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| Forward High Yield Bond Fund |
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| Forward HITR Fund1 |
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| Forward International Dividend Fund |
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| Forward International Equity Fund |
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| Forward International Real Estate Fund |
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| Forward International Small Companies Fund |
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| Forward Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund |
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| Forward Large Cap Equity Fund |
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| 1 | Fund has not commenced operations. |
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