1
EXHIBIT 8(k)
[FORM]
NORTHERN FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 4 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the __th day of _________, 1997, is entered
into between NORTHERN 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 Transfer
Agency Agreement dated as of April 1, 1994 as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated
November 29, 1994, by Addendum No. 2 dated March 29, 1996 and by Addendum No. 3
dated August 7, 1996 (the "Transfer Agency Agreement") pursuant to which the
Trust has appointed the Transfer Agent to act as transfer agent to the Trust for
the Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Municipal Money Market
Fund, U.S. Government Select Money Market Fund, California Municipal Money
Market Fund, U.S. Government Fund, Fixed Income Fund, Intermediate Tax-Exempt
Fund, Tax-Exempt Fund, International Fixed Income Fund, Income Equity Fund,
Growth Equity Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Fund, International Growth
Equity Fund, International Select Equity Fund, Technology Fund, Stock Index Fund
and Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Arizona Tax-Exempt Fund, the
California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, the California Tax-Exempt Fund and the
Short Intermediate U.S. Government Fund (each a "Fund"), and the Trust desires
to retain the Transfer Agent under the terms of the Transfer Agency Agreement to
render transfer agency and other services with respect to each Fund and the
record and/or beneficial owners of each Fund, 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 each Fund in accordance with
the terms 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 Funds" as used in the Transfer Agency
Agreement shall be deemed to include each Fund.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
2
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Transfer Agency Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. The initial term of the Transfer Agency
Agreement with respect to each Fund shall continue,
unless sooner terminated in accordance with the
Transfer Agency Agreement, until March 31, 1998.
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.
All signatures need not appear on the same copy of this Addendum.
NORTHERN FUNDS
Attest:_____________________ By:____________________________
Title:_________________________
Attest:_____________________ THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
By:____________________________
Title:_________________________
-2-
