HOTCHKIS AND WILEY FUNDS THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
HOTCHKIS
AND WILEY FUNDS
THIRD
AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT dated as
of the 1st day of
January, 2008, to the Distribution Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2005, as
amended August 15, 2005 and February 6, 2006 (the "Agreement"), is entered by
and among HOTCHKIS AND WILEY
FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), HOTCHKIS AND WILEY CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”)
and QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Distributor").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have
entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to
amend the fees of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 10 (b) of the
Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both
parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
agree that Exhibit B of the Agreement is superseded and replaced with Exhibit B
attached hereto.
Except to
the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Third Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on
one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written
above.
HOTCHKIS
AND WILEY FUNDS
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QUASAR
DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
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Printed
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Printed
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
President
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Title:
President
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HOTCHKIS
AND WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Printed
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Chief Operating Officer
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Exhibit
B to the Distribution Agreement – Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
QUASAR
DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
REGULATORY
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES - Hotchkis and Wiley Funds
FEE
SCHEDULE Effective January 1, 2008
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Regulatory
Distribution Annual Services:
· Base
Fee: $_________
Advertising
Compliance Review/FINRA Filings
Included
in Base Fee:
· $__
per job for the first 10 pages (minutes if tape or video); $__ per page
(minute if tape or video) thereafter (includes FINRA filing
fee)
· Non-FINRA
filed materials, e.g. Institutional Use Only, Quasar Review Only,
Correspondence, etc.
$__ per job for the first 10 pages (minutes if tape or video); $__ per
page (minute if tape or video) thereafter.
Not
included in Base Fee:
· Quasar
Expedited Review Service for 24 Hour Turnaround – Does not include FINRA
filing fee, if applicable
$___ for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or
video); $__ per page (minute if audio or video) thereafter.
· FINRA
Expedited Filing Service for 3 Day Turnaround
$____ for the first 10 pages (minutes if audio or video); $__ per page
(minute if audio or video) thereafter. (Comments are
faxed. FINRA may not accept expedited request.)
Licensing of Investment Advisor’s Staff (if
desired)
· Registered
Representatives: $____ each per year
· Quasar
is limited to these licenses for sponsorship: Series, 6, 7, 24,
26, 27, 63, 66
· $____
per FINRA designated branch location
· Plus
all associated FINRA and State fees for Registered Representatives,
including license and renewal fees.
Fund Fact Sheets
· Design
- $_____ per fact sheet, includes first production
· Production
- $___ per fact sheet per production period
· All
printing costs are out-of-pocket expenses, and in addition to the design
fee and production fee.
· Web
sites, brochures and other sales support materials – Project priced via
Quasar proposal.
Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Distributor in connection with
activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Shares, including,
without limitation:
· typesetting,
printing and distribution of Prospectuses and shareholder
reports
· production,
printing, distribution and placement of advertising and sales literature
and materials
· engagement
of designers, free-xxxxx writers and public relations firms
· long-distance
telephone lines, services and charges
· postage,
overnight delivery charges
· FINRA
registration and advertising filing fees
· record
retention
· travel,
lodging and meals
Fees
are billed monthly (in arrears)
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