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EXHIBIT 8(q)
[FORM]
NORTHERN FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 6 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the __th day of _________, 1998, 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, by Addendum No. 3
dated August 7, 1996, by Addendum No. 4 dated March 24, 1997 and by Addendum No.
5 dated __________, 199__ (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, Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Short-Intermediate U.S.
Government Fund, California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Arizona Tax-Exempt
Fund, California Tax-Exempt Fund and the Small Cap Index Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Mid-Cap Growth Fund (the
"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 the Fund and the record and/or beneficial owners of the 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 the 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
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Agreement shall be deemed to include the Fund. Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined 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 the Fund shall continue, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the Transfer Agency
Agreement, until March 31, 1999. 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:__________________
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