Exhibit (h)(15)
NORTHERN FUNDS
FORM OF
ADDENDUM NO. 10 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT
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This Addendum, dated as of the _____ day of __________________, 2000, 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, by Addendum No. 5
dated February 12, 1997, by Addendum No. 6 dated November 18, 1997, Addendum No.
7 dated December 21, 1998, by Addendum No. 8 dated September 15, 1999 and by
Addendum No. 9 dated December 28, 1999 (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, Small Cap Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth
Fund, High Yield Municipal Fund, High Yield Fixed Income Fund, Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund and the MarketCommand Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Global Communications 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
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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
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Funds" as used in the Transfer Agency 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
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respect to the Fund shall continue, unless sooner terminated in
accordance with the Transfer Agency Agreement, until March 31, 2001.
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: _______________________
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: ____________________ By: __________________________
Title: _______________________
