EVERMORE FUNDS TRUST AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SERVICING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of January 29, 2013, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of December 2, 2009, as amended August 1, 2011, is entered into by and between EVERMORE FUNDS TRUST, a Massachusetts trust (the "Trust") and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the length of the Agreement and the fees of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 12 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
Section 12. Term of Agreement; Amendment is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
12. Term of Agreement; Amendment
This Agreement shall become effective as of January 1, 2013 and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by USBFS and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
Amended Exhibit C of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit C attached hereto.
Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
| EVERMORE FUNDS TRUST | U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC |
| By: /s/ Xxxx XxXxxx | By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
| Name: Xxxx XxXxxx | Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
| Title: CEO | Title: Executive Vice President |
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TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
ACCOUNT SERVICES FEE SCHEDULE at January 1, 2013
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Annual Service Charges to the Fund*
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§ Base Fee Per CUSIP
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$XXX /year (up to 6 cusips)
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§ XXXX Xxxxx 0 Accounts
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$ XXX /open account
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§ No-Load Fund Accounts
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$ XXX /open account
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§ Load Fund Accounts
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$ XXX /open account
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§ Closed Accounts
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$ XXX /closed account
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§ .25 basis points on assets over $200 million
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Activity Charges
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§ Manual Shareholder Transaction
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$ XXX /transaction
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§ Omnibus Account Transaction
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$ XXX /transaction
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§ Correspondence
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$ XXX /item
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§ Telephone Calls
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$ XXX /minute
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§ Voice Response Calls
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$ XXX /call
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Implementation Charges
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§ First CUSIP
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$ XXX /fund group setup, first CUSIP
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§ Subsequent CUSIPs
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$ XXX /each additional CUSIP
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Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
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§ $ XXX /year
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Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to telephone toll-free lines, call transfers, mailing, sorting and postage, stationery, envelopes, programming, service/data conversion, AML verification services, special reports, insurance, record retention, processing of literature fulfillment kits, microfilm, microfiche, proxies, proxy services, lost shareholder search, disaster recovery charges, ACH fees, Fed wire charges, NSCC charges, data communication and implementation charges, travel, and training.
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services - Expedited CUSIP setup, FAN Web shareholder e-commerce, Vision intermediary e-commerce, FAN Mail electronic data delivery, sales reporting data warehouse, investor e-mail services, literature fulfillment, lead conversion reporting, 12b-1 aging, Same Day Cash Flow System, and Short-Term Trader reporting.
Fees are billed monthly.
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
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Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Agreement – Evermore Funds Trust
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TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - E-COMMERCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at January 1, 2013
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FAN WEB
Shareholder internet access to account information and transaction capabilities through a transparent link at the fund group web site. Shareholders access account information, portfolio listing fund family, transaction history, purchase additional shares through ACH, etc.
§ FAN Web Premium (Fund Groups over 50,000 open accounts)
− Implementation - $ XXX /fund group – includes up to 25 hours of technical/BSA support
− Annual Base Fee - $ XXX /year
§ FAN Web Select (Fund Groups under 50,000 open accounts) – See Functionality Worksheet
− Implementation - $ XXX /fund group – includes up to 10 hours of technical/BSA support
− Annual Base Fee - $ XXX /year
§ FAN Web Direct (API) – Quoted Separately
§ Customization - $ XXX /hour
§ Activity (Session) Fees:
− Inquiry - $ XXX /event
− Account Maintenance - $ XXX /event
− Transaction – financial transactions, reorder statements, etc. - $ XXX /event
− New Account Set-up - $ XXX/event (Not available with FAN Web Select)
VISION MUTUAL FUND GATEWAY
Permits broker/dealers, financial planners, and RIAs to use a web-based system to perform order and account inquiry, execute trades, print applications, review prospectuses, and establish new accounts.
§ Inquiry Only
− Inquiry - $ XXX/event
− Per broker ID - $ XXX /month per ID
§ Transaction Processing
− Implementation - $ XXX/management company
− Transaction – purchase, redeem, exchange, literature order - $ XXX/event
− New Account Setup – may contain multiple fund/accounts - $ XXX /event
− Monthly Minimum Charge - $ XXX /month
VISION ELECTRONIC STATEMENTS
Provides the capability for financial intermediaries to access electronic statements via the Vision application.*
§ Implementation Fees
− Develop eBusiness Solutions Software - $ XXX/fund group
− Code Print Software - $ XXX
§ Load charges
− $ XXX /image
§ Archive charge (for any image stored beyond 2 years)
− $ XXX /document
*Normal Vision ID and activity charges also apply.
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Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Agreement – Evermore Funds Trust
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TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - E-COMMERCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at January 1, 2013
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FAN MAIL
Financial planner mailbox provides transaction, account and price information to financial planners and small broker/dealers for import into a variety of financial planning software packages.
§ Base Fee Per Management Company – file generation and delivery - $ XXX /year
§ Per Record Charge
− Rep/Branch/ID - $ XXX
− Dealer - $ XXX
§ Price Files - $ XXX or $ XXX /user per month, whichever is less
CLIENT Web DATA ACCESS
USBFS client on-line access to fund and investor data through USBFS technology applications and data delivery and security software.
§ Setup: MFx Portal - $ XXX
§ Service - $ XXX /user per month
§ Access to the following systems included:
− BDS – Statement Storage and Retrieval
− ReportSource – Mainframe T/A Report Library
− T/A Imaging – Thin Client AWD
− FundSource – Comprehensive Fund Information
− 3270 – T/A Mainframe Access
§ Custom Electronic File Exchange (DDS of delivery of TIP files) - $ XXX one time setup fee
CLIENT DEDICATED LINE DATA ACCESS
For USBFS clients requiring continuous on-line access to USBFS shareholder accounting systems, such as for client call center support:
§ $ XXX /year per workstation for TA2000 AWD access
§ Plus data communications setup and monthly charges based upon location and bandwidth
§ Plus training billed at hourly rates plus out-of-pocket expenses
TRANSFER AGENT TRAINING SERVICES
§ On-site at USBFS - $ XXX /day
§ At client location - $ XXX /day plus travel and out-of-pocket expenses
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Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Agreement – Evermore Funds Trust
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TRANSFER AGENT & SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE at January 1, 2013
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Short-Term Trader – Software application used to track and/or assess transaction fees that are determined to be short-term trades. Service can be applied to some or all funds within a fund family.
§ 90 days or less – $ XXX /open account
§ 91-180 days – $ XXX /open account
§ 181-270 days – $ XXX /open account
§ 271 days – 1 year - $ XXX /open account
§ 1 year – 2 years - $ XXX /open account
Cost Basis Reporting – Annual reporting of shareholder cost basis for direct accounts based upon an average cost single category basis calculation.
§ $ XXX /direct open account per year
Excessive Trader – Software application that monitors the number of trades (exchanges, redemptions) that meet fund family criteria for excessive trading and automatically prevents trades in excess of the fund family parameters.
§ $ XXX setup /fund group of 1-5 funds, $ XXX setup /fund group of over 5 funds
§ $ XXX /account per year
12b-1 Distribution Fee Aging – Aging shareholder account share lots in order to monitor and begin assessing 12b-1 fees after a certain share lot age will be charged at $ XXX per open account per year.
Physical Certificate Processing – Services to support the setup and processing of physical certificated shares for a fund family:
§ $ XXX setup/fund group
§ $ XXX /certificate transaction
E-Mail Services – Services to capture, queue, monitor, service and archive shareholder e-mail correspondence:
§ $ XXX setup /fund group
§ $ XXX /month administration
§ $ XXX /received e-mail correspondence
Dealer Reclaim Services – Services reclaim fund losses due to the pricing differences for dealer trade adjustments such as between dealer placed trades and cancellations. There will be no correspondence charges related to this service.
§ $ XXX /fund group per month
FAF Money Market Fund Service Organizations
§ $ XXX /money market share class per year
§ Out-of-pocket expenses (see Transfer Agent Fee Schedule)
Shareholder Performance Statements – We have a variety of features available for providing account or portfolio level performance information on investor statements. Actual costs will depend upon specific client requirements.
§ Setup - $ XXX /fund group
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Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Transfer Agent Agreement – Evermore Funds Trust
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SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES - FEE SCHEDULE at January 1, 2013
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Charges Paid by Investors
Shareholder accts will be charged based upon the type of activity and type of account, including the following:
Qualified Plan Fees
§ $ XXX /qualified plan acct (Cap at $ XXX /SSN)
§ $ XXX /Xxxxxxxxx ESA acct (Cap at $ XXX /SSN)
§ $ XXX /transfer to successor trustee
§ $ XXX /participant distribution (Excluding SWPs)
§ $ XXX /refund of excess contribution
§ $ XXX /reconversion/recharacterization
Additional Shareholder Paid Fees
§ $ XXX /outgoing wire transfer
§ $ XXX /overnight delivery
§ $ XXX /telephone exchange
§ $ XXX /return check or ACH
§ $ XXX /stop payment
§ $ XXX /research request per account (Cap at $ XXX /request) (For requested items of the second calendar year [or previous] to the request)
Programming Charges
Charges incurred for customized services based upon fund family requirements including but not limited to:
§ Fund setup programming (transfer agent system, statements, options, etc.) – estimate 10 hours per CUSIP
§ Select reports – shareholder system queries for customized reporting, mailings, etc.
§ File transmissions of client requested shareholder data file extracts
§ Conversion programming
§ Customized service development
§ Voice response system setup (menu selections, shareholder system integration, testing, etc.) – estimated at 3 hours per fund family
§ All other client specific customization and/or development services
Literature Fulfillment Services
§ Account Management
− $ XXX /month (account management, lead reporting and database administration)
§ Out-of-Pocket Expenses
− Kit and order processing expenses, postage, and printing
§ Inbound Teleservicing Only
− Account Management - $ XXX /month
− Call Servicing - $ XXX /minute
§ Lead Conversion Reporting
− Account Management- $ XXX /month
− Database Installation, Setup -$ XXX /fund group
− Specialized Programming - (Separate Quote)*
§ Web On-line Fund Fulfillment
− Account Management- $ XXX /month
− Installation, Setup - $ XXX /fund group
− Per Literature Order - $ XXX /request
§ Follow-up Services
− Correspondence - $ XXX /item
Fees exclude postage and printing charges.
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