Exhibit (h)(3)(b) Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service Agreement Dated June 3, 2009 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds
Exhibit (h)(3)(b)
Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service
Agreement
Dated June 3, 2009
Between
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
and
THIS AMENDMENT is made as of May 1, 2012, by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated June 3, 2009 and effective June 15, 2009;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on March 28, 2012, the liquidation of the Forward International Equity Fund effective close of business May 1, 2012;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund on March 29, 2012, ratified the supplement to the Fund’s registration statement notifying shareholders of the name change of the Forward Income Allocation Fund to the Forward Income Builder Fund effective close of business May 1, 2012;
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Schedule A – List of Portfolios.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A – List of Portfolios. Schedule A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Schedule A. |
| 2. | Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Article II of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.
| ALPS Fund Services, Inc. | Forward Funds | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. May |
By: | Xxxxxx X. Naka | |||||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. May | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Naka | |||||
| Title: | President | Title: | Vice President Funds | |||||
SCHEDULE A
To the Amended and Restated Transfer Agent Interactive Client Service Agreement
Dated as of May 1, 2012
Forward Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund
Forward Balanced Allocation Fund
Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund
Forward CorePlus Fund
Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund
Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund
Forward Emerging Markets Fund
Forward Endurance Long/Short Fund
Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund
Forward Focus Fund
Forward Frontier Strategy Fund
Forward Global Credit Long/Short Fund
Forward Global Infrastructure Fund
Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund
Forward Growth Allocation Fund
Forward High Yield Bond Fund
Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund
Forward Income Builder Fund
Forward International Dividend Fund
Forward International Real Estate Fund
Forward International Small Companies Fund
Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund
Forward Large Cap Dividend Fund
Forward Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Forward Real Estate Fund
Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund
Forward Select EM Dividend Fund
Forward Select Income Fund
Forward Small Cap Equity Fund
Forward Strategic Alternatives Fund
Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund
Forward Tactical Growth Fund
Forward U.S. Government Money Fund
