ALPINE EQUITY TRUST AMENDMENT NO. 2 AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 2
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT dated as
of September 22, 2008, to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement,
dated as of December 1, 2003 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between
Alpine Equity Trust, a
Delaware business trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. Bank, N.A., a national
banking association (the “Custodian”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have
entered into an Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to
amend the Agreement to add funds; and
WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section
14.4 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed
by the parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust and
the Custodian agree as follows:
Exhibit C
of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit C attached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 Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized
officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written
above.
| ALPINE EQUITY TRUST | U.S. BANK, N.A. |
|
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
|
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx |
| Title: President | Title: Vice President |
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Exhibit
C
to
the
Separate
Series of Alpine Equity Trust
| Name of Series | Date Added to Trust |
| Alpine U.S. Real Estate Equity Fund | 9/1/1993 |
| Alpine International Real Estate Equity Fund | 2/1/1989 |
| Alpine Realty Income & Growth Fund | 12/29/1998 |
| Alpine Global Infrastructure Fund | on or after 9/30/2008 |
| Alpine Emerging Markets Real Estate Fund | on or after 9/30/2008 |
Fee
Schedule:
Annual
Minimum Fee for entire Alpine Fund Complex (Alpine Equity Trust, Alpine Series
Trust and Alpine Income Trust) for Fund Accounting, Fund Admininstration,
Transfer Agency and Custody services of $550,000 per year.
Annual
custody fee based upon market value of the entire Alpine Equity and Series
Trusts:
1.0 basis
point on first $2 Billion
0.5 basis
point on Net Assets over $2 Billion
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