to AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h).3.i
NINTH AMENDMENT
to
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 18th day of December, 2013 amends that certain amended and restated administration agreement, dated as of January 1, 2010, as amended, between the Trusts listed on Schedule A including the Funds listed under each Trust and Virtus Fund Services, LLC (successor in interest to VP Distributors, LLC (formerly VP Distributors, Inc.)) (the “Administration Agreement”) as herein below provided.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 8, Amendments to the Agreement, of the Administration Agreement, the Trusts and the Funds wish to amend Schedule A of the Administration Agreement to add the Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund and to otherwise update the schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premise, the parties to the Administration Agreement hereby agree that the Administration Agreement is amended as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A to the Administration Agreement is hereby replaced with Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof. |
| 2. | Except as herein provided, the Administration Agreement shall be and remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All initial capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Administration Agreement. |
| 3. | This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (including executed counterparts delivered and exchanged by facsimile transmission) with the same effect as if all signing parties had originally signed the same document, and all counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute the same instrument. For all purposes, signatures delivered and exchanged by facsimile transmission shall be binding and effective to the same extent as original signatures. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers.
| VIRTUS MUTUAL FUNDS | |
| VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST | |
| VIRTUS INSIGHT TRUST | |
| VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST | |
| By: /s/ W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: W. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
| VIRTUS FUND SERVICES, LLC | |
| By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Title: Vice President & Assistant Treasurer |
SCHEDULE A
(as of December 18, 2013)
| Virtus Equity Trust |
| Virtus Balanced Fund |
| Virtus Growth & Income Fund |
| Virtus Mid-Cap Core Fund |
| Virtus Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
| Virtus Mid-Cap Value Fund |
| Virtus Quality Large-Cap Value Fund |
| Virtus Quality Small-Cap Fund |
| Virtus Small-Cap Core Fund |
| Virtus Small-Cap Sustainable Growth Fund |
| Virtus Strategic Growth Fund |
| Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund |
| Virtus Insight Trust |
| Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund |
| Virtus Insight Government Money Market Fund |
| Virtus Insight Money Market Fund |
| Virtus Insight Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund |
| Virtus Low Duration Income Fund |
| Virtus Tax-Exempt Bond Fund |
| Virtus Opportunities Trust |
| Virtus Allocator Premium AlphaSector Fund |
| Virtus AlphaSector Rotation Fund |
| Virtus Alternatives Diversifier Fund |
| Xxxxxx Xxxx Fund |
| Virtus CA Tax-Exempt Bond Fund |
| Virtus Disciplined Equity Style Fund |
| Virtus Disciplined Select Bond Fund |
| Virtus Disciplined Select Country Fund |
| Virtus Dynamic AlphaSector Fund |
| Virtus Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
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Virtus Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Virtus Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund |
| Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund |
| Virtus Global Commodities Stock Fund |
| Virtus Global Dividend Fund |
| Virtus Global Opportunities Fund |
| Virtus Global Premium AlphaSector Fund |
| Virtus Global Real Estate Securities Fund |
| Virtus Greater Asia ex Japan Opportunities Fund |
| Virtus Greater European Opportunities Fund |
| Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Fund |
| Virtus High Yield Fund |
| Virtus International Equity Fund |
| Virtus International Real Estate Securities Fund |
| Virtus International Small-Cap Fund |
| Virtus Low Volatility Equity Fund |
| Virtus Multi-Sector Intermediate Bond Fund |
| Virtus Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund |
| Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund |
| Virtus Real Estate Securities Fund |
| Virtus Senior Floating Rate Fund |
| Virtus Wealth Masters Fund |
