SUPPLEMENT TO DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT PIMCO ETF Trust Newport Beach, California 92660 August 12, 2014
Exhibit (e)(6)
SUPPLEMENT TO
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
August 12, 2014
PIMCO Investments LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Sirs:
This will confirm the agreement between the undersigned (the “Trust”) and you (the “Distributor”) as follows:
1. The Trust is an open-end investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust and consisting of such separate investment portfolios as have been or may be established by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time. A separate series of shares of beneficial interest in the Trust is offered to investors with respect to each investment portfolio. The PIMCO Foreign Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged), PIMCO Fundamental IndexPLUS® AR Active Exchange-Traded Fund, PIMCO International Fundamental IndexPLUS® AR Strategy Active Exchange-Traded Fund and PIMCO Low Duration Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) are each a separate investment portfolio of the Trust.
2. The Trust and the Distributor have entered into a Distribution Contract (the “Contract”) dated November 9, 2010, pursuant to which the Distributor has agreed to be the distributor of shares of the Trust on the Effective Date as that term is defined in the Contract.
3. As provided in paragraph 1 of the Contract, the Distributor hereby adopts the Contract with respect to the Funds and the Distributor hereby acknowledges that the Contract, as amended below, shall pertain to the Funds, the terms and conditions of such Contract being hereby incorporated herein by reference.
4. The Trust and the Distributor hereby agree to amend the Contract as of the date hereof to add the Funds to Schedule A, and to make other changes to Schedule A. Accordingly, the current Schedule A is replaced with the new Schedule A attached hereto.
5. This Supplement and the Contract shall become effective with respect to the Funds on August 15, 2014 and shall continue in effect for a period not to exceed two years from the effective date of this Supplement and shall continue thereafter on an annual basis with respect to the Funds only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (a) the Trust’s Board of Trustees or, with respect to each Fund, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, as applicable (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)), and (b) by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose, of a majority of the Trust’s Trustees who are not parties to this Contract or “interested persons” (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) of any such party. This Contract shall
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act). This Contract may, in any event, be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty, by a Fund or the Distributor upon not more than 60 days’ and not less than 30 days’ written notice to the other party.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Trust and the Distributor, please so indicate by signing and returning to the Trust the enclosed copy hereof.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| PIMCO ETF Trust | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
ACCEPTED:
| PIMCO INVESTMENTS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
SCHEDULE A
between PIMCO ETF Trust and
PIMCO Investments LLC
August 12, 2014
This contract relates to the following Funds:
| PIMCO 0-1 Year U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 3-7 Year U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 7-15 Year U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Australia Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Banking Sector Corporate Bond Index Fund |
| PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund PIMCO Build America Bond Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Canada Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Diversified Income Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund PIMCO Foreign Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) |
| PIMCO Foreign Currency Strategy Exchange-Traded Fund PIMCO Fundamental IndexPLUS® AR Active Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Germany Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Global Advantage® Inflation-Linked Bond Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Government Limited Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund PIMCO International Fundamental IndexPLUS® AR Strategy Active Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Low Duration Exchange-Traded Fund PIMCO Low Duration Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Prime Limited Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Real Return Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Fund |
| PIMCO Total Return Exchange-Traded Fund |
