AMENDMENT TO THE ADVISORS SERIES TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO THE
FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 22nd day of September, 2011, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2006, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between Advisors Series Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of its separate series listed on Exhibit Q attached hereto (as amended from time to time) 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 funds and the fees of a series of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, Section 10 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
Exhibit Q is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit Q attached hereto.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.
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
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Printed Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Printed Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxx
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Title: President
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Title: Executive Vice President
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Exhibit Q
to the
Separate Series of Advisors Series Trust Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
Name of Series
Xxxxx Capital Equity Income Fund – Investor Class
Xxxxx Capital Small Cap Value Fund – Investor Class
Xxxxx Capital Equity Income Fund – Institutional Class
Xxxxx Capital Small Cap Value Fund – Institutional Class
FUND ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE SERVICES
FEE SCHEDULE as of October 25, 2011
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Domestic Funds - Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund*
¨ [ ] basis points on the first $[ ] million
¨ [ ] basis points on the next $[ ] million
¨ [ ] basis points on the balance
¨ Minimum annual fee: $[ ] per fund
International Funds - Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund*
[ ] basis points on the first $[ ] million
[ ] basis points on the next $[ ] million
[ ] basis points on the next $[ ] million
[ ] basis points on the balance
Minimum annual fee: $[ ] per fund
Additional Share Class per Fund*
$[ ] per year for each additional share class
Advisor Information Source Web Portal
· $[ ]/fund/month
· $[ ]/fund/month for clients using an external administration service
· Specialized projects will be analyzed and an estimate will be provided prior to work being performed.
Plus Out-Of-Pocket Expenses – Including but not limited to postage, stationery, programming, special reports, daily compliance testing systems expenses, proxies, insurance, XXXXX filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, certain insurance premiums, expenses from board of directors meetings, auditing and legal expenses, conversion expenses (if necessary), and all other out-of-pocket expenses.
Additional Services – Above pricing is for standard services. Available but not included above are the following services – multiple classes, legal administration, SEC 15c reporting, Advisor Information Source data delivery, daily fund compliance testing, daily pre- and post- performance reporting.
Fees are billed monthly.
* Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
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Exhibit Q (continued) to the Advisors Series Trust Fund Administration Agreement
Chief Compliance Officer Services (as of June 21, 2007)
U.S. Bancorp provides the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for each fund serviced within the Multiple Series Trust. Compliance functions performed by USBFS provided CCO include, but are not limited to:
• Designation as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer
• Periodic and Annual Reporting to MST Fund Board
• Board Meeting Presentation and Board Support
• MST Fund Board Liaison For All Compliance Matters
• Daily Resource to Advisor CCO and Fund Board
• Review of Advisor Compliance Policies, Procedures and Controls
• Review of USBFS/USB Critical Procedures & Compliance Controls
• Due Diligence Review of Advisor and USBFS Service Facilities
• Testing, Documentation and Reporting of Advisor and USBFS/USB Compliance Policies, Procedures and Controls
Compliance functions performed by USBFS Risk Management Team include, but are not limited to:
• Quarterly USBFS Certification to Trust CCO
• Business Line Functions Supported
• Fund Administration and Compliance
• Transfer Agent and Shareholder Services
• Fund Accounting
• Custody Services
• Distribution Services
• CCO Portal – Web On-line Access to Fund CCO Documents
• Periodic CCO Conference Calls
• Dissemination of Industry/Regulatory Information
• Client & Business Line Compliance Education & Training
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)*
· $[ ] per year per domestic fund
· $[ ] per year per load fund or international fund
Plus Out-Of-Pocket Expenses – including but not limited to CCO team travel related costs to perform due diligence reviews at Advisor facilities
Fees are billed monthly.
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
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Xxxxx Capital Management, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Printed Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: COO / CCO Dated: 10/14/11
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