FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
FORM OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT, as amended and restated on September , 2016, between The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. and The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc. (each a “Company” and collectively, the “Companies”) on behalf of each series of the Companies (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and Hartford Administrative Services Company (the “Transfer Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Transfer Agent has been appointed the transfer agent of each of the Funds pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between each Company, on behalf of the Funds, and the Transfer Agent;
WHEREAS, each Company and the Transfer Agent desire to enter into the arrangements described herein relating to the transfer agency fees of the Funds;
WHEREAS, each Company and the Transfer Agent entered into multiple Transfer Agency Fee Waiver Agreements commencing on February 6, 2008 through February 29, 2016 for each of the Funds (altogether, the “Waiver Agreements”);
WHEREAS, each Company and the Transfer Agent desire to combine all such Waiver Agreements into a single agreement with the same material terms as the Waiver Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Waiver Agreements are hereby terminated and superseded by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, each Company and the Transfer Agent hereby agree as follows:
1. For the period commencing March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, the Transfer Agent hereby agrees to reimburse any portion of the transfer agency fees over 0.30% of the average daily net assets per fiscal year for each class of shares for each Fund listed on Schedule A.
2. Through February 28, 2017, the Transfer Agent hereby agrees to reimburse any portion of the transfer agency fees over 0.30% of the average daily net assets per fiscal year for each class of shares for each Fund listed on Schedule B.
3. Through February 28, 2018, the Transfer Agent hereby agrees to reimburse any portion of the transfer agency fees over 0.30% of the average daily net assets per fiscal year for each class of shares for each Fund listed on Schedule C.
3. The reimbursements described in Sections 1, 2 and 3 above are not subject to recoupment by the Transfer Agent.
4. The Transfer Agent understands and intends that the Funds will rely on this Agreement (1) in preparing and filing amendments to the registration statements for the Companies on Form N-1A with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (2) in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net asset value per share and (3) for certain other purposes and expressly permits the Funds to do so.
5. This Agreement shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless the Transfer Agent provides written notice of termination prior to the start of such term.
6. Future series of the Companies may be added from time to time to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
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THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC. |
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SCHEDULE A
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
ON BEHALF OF:
The Hartford Balanced Fund
The Hartford Balanced Income Fund
The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund
The Hartford Checks and Balances Fund
The Hartford Conservative Allocation Fund
Hartford Core Equity Fund
The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund
Hartford Duration-Hedged Strategic Income Fund
Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
The Hartford Equity Income Fund
The Hartford Floating Rate Fund
The Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund
The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund
The Hartford Global Alpha Fund
Hartford Global Capital Appreciation Fund
Hartford Global Equity Income Fund
The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund
The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund
The Hartford Healthcare Fund
The Hartford High Yield Fund
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund
Hartford International Equity Fund
The Hartford International Opportunities Fund
The Hartford International Small Company Fund
The Hartford International Value Fund
Hartford Long/Short Global Equity Fund
The Hartford MidCap Fund
The Hartford MidCap Value Fund
Hartford Moderate Allocation Fund
Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund
The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund
The Hartford Quality Bond Fund
Hartford Real Total Return Fund
The Hartford Short Duration Fund
Hartford Small Cap Core Fund
The Hartford Small Company Fund
The Hartford Strategic Income Fund
The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund
The Hartford Unconstrained Bond Fund
The Hartford World Bond Fund
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
ON BEHALF OF:
The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund
The Hartford Municipal Real Return Fund
The Hartford SmallCap Growth Fund(1)
The Hartford Value Opportunities Fund
(1) Fund to be renamed The Hartford Small Cap Growth Fund effective March 1, 2016
SCHEDULE B
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
ON BEHALF OF:
Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund
The Hartford International Growth Fund
Hartford Municipal Income Fund
Hartford Municipal Short Duration Fund
SCHEDULE C
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
ON BEHALF OF:
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Debt and Currency Fund
Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund
Hartford Schroders Income Builder Fund
Hartford Schroders Global Strategic Bond Fund
Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund
Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund
Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund
Hartford Schroders US Small/Mid Cap Opportunities Fund