WESTCHESTER CAPITAL FUNDS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, effective as of January 1, 2017, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2013, (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between WESTCHESTER CAPITAL FUNDS, a Massachusetts business trust, (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”)
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WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement;
WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for an amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
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Section 11. Term of Agreement; Amendment is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with the following:
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Section 11. Term of Agreement; Amendment
This Agreement shall become effective as of January 1, 2017 and will continue in effect for a period of three (3) years. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Subsequent to the end of the three (3) year period, this Agreement continues until one party gives 90 days prior written notice to the other party or such shorter notice period as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated by any party upon the breach of the other party of any material term of this Agreement if such breach is not cured within 15 days of notice of such breach to the breaching party. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any manner except by written agreement executed by USBFS and the Trust, and authorized or approved by the Board of Trustees.
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Section 3. License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with the following:
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License of Data; Warranty; Termination of Rights
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A. USBFS has entered into agreements with MSCI index data services (“MSCI”), Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), and FactSet Research Systems Inc. (“FACTSET”) which obligates USBFS to include a list of required provisions in this Agreement attached hereto as Amended Exhibit B. The index data services being provided to the Trust by USBFS pursuant hereto (collectively, the “Data”) are being licensed, not sold, to the Trust. The provisions in Amended Exhibit B shall not have any effect upon the standard of care and liability USBFS has set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.
B. The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless USBFS, its information providers, and any other third party involved in or related to the making or compiling of the Data, their affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, as incurred, arising in and any manner out of the Trust’s or any third party’s use of, or inability to use, the Data or any breach by the Trust of any provision contained in this Agreement regarding the Data. The immediately preceding sentence shall not have any effect upon the standard of care and liability of USBFS as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.
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Exhibit C is superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit C attached hereto.
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Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
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U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: COO
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Title: Senior Vice President
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Amended Exhibit B to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
REQUIRED PROVISIONS OF MSCI, S&P AND FACTSET
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The Trust shall represent that it will use the Data solely for internal purposes and will not redistribute the Data in any form or manner to any third party.
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The Trust shall represent that it will not use or permit anyone else to use the Data in connection with creating, managing, advising, writing, trading, marketing or promoting any securities or financial instruments or products, including, but not limited to, funds, synthetic or derivative securities (e.g., options, warrants, swaps, and futures), whether listed on an exchange or traded over the counter or on a private-placement basis or otherwise or to create any indices (custom or otherwise).
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The Trust shall represent that it will treat the Data as proprietary to MSCI, S&P and FACTSET. Further, the Trust shall acknowledge that MSCI, S&P and FACTSET are the sole and exclusive owners of the Data and all trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in or to the Data.
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The Trust shall represent that it will not (i) copy any component of the Data, (ii) alter, modify or adapt any component of the Data, including, but not limited to, translating, decompiling, disassembling, reverse engineering or creating derivative works, or (iii) make any component of the Data available to any other person or organization (including, without limitation, the Trust’s present and future parents, subsidiaries or affiliates) directly or indirectly, for any of the foregoing or for any other use, including, without limitation, by loan, rental, service bureau, external time sharing or similar arrangement.
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The Trust shall be obligated to reproduce on all permitted copies of the Data all copyright, proprietary rights and restrictive legends appearing on the Data.
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The Trust shall acknowledge that it assumes the entire risk of using the Data and shall agree to hold MSCI or S&P or FACTSET harmless from any claims that may arise in connection with any use of the Data by the Trust.
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The Trust shall acknowledge that MSCI or S&P or FACTSET may, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time, terminate USBFS’ right to receive and/or use the Data.
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The Trust shall acknowledge that MSCI, S&P and FACTSET are third party beneficiaries of the Customer Agreement between S&P, MSCI, FACTSET and USBFS, entitled to enforce all provisions of such agreement relating to the Data.
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THE DATA IS PROVIDED TO THE TRUST ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. USBFS, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE DATA (OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE USE THEREOF). USBFS, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Amended Exhibit B (continued) to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Westchester Capital Funds
THE TRUST ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF ANY USE THE TRUST MAY MAKE OF THE DATA. IN NO EVENT SHALL USBFS, ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA, BE LIABLE TO THE TRUST, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE INABILITY OF THE TRUST TO USE THE DATA, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, EVEN IF USBFS, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN OR RELATED TO THE MAKING OR COMPILING OF THE DATA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR OTHERWISE MIGHT HAVE ANTICIPATED THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Amended Exhibit C - Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
WCM Alternatives – Event Driven Fund Investor Class
WCM Alternatives – Event Driven Fund Institutional Class
Fees Effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020
Fund Administration & Portfolio Compliance Services Fee Schedule
Domestic Equity Funds
Annual Fee Based Upon Average Net Assets 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
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Additional fee of $__ for each additional class and/or for a Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC
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Additional fee of $__ per manager/sub-advisor per fund
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Services Included in Annual Fee per Fund
Advisor Information Source – On-line access to portfolio management and compliance information.
Daily Performance Reporting – Daily pre and post-tax fund and/or sub-advisor performance reporting.
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
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$__ per year per fund complex
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Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for each security)
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$__ per security per month for fund administrative data (based upon U.S. Bancorp standard data services and are subject to change)
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Miscellaneous Expenses
Including but not limited to postage, stationery, programming, special reports, third-party data provider costs (including Bloomberg, S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), proxies, insurance, XXXXX/XBRL filing, record retention, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and including travel to and from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing charges, PFIC monitoring and conversion expenses (if necessary).
Additional Services
Available but not included above are the following services – USBFS legal administration (e.g., annual legal administration and subsequent new fund launch), daily performance reporting, daily compliance testing, Section 18 compliance testing, Section 15(c) reporting, equity & fixed income attribution reporting, electronic Board book portal (BookMark), Master/Feeder Structures and additional services mutually agreed upon.
*Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
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Amended Exhibit C - Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
Fund Administration & Compliance Portfolio Services
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at January 1, 2017
Supplemental Services Fee Schedule at January 1, 2017
Daily Compliance Services
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Base fee – $__ per fund per year
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Setup – $__ per fund group
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Section 18 Compliance Testing
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$__ set up fee per fund complex
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$__ per fund per month
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Section 15(c) Reporting
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$__ per fund per standard reporting package*
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Additional 15c reporting is subject to additional charges
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*Standard reporting packages for annual 15(c) meeting
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Expense reporting package: __ peer comparison reports (adviser fee) and (net expense ratio w classes on one report) OR Full 15(c) report
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- Performance reporting package: Peer Comparison Report
Equity & Fixed Income Attribution Reporting
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Fees are dependent upon portfolio makeup, services required, and benchmark requirements.
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BookMark Electronic Board Book Portal
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USBFS will establish a central, secure portal for Board materials using a unique client board URL.
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Your Fund Administrator will load/maintain all fund board book data for the main fund board meetings and meetings.
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Features password-protected, encrypted servers with automatic failover.
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Training and ongoing system support.
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Accessible from your smart phone or iPad.
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Allows multiple users to access materials concurrently.
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Searchable archive.
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Ability to make personal comments.
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Annual Fee per Trust
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__ users – $__
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Additional Legal Administration Services
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Subsequent new fund launch – $__ per project
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Subsequent new share class launch – $__ per project
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Multi-managed funds – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
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Proxy – as negotiated based upon specific requirements
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Annual legal update – $__ per project
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