Exhibit (g)(18)
NORTHERN FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 17 TO THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
This Addendum, dated as of the 14th day of February, 2005, is
entered into between NORTHERN FUNDS (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust,
and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois state bank ("Northern").
WHEREAS, the Trust and Northern have entered into a Custodian
Agreement dated as of April 1, 1994 as amended by Addendum No. 1 dated November
29, 1994, by Addendum No. 2 dated March 29, 1996, by Addendum No. 3 dated August
7, 1996, by Addendum No. 4 dated August 6, 1996, by Addendum No. 5 dated March
24, 1997, by Addendum No. 6 dated February 12, 1997, by Addendum No. 7 dated
November 18, 1997, by Addendum No. 8 dated December 21, 1998, by Addendum No. 9
dated September 15, 1999, by Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated December 28, 1999, by
Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated July 31, 2000, by Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated August 1, 2000, by
Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated September 26, 2000, by Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated May 21, 2001,
by Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated October 30, 2001 and Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated July 29,
2003 (the "Custodian Agreement") pursuant to which the Trust has appointed
Northern to act as custodian to the Trust for the Money Market Fund, U.S.
Government Money Market Fund, Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S. Government
Select Money Market Fund, California Municipal Money Market Fund, U.S.
Government Fund, Fixed Income Fund, Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Tax-Exempt
Fund, Income Equity Fund, Growth Equity Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap
Value Fund (formerly known as the Small Cap Fund), Technology Fund, Stock Index
Fund, Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Short-Intermediate U.S. Government
Fund, California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund, Arizona Tax-Exempt Fund,
California Tax-Exempt Fund, Small Cap Index Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, High
Yield Municipal Fund, High Yield Fixed Income Fund, Tax-Exempt Money Market
Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, International Growth Equity
Fund, Global Fixed Income Fund, Growth Opportunities Fund and the Value Fund;
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the Mid Cap Index Fund (the
"Fund"), and the Trust desires to retain Northern under the terms of the
Custodian Agreement to act as the custodian for the Fund, and Northern is
willing to so act; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and Northern desire to enter into this Addendum
No. 17 to provide compensation for the Fund for uninvested cash balances
maintained with Northern under the Custodian Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints Northern custodian to
the Trust for the Fund in accordance with the terms set forth
in the Custodian Agreement, as amended to date. Northern
hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to render the
services set forth in the Custodian Agreement for the
compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term
"Funds" as used in the Custodian Agreement shall be deemed to
include the Fund. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Custodian Agreement.
3. Cash Balance Compensation. Northern shall compensate the Fund
for uninvested cash balances maintained with Northern at the
end of each day ("Cash Balance Compensation") in accordance
with this paragraph. Cash Balance Compensation with respect to
a Fund's uninvested cash balance shall be determined at the
end of each day based on an annual rate equal to 96% of the
previous calendar month's average 90-day Treasury xxxx
interest rate. The amount of a Fund's accumulated Cash Balance
Compensation shall be paid monthly in the form of reductions
to the custody fees otherwise allocable to a Fund under the
Custodian Agreement for such month. In the event that a Fund's
Cash Balance Compensation for any month exceeds the custody
fees payable by a Fund under the Custodian Agreement for such
month, the Fund's excess Cash Balance Compensation may be
carried forward and credited against future custody fees,
provided that no excess Cash Balance Compensation may be
carried forward beyond the end of any fiscal year.
4. Miscellaneous. The initial term of the Custodian Agreement
with respect to the Fund shall continue, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the Custodian Agreement, until
March 31, 2005. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the
Custodian Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force
and effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects as supplemented hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum as
of the date and year first above written.
All signatures need not appear on the same copy of this Addendum.
NORTHERN FUNDS
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III
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Title: Vice President
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