Exhibit (h)(17)
NORTHERN FUNDS
ADDENDUM NO. 16 TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY 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 (the "Transfer Agent").
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Transfer Agent have entered into a Transfer
Agency 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 March 24, 1997, by Addendum No. 5
dated February 12, 1997, by Addendum No. 6 dated November 18, 1997, Addendum No.
7 dated December 21, 1998, by Addendum No. 8 dated September 15, 1999, Addendum
No. 9 dated December 28, 1999, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated February 8, 2000, Xxxxxxxx
Xx. 00 dated July 31, 2000, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated August 1, 2000, Xxxxxxxx Xx.
00 dated August 1, 2000, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00 dated May 17, 2001 and Xxxxxxxx Xx. 00
dated October 30, 2001 (the "Transfer Agency Agreement") pursuant to which the
Trust has appointed the Transfer Agent to act as transfer agent 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, Growth Opportunities Fund and the Value Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Trust is establishing the International Equity Index and Mid
Cap Index Fund (the "Funds"), and the Trust desires to retain the Transfer Agent
under the terms of the Transfer Agency Agreement to render transfer agency and
other services with respect to the Funds and the record and/or beneficial owners
of the Funds, and the Transfer Agent is willing to render such services.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Appointment. The Trust hereby appoints the Transfer Agent as
transfer agent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the
terms set forth in the Transfer Agency Agreement, as amended to
date. The Transfer Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees
to render the services and perform the duties set forth in the
Transfer Agency Agreement for the compensation therein provided.
2. Capitalized Terms. From and after the date hereof, the term "Current
Funds" as used in the Transfer Agency Agreement shall be deemed to
include the Funds. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Transfer
Agency Agreement.
3. Miscellaneous. The initial term of the Transfer Agency Agreement
with respect to the Funds shall continue, unless sooner terminated
in accordance with the Transfer Agency Agreement, until March 31,
2005. Except to the extent supplemented hereby, the Transfer Agency
Agreement, as amended to date, shall remain unchanged and in full
force and effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects as supplemented hereby.
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
